Midsayap Pilot Elementary School

Poblacion 3, Midsayap, Cotabato

A Detailed Lesson Plan

in
Grade 4 Science

I. Objectives
At the end of the 50 min discussion, 80% of the pupils are expected to:
a. identify the four stages of water cycle;
b. draw a diagram showing the stages of water cycle;
c. appreciate the value of water conservation

II. Subject matter

a. Topic: Water Cycle
b. Materials: pictures, cartolina and pentel pen
c. Reference: Science Learner’s Material 4 Textbook, pp. 92-95
d. Values Integrated : proper conservation of water
e. Strategy: Collaborative Learning, Diagramming, Inquiry Based

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A. Daily Routine

 Prayer
- Requesting everyone to stand for our prayer. Dear Lord, Help us to be good, help us to do the things we
should. Bless my teacher, my classmates and all. Amen

 Greetings

- Good morning class! Good morning Teacher! Good morning classmates!

 Checking of Attendance
- (The teacher will check the attendance according to
row which is in the seat plan)

 Setting of Classroom Standards

-Our rule no.1 is sit properly and listen carefully
-Class, what should you do when the class is going on?
-The rule no.2 is keep quiet.
-What are the rules to follow?
-The rule no.3 is participate in the activity

-The rule no.4 is raised your right hand if you want to answer
or ask questions.

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Preparatory Activities
Drill
I prepared an activity for you.
Direction: Encircle the bodies of water found
in the puzzle.

R S E A P
V I S U O The pupils will find the correct names
B Y V D N of bodies of water
L A K E D
X F H G R
F A L L S

Good job Class! Give yourself a very good clap.

B. Review

Class, What was our lesson yesterday?

- Our lesson yesterday was about the different types of
clouds.

Very good! If you really understood our

lesson yesterday I will describe each type of cloud then
you have to name the type of cloud I am referring to. - Yes we do

Do you understand? Let’s start! - cumulus clouds

1. I am a puffy cloud that looks like a puff of - cirrus clouds

cotton. Who am I?
2. I am a cloud that looks like a feather. Who am - cirrus clouds
I?
3. I indicate fair weather when I scattered in a - stratus
fair blue sky. Who am I?
4. I am a low cloud that covers most of the sky. - nimbus
Who I am?
5. I am a rain cloud. Who am I?

Excellent! Clap your hands for those who

answered.

C. Motivation The pupils will listen to the teacher as he explains.

The teacher will show a globe and explain the
following to the class.
75% of the earth surface is filled with water and
only 25% of the earth is covered with land.
Therefore, water covers a wider area of the earth

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 surface than land.

Motivating question
Do you think the amount of water at the ocean has
decreased since its existence?
- Answer may vary
Who says no? who says yes?

The amount of water on earth does not change.

It remains the same.
Do you know why?
Today we will find out.

D. Development of the Lesson

1. Activity

- The teacher will challenge the pupils to think

about these questions:
- Where does the rain come from?
- Where do clouds come from?

After posting the lesson and its objectives, the pupils will
be grouped into 10, then instructions and rubrics will be
given. Worksheet and other materials will also be given to
each group.

After the activity, each group will post their output on the
board.

2. Analysis/Discussion
Answers may vary
The teacher poses the following questions:
1. Based on the following outputs posted here on the A water cycle is the process by which water moves from
board, can you tell me their similarities and place to place above, on, and below the earth surface.
differences?
2. What is evaporation? Condensation? -vapor (evaporation), cools (condensation), rain
Precipitation? Collection? (precipitation), moves (collection)
3. Can you give me a word that can be used to easily
identify what stage of water cycle is being referred -Water cycle is made up of 4 process or stages such as
to? evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and collection.
4. What is water cycle?

Let us understand each stage one by one.

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The first stage of a water cycle is evaporation.

Evaporation is a process when the sun heats up

water in seas, rivers, lakes, ocean and ponds then
turns it into water vapor or steam and rises up into
the air/atmosphere.
(the teacher will show an image of this process)

The second stage of the water cycle is condensation.

Condensation - as the water vapor rises higher

into the air /atmosphere, it cools and condenses.
Condensation means that water changes from a
gas (water vapor or steam) to liquid (water
droplets) forming the clouds in the sky.
(the teacher will show an image of this process)

The third stage of water cycle is precipitation.

Precipitation- The water keeps condensing to

form clouds, but when there is too much
accumulation or collection of water in these
clouds, the clouds become heavy. This means the
air can no longer hold this much amount. Rain is a
form of precipitation.

(the teacher will present a video clip

Showing this stage)

The last stage is collection.

This happens when water go back together into the
different bodies of water, ground, plants and
animals.
We learned about water cycle, sir!
3. Abstraction There were 4 stages of water cycle.

What have you learned today? These stages are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and
How many stages are there in a water cycle? collection.
What are those stages?

Very good class!

A video clip will be shown to the pupils to wrap up

the lesson.

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 4. Application

The teacher poses question relating the stages of water

A smoke sir! A water vapor sir! (evaporation will be related
cycle to the daily activities of the pupils. here)
Questions below will be asked:
1. What do you see at the spout of the kettle when I will hug her sir so that she doesn’t get cold anymore.
you are boiling water? What do you think is that
smoke?
2. When you have a sister she gets cold, what do you I always cry sir!. I feel heavy and sad.
do to make her feel warmth?
3. Have you experienced being scolded by your
mother or someone you love had left you? What Our treasurer collects money to help our schoolmate sir.
do you feel?
4. If the mother of your schoolmate gets sick and
they have nothing to pay at the hospital, how can
you help him or her?

Every question will be followed up to establish

continuity and thorough understanding.
-In day to day activities like drinking, taking a bath, etc.
Values Integration -No, sir! Because our body needs water to survive
-Yes, sir!
1. When do you use water? -Yes we do
2. Can we live without water? Why?
3. Do you know that water is very important?
-Conserve water sir! If it is not necessary to use water,
4. Do you turn the faucet off when not in
don’t waste it.
use?
5. I heard from the weather forecast that there
will be a long El Nino break for the
coming month. What do we need to do to
prevent water shortage?

6. Very good. We need to use water properly

and conserve it.

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IV. Evaluation

Directions: Identify the stages of water cycle defined in each sentence. Write the letter of your answer
in a one fourth sheet of paper.

a. Water cycle
b. Evaporation
c. Condensation
d. Precipitation
e. Collection

____________1. It is the process wherein the water falls back to earth, it may go into the oceans,
lakes or rivers.
____________2. The sun heats up water in seas, rivers, lakes and oceans and turns it into water
vapor and rises up into the air.
____________3. The water vapor in the air cools and changes back to liquids into tiny drops of water
forming clouds.
____________4. The water moves from place to place above, on and below the earth surface.

____________ 5. The clouds get heavy and water falls back to earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or
snow.

V. Assignment:

Make a collage of a water cycle illustrating its 4 phases using recyclable materials

Prepared by:

Adrian T. Obenita
Practicum Teacher

Checked by:

Mrs. Mariflor E. Batislaong, MT-2

Cooperating Teacher