Date Class Number of pupils Time Topic Sub-topic

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4th April 2011 5 Ibnu Khaldun 36 11.40 12.40 (60 minutes) Food Chain and Food Web Tangled Up

Learning objective

Synthesizing food chains to construct food web.

Learning outcome

At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: Construct a food web. Construct food webs of different habitat Predict what will happen if there is a change in the population of a certain species in a food web. Explain what will happen to certain species of animals if they eat only one type of food.

Implication from pre-requisite knowledge : Pupils have discussed food chains in the previous lesson

Scientific Skills and thinking skills

: Observing, Predicting, Communicating, Analyzing

Scientific attitudes and Values

: Having an interest and curiosity towards the environment, Being responsible about the safety of environment, Being kind-hearted and caring.

Teaching and learning resources

: Pictures of various animals and plants, video, mahjong paper.

Step / Phase ( Time)

Contents

Teaching & Learning activities / Scientific skills

Remarks

Set Induction ( 5 minutes)

Pupils sing a song

1. Pupils sing a song from local forklore Bangau Oh Bangau. 2. From the song, teacher ask question ; What animals exist in the song? Who eats who?

Resources & Materials o Video Clip

SS: o Communicating

TS: o Identify

NV: o Respect others opinion

Eliciting of Idea (10 minutes)

Brainstorming.

1. Teacher brainstorming the names of animals and plants found in an oil palm plantations What are the plants and animals found in this habitat? 2. Teacher discuss and explain about the concept of food web.

Resources & Materials o Mahjong paper o Marker

SS: o Communicating

TS: o Identiy

NV: o Apreciate others opinion o Being cooperative

Reconstructing Teacher discuss with of idea (20 minutes) students how to construct food web.

1. Teacher ask pupils to open textbook page 28. 2. Teacher shows example of food web in palm oil plantation habitat. 3. Pupils discuss how to construct a food web

Resources & Materials o Textbook

from several food chain. 4. Teachers and students discuss and predict what will happen if there is a change in the population of a certain species in a food web.

SS: o Communicating o Classifying

TS: o Analyzing

NV: o Being cooperative

Application (20 minutes)

Pupils create food web

1. Teacher ask pupils to form 3 groups and give them mahjong paper each. 2. Teachers ask pupils to create food web based on respected habitat: Pond Forest Paddy field

Resources & Materials o Mahjong paper

SS: o Communicating o Predicting

3. Teacher and pupils discuss the correct concept of food web. TS: o Relating

NV: o Being cooperative o Being creative

Closing (5 minutes)

Making conclusion about topic.

1. From the lesson , teacher ask some question such as ; What do you have learnt today ?

Resources & Materials o Worksheet

2. Pupils make a conclusion about the topic that they learned guided by teacher .

SS: o Communicating

TS: o Making conclusion

NV: o Respect others opinion