Lesson Plan Year 4- Conductors and Insulators

Date                             : 15 / 07 / 2009

Year                             : 4 Amanah

Number of student        : 35

Time                             : 12.15pm – 1.15pm

Topic                            : Materials

Sub-topic                      : Conductors and Insulators

Learing objectives         : Pupils should be able to know the different types of materials around us.

Learning Outcomes       : At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:-

1.     recognize the things whether insulators or conductors

2.     classify the things whether insulators or conductors.

Model / Method             : 5-Needham constructivism model, discussion and problem solving

Scientific Skills             : Making inferences, attributing and generating ideas

Thinking Skills               : Analyzing, evaluating and making conclusion, generating ideas, relating and

                                         comparing

Previous Knowledge         :  Pupils have learnt about conductors and non-conductors in year 3.

Noble values                 : 1. Having interest in the environment and developing curiosity.

                                      2. Appreciating the balance of nature.

STEP / TIME	CONTENT	TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES	REMARKS
Orientation (5 minutes)	Introduce the topic by asking roleplay two pupil’s. Ask the pupils :- 1)     Is that metal spoon or plastic spoon which one can light the mentol? 2)     Why it’s happen?	1. Teacher asks a pupil to light up the mentol using a metal spoon. 2. At the same time, teacher asks another pupil to light up the mentol using a plastics spoon. 3. Then teacher discuss with the pupils about their opinion about the two pupils different activities. 4. In the discussion about the activity teacher introduce the topic to be learnt today.	Teaching aids : -                               Metal spoon -                               Plastics spoon -                               Electrical circuit -                                 SS : -       Predicting Keyword : -       Conductor -       Insulator
Eliciting of ideas  (10 minutes) Reconstructing ideas (15 minutes)	To identify pupils prior knowledge about properties of materials. Can conduct electricity Cannot conduct electricity Conductor Insulator   Pupils recognize whether the things are insulator or conductor according to the picture that pasted on the black board. Conductor Insulator	1.     Teacher asks the pupils some question :- -       What is meant by insulator and conductor? -       What is the difference between them? 2.     Later teacher asks the pupils to match the correct meaning of insulator and conductor. 1.     Teacher paste some materials in the black board of the classroom. 2.     Then pupils should be able to recognize and classify whether the thing is conductor or insulator.	SS -  predicting Teaching aids : -       name card Teaching aids -       pictures
Application (20 minutes) Reflection (10 minutes)	Classify the things according to insulator or conductor. Conclusion - Good conductors of heat are also good conductors of electricity.	1.     Teacher will divide the pupils into 6 groups. 2.     Each group will be provided with a worksheet “Wonder word”. 3.     Teacher will paste some picture on the black board. 4.     The pupils have to identify the name of the things in the “wonder word” 5.     Then they have to state wheater the things that they got is insulator or conductor. 6.     The group that finishes early will be consider as winner. 1.     Teacher put all pupils name in a box. 2.     Later teacher pick up a pupils name. 3.     According to that, the pupil has to come in front of the classroom and rotate the wheel. 4.      Then a question will be asked. 5.     The pupils who could answer the question correctly will get a mysterious gift.	Teaching aids: -                           Picture -                           A4 paper SS -       Predicting -       classifying NV -       Cooperation -       Honest SS : -       Evaluating NV : -       Honest