Science Year 4 --- What Plants Need ( 3 )

Subject             : Science

Time                : 10 : 00 – 11: 00 (60 min)

Topic                : Living Things Have Basic Needs

Sub-topic          : 1.6 What Plants Need 3

Learning Outcomes : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to
a) Identify the basic need of plants.
b) Give reasons why plants need air.

Previous knowledge : Pupils have learnt about,
a) Plants need sunlight to stay healthy.
b) Plants need water to grow well.

Thinking skills : Generating ideas, making conclusions

Moral values : Being thankful to God, Being responsible about the safety of the environment

Teaching Strategies :
1 Teacher plays the introduction.

2 Encourage pupils to predict what will happen to plants if not get enough air.

3 Teacher plays the experiment carry out by the pupils.

4 Teacher guides  pupils to answers the questions in this component.
a. What to keep the same.
b. What to change.
c. What to observe.

5   Teacher plays the answers for the above questions.

6  Teacher plays the experiment carry out by Hui Li.

7      Teacher play the summary component. Emphasize that plant will wilt if they do not get water.