Science Year 4 --- Rate Of Breathing

Subject             : Science

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

Topic                : Living Things Have Basic Needs

Sub-topic          :  1.9 Rate Of Breathing

Learning Outcomes : By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to

a)      Explain human breathe.

b)      Conclude that not all individual have the same rate of breathing.

Previous knowledge : Pupils have learnt about,

a)      Humans breathe.

b)      Human need air to stay alive.

Thinking skills : Generating ideas, making conclusions

Moral values : Being thankful to God

Teaching Strategies :

1        Teacher plays the introduction.

2        Teacher prompt pupils to think if they know which direction their chests move when they inhale and exhale air.

3        Teacher plays the content component.

4        Ask pupils to compare how many times they breathe in a minute as compared to their friend.

5        Teacher plays the content component.

                             

6      Teacher plays the content component. Ask pupils work in group then create a table and write down the number of times they breathe in a minute.

      7    Teacher conclude the lesson and reinforcing that not everybody has the same rate of breathing.