Detailed Lesson Plan in Science IV

I. Objectives
Cognitive: Identify the four (4) phases of water cycle
Affective: Develop awareness on the proper consumption of water
Psychomotor: Show the stages of water cycle through hand gestures/mnemonics
II. Subject matter
a. Topic: Water cycle
b. Materials: pictures, video clip, cartolina and pentel pen
c. reference: Earth and space Science 4, Curriculum Guide S4ES-IVd-4
d. Value integrated : proper conservation of water
III. Procedure

Preliminary Activities
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Good morning pupils “Good morning, Ma’am”

How are you today? “We are fine”
It’s good to hear that from you.
Everybody stand and pray The pupils will stand and pray
Today, you are going to learn something new!
Are you ready? “Yes, we are ready”
Well, if you are all ready, may I invite everybody The students will actively participate
to stand for an energizer.
….ENERGIZER….. (Zumba)
Thank you pupils. You may take your seats. The pupils will sit

A. Preparatory Activities
1. Drill
I prepared an activity for you.
Directions: Encircle the names of 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.

2. Review

“Alright, before we move on to our next topic,

let’s have a recap on what
we’ve been discussed last meeting.”
(Teacher will show pictures of sources of water,
and pupils will guess what sources of water
is being described in the picture.)
“Now, I will show you pictures
of the sources of water and you have to tell me
what source it is. Is that clear?”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
1. (Seawater)
“Ma’am that is seawater.”
“Okay, that’s correct. What can you say about seawater?” “Sea water is water from sea or
ocean.

“Ma’am that is freshwater.”

2. (Freshwater)

“Fresh water is defined as having a

“Alright, so what can you say about freshwater?”
low salt concentration and
naturally occurring water.

3. (Groundwater) “Ma’am that is groundwater.”

“Groundwater is the water found

underground the cracks and spaces
“What can you say about groundwater?” in soil, sand and rock.
“Okay. Very good. So, again,
what are the three main sources of water?”
“Seawater, freshwater and
“Okay, so are those clear to everyone?” groundwater.”

“Yes ma’am.”
B. Developmental Activity
1. Motivation
The teacher will show the globe and
will explain the following to the class.
75% of the earth surface is filled with water and 25% of
the earth is covered with land. Therefore, water covers a
wider area of the earth surface than land.
Motive question
Do you think the amount of water on earth
decrease since its existence?
Who says no? and who says yes? Answer may vary
The amount of water in earth does not change.
It remains the same. Why ? Today we will find out

2. Value Integration
When do you use water? “ I use water everyday in taking a bath,
washing , watering the plants,
laundering, drinking, cooking
and many more in my daily task.”
We cannot survive without water
Water is very important.
Do you turn the faucet off when not in use? Answer may vary

I heard from the weather forecast that there will be

long El Nino break for the next coming month.

What do we need to do to prevent water

shortage? “We need to use water properly.”

“Very good. We need to use water properly.”
 3. Presentation

I will group you into three.

Let the pupils arrange the puzzle to form a picture.
(Picture of Water cycle)
After the activity,
The teacher will challenge the students to think about
these questions:
Where does the rain come from?
Where do clouds come from?
These elements are part of something called the water cycle.
(The teacher will present the large diagram of a water cycle)

This is a diagram of a water cycle.

4. Discussion

What is a water cycle? A water cycle is the process by

which water moves from place to place above, on,
and below the earth surface.

- Water cycle is made up of 4 process or stages such as

evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and collection.
Let us understand each stage one by one.

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.

To let you understand fully the steps in water cycle

I prepared a mnemonic strategy using hand gestures for you
to easily remember the different stages of the water cycle.

Evaporation: moving hands up like steam rising

Condensation: moving hands together in the shape of a puffy "cloud”
Precipitation: moving hands down like rain
Collection: form a ring with your arms to form a lake

5. Application

Guided Practice

Group Activity

“Now, before we proceed on your group activity, 1. Follow the procedures.

what are the standards on doing a group activity?” 2. Cooperate with the members of the group.
3. Work silently.
“Okay. So while you are doing the group activity,
you have to follow those standards.”
(The teacher will give the activity to each group.)

I will group you into three.

GROUP 1: Let’s act about Water cycle!

I. Objective:
 Explain the water cycle through a role playing.
II. Materials
Activity sheets, manila paper, permanent
marker, real objects
III. Procedures:
1. Go to your respective groups.
2. Collect ideas from your group.
3. Create a short role playing about
water cycle.
4. Work silently with your group
mates.
5. Be creative. Present it to the class
after.
Guide Questions:
 What did you do?
 What are the phases of water cycle?

Conclusion:
Water cycle is____________________________
_______________________________________________.

GROUP 2: It’s Water cycle time! It’s

POEM time!
I. Objective:
 Sequence the water cycle and
give its importance through a
poem.
II. Materials:
Activity sheets, manila paper,
permanent marker
III. Procedures:
1. Collect ideas from your group
about the sequences and importance of water cycle.
2. Create a short poem about water
cycle.
 3. Work silently with your group
mates. 4. Present it to the class. Be
creative.

Guide Questions:
1. What did you do?
2. What are the stages of water
cycle?
3. How are you going to keep our
water clean?
Conclusion:
Water cycle is important to us because
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
________.

GROUP 3: Let’s label the water cycle!

I. Objective:
 Explain the stages of water cycle through
illustration.
II. Materials:
Activity sheets, manila paper, permanent
marker
III. Procedures:
1. Refer to the given illustration.
2. Complete the illustration of water cycle.
3. Present it to the class actively.

Guide Questions:
1. What did you do?
2. What are the different stages of water
cycle?
3. Explain each stage.
Conclusion:
We therefore conclude that water cycle is
_________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________.

Independent Practice

Label each step in the water cycle using the words placed above the illustration.

Condensation Transpiration

Evaporation Collection

6. Generalization

Do you understand our lesson? “Yes we do”

What have you learned today? I learned that water cycle is the process
of which water transfer from one place
to another
How many phases are there in a water cycle? There are four phases in a water cycle
What are those stages? The stages of water cycle are evaporation
condensation, precipitation, and
collection

Explain each stage evaporation is the process in which

the sun heats up water in seas, rivers,
lakes, and ocean and turns it into water
vapor or steam and rises up into the
air/atmosphere

Condensation means that water changes

from a gas(water vapor or steam) to
liquid (water droplets) forming the
clouds in the sky.

Precipitation is the process formed

when get big and heavy with water, it
falls back to earth in a form of rain, hail,
snow and sleet

Collection is the stage of a water cycle

when a water turned back to the bodies
of water or in the ground.

Very good class !

IV. Evaluation

Directions: Identify the cycle phase describe in each sentence. Write the letter of the correct answer on
the space before the number.

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 gets cold 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.

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