Detailed Lesson Plan in Science IV

I. Objectives:
Cognitive: To identify the 4 phases of water cycle
Affective: To develop awareness on the proper consumption of water
Psychomotor: To show the stages of water cycle through hand
gestures/mnemonics
II. Subject Matter:
a. Topic: Water Cycle
b. Materials: pictures, overhead projector, video clip, cartolina and pentel pen
c. Reference: Earth and Space Science 4
d. Value integrated: proper conservation of water

III. Procedures:
Preliminary Activities

Good morning pupils ( Good morning teacher Geo) How are you today? (We are fine teacher) 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 to stand for an energizer. (The students will actively participate) *ENERGIZER* Thank you
pupils. You may take your seats. (The pupils will sit)

I. 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
B Y V D N
L A K E D
X F H G R
F A L L S

(The pupils will find the correct names of bodies of water)

II. Developmental Activity

Motive Question:
 Do you think the amount of water on earth decrease since its existence?
 Who say no? and who says yes?
 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 every day 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? (Answers 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
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 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 water cycle is evaporation. Evaporation is a process when the sun heats
up water in seas, rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds then turns intowater vapour or stem and
rises up into the air/atmosphere. (the teacher will show this image)
 The second stage of water cycle is condensation. It is when water vapour rises higher into
the air/atmosphere, it cool and condenses. Condensation means that water changes from a
gas (water vapour 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. The 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 fully understand 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 a steam rising
Condensation: moving hands together in a shape of a “puffy” cloud
Precipitation: moving hands down like rain
Collection: form a ring with your arms to form a lake.

5. Generalization:
 Do you understand our lesson? (Yes, We do)
What have you learned today? (I Learned that water cycle is a process of which water transfer
from one to another)
How many phases are there in water cycle? (There are four phases in water cycle. The stages of
water cycle are evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.
Very Good class!

6. Application:
1. Guided Practice
I will group you into three
Group 1: Make an illustration of a water cycle
Group 2: Sequencing of water cycle stages through numbering
Group 3: Explain each stages of the water cycle.

2. Independent Practice:
Label each step in the water cycle using the words placed above the illustration.

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 ocean, lakes or
rivers.
_______2. The sun heats up water in seas, rivers, lakes and oceans and turns it into water vapour
and rises up into the air.
_______3. The water vapour 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.