BIOLOGY

Grade 10 Lesson Plan

I. Objectives:
A. Content Standard: How these feedback mechanisms help the
organisms maintain homeostasis to reproduce
B. Learning Competency: Explain the role of hormones involved in the
female and male reproductive systems. (S10LT-IIIb-34)
C. Daily Tasks: Identify the major endocrine glands in the human body
and their functions; appreciate the function of each gland in the body.

II. Learning Tasks:

A. The Endocrine System
1. Concepts/ Ideas: The Endocrine System: Function of Endocrine
System (Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones)
 2. Process skills: Describing the different glands in the body.
A. References: Science G10 Student LM FINAL.pdf (Q1 to 4)pdf. – Adobe Reader/
Science G10 Student TG FINAL.pdf (Q1 to 4)pdf. – Adobe Reader/
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsBgcEvihS8
http://hjzeimer.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pituitary-Gland.jpg
(Objective 2: Used research-based knowledge and principles of teaching and learning to enhance
professional practice)
B. Materials: Pictures of Endocrine System through PPT
C. Social skills: Sharing of Idea about the different glands in the body.
D. Value Focus: Appreciating the functions of each gland in the body.
(Objective 1: Applied knowledge of content within and across curriculum teaching areas- Integration of the content within and across of the curriculum
(MAPEH-HEALTH 7) Code: H7GD-ld-e-16; H7GD-ld-e-17;H7GD-Id-e-18) Recognize changes in different aspects of growth that normally happen during
adolescence years

LEARNERS Grade Level: Grade 10

PROFILE Number of Learners:
Male: 35 Female: 28
Age Range: 16-17 years old
Ethnicity: Ilonggo
Language: English, Hiligaynon, Filipino
Nationality: Filipino
Class Grouping: Heterogenous
Multiple Intelligences: Logical – 15, Kinesthetic – 13,
Visual Spatial – 5, Naturalist – 20, Linguistic - 10

III. Developmental Tasks

A. Pre- Activity

Teacher’s activity Student’s activity Teacher’s note

1. Elicit
Let the students
What other organ system help control give their answers.
and regulates body processes?

Show a picture
of a pituitary gland

Ask the student

what organ is
presented in
the picture.

2. Engage
Ask a student to do
Sing a song about the dance move
Endocrine system (2:29 along with the
min) Music

.
https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=KsBgcEvihS8
Objective 3: Displayed proficient use of Mother
Tongue, Filipino and English to facilitate teaching
and learning

3. Explore
Group the students into
four (4) Supervise each
Giving of instructions. group as they go
Guide the students on their on with their task.
respective group task.
Give them 15 minutes to finish
Objective 4: Used effective
their task. verbal and non-verbal classroom
communication strategies to
support learner understanding,
Activity 4. Who’s in participation, engagement and
achievement
Control?
Refer to pp. 240-241 LM Objective 5: Established safe
and secure learning environment
to enhance learning through the
consistent implementation of
policies guidelines and
procedures.

Objective 7: maintained learning

environments that nurture and
inspire learners to participate,
cooperate and collaborate in
4. Explain continued learning.
Reporting / Analysis/
Discussion

Q1. Which gland of the

endocrine system controls the
other glands in the body? Objective 8: Applied a range
Q1. The pituitary gland of successful strategies that
maintain learning
controls the output of other environments that motivate
Q2. What gland might be glands in the body. learners to work productively
by assuming responsibility
involved if a person’s blood for their own learning.
sugar level becomes unstable?
Q2. The person’s pancreas
is possibly involved when
Q3. Why is injecting insulin an blood sugar level becomes
essential part of the daily unstable.
regimen for most people with
diabetes? Q3. Because the diabetic
person’s pancreas does not
produce enough insulin for
the body, insulin injections
must be administered to the
Q4. How important is the thymus body to regulate blood sugar
gland in keeping your body free levels.
from diseases?
Q4. The thymus gland
enables the body to produce
T- cells that help in fighting
Q5. How will you explain the infections and diseases.
sudden boost of energy,
increased strength and
 extraordinary ability of running Q5. The adrenal gland
away from danger or during produces adrenaline that
emergency situation? enables the body to have
the energy in doing
Q6. How will you differentiate spontaneous work during
thyroid and parathyroid glands in emergency situations.
terms of location and function?
Q6. The thyroid gland is
located below the voice box
and regulates body
metabolism by producing
calcitonin that reduces blood
calcium level; while
parathyroid gland is
located on the thyroid
glands and produces
parathormone that
increases blood calcium
levels and normalizes bone
Elaborate growth
(Essential Question)

What are the major glands in the

endocrine system and their
functions?
Refer to concepts
How does the endocrine
system maintain Objective 6:
Maintained learning
Homoeostasis?” Homeostasis is the state environments that
reached when each part of promote fairness,
the body functions in respect and care to
equilibrium with other parts. encourage learning.
Using feedback
https://youtu.be/ mechanisms (Negative and
YOe_HQZOCdM positive feedback)

IV. EVALUATE:
1. Which Organ system releases hormones into the bloodstream?
A. Digestive system B. Endocrine system
C. Circulatory system D. Nervous system
2. Which pair of glands helps regulate blood - calcium level in the
body?
A. Adrenal and Pituitary B. Thymus and Thyroid
C. Pancreas and Thyroid D. Parathyroid and
Thyroid
3. What gland is located in front of the heart which releases
thymosin hormone?
 A. Adrenal B. Thymus C. Pancreas D.
Pituitary
4. The following are major glands in the body EXCEPT _______.
A. Kidney B. Thyroid C. Parathyroid D.
Pancreas
5. Which gland produces an adrenaline or epinephrine hormone?
A. Testis B. Parathyroid C. Adrenal D. Thyroid

V. EXTEND:

Composed a song using parts of Endocrine system in the tune

of “Leron Leron Sinta”. You can use any dialect or language
such as Hiligaynon, Tagalog, English etc.

(Objective 9: Designed adapted and implemented teaching strategies that are

responsive to learners with this abilities, giftedness and talents).

Prepared by:

KENNETH D. LARGO