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Properties of Matter Floating and Sinking

This lesson plan aims to teach students about materials that float and sink. The teacher will divide students into groups and provide various objects for them to test, such as pencils, marbles, sponges and forks. Students will predict and record whether each object floats or sinks. They will then analyze their observations and classify the materials based on whether air/lightness or density/heaviness causes them to float or sink. To reinforce the concepts, the teacher will show additional examples like a life vest and ask students to explain the principles. Students will complete an activity matching materials to whether they float or sink based on their characteristics.

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Properties of Matter Floating and Sinking

This lesson plan aims to teach students about materials that float and sink. The teacher will divide students into groups and provide various objects for them to test, such as pencils, marbles, sponges and forks. Students will predict and record whether each object floats or sinks. They will then analyze their observations and classify the materials based on whether air/lightness or density/heaviness causes them to float or sink. To reinforce the concepts, the teacher will show additional examples like a life vest and ask students to explain the principles. Students will complete an activity matching materials to whether they float or sink based on their characteristics.

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Shiela Mae Flores
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Detailed Lesson Plan in Grade 4 Science

Shiela Mae D. Flores

Time Allotted: ONE HOUR

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Describe materials that sink and float.


2. Demonstrate their understanding about the materials that float and sink.
3. Classify objects according to type of material they are made of to sink or float

II. Subject matter


Properties of Matter: Floating and Sinking
III. Materials Needed
Transparent bottles (big bottles)
Water
Pencil
Marbles
Fork

Sponge
IV. Background Knowledge:
Aside from being grouped into solids, liquids or gases, materials may also be grouped according
to their ability to absorb water, ability to float or sink, and whether they decay or not.

V. Lesson Proper

Teacher's Activity Student's Activity

Before we start to our discussion, I have a Yes Teacher!


question class.

Okay class?

As you can see, I have here a pencil and a I think the pencil will sink and the marble will
marble. Which of these do you think will float.
float?
I think they both sink!

I think the pencil will sink and the marble will


float.

We will all know the answer once we had our Yes Teacher!
experiment. Are you ready junior scientists?

Now, what we have here are the materials


needed in this experiment. (Discuss the
materials that the students brought)

Exploration

Now, for our experiment, place the materials Okay Teacher!


on your table. Make sure that no gadgets on
your table because we will be using water,
okay? 1. In every group, there will be a leader, the
secretary and the presenter.
Now the class will be divided into groups. 2. The Leader will be the one who will
Every group will consist of 3 members to facilitate the group. The secretary will record
perform the experiment. the observations and the presenter will be the
one to report it in front of the class.
3. Each group will have fair materials.
For our procedure, can you please read?
2 clear transparent bottles with water
Pencil
Marble

Fork

Sponge
4. The recorder will write the description/s of
the plastic bottles with caps in the table
below.
5. Fill the bottle with water.
6. The leader will place the marble and the
pencil in each bottle at the same time.
7. Observe the materials. Did it float or sink?
8. Record your observation. Describe the
material and place it on the table below.
9. Do it as well with:
Rubber toy and Coin
Fork and Sponge
10. Do the same procedures in steps 6 for the
rest of the materials given to your group.
11. After observing all the materials, clean up
your mess. Return all the materials in the tray.
12. Discuss your observation with your group
mates.

13. Write your observation in the table.


Classify the materials according to whether
they float or sink. What is your basis for
classifying the materials?

14. Present your table of result to the class.

Explain

This will be the table that the secretary will fill.

Name of the Materials Description of the Result after putting in the bottle
Materials

Float Sink

Explanation

Now, what happen to the materials after you Some materials sink and some materials float.
put them into the water?

Which of these materials sink? Fork, coin and the marble

From your observations, what do you think Sponge, Pencil and the Rubber Toy
are the characteristics of the materials that
float?

How about the characteristics of the materials They are heavy, teacher.
that sink?

Correct. Objects float if they are light for their


size and sink if they are heavy for their size.
An object can be light for its size if it contains
air, for example, this ping pong ball. Materials
like this Duck toy floats because it has a boat
shape in the lower part and contains air as Yes, teacher!
well.

Here are some explanations for our lesson. Materials that float are usually made of wood,
plastic, Styrofoam
Can you please read Mia? On the other hand, Materials that sink are
usually made of metal, stone or heavy
materials.

Now, do you understand why some materials Yes Teacher


sink and some float?

Extension

Now, what is this class? Salbabida, teacher!

Does this float or sink? It floats, teacher!


Why do you think does it float? Because it is not heavy and contains air inside
How about this one?

That is a life vest, teacher.


What is this? Some people who don’t know how to swim
use it so

that they won’t sink.


What is its purpose?
Does it float or not? It floats, teacher

So, the life vest itself will float or sink? Because it is made of foam
Why do you think is that so? It’s not like the It will float, teacher
salbabida that contains air inside yet why do
you think it floats?
Plastic and wood, teacher!

Yes. Inside that life vest is foam. If the


material is made out of foam, will it again
sink or float?

Metal and stone!


Same as the materials that are made of?

Evaluate
Now, we have another activity class. I will show you pictures of 2 same materials but they are
different in what it is made of. Now, on your paper, make 2 columns.

On the first column, will the Float and the other is Sink. Write the letter that corresponds to the
material if it will either float or sink. Also indicate in each material its characteristic why does
you think it floats or sinks.

A. B.

A. B.
A. B.

ASSIGNMENT
Write 5 materials that sink and 5 materials that float that can be found in your house.

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