LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE V

First Quarter
Week 3, Day 4 and 5

Contents: PROPERTIES: USEFUL AND HARMFUL MATERIALS

I. Learning Objective: Suggest ways/precautionary measures in handling harmful materials

II. Subject Matter:

A. Concepts: There are ways or other precautionary measures in
handling harmful materials such as:
 Turning off stove and gas tank after cooking;
 Reading labels of chemicals like medicines, insecticide,
pesticide and others before using them;
 Return poisonous and flammable materials to their proper
place after use
 Wash and change clothes after handling toxic or harmful
substances; and
 Handle glassware with care.
B. Materials: Pictures, activity cards, laptop, DLP, chart, strips of cartolina,
concrete materials such as toilet cleaner, soaps, acids
(improvised), etc.
C. Reference: Film Viewing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep83qv4J_1o
Into the Future: Science and Health 6
D. Process Skills: observing, identifying, analyzing
E. Value Integration: Awareness on theprecautionary measures in handling
harmfulmaterials

III. Learning Tasks:

A. Engagement

1. Present pictures of different situations to the class. Give them sticks with smiling and
sad face. Tell them to raise the stick with smiling face if the picture shows proper
precautionary measure in handling, storing, and disposing harmful materials and sad
face if not.
2. Review the pupils’ understanding about the safety precautions in handling, storing and
disposing of harmful materials by presenting the role playing activity (pre-assigned).
 3. Based on your presentations, will you please give the safety precautions in handling,
storing and disposing of harmful materials?Write your answers on the strips of
cartolina and put it on the column provided in the chart.

HANDLING STORING DISPOSING

4. For our next activity, we will have a film viewing about handling harmful materials.
(Film Viewing)

B. Exploration

GROUP 1–Based on the film, list down the materials at home which are considered
harmful or hazardous.

GROUP 2 – Through role playing, show to the class what will happen to us if we will be
exposed in a wrong way to harmful materials.

GROUP 3 – Given the concrete harmful materials (improvised) e.g. soap, toilet cleaner,
etc., the group will give and show ways on how to use them properly and safely.

GROUP 4 – Make a slogan about how we will be careful in handling harmful materials.

GROUP 5 – Through a jingle, suggest other ways or precautionary measures in handling

harmful materials.

C. Explanation

1. Have the group representative present the result of the activity given.
2. Discuss the activity, check the pupils’ responses and clarify misconceptions when
needed.
3. Ask the following questions:
a. How do we handle the materials at home?
b. What can we do to prevent conflict with those harmful materials?
c. What are the other ways of handling harmful materials can you give to the class?

D. Elaboration

1. Find out more about safety precautions by accomplishing the checklist below.

Always Sometime Never

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1. Turn off the stove and gas tank after
cooking.
 2. Carefully read labels of chemicals
like medicines, insecticide and
pesticide before using them.
3. Return poisonous and flammable
materials to their proper place after
use.
4. Wash and change clothes after
handling toxic or harmful
substances.
5. Handle glassware with care.

2. Why do we need to be aware of the different precautionary measures in handling

harmful materials?

E. Evaluation

True or False:
_____1. Read carefully the instructions before using the materials.
_____2. Have one container for foods and painting materials.
_____3. Label the containers of every material at home.
_____4. Proper storage of materials should be observed always.
_____5. Pointed objects are safe to play with for children.

IV. Assignment

Interview two to three of your neighbors. Ask them what precautionary measures they do
in handling harmful materials at home.