Lesson 7 – Classify Substances

Lesson Plan 7

Date :
Time : 60 minutes
Class : Year 5
Number of pupils : 40 pupils
Theme : Investigating Materials
Learning Area : Acid and Alkali – Classify Acid, Alkali and Neutral Substances
Learning : Students learn and classify substances according to their properties
Objective which are acid, alkali and neutral.
Learning : At the end of lesson, students should be able to
Outcomes 1. Categorize and classify acidic, alkaline and neutral substances

correctly after the activities and discussion.

2. State the acidic, alkaline and neutral substances used in our life

correctly after the activities and discussion.

Science : Observing, relating, making inferences, interpreting data,
Process Skills/ communicating, making conclusion
Critical Thinking
Scientific & noble : Appreciation for their life, Cooperation, Thankful to god, Respect for
value others decision and well-mannered, Working Scientifically, Being
responsible about the safety of oneself, others and the environment,
Being Cooperative.
Pre-requisite : Students have used some acidic, alkaline and neutral substances in
Knowledge their daily life before such as detergent and food.
Teaching-learning : Computer, projector, Mahjong Paper, Glue, Scissors, Marker Pens,
resources worksheets
 Phases Content Teaching and learning Activity/Strategy Remark
Orientation Video – about Bring the students to the lab – 4 minutes Teaching Approach:
(8minutes) different
Lesson 7 – Classify Substances
- Teacher asks the students line up and go to the # Discovery Approach
materials and lab. # Inquiry Approach
substances in Scientific Skills:
our life that Simulation – 4 minutes, story (Appendix 5.1) # Observing
were acidic - Teacher shows a video to students and asks the # Relating
and alkaline students to watch and observe the video. # Making Inference
and neutral - Teacher asks students to observe the video and Resources:
relate it with their prior knowledge and expose # Video
Questions: them with new knowledge. Evaluation:
(a) What - Teacher asks questions to guide students to learn # Through observation
did you the contents of the videos. # Questions and Answer
observe in the
video?
(b) Nam
e some of the
substances
that you have
observed?
Eliciting Questions: Simulation Teaching Approach:
ideas (a) Do - Teacher asks students if they know the properties # Discovery Approach
(4 minutes) you know of the substances that have been show in the # Inquiry Approach
the video. # Interactive Approach
properties - Teacher asks the students to give some examples. Scientific Skills:
of the - Teacher asks students to categorize the # Observing
substance substances into acid, alkaline and neutral based # Relating
s that on what the knowledge that they have learnt # Making Inference
have been before. Evaluation:
shown in # Through observation
the # Questions and Answer
video?
(b) Can
you give
some
examples
?

Restructuring Classify Divides the groups –3minutes Teaching and Learning

the ideas substances: - Teacher divides students into 4 groups using 4 Approach
(23 minutes) Acidic different colour papers. Teacher gives each # Discovery Approach
substan student a duty to carry out when they are in the # Interactive Approach
ces group. # Inquiry Approach
*Pictur Captain 1 person Scientific Skills
es Reporter 2 person # Observing
Collecting 4 person # Relating
Data # Making Inferences
Writing the 2 person # Interpreting data
Alkalin data into # Communicating
e mah-jong Integration
substan paper - English
ces Discipline 1 person Values Incorporated
*Pictur # Appreciation for their life
es Activity - Categorizing the substances # Cooperation
- Teacher gives each group a stack of old # Thankful to god
newspapers. # Respect for others
Neutral - Teacher asks students to find pictures of different decision and well-
Substan substances for acidic, alkaline and neutral mannered.
ces substances. # Working Scientifically
*Picture - Teacher asks students to find 5 pictures of each # Being responsible about
s property of substances. the safety of oneself, others
- Teacher asks the students to paste the pictures and the environment
according to their properties on the mahjong paper # Being Cooperative.
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Appendix 7.1

Hints for Slow learners

Questions:
1. Acidic food has a sour taste and alkaline food have a bitter taste. In your previous
experiences, what are the foods that you have eaten before that are sour and bitter?
2. From the pictures that you have chosen, which substance has a sour taste and which
substance has a bitter taste and which substances are neutral?
3. Which foods are acidic and which foods are alkaline?
4. What are the substances that are neutral?
Lesson 7 – Classify Substances

Appendix 7.2

Enrichment Activity

A. Fill in the blanks with a food’s name.

Clues Foods’ Name
1. This is a fruit. It is acidic as it changes the colour of blue
litmus paper to red.
2. It is bitter. It is green in colour. It is a vegetable.
3. It is a drink. It is black in colour. It is an alkaline food.

People like to take it together with breakfast.

4. It is white in colour. It tastes sweet. It did not change any

colour of blue or red litmus paper.

5. This substance is in a material form. Everyday we should

drink it and it is neutral.

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B. Circle the correct answer.

1. Which of the following shoe the correct grouping for the following substances?

O P Q R S
Acidic Alkaline
A Q, S O, P, R
B P, S O, Q, R
C P, Q O, R, S
D O, P, Q R, S

2. Which of these statements is TRUE?

A. Acidic food taste bitter. C. Acidic food tastes sour.
B. Alkaline food tastes sour. D. Alkaline food is tasteless.

3. Which of these statements is FALSE?

A. Acidic food changes the colour of the blue litmus paper to red colour.
B. Alkaline food tastes sour.
C. Alkaline food change the colour of red litmus paper to blue colour.
D. Alkaline food tastes bitter.

Appendix 7.3
Worksheet

(A). Classify the substances and fill in the table.

Starfruit water salt sugar “Ulam” bitter gourd orange yogurt cocoa

Acidic Alkaline Neutral

(B) Fills in the blank

1. It tastes ______. 3. Examples:

a. ______________
b. ______________

2. If test of
Properties with ________________, the colour of
Acid
__________ litmus paper changes to __________.
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1. It tastes _____________. Properties of

Alkaline

2. If test with ________________, the colour of

__________ litmus paper changes to __________.

3. Examples :
a. _____________________ b. _________________