Detailed Learning Plan in Science 3
Grade Level: 3
Subject: Science
Quarter: 2
Time Allotted: 50 minutes
Topic: Basic Needs of Living Things
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the basic needs of all living things, such as air, food, water, and shelter.
- Observe examples and explain how living things depend on one another and on the
environment to meet their basic needs.
- Recognize that there is a need to protect and conserve the environment for living things to
survive.
Materials: Pictures/flashcards (plants, animals, people), chart, manila paper, markers
Procedure
Part Time Teacher’s Activity (Script) Learners’ Activity
Allotment
A. Review / 5 minutes (Shows pictures of a dog, a tree, and
Motivation a child)
“Class, what do you see in the “A dog, a tree, a child.”
pictures?”
“What do you think they all need in “They need food, water, air,
order to live?” shelter.”
B. 10 minutes (Shows chart of basic needs)
Presentation “These are the four basic needs of
living things: air, water, food, and
shelter.”
“Why do plants need water and
sunlight?”
“Why do animals need food and
shelter?” “So they can grow.”
“What will happen if living things do “So they can be strong and
not have air?” safe.”
“They will die.”
C. Guided 15 minutes “Now let’s have a group activity. I Group outputs:
Practice / will divide you into 4 groups. Each - Group 1 (Air): Breathing,
Group group will work on one basic need: photosynthesis.
Activity air, water, food, or shelter. Draw or - Group 2 (Water): Drinking,
write how humans, animals, and watering plants.
plants use that need. After 5 - Group 3 (Food): People
minutes, you will present.” eating fruits, cows eating
grass.
- Group 4 (Shelter): Birds in
nests, people in houses.
Groups present results.
D. 10 minutes “How do living things depend on one “Animals eat plants.”
Application another?” “Plants give oxygen.”
(Examples: animals eat plants, “Bees help flowers.”
plants give oxygen, bees help “So living things can survive.”
flowers.)
“Why do we need to protect the
environment?”
E. 5 minutes “Let’s summarize our lesson: 1. “Air, water, food, shelter.”
Generalizatio 1. What are the basic needs of living 2. “They depend on each
n things? other for food, oxygen, and
2. How do living things depend on survival.”
one another? 3. “Because without it, living
3. Why should we protect the things cannot survive.”
environment?”
Learners answer individually
on paper.
F. Evaluation 10 minutes Exit Ticket:
“Answer these on your paper:
1. Name the four basic needs of
living things.
2. Give one example of how animals
depend on plants.
3. Why do we need to conserve the
environment?”
G. “Draw your favorite living thing— Learners will draw at home
Assignment plant, animal, or person—and show and submit next meeting.
in your drawing how it uses the four
basic needs.”