Saturday, March 12, 2011

How to teach female reproductive system?

     I believe this is one of the hardest topics that a teacher needs to discuss in front of the class. This topic calls for  the teacher's maturity and openness to malice and hesitations of the children.

OBJECTIVES
     At any point in the discussion, the student should be able to:
1. identify the importance of the female reproductive system, and;
2. name the parts of the female reproductive system, and
3. identify the function of each part in the female reproductive system.

MATERIALS
illustrations, printed body frames

LEARNING TASK


Motivation-  Post a female body frame on the board. Similar to the one shown below.
Female body

Thursday, March 10, 2011

How to teach volume of irregular objects?

 OBJECTIVES
     At any point in the discussion, the students should be able to:
1. differentiate objects with regular and irregular shapes;
2. compute for the volume of the irregularly-shaped object, and;
3. use measuring instruments correctly.

MATERIALS
small rock sample, measuring cup, water, beakers, 

LEARNING TASK

Motivation - Show a wooden block and a small rock sample. Have the samples passed around the classroom.
Ask: Which between the two samples has bigger space? How did you know?
Recall the students knowledge in getting the volume of regularly-shaped objects.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

How to teach definition of matter and its states?

OBJECTIVES
     At any point in the discussion, the students should be able to:
1. differentiate matter and energy, and;
2. identify the states of matter.

MATERIALS
flashlight, ball, rock, paper, shirt, tray, beaker, oil, graduated cylinder, dropper, deflated balloon, air pump


LEARNING TASK


Motivation - Flash a beam of light from a flashlight or a laser pen.Ask the students to "touch" the light beam. Let the class describe the light beam. Write the students' responses on the board. Ask: Is the light coming from this flashlight considered matter? Next, show a ball to the class. Pass it around. Let the class describe the ball. Write the students' responses on the board. Ask: Is the ball considered matter?