\ SCIENCE 4 School Parang Elementary School Grade Level IV

Teacher Angelica H. Relevante Subject Science

Date & Time Quarter IV

I. OBJECTIVES
Describe the beneficial and harmful effect
a. Content Standards
of the sun’s heat and light on the living
things
b. Performance Standards Participate in the discussion of the effect of
the sun’s heat and light on the living things.
Identify the effects of the sun to the human
c. Learning Competencies
activities whether it is beneficial or harmful.
II. CONTENT The sun as the main source of heat and light
on Earth.
a. References Most Essential Learning Competency
(MELCS)
b. Teacher’s Guide Pages TG pp. 352-357
c. Learner’s Material’s pages LM pp. 311-315
d. Other Learning Resources Video clip (Oh Mr. Sun Sun, Mr. Golden
Sun)
Pictures, power point presentation, laptop,
speaker
III. PROCEDURE:
A. INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

“So yesterday, we talked about the light and shadows.

Do you remember kids?”

“What do we mean by shadow?” “Shadow is a dark area formed when

straight light rays are blocked by opaque
objects.”

“What shadows are formed when the position of the sun

is high in the sky?”
“Shorter shadows”
“What shadows are formed when the position of the sun is
near the object?” “Longer shadows”

b. Motivation

“Who among you here knows how to sing “Oh Mr. Sun,
Sun, Mr. Golden Sun”?” Some students are raising their hands and
some are not.
“Everybody listens and we will try to learn singing the
song.”

(Everybody will sing it all together with the short video

clip about the song.) Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden
Sun”

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,

please shine down on me.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
hiding behind the tree.
 These little children are asking you
to please come out so we can play with you.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun.
Please shine down on me.

Shine down on me. Shine shine shine.

Shine down on me. Shine shine shine.
Shine down on me. Shine shine shine.
Shine down on me.
Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun, Mr. Golden Sun.

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,

please shine down on me.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun,
hiding behind the tree.
These little children are asking you
to please come out so we can play with you.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun.
Please shine down on,
please shine down on,
please shine down on me.
“Based on the video/song who is the children looking for?”

“Based on the video/song, who is the children looking “The sun.”

for?”
“Because the children wanted to play.”
“Why are they looking for Mr. Sun?”
“Yes the sun is important to have a fine
“Is the sun important to the children? Why?” weather.”

“Yes, the sun is important to have a fine

weather.”

B. PRESENTATION
(Show pictures of harmful and beneficial effects of the
sun’s heat and light.)

“Now, look at these two pictures. What have you observed “There is a baby and a mother staying under
in these pictures? “ the sun”

“What time of the day do you think it is?” “Early in the morning”

“Why do you think babies need to be exposed to the “Because an early morning sun gives
vitamins to the babies”
sunshine in the morning?”

“Very good! Doctors’ advice mothers to take their babies

under the early morning sun for it helps in producing
vitamin D. It helps in the proper development of bones and
teeth of a child.”

(Show them another picture.)

“Sunburn, too much exposure to the sun and

“What can you see in the picture? Describe what you see in
the man didn’t protect himself from the
the picture.”
heat of the sun.”

(Show them another picture.)

“Plants withering, too much heat from the

“What can you see in the picture? Describe what you see in sun.”
the picture.”

(Let the children group the picture if it is beneficial or

harmful effect of the sun to human and living organism.)

“We have here two columns, one says beneficial and the
other says harmful. You are going to paste each picture if it
is beneficial or harmful effect of the sun.”

HARMFUL BENEFICIAL
 HARMFUL BENEFICIAL

C. DISCUSSION
(Show them pictures and discuss each picture.)

“What do you think the farmers are doing?” “They are planting in the farm.”

“Sun is beneficial in the conduct of different human

activities. One is farmers can plant and grow their crops
with the help of the sun. It is because plants can make their
own food through the presence of sunlight.”

“Harvesting of crops is also done during sunny day.”

“Fishermen can also dry their catch immediately to

preserve them.”
“We can dry our laundry during sunny days.”

“Recreational activities like picnics and outing are done by

families and friends on a sunny day.”

“The following pictures presented to you are the beneficial

effects of the sun to human activities. However, sun can
also cause harmful effects to some human activities.

“Too much exposure to sunlight can cause sunburn and

skin cancer. The skin turns reddish and itchy when burnt.
Skin cancer is caused by UV radiation.”

“Looking at the sun directly can also cause visual

impairment.”

“Farming is also affected due too much heat of the sun. It

can cause the withering of the plants and eventually, they
die. The soil becomes very dry and can crack causing the
plants to die. Farming during this time is not possible.”

D. ABSTRACTION

 In what way is the sun beneficial to plants and humans? Farmers can plant and grow their crops with
the help of the sun.
Harvesting of crops is also done during
sunny day.
Fishermen can also dry their catch
immediately to preserve them.
We can dry our laundry during sunny days.
 In addition, recreational activities like
picnics and outing are done by families and
friends on a sunny day

 In what way is the sun’s heat and light harmful to Too much exposure to sunlight can cause
living things? sunburn and skin cancer.
Looking at the sun directly can also cause
visual impairment.
It can cause the withering of the plants and
eventually, they die.

E. APPLICATION

(The teacher will provide the learners with a sun having a

smiley face and a sun having a sad face to each of the
students. The teacher will present a picture and they are
instructed to raise the smiley sun face if the situation is
GOOD and sad if not.)

1. 2.

1. 2.

3. 4. 3. 4.

5.
5.

IV. ASSESSMENT
Directions: Describe the effect of the sun to human
activities. Write beneficial if the statement is good effect
of the sun and harmful if it is not.
__________1. drying of fish
__________2. harvesting crops
__________3. drying of clothes
__________4. family outing in a beach
__________5. withering of the plants
__________6. cracked soil
__________7. sun burn
__________8. skin cancer
__________9. playing outside
__________10. growing of plants

V. ASSIGNMENT
Research on safety precautions on the effect of the sun’s heat and light. Write your answers on your
notebook.

Prepared by: Observed by:

ANGELICA H. RELEVANTE SONIA P. LARON

Teacher -1 Master Teacher-II
Noted by:
LOURDES [Link]
School Principal 1