LESSON PLAN

CLASS: 5 Aluminium

DATE: 15 JUNE 2015

LEVEL: Intermediate

TIME:

THEME: Variation and Inheritance

TOPIC:
Chapter 6: Variation
Subtopic 6.2: Causes of variation
Subtopic 6.3: Be respectful towards one another despite variation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
2.2 Understanding the causes of variation
2.3 Be respectful towards one another despite variation
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Explain the effects of environmental factor on variation.
Explain the effects of the interaction between genetic factors and environmental

factors on variation.
Explain mutation.
Explain the importance of variation in the survival of the species.
Accept that people are different.
Respect each other.

MORAL VALUES:

Be grateful that we are born normal.

Appreciate yourself; take care of your health.
Live in a good environment or surrounding.
Respect each other.

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASIS:
1. Thinking creatively and critically on the question given based on the topic.

2. Evaluate on idea and opinion about the topic.

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS:
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Marker pens
Stick
Manila card
Mounting board
A4 paper
White board
Tables
Chairs
Pictures of superheroes

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:
Form 4; chapter 5: Cell division
Form 5; chapter 5: Inheritance

REFERENCES:
Wong T.W, Teh L.H, Hasimah binti Azit(2012). Variation; Biology form 5 (pp.294-306).
Johor Bahru; IMS Books Trading SDN.BHD.

TEACHING PROCEDURE:
STAGE
SET INDUCTION
5 minutes

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY
Teacher greets students.
Teacher asks students to move their
table and chair into U-shaped.

LEARNING ACTIVITY
- Students greet teacher.
- Student move
according to teacher

Teacher asks students what are their

favourite superheroes.
Teacher show students pictures of
superheroes such as hulk, captain

America, ninja turtle and wolverine.

Teacher asks students are their

instruction.
Students answer

teachers question.
Students observe the
pictures.

superheroes are normal people? What

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cause them to be like that?

Teacher explains the reason of

superheroes become like that.

Teacher starts to teach the new
subtopic which is causes of variation.

DEVELOPMENT

10 minutes

Teacher writes on the white board

Students respond to
teachers question.

Students focus on

teacher explanation.
Students get ready to

learn.
Students observe on

about the factors of variation which

teachers writing.

are genetic factors and environmental

factors.
Teacher teaches students on mutation

Students focus on

by showing them flash card.

Teacher draws a picture of

teachers explanation.
Students focus on
teachers drawing.

chromosome mutation during meiosis;

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how it happens.
Teacher asks students on genetic
diseases that causes by chromosome

Students respond to
teachers question.

mutation.
Teacher explains about genetic

Students listen to
teacher explanation.

diseases.
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Students focus on

Teachers write on the white board

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about gene mutation.

Teacher asks students question about

teacher writing.
Students answer to

environmental factor on variation.

Teacher teaches students on

teacher question.
Students listen and
focus on teaching

environmental factor that gives impact

lesson.

to variation which are pH, light,

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temperature, food and so on.

Teacher explains about the
relationship between genetic factors

Students pay attention

to teacher explanation.

Students answer teacher

and environmental factors.

Teacher asks student question on

important of variation.
Teacher tells student what is the

important of variation.
Teachers tells student to respect other

question.
Students take note of

what teacher say.

Students agree with
what teacher say.

even though there are variation among

ACTIVITY 1
10 minutes

us.
Teacher asks students to come in front.
Teacher does the activity on type of

Three students come in

chromosome variation.

front the class.

Students give

front a piece of paper that written

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cooperation on the

Teacher gives students that come in

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activity.
Students hold the paper.

Students follow

genetic code.
Teacher asks students to swap among
them to show the type of chromosome
mutation.

teachers instruction.

CONCLUSION

5 minutes

Teachers summaries their lesson on

Students take note and

that day by asking students to sum up

respond to the teacher

and recall about the causes of

question.

variation and respect on other people

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despite of variation.
Teacher relates today lesson with

on moral value that

moral values.
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Teacher thanks students for

Students pay attention

teacher deliver.
Student thanks teacher.

cooperation and the lesson is over.

Follow up activity:
Teacher give students homework which is they need to come up with a model on mutation or
environmental factor of variation. Besides, teacher asks students to watch videos on mutation
and environmental factor of variation from YouTube for further understanding.

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