Presentation to elucidate the format of a lesson plan for a student teacher of Science Pedagogy at the BACHELOR OF EDUCATION LEVEL (B. Ed.) as well as D. El. Ed.

1. Format of a ‘Science’ Lesson Plan
Dr. Rajeev I. Jha

2. • Name of the Teacher: _________________
• Roll No: _______
• Practicing School / College: ___________________________
• Lesson No: ____
• Lesson Type: Individual / Theme-based: ___________ /
Team or Co- Teaching with _______________
• Subject: Science (Physics/ Chemistry/ Biology/
Environment)
• Date (of the Lesson): __________
• Standard: _______ Division: _______
• Period No.: ___
• Time: From ________ to ________ (Duration: ____ min)
• Topic: ______________________________
• Previous Knowledge of the Pupil: ______________________
___________________________________________________
The Preliminaries:

3. General Objectives:
• To acquaint the pupil with scientific terms and concepts.
• To develop the thinking and reasoning power of the pupil.
• To develop scientific temper and attitude in the pupil.
(Compulsory Core element)

4. Instructional Objectives &
Specifications:
(Illustrative)
Knowledge: The pupil acquires knowledge of …
Specifications: The pupil (appropriate action verb ‘AAV’)…
Understanding: The pupil develops an understanding of the …
Specifications: The pupil (AAV) …
Application: The pupil applies the gained knowledge and understanding
of … in novel situation.
Specifications: The pupil (AAV) …
Skill: The pupil develops the skill of …
Specifications: The pupil (AAV) …

5. Other Pedagogic details:
• Core Element: E.g. Protection of Environment, small
family norms, etc
• Life Value / Skill: E.g. helping others, dignity of labour, etc
• Resources (please specify): E.g. chart diagram of plant
cell, model of structure of human ear, photograph of
giraffe, specimen of Hibiscus flower, test tubes, litmus
papers, ping pong ball, video clip of circulation of blood
in heart, audio clip of animal sounds, ppt, etc

6. • Method: E.g. lecture-cum-demonstration method, PEOR,
Concept Mapping, etc.
• Approach: E.g. Inducto-Deductive, Analytico-Synthetic
• Maxim: E.g. known to unknown, simple to complex,
particular to general, whole to parts, concrete to abstract,
empirical to rational, etc
• Correlation: E.g. with life, internal within branches of
science, external with other subjects
Other Pedagogic details:

7. Time Teacher’s activity Student’s activity Resources
Set Induction:
Statement of Aim:
Today, we shall learn (more) about _______ (concept) in the Chapter
________.
Presentation:
Time Teaching Point Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity Resources
Recapitulation:
Teacher summarizes the lesson with the help of a visual representation.

8. Assessment:
Teacher assesses the learning of the students by asking (orally)
objective-specific (age-appropriate) questions, for e.g.
Knowledge: (say 2 questions)
Understanding: (say 2 questions)
Application: (say 1 or 2 questions that challenge the intellect,
for e.g. give scientific reason / solving a numerical problem / case-
based problem-solving / Re-arrange (step-wise), Label the parts of the
diagram and state its functions / MCQs with at least 5 items / Objective
type questions (at least 5): Fill in the blanks, True / False, Pick the odd
one out, etc. – However, MCQs and other objective-type questions
should be displayed on a board/screen)
Assignment: (Display an interesting, activity-based / skill-based
assignment; serve as a supplementary work; for e.g. internet based /
survey based / practice drawing of a diagram / making a chart, poster,
slogan, model etc.)
References: (print and web based)
Self-Reflection: (Post-Lesson activity)
Remarks by Subject Teacher (if any):
Remarks by Supervisor:

9. Tips for an effective Science lesson:
• Ask ample questions to develop, probe & keep pupils
active (lower, middle and higher order)
• Practice stimulus variation through out the lesson
• Make pupils note down important summary points
periodically
• Demonstrate & utilize audio-visuals resources whenever
possible
• Rehearse the lesson & demonstrations & have back-up
charts / ppt
• Allow students to observe carefully & to predict /
hypothesize (PEOR)