Semi- Detailed Lesson Plan in Science (Grade 4- Star)

I. Objectives

A. Differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction in plants.

B. Appreciate the importance of plant reproduction in the ecosystem.

C. Demonstrate the process of pollination using simple models.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Reproduction Among Flowering Plants

B. Materials: TV, Instructional Materials

C. References:

1. Teaching Science in the Elementary Grades Volume 1: Chemistry and Biology

Grade 5

2. The Song of Flowers - https://youtu.be/gAcDUEgMgmY

III. Learning Activities/Procedure

A. Preliminary Activities

A. Prayer

The teacher will ask the pupils to stand up for the prayer.

B. Greetings

The teacher will greet the pupils with a “Good Morning” song.

C. Checking of Attendance

The teacher will ask the secretary to take note of the absentees.

D. Review/Recall
 The teacher will recall the previous lesson about parts of a plant.

E. Motivation

The teacher will facilitate a short activity known as the "Whisper

Challenge." Students will be divided into four groups, with each
group selecting two representatives, the whisperer and the guesser.
Following this, the teacher will provide seven words to each group.
Within a one-minute time frame per group, representatives must try to
correctly guess all the words. The group that either guesses the
highest number of words correctly or finishes in the shortest amount
of time will be deemed the winner.

B. Lesson Proper

a. Presentation of the Lesson

The teacher will present a song entitled “The Song of Flowers”.

Sing a song of flowers, flowers all around

Flowers that are growing, growing in the ground

Flowers of every color, they look so pretty too!

Red and pink and orange and yellow Blue and purple too!

Sing a song of flowers, flowers all around

Flowers that are growing, growing in the ground

Flowers of every color, they look so pretty too!

Red and pink and orange and yellow Blue and purple too!

a. What are your observations on the song a while ago?

b. Have you ever seen flowers growing? Where?
 Introduce the topic: "Reproduction Among Flowering Plants."

 Show pictures of different flowers and ask pupils to observe their parts.
 Guide pupils in identifying the main parts of a flower (petals, sepals, stamens,
pistil).
 Explain the process of sexual reproduction in flowers, emphasizing pollination
and fertilization.
 Use diagrams and models to illustrate the concepts.
 Discuss the different methods of asexual reproduction in plants (vegetative
propagation):
 Use of cuttings
 Grafting
 Growth from corms, bulbs, and tubers
 Growth from leaves

b.Analysis and Discussion

Reproduction among Flowering Plants

A. Sexual Reproduction in Plants

The flower is the reproductive organ of a flowering plant. Some kinds of plant
have flowers that produce both male and female sex cells. Other kinds have
flowers that produce either male or female sex cells.

1. Pollination can take place only between plants of the same kind. If the pollen
from a papaya blossom lands on a guava, for example, no pollination
occurs. A mango flower must be pollinated by pollen grains from another
mango flower. When an insect, or a small bird visits a flower, that animal
transfers the male sex cells from one flower to another. This transfer is part of
the process of sexual reproduction in the flower.

2. In fertilization, a male sex cell joins with a female sex cell to produce a
fertilized cell.

3. After fertilization, the ovules develop into seeds. The seed contains the
embryo. Ovules develop into mature seeds, while the ovary develops into a
fruit. A fruit is a ripened ovary that contains one or more mature seeds.

4. When conditions are proper for growth, seeds undergo germination.

Germination is the growth of an embryo into a young plant.

B. Asexual Reproduction or Vegetative Propagation in Plants

Many plants that produce seeds can also reproduce by asexual means. Asexual
reproduction involves only one parent. Asexual reproduction in seed plants is
called vegetative propagation. Vegetative propagation is the development of new
plant from a stem, root, or leaf of a parent plant. In this process, there is no union
of an egg cell and a sperm cell and no seed forms.

1. Use of cuttings

A cutting is a plant part that has been removed from the parent plant and used
to grow a new plant. The plant part used is a cutting that is often a stem with
leaves attached. The cutting may be placed in water, in wet soil. or in
some other wet substances. Once the cutting is planted in soil, it will grow new
stems and leaves. Some important food plants such as sugar cane, sweet
potato and many ornamental plants are grown from stem cuttings.

2. Use of Grafting
Grafting is a method in which cutting from one plant is attached to the rooted
stem of another plant. As it grows, the cuttings become part of the rooted plant,
but it retains its own traits. Grafting is usually done in trees to increase the
amount of fruit a tree produces. Grafting can also be used to grow fruits on trees
that resist drought and disease.

3. Grown from Corms, Bulbs and Tubers

New plants can also be grown from corms, bulb and tubers. A corm is a
thickened underground stem. "Gabi" is a plant that forms corms. Onions can be
propagated from enlarged rounded bud called bulbs. Tubers are enlarged food-
storing underground stems that contain many small buds called "eyes."

A new plant can be grown from each eye as in potatoes.

4. Grown from Leaves

 New plants can also be grown from whole leaves or part of leaves. .

Vegetative propagation is useful for many reasons. New banana plants are
grown from suckers. Grapes can be grown by vegetative propagation so that
the fruits do not contain seeds. Seedless fruits are easier to eat. This method is
often a faster method of growing plants than growing them from seeds.

c. Generalization

a."What are the two main types of plant reproduction?"

b."How does sexual reproduction in flowers occur?"

c."What are some examples of asexual reproduction in plants?"

C. Post Activities

a.Application

Directions: The teacher will conduct a short game called “Planet

Parade”. Within the same three groups, each group is assigned to
draw the eight planets of the solar system in their accurate order
from the sun. Students were informed to bring coloring materials in
advance, each group will receive a sheet of cartolina and a marker.
They are given 5 minutes to complete the activity. The winning
group will be chosen based on the creativity of their artwork and the
accuracy of the planets' order. A prize awaits the victorious team.
b.Values Integration:

a.Why is plant reproduction important?

b.How can we protect and conserve flowering plants?

c.How can we use our knowledge of flowering plants to make a

positive impact on the world?

IV. Evaluation

Flowering Plant Reproduction Quiz

Instructions: Answer all the questions to the best of your knowledge. Choose
the most appropriate answer for each multiple-choice question.

1. What is the primary function of a flower in a flowering plant?

a) Photosynthesis
b) Reproduction
c) Water storage
d) Support

2. Flowers can be classified into two main types based on their sex organs.
What are these types?

a) Tall and short

b) Daytime and nighttime bloomers
c) Perfect (bisexual) and imperfect (unisexual)
d) Scented and unscented

3. The transfer of pollen grains from the stamen to the stigma is called:

a) Fertilization
b) Pollination
c) Germination
d) Budding

4. What is the role of a pollinator in sexual reproduction of plants?

a) To consume the nectar

b) To transfer pollen grains
c) To provide shade
d) To attract herbivores
 5. After successful pollination, what happens to the ovule within the ovary?
a) It withers and falls off
b) It remains unchanged
c) It develops into a seed
d) It becomes the stigma

6. What is the structure within a seed that develops into a new plant?

a) Seed coat
b) Ovary
c) Pollen grain
d) Embryo

7. What is the process by which a seed sprouts and begins to grow?

a) Photosynthesis
b) Germination
c) Pollination
d) Flowering

8. What is the main difference between sexual and asexual reproduction in

plants?

a) Sexual reproduction involves water, asexual doesn't.

b) Sexual reproduction happens at night, asexual during the day.
c) Sexual reproduction involves two parents, asexual involves one.
d) Sexual reproduction produces seeds, asexual doesn't.

9. What is an example of a plant that can be reproduced asexually using a

cutting?

a) Mango
b) Spider plant
c) Sunflower
d) Rose bush

10. What is the purpose of grafting in plant propagation?

a) To create a new variety of plant

b) To combine desired traits from two different plants
c) To speed up seed germination
d) To attract pollinators

V. Assignment
Instructions:Create a visual representation of the flowering plant life cycle. This could be
a diagram, poster, comic strip, or other creative format.

Prepared by:

Reshnie Gail Bucag

BEED 3-8B