This document outlines the format for a science lesson plan, including sections for the teacher and school details, objectives, core elements, resources, methodology, time allocation, activities, and assessment. The key aspects of an effective science lesson plan are to engage students through questions, stimulus variation, note-taking, demonstrations, observations, and predictions to develop their thinking and understanding of scientific concepts.

1. Format of a ‘Science’
Lesson Plan
Dr. Rajeev I. Jha
Assistant Professor, Bombay Teachers’ Training College, Mumbai

2. • Name of the Teacher: _________________
• Roll No: _______
• Practicing School / College: ___________________________
• Lesson No: ____
• (Subject): Science
• (May indicate: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environment)
• Date: __________
• Standard: ____
• Period: ___
• Time: ________________ (____ 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.
(Core element)

4. Instructional Objectives:
(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. • Core Element: Protection of Environment, small family
norms, etc
• Life Value / Skill: E.g. helping others, dignity of labour, etc
• Resources: 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
• 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

7. Time Teacher’s activity Student’s activity Resources
Set Induction:
Statement of Aim:
Presentation:
Time Content
Analysis
Teacher’s
Activity
Student’s
Activity
Resources Assessment
Recapitulation:
Teacher summarizes the lesson with the help of a visual representation.
Application: (1 or 2 questions that challenge the intellect)
Assignment: (an interesting, activity-based, supplementary)

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