National Capital Region
Schools Division Office
ANDRES BONIFACIO INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Addition Hills, Welfareville Compound, City of Mandaluyong
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE
I. OBJECTIVES
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the parts and functions of the
A. Content
Standards compound microscope
The learners should be able to employ appropriate techniques using the compound
B. Performance
Standards microscope to gather data about very small objects
2. Focus the specimen being observed under a microscope
C. Learning A. Demonstrate correct way of focusing specimen being observed under a
Competencies/
Objectives
microscope
Write the LC B. Provide other group with a focused specimen to be viewed under a
code for each microscope
C. Show proper way of handling a microscope
1. LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
II. CONTENT
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide
pages Teacher’s Guide in Science 7 pp. 108-109
2. Learner’s
Materials pages
3. Textbook pages K-12 You and the Natural World pp. 122-124
4. Additional
Materials from
Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf61-vvHbHs
Resource (LR)
portal
B. Other Learning K-12 Curriculum Guide 2016
Resources
IV. PROCEDURES
Group Game (5-minute)
What Am I
I hold the three objectives in place and I can be rotated, what am I?
It is where you LOOK through to see the specimen, what am I?
A. Reviewing I provide light to the stage, the objectives and the eyepiece, What am I?
previous lesson
or presenting the Raise the Word Game Resolution or Magnification (Without making noise)
new lesson clear image
Zoomed image
Mood Setting (5-minute)
PIN A TAIL GAME
B. Establishing a Initially, the learners will be asked to view the animals with tail, place and fit the
purpose for the
lesson tail correctly. Then, the representative will be blind folded and should fit the tail
correctly with a guide. The group with the fittest tail will win and get a recitation
merit.
Showing different focused specimen under different magnification
What are these pictures?
C. Presenting
examples/instanc
es of the new
lesson
The teacher will inspire the learners that they can come up with these images when
they will learn the skill of focusing today
The students will be oriented on the different tasks and the main goal of the
day’s lesson
The teacher will present a short video that shows proper ways of focusing
D. Discussing new
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concepts and vvHbHs]
practicing new
skills #1 Guide Question
1. What are the steps that you should remember to focus the specimen under a
microscope?
Probing Questions in case the students won’t be able to answer the question
1. What should you do with the mirror to be able to catch light?
2. Why will you look under the stage?
3. Why is it important to check and rotate the diaphragm?
2. What objective should you set first when you want to focus the specimen?
3. What should you put on the slide?
4. What is found at the center of the slide?
5. What should you move down so that the objective lens will be near to
the specimen?
The teacher will give the directions and show the scoring rubrics of the
E. Discussing new performance task
concepts and
practicing new FOCUSING THE SPECIMEN BEING OBSERVED
skills #2 Refer-to the attached Performance Task Sheet
(10-Task to Focus the Specimen under a Microscope)
F. Finding practical
applications of
concepts and
skills in daily
living
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When you get sick, what does the doctor recommend you to do before giving a
prescription, apart from physical check-up?
Give concrete examples or situations that show knowledge in focusing microscope
is very useful?
G. Making
generalizations What should you remember in focusing a specimen being observed under a
and abstractions microscope?
about the lesson
Multiple Choice Questions
Write the letter of the correct answer on a ¼ sheet of paper.
1. Joan wants to focus a plant cell specimen. Which objective will she click first to
focus?
A. High power objective (40-60X) C. oil immersion (100 X)
B. Low power objective (10 X) D. scanner (4X)
2. What can be found under the stage that needs to be checked if you will focus the
specimen being observed?
A. Arm B. Base C. Diaphragm D. Mirror
H. Evaluating
learning
3. Why should you LOOK under the stage?
A. To check the diaphragm
B. To adjust the diaphragm
C. To make sure that there is enough light passing through the stage
D. All of the above
4. What should the student move down so that the eyepiece and the objectives will
be closer to the specimen on the slide?
A. Arm B. Base C. Body tube D. Stage
5. What knob should you roll in order to slightly move the body tube and focus the
specimen being observed?
A. Arm C. Coarse adjustment knob
B. Body tube D. Fine adjustment knob
For the learners who got lower than 4-5
Reread the steps in focusing the specimen being observed under a microscope. You
may see me in the science room later if you have questions. Be ready for an
A. Additional individualize focusing of a microscope.
activities for
application or
remediation For the learners who got 4-5
Research on the latest innovations and discoveries of a microscope. Be ready for a
short group sharing about them tomorrow.
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who earned 80% in the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require additional activities for
remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons work? No. of learners who have
caught up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies worked well? Why did these
work?
F. What difficulties did I encounter which my principal or
supervisor can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized materials did I use/discover
which I wish to share with other teachers?
Prepared:
MARIBEL D. GANEB
Noted:
DR. AGNES A. ALEGRE
Head, Science Department
Evaluated:
CLARISSA P. TIBAR
ABIS LR Coordinator
Approved:
HENRY A. SABIDONG
Principal III
National Capital Region
Schools Division Office
ANDRES BONIFACIO INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Addition Hills, Welfareville Compound, City of Mandaluyong
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
PERFORMANCE TASK NO. 1
The 10-Task Challenge in Focusing a Specimen under LPO with
Rubrics
DEMONSTRATING HOW TO FOCUS THE SPECIMEN UNDER THE
MICROSCOPE Learning Competency: FOCUS THE SPECIMEN BEING OBSERVED UNDER THE
MICROSCOPE OBJECTIVES:
A. Demonstrate the correct way of focusing the specimen being observe under a microscope
B. Provide the other group with a focused specimen to be viewed under a microscope
C. Show proper ways in handling of a microscope
DIFFERENT TASKS TO DO TO FOCUS THE SPECIMEN BEING OBSERVE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
No. The 10-Task Challenge Performed/Not Point
Performed
1 Handle and Set-up the microscope on the flat table
properly.
2 Catch enough light by facing the mirror to the light
source and checking the diaphragm.
3 Check the tilt or the angle formed, then measure it
from the pillar to the middle of inclination joint.
4 Move down or lower the body tube using the course
adjustment knob.
5 Rotate the diaphragm to assure that enough light
will pass through to the stage.
Make sure when you look through the eyepiece,
you can see a bright white light in a circular form
6 Put or mount the slide on the stage and clip it using
the stage clip
7 Rotate the objective lens. Click the shortest
objective lens which is the scanner (4X).
8 Center the slide with the specimen on the stage.
Make sure that the specimen can be seen, though it
is blurred
9. Look through the eyepiece, use the coarse
adjustment and slowly move the body tube down.
You should now be seeing the a color aside from a
white bright light through the eyepiece
10 roll the fine adjustment knob to get the BEST
IMAGE or CLEAREST VIEW of the specimen
under the microscope slowly
SCORING RUBRICS
Performed Performed Performed Performed Performed Performed
Indicators Points at least 9- at least 7-8 at least 7-8 at least 5-6 at least 4-3 at least 1-2
10 tasks tasks tasks tasks tasks tasks
Demonstrate how to Focus
the Specimen being observe
8 8 7 6 5 4 3
Provide the other group with Project a bright light on the eyepiece Shows clear and visible specimen
a focused specimen
3
1 2
Did not break or damage any part of the
Show proper way of handling Did not break any slide with specimen
microscope
the microscope 2
1 1
Show positive attitude Followed Instructions Care to others
towards the group and while 2
in the laboratory 1 1
Total 15
Prepared by:
MARIBEL D. GANEB
Master Teacher II, Science
