Pangasinan State University

Bayambang Campus
Laboratory High School
Bayambang, Pangasinan

A
Detailed Lesson Plan
In
Science 8
(Liquids)

Submitted to:
Mrs. Marjorie P. Lacap
Supervising Instructor

Prepared by:
Diana Rose E. Orinion
Noemie D. Quiambao
Chona R. Rosales
Christian B. Pasuquin
Student Teachers, Physical Science

A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science 8

I. Objectives:
At the end of a 60-minute discussion, the students should be able to accomplish the
following with at least 75% rate of success:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

define liquids;
enumerate and describe the properties of liquids;
cite examples of each of the properties of liquid;
apply the concepts through series of activities; and
participate actively in the activities.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic
Liquids
B. Materials
Water, oil, clear glasses, alcohol, dye, bowl, razor blade, piece of paper, thin straw, juice
C. Values Integration
Awareness, appreciation
D. References
Religioso, Teresita F., et. al., (2014), You and the Natural World The New Science 8.
Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House Inc. (192-195)
III. Learning Development
Teachers Activities
A. Recall
Yesterday, youve learned about the first state of
matter which is gas. Class, can anyone define what
gas is? What are the properties of gas?

Student Activities
Gas is a state of matter with
particles that are very loosely
packed which makes it move
very fast.
Gas has no definite shape and
volume, diffuse easily, flows,
can be compressed and exerts
pressure.

B. Motivation
Today, we will discuss about liquids.

The students will answer by using a

concept map.

Let us start with what you know.

What comes into your mind when you hear the word
liquid?

C. Development of the lesson

Based from the words that you have given, can you
now define what a liquid is?

Liquid is a state of matter

which may be clear or colored
and is characterized by
wetness. Some of its examples
are water and milk.

Now, let us talk about its properties.

For that, we have prepared some materials for a series
of activities that we will be conducting.
For the first activity, we have here some oil, water, and
a bowl.
May I ask for two volunteers in the class to do the
activity?

(The two volunteers will go in

front.)

What you need to do is to pour the water and oil in

separate bowls slowly.
Guide questions:
What you observe about the flow of water? Oil?

Why do you think the water flowed faster than the oil?

The water flow faster than the

oil.
It is because the oil is
somewhat syrupy.

Yes, thats right and that is what we call a liquids

viscosity. Viscosity is the resistance to flow. The
stronger the molecular attraction, the more viscous a
liquid is.
Did water take the shape of the container?

Yes, Maam/Sir.

How about the oil, did it take the shape of the container,
too?

Yes, Maam/Sir.

As you observed in the activity, liquids can flow out of a

container and can be poured into another while
maintaining their volume. This happens because there are
attractions among the particles of liquid which hold them
together although not in fixed positions. These attractions
also make it possible for liquids to have a definite volume.
Hence, we can say that liquids have the ability to flow and
can have a definite volume.
Is that clear to you class?

Yes, teacher.

Now, lets proceed to our next activity. Again, may I ask a

volunteer from the class?

(A selected volunteer will go

in front.)

We have here a dye and a glass of water. What you need

to do is to drop a small amount of dye in a glass of water.
What happened to the dye and the water?

Good. The particles of liquid are loosely-packed which

makes the color of the dye spread slowly.
That property of liquid is what you call diffusion. The
particle of liquids move around each other.

For the third activity, we have a glass of water and a razor

blade. All we need to do is to place the razor blade on the

The color of the dye slowly

spread in water after a few
seconds.

surface of the water carefully and observe what will

happen.
May I call on ____________ to do the task?

(The student will go in front and

perform the activity.)

What did you notice when the razor blade was put in the
water?

It floated in the water, maam/sir.

Yes, thats right. That is because of surface tension. The

molecules in the interior of a liquid are attracted by their
neighbors on all sides. On the other hand, have only
neighbors below and at the sides. As a result, the surface
molecules experience a net attraction downward and are
pulled toward the interior. Thus, a liquid tends to
minimize the number of molecules at the surface which
results as surface tension. Surface tension is a
phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid, when the
liquid is in contact with gas, acts like an elastic sheet
covering the interior.

None, Maam/Sir.

Do you have any question class?

Ok then, lets now proceed to our next activity. I need two
boys to do the activity. Let us have some boys at the back.

(The boys will go in front and

perform the task.)

In this activity, one of the student will place a thin straw in

a juice drink.
Meanwhile, the other student will submerged the tip of a
paper in water.
Guide question:
What happened to the water when the straw was placed in
the glass? When the tip of the paper was submerged?

The water moved up the straw

even without doing something.
The water slowly went up the
paper and turned it wet.

That property of water is what we call capillary action or

capillarity. Capillarity is the movement of water up the
tubes called capillary tubes. That was presented in the
straw in a glass of water activity. In nature ad everyday
life, this thin tubes are not always obvious which is in the
case of the paper submerged in water.
For the last activity, may I ask a volunteer from the class?
Get a glass and pour some alcohol in it. Observe what will
happen after some time.

(A selected volunteer will go

in front.)

Meanwhile, put some alcohol in the palms of your hand.

Guide questions:
What happened to the volume of the alcohol in the
container? In your palm?

It disappeared.

What did you feel as the alcohol slowly disappears from

your hand?

I feel cooled.
Maam/Sir, I think it went to
the air.

Where do you think might be the alcohol go when it

disappeared?
Why did you say so?

Maam/Sir, I think it undergo

through a process called
evaporation.

You got it right!

The reason behind the disappearance of the alcohol as well
as the cooling of the palms is evaporation or we can call it
vaporization.
Now, can you define what evaporation is?
Thats right.

Evaporation is the process by

which liquid goes to the air
and is transformed into a gas.

Evaporation or vaporization is the transformation of a

liquid into a gas. If vaporization takes place in an open
container, as in the alcohol in the cap, the molecules
diffuse away from the surface of the liquid and evaporate.
Since molecules with most energy (fast moving) escape
and molecules with less energy are left behind, the
remaining, liquid becomes slightly cooler than the
surroundings. That is why evaporation has a cooling
effect.
Did you get it class?

Clearly, Maam/Sir.

D. Generalization
(Done through a class recitation.)
What is liquid?

Liquid is a state of matter

which may be clear or colored
and is characterized by
wetness.

What are the properties of liquid?

The properties of liquid are ability

to flow, has a definite volume,
surface tension, diffusion, capillary
action, and
evaporation or
vaporization.

What is diffusion?

Diffusion is a property of liquid I

which particles of water move
around each other.

What is surface tension?

Surface tension is a phenomenon

in which the surface of a liquid,
when the liquid is in contact with
gas, acts like an elastic sheet
covering the interior.

What is evaporation?

Evaporation or vaporization is
the transformation of a liquid
into a gas. It happens when the
particle of the liquids escaped
into the air.

Very good class! I think youre now ready to take a

short quiz. Keep your things away from your desk.
Only ball pens and the test papers are on your desk.
(The teacher will distribute the test papers.)
IV.
Evaluation
Part I.
Direction: Identify what is described in the following.
__________ 1. It is the resistance to flow.
__________ 2. It is a property of liquid where liquid particles move around each other.
__________ 3. The force on the surface of a liquid that makes the surface area as small as
possible.
__________ 4. The phenomenon where liquid rises up through a tube.
__________ 5. It is the transformation of a liquid into gas.
__________ 6. It has the ability to flow and has a definite volume.
Part II.
Direction: Identify what property of liquid is applied to the following situations.
__________ 1. Clothes absorb sweat from the body.
__________ 2. Clothing keeps you comfortable by drawing the moisture away from your
skin when you perspire.
__________ 3. Some insects can walk in water.
__________ 4. Drying of clothes under the sun.
__________ 5. Existence of low tide.
__________ 6.Wiping of wet table.
__________ 7. A strand of hair that does not sink in water.
__________ 8. A drop of water is spherical in shape.
__________ 9. Water moves from the soil to the stems and leaves of trees and plants
through tiny tubes in the bark or stem of a plant.
__________ 10. Cracking of lips during winter season.

Answer Key
Part I.
1. Viscosity
2. Diffusion
3. Surface tension
4. Capillary action

5. Vaporization/evaporation
6. Liquid

Part II.
1. Capillary action
2. Evaporation/vaporization
3. Surface Tension
4. Evaporation/vaporization
5. Evaporation/vaporization

V.

6. Capillary action
7. Surface tension
8. Surface tension
9. Capillary action
10. Evaporation/vaporization

Assignment
Is boiling different from evaporation? Explain your answer. Write it in a one
whole sheet of paper and submit it tomorrow.