I.

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

A. Identify the parts of a thermometer.

B. Appreciate the importance of interpreting temperature.
C. Read a thermometer.
II. Subject Matter:
Topic: Reading a Thermometer
Reference: Math for Life 5, p.365 368
Grade School Mathematics 5, p. 238 241
Math Skill book for Grade 5, p. 116
Integration: Science and Health
Showing concern for others/ Alertness
Materials: Real and improvised thermometer, ice cubes, plastic cup, water

TEACHERS ACTIVITY

STUDENTS ACTIVITY

III.
Procedure
A. Daily Routine
Opening Prayer
Lets bow our heads, and feel the
The students will follow the prayer.
presence of our Heavenly Father.
Greetings
Good afternoon, grade 5!
Classroom Management
Before you take your seats, kindly Good afternoon Maam!
pick the pieces of paper under your
chairs and throw it in its proper place. The students will follow the teachers
Checking of Attendance
instruction.
Group one, is there anyone in your
row absent?
How about the second group?
Group ones leader will answer.
Group twos leader will answer.
Checking of Assignments
Please pass your notebooks on the center isle The students will follow the teachers
for
yesterdays
assignment. instruction.

B. Pre-Activities
Review / Recall
Who among you still remember what
we have discussed yesterday? Could
you share your learnings to your
classmates?

The lesson we have discussed yesterday is

about solving word problems that involve
measurement of volume.

Very good!
I will post some word problems on the
board and let us see if you gained
something

yesterday.
The students will answer according to the

Word Drill (Preparatory Activity)

sequence given by the teacher.
Rearrange the jumbled letters to form
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

the terms.
EPATMERETRU
RURMCYE
SLCISUE
NITRACEDEG
RETHOMRETEM
HARFNEITHE

a. TEMPERATURE

C. Lesson Proper
b. MERCURY
Motivation
Who among you have little brothers or c. CELCIUS
d. CENTIGRADE
sisters?
Have you experienced taking care of e. THERMOMETER
them?
How do you take care of them?

f. FARENHEIT

Students who have little brothers or sisters

will raise their hands.
Yes, we do.
We guide them inside and even outside the
house. We take care of them when they are
sick.
If they are sick, what a responsible
brother or sister would do?
Presentation
Problem Opener:
When Camille was taking care of

We check their temperature and give them

medicine.

her little brother one Saturday, she

noticed that her brother was not
feeling well. Since her mother was not
around, she first took his temperature
if he has a fever so that she can give
some medication.
This

is

what

she

saw

on

the

thermometer:
1.00
0.90
0.80
0.70
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.20
0.10
0.00
1

What was the temperature reading as

shown by the thermometer?
Which indicates the temperature in the 40 degrees Celsius.
thermometer?
*The teacher will show a real or
improvised thermometer.*

Mercury

Show the parts of a thermometer?

How do you interpret the readings in

the thermometer?
The parts of the thermometer are the:
glass bulb, glass tube, mercury (column of
How was the temperature measured?

red liquid), Fahrenheit Scale and Celsius

Scale.
In the body temperature, if the measurement

What is the unit used?

of ones temperature is below 37 degrees, it is

What are the other units of measuring

cold. When its above 37 degrees, the person

is sick.

the temperature?
When do we use the Celsius scale?

The temperature was measured to the point

where mercury stopped from raising up and
down.

How about Fahrenheit?

Celsius was the unit used.

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin.

What cause the rise and fall of the

mercury?
The unit Celsius is used by scientists and by
weather forecasters in other parts of the
world.
Fahrenheit is used for measuring body

temperature and weather in the United States.

Paired Work
Pair with your seatmates, and with
your own thermometers, measure each
ones body temperature by placing it
under your armpits for 3 minutes.
Note that the mercury must be under
your armpits.
Compared to your own temperature, is
Camilles brother sick? Why do you
say so? What is the normal body
temperature?

Group Work
Group yourselves into three, and bring
out the materials I asked you to bring
yesterday.
Measure the

temperature

of

the

following, and draw your answers on

your notebooks:
a. Pure ice cube

The temperature of an object causes the rise

and fall of the mercury inside the
thermometer.

b. Iced water
c. Palm of your hands
IV.

Generalization
What are the parts of a thermometer?
Yes, his brother is sick. The temperature of
How do you read the temperature
reading

in

the

thermometer?

Camilles brother is higher than ours. The

normal body temperature is 37 degrees
Celsius.

What is the indication whether the

temperature is too high or too low?

V.
Evaluation
A. Choose the words from the box that
makes each statement correct.
Mercury

thermometer
Glass tube

Scale glass bulb

A thermometer consists of the mercury, the

glass tube, glass bulb, and the Celsius and
Fahrenheit scales.

1. The __________ is the device that

The final temperature of an object can be

read when the mercury stopped at a certain

measures body temperature.
2. __________ rises and fall when scale.
theres a change in temperature.
3. The _________ tells how far the
liquid goes up or down.
4. The mercury is contained in the
___________.
5. The _________ holds the glass bulb.

The normal body temperature is 37 degrees

Celsius. If the temperature is above the

VI.

Assignment

Get the temperature of the following:

normal temperature, the person is sick. And if

the temperature is below 37 degrees Celsius,

1. A boiling water.
the environment is probably cold.
2. Iced water.
3. The body temperature of 2 of your

housemates.
4. Water from the faucet.
5. Temperature inside the refrigerator
and inside the freezer.

1. Thermometer
2. Mercury
3. Scale
4. Glass bulb
5. Glass Tube

Detailed Lesson Plan

in
Instrumentation in
Mathematics
(MH308)

Submitted to:
Mrs. Corazon Bagaipo
Professor

Submitted to:
Angelica Legaspi
III-BEED General Education