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I. Objective:
Tell that there are nine planets and other objects that more around the sup
Values:
Work harmoniously with others. Like he nine planets and the other objects in the solar
system, everything works out right if everybody works harmoniously with others.
A. Science Concept/Idea:
The sun is the center of the solar system.
The solar system is made up of nine planets, 41 moons, thousands of planetoids and an
undetermined number of meteors and meteorites.
The nine planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
B. Science Processes:
Describing, communicating, inferring, observing
C. Materials:
Tellurian
References:
Science Module IV - by Mrs. Jessie A. Villegas p. 64
Earth Beyond - McMillan/McGraw Hill pp. 36-53
III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities:
1. Motivation:
What gives us light during daytime?
Do you think it is only here on Earth that receives the light and heat of the sun? Why?
B. Presentation:
1. Show the planetarium/Tellurian.
2. Identify the parts/things in the planetarium.
3. Allow the children to give their observations.
4. Lead them to a discussion that will describe what make up the solar system.
C. Concept Formation:
1. What is the solar system?
2. What is the center of the solar system?
3. Besides the planet Earth, are there other planets and bodies that revolve around the Sun?
D. Generalization:
1. What make up the solar system? a
2. What bodies move around the sun?
E. Application:
From what we have learned, the planets and other bodies revolve around the sun without
banging or bumping against each other. '-an we work or do our activities as orderly as these?
How?
IV. Evaluation:
Draw the sun with the nine planets around it. Label your drawing. Name your drawing, The Solar
System.
V. Assignment:
Explain the rotation of earth on its axis.
Faith in God. There is an unseen Mighty Hand' that makes things more so orderly and
harmoniously for the benefit of His creation. Fait/' in this Unseen Power must always be in
the heart of every man.
A. Science Concept:
The earth rotates on its axis.
B. Science Processes:
Describing, inferring, observing
C. Materials:
Tellurian, globe, top
References:
Science and Health Module IV by Mrs. Jessie A. Villegas pp. 64-65
Britannica Junior Encyclopedia p. 169; Learning and Growing Through Science IV p. 372
III. Procedure:
A. Preparatory Activities:
1. Motivation:
1. Show a top. Ask if they have played or seen one play this toy before.
2. Spin the top. How does the top move?
3. Let's find out how the earth rotates. Will it spin like the top?
B. Presentation:
1. Divide the class in groups.
2. Explain the procedure.
3. Set up the standards with the class.
C. Concept Formation:
1. Each group gives their observations.
2. What do you call the support where an object rotate or turn?
3. Does the earth have this axis? Is it real o imaginary?
D. Generalization:
1. What is rotation?
2. How does the earth rotate?
E. Application:
Like the top or the globe that you can rotate, do you think there is someone who akes the
Earth rotates?
IV. Evaluation:
Take turns in showing how the earth rotates by:
1. using the top
2. using the globe
3. by yourself
V. Assignment:
Get an object that resembles the shape of he earth. Stick something that serves as the axis. Show
how the earth rotates using this.
The periodic cycle of a day and night is like the ups and downs in a persons life. This
shows that there is always hope.
A. Science Concept:
The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes day and night.
B. Science Processes:
Describing, communicating, observing, inferring
C. Materials:
Tellurian (Orrery)
References:
Science and Health Module IV - by Mrs. Jessie A. Villegas p. 64
Science Teachers Training Resource Material for Practical Work: Jessie A. Villegas p. 24
III. Procedure:
A. Review:
1. How does he earth rotate?
2. How long does the Earth take to make a complete rotation?
B. Lesson Proper:
1. Motivation:
What time do you come to school?
What time do you sleep?
What do you think cause these time of the day?
2. Activity/Procedure:
2.1. Switch on the flashlight of the tellurian.
Observe how the globe is illuminated.
2.2. Turn slowly the I-beam of the tellurian in counter-clockwise direction.
Observe any changes on the part of the globe that is illuminated.
C. Concept Formation/Discussion:
1. What does the globe represent?
2. What does the flashlight represent?
3. Is the same place of the globe illuminated all the time as it rotate?
D. Generalization:
What are there days and nights?
What causes days and nights?
E. Application:
If the Philippines face the light source, which is the sun, what time is it in the Philippines?
IV. Evaluation:
Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. A certain place in the earth faces the sun. What time is it in that place?
a. night time
c. play time
b. day time
d. bed time
2. The place on earth that is on the opposite side of the light source is
a. night.
c. sunset
b. day d. Sunday
V. Assignment:
What causes day and night?
A. Science Concept:
The earth rotates in a counter-clockwise direction as seen from the top of North Pole
B. Science Processes:
Describing, observing
C. Materials:
Globe, wall clock
References:
Science and Health Module IV by Mrs. Jessie A. Villegas p. 65
Britannica Junior Encyclopedia p. 169
Into the Future: Health and Science I pp. 234-235
III. Procedure:
A. Review
1. What causes day and night?
2. How many hours make one day?
3. What time on Earth is at the side facing the sun?
4. What is it on the opposite side not facing the sun?
B. Lesson Proper
1. Motivation
Observe the hands of the clock. From what direction to what direction do its hands move?
What do we call this direction?
2. Activity Proper
a. Divide the class into groups.
b. For each group, give a globe.
c. Explain the procedure.
1. Get a globe.
2. Trace its axis with a strip of colored paper or yarn.
3. Turn the globe from left to right or west to east direction.
a. Observe the movement of the globe above the North Pole.
b. Describe the movement of the globe if viewed beneath the South Pole.
C. Concept Formation:
1. When you turned the globe from left to right or from west to east, is the earth's rotation the
same as the direction of the hands of the clock? If nut, what do you call this direction?
2. When you viewed the movement of the globe above the North Pole, what is the direction of
the Earth's rotation?
3. How do you describe the earth's rotation on the South Pole?
D. Generalization:
In what direction does the earth rotate?
How does the earth rotate as seen from the North Pole?
E. Application:
Let's play a game. Form a circle. The leader will say clockwise or counterclockwise. The one
who goes the other way will be he IT.
IV. Evaluation:
1. How do you describe the movement of the hands of the clock?
a. clockwise
b. counter-clockwise
c. left to right
2. As seen from the North Pole, the Earth rotates in direction.
a. clockwise
b. counter-clockwise
c. east to west
V. Assignment:
Draw the rotation of the earth on its axis. Use arrows- to illustrate the direction of its movement.
Wise use of time. Use your time wisely because as the earth revolves around the sun, time
is moving and lost time can never be retrieved.
A. Science Concept:
The earth as it rotates on its axis, revolves also around the sun. It revolves following west to
east direction (counter-clockwise).
B. Science Processes:
Inferring, observing, describing
C. Materials:
Tellurian (Orrery), taped music, radio cassette
References:
Science and Health Module IV by Mrs. Jessie A. Villegas p. 65 Training Module in the Use of
Practical Work in Teaching Science Jessie A. Villegas p. 14
III. Procedure:
A. Review
How does the earth rotate?
What is the effect of the earth's rotation?
B. Lesson Proper
1. Motivation
Where does the sun rise? Where does it set? Why do you think so?
2. Activity Proper
We will find out why and how the sun seems to rise in the east and sets in the west.
a. Group the children.
b. Explain the procedure.
1. Each group will work with a tellurian.
2. Turn the I-beam of the tellurian in a counter-clockwise direction.'
3. Observe:
a. Does the earth of the tellurian rotate about its axis as it revolves?
b. In what direction does the earth revolve?
C. Concept Formation:
How does the earth revolve around the sun?
Since it revolves in a counter-clockwise direction, in what direction does the sun apparently
rise and set?
D. Generalization:
1. How does the earth revolve around the sun?
2. Why do we see the sun travel across the sky from east to west as though it was moving
around the earth when in fact it is not?
E. Application:
Avoid superstitions. Always seek for the scientific explanation of everything. Example: It is
not true that if you are February born, you are lacking something in your personality
because it has only 28 days.
IV. Evaluation:
Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. What does the earth's revolution mean?
a. turning of the earth on its axis
b. the sun's travel around the earth
c. the earth's movement around the sun
2. How many days does the earth actually complete a revolution?
a. 365 days
c. 366 1/12 days
b. 365 1/4 days
d. 366 1/2 days
V. Assignment:
Find out how many times the earth has completed is revolution since you were born.
What do you think will happen if the earth does not follow an orbit as it moves around the
sun?
IV. Evaluation:
1. The movement of the earth around the sun is called
a. direction
b. rotation
c. revolution
2. As the earth travels around the sun, it follows a path called
a. axis
b. poles
c. orbit
V. Assignment:
Draw the picture of the orbit of the earth as it revolves around the sun.
A. Science Concept:
The moon revolves around the earth.
The moon rotates as it revolves around the moon.
As the moon revolves around the earth, it also makes one complete rotation so that the same
side of the moon is facing the earth all the time.
B. Science Processes:
Observing, describing, inferring, demonstrating
C. Materials:
Tellurian, globe
References:
Science and Health Module IV - by Mrs. Jessie A. Villegas p. 63
Into the Future: Science and Health pp. 240-241
III. Procedure:
A. Review
What do you call the path that the earth follows as it travels around the sun?
B. Lesson Proper
1. Motivation
Here's a riddle. Can you answer it?
"Home alone at night.
I opened the window.
What do you think I saw?
A big, big, bright centavo."
What is it that I saw?
2. Presentation
Does the moon also rotate and revolve like the earth? Why do you think so?
3. Activity Proper
a. Group the pupils.
b. Explain the procedure
Activity I Group 1
1. Turn counter-clockwise the I-beam of the tellurian.
2. Observe how the moon moves.
a. Does the moon revolve around the earth?
b. In what direction does it move?
c. Does it revolve around the sun?
d. In what direction does it move?
C. Concept Formation:
Pupils report their observations.
D. Generalization:
1. What are the motions of the moon?
2. How does it move around the earth?
E. Application:
If there is no moon, do we experience the same things we have now? Why?
IV. Evaluation:
Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. The moon is {(a) smaller than (b) bigger than (c) as big as} the earth.
2. The moon turns as it {(a) rotates (b) revolves (c) turns away} around the earth.
3. One complete revolution of the moon around the sun is {(a) longer (b) shorter (c) the same} as its
rotation.
V. Assignment:
Observe the moon. Describe what you see.
IV. Evaluation:
Write a paragraph that explains the same side of the moon is always facing Earth.
V. Assignment:
Bring a calendar.
A. Science Concept:
The moon completes one revolution once about 29 1/2 days.
B. Science Processes:
Observing, inferring, demonstrating
C. Materials:
illustration
References:
Science for Daily Use 4 pp. 241-242
Explore and Discover 4 pp.352-354
III. Procedure:
A. Review
B. Lesson Proper
1. Activity Proper
Do the problem in Explore and Discover 4 pp.353
C. Concept Formation:
1. Pupils report their observations.
2. Pupils discuss their inferences.
D. Generalization:
How long does it take the moon to make a complete revolution around Earth?
E. Application:
The moon revolves around Earth in approximately 29 1/2 days, what do you call this length
of time?
IV. Evaluation:
What shows that the moon complete one revolution in 29 '/2 days?
V. Assignment:
Observe the moon and its appearances. Record what you see every night.
Like the moon that reflects from the sun, you in also reflect the goodness that you have by
your good deeds and kind act towards others.
II. Subject Matter:
Earth, Moon and Sun (How the Moon Lights the Earth at Night)
A. Science Concept:
The moon lights the earth at night.
Moonlight is sunlight reflected to earth by the moon.
B. Science Processes:
Observing, describing, inferring
C. Materials:
illustration, mirror, picture
References:
Science for Daily Use 4 pp. 241-242
Science for Daily Use 4 pp.352-354
III. Procedure:
A. Review
How long does it take the moon to make a complete revolution around Earth? What do we
call this length of time?
B. Lesson Proper
1. Motivation
Show the picture of children playing in the moonlight.
Ask:
Have you ever played during moonlight nights? How do you describe the moonlight?
2. Activity Proper
1. Group the children.
2. Explain the procedure.
a. Switch the flashlight .
b. Place the mirror at the night side of the earth facing the flashlight.
c. Adjust the position of the mirror until it reflects the light directly to the dark side
(night side of the earth) of the globe.
d. Write your observations and inferences.
1. What does the flashlight represent?
2. Which side of the globe is illuminated by the flashlight?
C. Concept Formation:
Pupils report and discuss their observations and inferences.
D. Generalization:
How does the moon light the earth at night? Where does the moon get its light?
E. Application:
Get a mirror. Position it such that it receives light from the sun. tilt the mirror toward a wall.
Can you see the light? What kind of light is this?
IV. Evaluation:
Write a paragraph explaining how the moon lights the earth at night.
V. Assignment:
Continue your observations of the moon. Record what you see/observe.
V. Assignment:
Observe the moon tonight. Describe its shape. Name this shape of the moon.
Teamwork