Detailed Lesson Plan (DLP)

Learning Area: General Biology Grade Level: 12 STEM Quarter: IV Duration: 50

2 minutes
Date: Jan.
23,2020
Time: 12:50-
1:40 PM
Learning Describe general features of the history of life on Earth, including STEM_BIO11/12-
Competency/ies: generally accepted dates and sequence of the geologic time scale IVc-g-8
(Taken from the and characteristics of major groups of organisms present during
Curriculum these time periods.
Guide)
1. Specific&Learning&Outcomes
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
a. Describe the characteristics of living organisms in different Eons and Eras of the Geologic Time Scale
b. Sequence the time periods in the Geologic Time Scale.
c. Explain the importance of the major events in shaping the history of living organisms on Earth.
2. Content: Geologic Time Scale
3. Learning Curriculum Guide, Teaching Guide, Campbell Biology 11th Edition
Resources:
4. Procedures:
Preliminaries:
Prayers
Greetings
Ask the students to fix the arrangements of their chairs before sitting down
Checking of attendance

Elicit Have a short review about the past lesson about the central dogma or the making of
Proteins which are the building block of our body.
Tell them that the previous lesson was about understanding how our body works in every
little ways.
Engage What is the age of the Earth?
The learners may give various answers from thousands to millions of years. Some will
give answers near to 4.6 billion years. Write all the answers on the board and let them
think of what the age of the Earth is.)

Ask learners: “Have you seen the movies Ice Age and The Land Before Time? How was
the Earth presented in movies such as these?” Based from what you may have read,
describe the Earth millions of years ago.

The following answers may be given by learners: (1) covered with

thick blanket of ice, (2) lots of volcanoes and high mountains, (3) large organisms roamed
the land, (4) the atmosphere did not have high oxygen content, (4) asteroids/ meteors
frequently hit the surface, (5) the lands moved a lot or the continents were a little closer
to each other, (6) volcanic eruptions, (7) a little bit warmer, (8) plants were bigger, (9)
humans were not yet around. Accept all answers and ask them what the possible
conditions on the early Earth are.
Explore Group the students Into 3 Groups
Watch a short clip (“Four Ways to Understand the Earth’s Age.”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkxWmhtFGs&
spfreload=10)
Tell everyone to listen and watch attentively and they should take down notes.

Use the following questions to guide the learners as they watch the video.
I. What are the four ways mentioned in the film?
II. Why is it hard to create a timeline of events chronicling Earth’s history?
Explain Let them consolidate their answers to the guide questions and write it on manila paper.
After answering, give 3 minutes every group to present and explain their answers. Correct
misconceptions and give proper feedbacks to the students after presenting their works
Elaborate Enrich their understanding on the different parts of the Geologic Time Scale
And start describing the characteristics of the organisms living on the different periods of
time. Emphasize that as the time goes by the living organisms are getting more complex.

At the beginning of the discussion welcome them to the discussion by saying “Welcome to
the epic drama of the history of life on earth!”
The discussion is most likely a story telling of how life emerges on earth.
Discuss the following:
LIFE ON EONS
Hadean Eon
Archean Eon
Proterozoic Eon
Phanerozoic Eon

Evaluate

(a) Fill in the missing part of the Geologic Time Scal, (b) describe the living organisms
living in the portion that you filled in and (c ) explain the importance of the major events
happened in these periods of time.

Extend Illustrate the GTS in a clean sheet of paper

Remarks

6. Reflections