4TH QUARTER LESSON EXEMPLAR IN SCIENCE 4

I. OBJECTIVES DAY 1
A. Content Standards The learners demonstrate understanding of…
The phases of the Moon and the beliefs and practices
associated with it.
B. Performance Standards The l earners should be able to…
Debug local myths and folklore about the Moon and the Stars
by presenting pieces of evidence to convince the community
folks.
C. Learning Competencies/ Relate the cyclical pattern to the length of a month; and
Objectives and Code (S5FEIVg-h-8)

II. CONTENT Identify and describe the phases of the moon.

III. LEARNING RESOURCES Phases of the Moon
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Learner’s Materials pages
3. Textbook pages Into the Future V - Science for Daily Use 4 (TX/TM) -
Science and Health 5
4. Additional Materials from
Learning Resource (LR)
portal
B. Other Learning Resources Model of the Phases of the Moon
IV. PROCEDURES
A. ENGAGE 1. Ask the pupils if they played Pinoy games like
“patintero” or “taguan” (Hide and Seek), Siyato, Tumbang
Preso.
2. Have you experienced playing “taguan”? When is the
best time to play it?
3. Have you seen the moon? How often do you see it?
4. Let’s find out.
B. EXPLORE 1. The class will be divided into four groups. Give each
group a copy of the “Moon Phases Cards” folder.
2. Setting of standards.
2. Let the pupils identify the phases of the moon by doing the
activity: Learning the Moon’s Phases.
3. Each group will match the appearance of the eight
phases of the moon with the description by inserting the
correct disc shape of the moon in the proper place, to make
them look like the shapes feature on the “Moon Phases Card”.
Guide Questions:
a. How many phases of the moon have you created?
b. Does each one of them look the same (yes or no)?
c. What phase of the moon is number one?
d. Do you see lighted part of the moon?
e. What phase of the moon is number two?
f. Where the lighted part located (right or left)?
g. What phase of the moon is number three?
h. What percent of the moon is lighted (¼, ½, or ¾)?
i. What phase of the moon is number 4?
j. What percent of the moon is lighted (¼, ½, or ¾)?
k. What phase of the moon is number 5?
l. Describe the moon in number 5.
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m. What phase of the moon is number 6?
n. Where the dark side located (right or left)?
o. What phase of the moon is number 7?
p. What percent of the moon is lighted (¼, ½, or ¾)?
 q. What phase of the moon is number 8?
r. What is the shape of the lighted part (C or D)?
C. EXPLAIN 1. Group presentations of outputs.
2. Each team has two representatives to present their
work in front of the class.

D. ELABORATE The 8 Moon Phases

(use the phases of the moon projector model)
The 8 phases (in order) are:
1. New moon
2. Waxing Crescent
3. First Quarter
4. Waxing Gibbous
5. Full moon
6. Waning Gibbous
7. Third Quarter
8. Waning Crescent
1. New Moon. This is the beginning portion of the moon’s
phases. A new moon happens when the moon is located
between the sun and the Earth. We typically cannot see a
new moon since the dark side of the moon is facing the Earth.
New moons can create a solar eclipse where the moon blocks
the sun’s rays and creates a shadow on parts of the Earth.
2. Waxing Crescent. During the Waxing Crescent phase, the
moon travels east in the sky. The waxing crescent phase of
the moon begins once we can see a tiny sliver of the moon
after a new moon. There are times when you might be able to
see the rest of the moon as well, even if it is dark because of
a phenomenon called “earthshine” in which the Earth reflects
sunlight to the moon. This phase occurs a few days after a
new moon.
3. First Quarter. The next phase of the lunar cycle is the first
quarter. During this phase happens when you can see half of
the moon that is illuminated. The name “first quarter” comes
from the fact that at this stage the lunar cycle is 1/4 of the way
completed. Not everyone will see the same halves of the
moon lit up during this phase, primarily because it depends on
your location. So, some people may see the right half
illuminated while others might see the left half illuminated.
4. Waxing Gibbous Moon. This phase essentially covers the
time between the first quarter phase and the full moon phase.
the words waxing gibbous describe what the phase is pretty
well. Waxing means growing larger, and the word gibbous
refers to the shape, so waxing gibbous essentially means
“growing shape”. The moon will get more and more
illuminated until the moon is fully illuminated, which starts the
next phase.
5. Full Moon. As you probably already know, a full moon is
when the entire moon face is completely illuminated by the
sun. Full moons occur when the sun and moon are on
opposite sides of Earth. Technically the moon is only 100%
illuminated by the sun for a few moments, but this phase also
covers when the moon looks full but isn’t.
A lunar eclipse.
When the moon is at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit it
is called a supermoon, and at its farthest point, it is called a
micro-moon. Another cool thing that occasionally happens
during a full moon is when the moon passes through our
Earth’s shadow, called a lunar eclipse. During a lunar eclipse,
the moon will be a reddish color, like the picture above shows.
6. Waning Gibbous Moon. Like we covered above, waxing
means increasing and waning means decreasing. So, in this
 case, the waning gibbous moon means that the shape is
decreasing. The waning gibbous phase lasts until the moon is
half illuminated.
7. Third Quarter Moon. This phase is basically the exact
opposite of the first quarter moon. This is when the moon is
half lit up in the sky, and it also signals when the lunar phase
is 3/4 of the way completed.
8. Waning Crescent Moon. This is the final stage of the lunar
cycle. This phase starts when the sun illuminates less than
half of the moon and continues on until the New Moon phase.
During this phase, we can also see the effect of “Earthshine”,
just like we can during the new moon phase.
This phase “ends” when the moon and the sun rise at the
same time, which starts the lunar cycle over again starting
with the new moon.
Definitions Of Different Moons
Waxing moon the moon at any time after new moon and
before full moon, so called because its illuminated area is
increasing
Think of it as waxing= getting larger in size or growing.
Waning moon the moon at any time after full moon and before
new moon (so called because its illuminated area is
decreasing)
Think of it as waning= decreasing in size, or getting smaller.
 In this activity, the phases of the moon are label. Then
let them color each phases of the moon with black and
yellow crayons with the correct descriptions as well the
earth and the sun.

E. EVALUATE Draw a line that will match the name of the moon to the
phases of the moon.

F. Additional activities for Ask the pupils to observe the moon tonight and let them do
application or remediation the following:
1. Draw the moon you see on the sky tonight.
2. Give a brief description of the moon and give its current
phase.
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who earned 80% 20
in the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require 5
additional activities for remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons work? 3
No. of learners who have caught up
with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to 2
require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies Inquiry Base Learning (IBL)
worked well? Why did these work? 5 E’s
F. What difficulties did I encounter
which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized Production of Innovative Materials/Instructional Material
materials did I use/discover which I (Model of the Phases of the Moon)
wish to share with other teachers?

Prepared by:
RONALD L. LULU
Sta. Catalina Elementary School
San Luis District
Ronald L. Lulu – DKST
Irene C. Lulu – PSDS
Paz I. Canlas – EPS in Science