Lesson Plan Earth Science 9

I. Objectives
After a 60- minute discussion about stars, about
85 percent of Grade 9-Helium and Grade 9-Sodium must
have:
1. determined the different characteristics of
stars;
2. described the relationship between the color
of a star and its brightness; and
3. differentiated apparent magnitude and absolute
magnitude.

II. Learning Content

A. Subject Matter:
Stars
B. Content Outline:
 Characteristics of Stars
 The sun
 Known stars and their distinct properties

C. Science Concepts
 Stars
 Huge, massive spheres of glowing light
 Sparkling like diamonds in the sky
 Diameter is about millions of kilometers
 Emits large amounts of radiant energy from
nuclear reactions (between hydrogen and
helium) in its interior
 SUN, the closest star on Earth.
 Characteristics of Stars
 Color indicates the surface temperature
of a star.
 Size- stars although they appear
similarly in the sky their sizes still
varies.
 Magnitude or Brightness
Apparent magnitude and Absolute
magnitude
 D. Science Process Skills

 Inferring  Analyzing
 Defining  Predicting
 Observing
 Communicating
 Explaining

E. Values Focus
 Shows interest about the lesson;
 Openness to share opinions and ideas to
others;
 Eager to learn new things and ideas;
 Participate actively in class discussions and
activity.

III. Instructional Materials

A. References :

Book references:
Department of Education- Instructional Materials
Council Secretariat ( DepEd-IMCS). Science-
Learner’s Module, Module 3 : Constellation

Dizpezio, Michael, et al. (1999). Science Insights

Exploring Earth and Space. First Look Yang
Tillery, Bill W. (2007). Physical Science (7th
ed.) 1221 Ave. of the America’s, NY
Web references:
http://www.learner.orgcourser
http://www.slideshare.com

B. Visual Aids/ Teaching Aids

Books or modules
LCD projector
Laptop
Globe/world map
IV. Lesson Development

Part of the Teacher’s Student’s Teacher’s

lesson/ Time Activity Activity Remarks
Allotment

I. Introduction Good morning Good morning

class! ma’am!
How are you We’re fine,
today? thank you!

Any volunteer A volunteer

to lead the student will
prayer? lead the
prayer.
II. Review
Yesterday Students will
we’ve tackled answer.
about climate
change, right?

Who can still

recall the
different
effects of
climate
change?

What are the

ways to
mitigate the
those effects?
III. Presentation
of the new Are you The students
lesson familiar with will actively
the term respond.
“diamonds in
the sky”?
What do you
think it is
referred to?

Right, about
star!
 Today we will
going to
explore our
diverse sky.
IV.Motivation
I have here an Students will The
image of a start to teacher
night sky ponder about will flash
composed of the picture. the
bright stars. illustrati
on on the
board.
V. Engage
Now, can you The students
tell me the will answer.
size of stars
just by
looking at it?
Are they
similar in
size?

Do they emit
the same
color?

Which of these
stars are the
brightest?

VI. Explore
Now, let’s The students
discuss about will listen
the stars and attentively
its to the
characteristic teacher.
. We will also
discover
distinct
properties of
some stars.

VII. Explain To further

understand the
topic, the
teacher will
show sets of
 video clips
about the
properties of
stars.
Based on the
given examples
in the videos,
the teacher
will explain
how do stars
differ in
size, color
and
brightness.

VIII. Elaborate The students

Will give some will listen
star examples to the
and identify teacher
what attentively.
properties
they differ.

Example: In
terms of
apparent
brightness,
Sirius appears
brighter than
Rigel since it
is closer to
the Earth.
But compared
to the sun,
the Rigel is
thousands
brighter than
the sun while
Sirius is only
27 times
brighter than
the sun. in
terms of
absolute
magnitude,
Rigel is
brighter than
 the Sirius.
IX. Evaluation
On your ¼
sheet of
paper, answer
the following
questions.
Choose the
best letter
for your
answer.

1. The sun
is
considere
d a ____.
Star?
A. red
B. blue
C. yellow
D. white
2. Which of
the
following
star is
the
hottest?
a. Yellow
b. orange
c. bluish-
white
d. red
3. Which of
the
following
stars is
the
closest
Earth?
a. Rigel
b. Alpha
centaur
i
c. Sun
d. Castor
4. What
property
 of star
depends
on its
distance
from the
sun?
a. Color
b. Size
c. Magnitu
de
d. Times
it
twinkle
5. Which is
the
biggest
star?
a. Antares
b. Rigel
c. Sun
d. Aldebha
ran

X. Agreement Read about

/Assignme constellations
nt .

Prepared by:

MA. CLARRISSE B. BIACO

Checked by:

MRS. MA. OLLIE P. PALU-AY