Detailed Lesson Plan in Science 5

I. Objectives
1. Identify the different layers of the sun
2. Describe each layer of the sun
3. Explain why the sun is important

II. Subject Matter

1. Science Concept
a. The sun is the centre of our solar system.
b. The sun is one of the medium sized stars in the universe
c. The sun has 4 major layers: photosphere, radiation zone, convection zone, and the core.
2. Science Processes
a. Observing
b. Describing
c. Identifying
d. Comparing
3. Materials
a. Model of the Sun
b. Pictures
c. Egg
d. Apple
4. References
a. Into the future: Science and Health 5, page 252-255
Jose F. Llarinas

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student Activity

A. Preparatory Activity
 Greetings
- Good morning class! Good morning mam Marinella!

- Please stand up for our prayer.

 Prayer
- Josh can you lead the prayer?
Yes, mam.
“Dear Lord and Father of all, Thank you for
today. Thank you for ways in which you
provide for us all. For Your protection and
love we thank you. Help us to focus our
hearts and minds now on what we are
about to learn. Inspire us by Your Holy
Spirit as we listen and write. Guide us by
- You may now take your sit. your eternal light as we discover more
about the world around us. We ask all this
in the name of Jesus. Amen.”
 Checking of attendance
- Who’s absent for today?

A. Presentation
1. Motivation

- I have here a two pictures of

heavenly bodies.

- What can you see in the picture? The sun and the planet Earth.
Jay?

- Will you describe the sun based A hot ball of glowing gases
from the picture you saw? Amy?

- Very good.

- How about the Earth? Our home planet Earth is a rocky,

terrestrial planet.
- Very good.

2. Unlocking Difficulties
- Complete the following sentences:

C. Concept Formation
- Do you think sun is a star? Uno?

- What makes you think the sun is a Yes, mam.

star? Bimby? Because just like star, sun is a ball of
hydrogen and helium gas that emits light
- Very good! and heat.

- This time, I will show you a video

clip about our sun.

(Teacher will show the video clip)

- From the video you watched, is our

sun the centre of our solar system? Yes, mam. Because All the solar system’s
Why? Jaemee? planets rotate slowly around it, and so do
vast numbers of smaller bodies, such as the
asteroids.
Even the moons of the various planets
basically rotate about the sun, but in a
wavy motion due to their simultaneously
rotating about their continually moving
mother planets.
- Great!

- Is the sun providing us energy?

Pat? Yes, mam.

- What kind of energy we get from

the sun? Both kind of heat and light energy.

- Very good

- Why is the sun important to us?

Aki? Sun is the primary source of energy.
Without the sun there will be no life on the
- Very good! earth & it is the source of energy for the
green plants in terms of photosynthesis
- Let’s study this picture. process.

The layers of the sun

The photosphere, core, convection zone,

and the radiative zone.
- What can you see in the picture? It is the lowest layer of the sun's
Pam? atmosphere. This layer is where the sun's
- Very good. energy is released as light. This is where we
- Will you enumerate the layers of can see sunspots and corona.
the sun? Kim?
- Very good A corona is an aura of plasma that
surrounds the Sun and other stars. The
- Will you describe the photosphere? Sun's corona extends millions of kilometres
Carl? into outer space and is most easily seen
during a total solar eclipse.
- Great!

- What is corona? Hapi? When sudden eruption in the photosphere

happens known as corona, underneath
form of a dark, and cooler space known as
sunspot.

- Very good
Convection zone is the second outer-most
- How a sunspot form? Jen? layer of the sun which energy is
transported outward mainly by convection
currents.

- Great

- Another layer of the sun is The convection zone is responsible for

convection zone. Will you describe formation of cloud in the earth and on
this layer? Lea? other planets in the solar system.

- Very good

Radiation zone is the third other most layer

- What is the importance of this of the sun that emits radiation which is
layer? Jack? dangerous to our health.

- Great

- The next layer is radiation zone.
How do you describe this layer?
Ram?
- Very good
- Why living things on earth doesn’t
affect much by the radiation of the
Because radiation zone and the
photosphere lessen the effect of radiation
by blocking some of the radioactive
particles that the radiation zone releases.
Core is the innermost and the centre part
of the sun. it is mainly composing of molten
rocks where hydrogen is converted to
helium to produce energy in the form of
 sun? Carla?
- Great
- The last layer of the sun is the core.
How do you describe this layer?
Gary?
- Very good
- Which is hotter, the core or the
photosphere? Daniel?
- Great
- Let’s have an activity.
- I have here a boiled egg.
- Let’s imagine that this egg is the
sun.
- Can you go in front and show to us
the layers of the sun using an egg?
- Another thing that could represent
the sun is an apple.
- Can you also go in front and show
to us the layers of the sun using an
apple?
D. Generalization
heat and light.
The core, because it has a temperature of
15 million degrees Celsius, while
photosphere has only 6,600 degree celcius.
The eggshell represents the photosphere,
the cloth-like part between the shell egg
white is the convection zone, the egg white
is the radiation zone, and the egg yolk is
the core.
The red skin of the apple us the
photosphere, the white portion after the
skin is the convection zone, the round
space at the centre is the radiation zone
and the seed is the core.
The layers of the sun are photosphere,
convection zone, radiation zone and the
core.
It gives us energy, light and heat. The Sun
warms our seas, stirs our atmosphere,
generates our weather patterns, and gives
 - Will you enumerate the layers of energy to the growing green plants that
the sun? provide the food and oxygen for life on
Earth.

- What does the sun give us?
Without the Sun's rays, all photosynthesis
on Earth would stop. All plants would die
and, eventually, all animals that rely on
plants for food — including humans would
die, too.

- What will happen if we don’t have

sun?

E. Application
- Draw the cross section of the sun
showing its layers and label its
parts.
- Who will go in front and explain his
work to us?
This is the sun. the sun has four layers. Core
is the centre, radiation zone is the second
inner most, convection zone is the third
innermost, and the photosphere is the
outer most layer.

IV. Evaluation
Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is the innermost layer of the sun.

a) photosphere c) convection zone
b) radiation zone d) core

2. This layer is where the sun's energy is released as light.

a) Photosphere c) radiation zone
b) Core d) convection zone

3. Layer of the sun is responsible for cloud formation in the earth and on other planets in the
solar system.
a) Core c) radiation zone
b) Convection zone d) photosphere

4. It is the layer of the sun that produces radiation.

 a) Radiation zone c) sunspot
b) Photosphere d) convection zone

5. It is a dark, cool space found underneath the corona.

a) Convection zone c) sunspot
b) Radiation zone d) core

Answer Key:

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. C

V. Assignment
Give at least 5 benefits we get from the sun. Write your answer on your notebook.