CAMARINES NORTE COLLEGE INC.

Junior High School Department

Labo, Camarines Norte
S.Y. 2021-2022

LEARNING MODULE FOR SCIENCE 8

SECOND QUARTER
EARTH AND SPACE

Content Standards:

The learners demonstrate an understanding of:

 the relationship between faults and earthquakes.
 the formation of typhoon and their movement within the PAR.

Performance Standard:

The learners shall be able to:

 participate in discussion making through emergency plan showing
precautionary measure and preparing emergency kit times of disasters like
earthquake and typhoon.

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 Week Activity to be Submitted Page on module
Activity 1: I Am Different 5
1 Activity 2: Earthquake Prediction (Scaffold 1) 6
Quiz and Self- Assessment Tool 6
Activity 3: Faults in Love 7
Activity 4: I Know It! 7
2
Activity 5: What’s More? 8
Activity 6: Now I know 8-9
Activity 7: Typhoon Biography 9
3
Activity 8: Trace Me 9-10
4 2nd Preliminary Examination Only
Activity 9: My Country’s Action Plan (Scaffold 2) 10-11
5 Activity 10: My Own Action Plan (Scaffold 3) 11
Activity 11: Performance Task 11-12
Activity 12: Compare and Contrast 14
Quiz 14
6
Activity 13: It’s ok to ask 14
Activity 14:Believe it or Not 15
Activity 15: I Believe that. 15
7 Activity 16: It’s clear now 15
Activity 17:Performance Task 16
8 2nd Departmental Examination Only
To do well in this lesson, you need to remember and do the following:
1. Read and follow the instructions carefully.
2. Don’t forget to answer the pretest. You may write your answer on your old notebook or
paper. ANSWER KEY IS GIVEN ON THE LAST PAGE for self-evaluation. YOU WILL NOT
SUBMIT THIS TEST.
3. Read your reference book to answer the activities. Specific pages of book are given as guide.
4. Perform all the activities for you to understand the topic.
5. If there are articles included in the module which is needed for the activity. Take time to
read.
6. Open and view the indicated videos for supplementary learning. You can copy the link and
watch it directly in YouTube or you can just visit our school website. Supplementary
materials for learning are uploaded there.
7. As much as possible, always do the Transfer task in your own.
8. Answer the post-test to measure how much you have learned from the lessons. TAKE
NOTE: YOU WILL SUBMIT THE POSTTEST.
9. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SCHEDULED TIME INDICATED ON YOUR WEEKLY HOME
LEARNING PLAN.

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 10.God bless and enjoy learning!

Earthquakes and Faults

Billions of years have already passed, but some things remain constant. We continue
to witness and experience activities that naturally transpire and have become part of our
existence as residents on Earth. Occurrence of the different natural phenomena only shows
that Earth is a dynamic planet. Earth’s nature and composition, along with other factors and
forces are unstoppable, and just like earthquake, we cannot stop them but just become aware
of them.
Earthquakes occurs on faults. A fault is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks
of the earth crust

TITLE: YOU’LL LEARN TO:

Earthquakes  differentiate the epicenter of an earthquake from its focus and intensity of
and Faults an earthquake from its magnitude (S8ES-IIa15)
 explain how movements along faults generate earthquakes using models or
illustration. (S8ES IIa14)
 explain how earthquake provides information about the interior of the
earth (S8ES-IIc-17)
 explain how typhoon develops and how it is affected by landmasses and
bodies of water(S8ES-IId-18)

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.it cannot be changed without
changing our thinking” –ALBERT EINSTIEN

UNIT MAP
Hazarard Map
and Tracking
Data

Philippine Typhoon
Earthquake Location

Emergency
Planning and
Disaster
Management and
Mitigation

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 What to do before? (Pretest) Try to answer the following questions and see if you
find it right as you finish studying the unit. You don’t need to pass the pretest. You can
write your answer on your old notebook for your future reference.

Multiple Choice
Direction: Write only the LETTER of correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. Which layer of the earth contains rocks that are moving slowly but continuously?
a. mantle b. outer core c. crust d. inner core
2. Which government agency in the Philippines monitors the earthquakes?
a. DOST b. DENR c. NDRRMC d. PHIVOLCS
3. Scientists who study the earthquake are______?
a. Archeologists’ b. geologist c. Volcanologists d. seismologists
4. The Philippine fault that can affect several places in metro manila when it moves is
called_____?
a. Western Philippine fault c. Central Philippine Fault
b. West Valley Fault d. Eastern Philippine Fault
5. Which place in the Philippines was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake last October 2013?
a. Cebu b. Iloilo c. Dumaguete d. Bohol
6. Which layer of the earth contains rocks that are moving slowly but continuously?
a. Mantle b. outer core c. crust d. inner core
7. Which government agency in the Philippines monitors the earthquakes?
a. DOST b. DENR c. NDRRMC d. PHIVOLCS
8. Scientists who study the earthquake are______?
a. Archeologists’ b. geologist c. Volcanologists d. seismologists
9. The Philippine fault that can affect several places in metro manila when it moves is
called_____?
a. Western Philippine fault c. Central Philippine Fault
b. West Valley Fault d. Eastern Philippine Fault
10. Which place in the Philippines was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake last October 2013?
a. Cebu b. Iloilo c. Dumaguete d. Bohol

Answer key for pretest is given on the last part of this module. You can self-
assess your answers whether you got the right answers. Enjoy Learning!

How strong is an earthquake?

An earthquake can be measured in two ways: intensity and magnitude. The intensity of an
earthquake gives us an idea of how strong or weak the shaking is. The Philippine Institute of
volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) uses the following SCALE to describe the intensity of
earthquakes in the Philippines.
1-Scarcely perceptible Felt under favourable conditions delicate objects sway slightly.
2-Slightly perceptible Felt indoors. Objects move slightly. Water oscillates weakly.
3-Weak Felt indoors and outdoors. Objects move noticeably. Water oscillates and
considerately.
4-Moderate Felt indoors and outdoors. Objects move considerately. Water oscillates.
5-Strong Vibration is felt indoors, Objects move violently.
6- Very Strong Vibration is felt indoors and outdoors. Object move violently. Weak
structures suffer slight damage’
7-Destructive Vibration is felt everywhere. Rockslides occur. Weak structures suffer
considerable damage.
8- Very Destructive Vibration is felt everywhere. Rockslides occur. Well- built structures suffer
considerable damage.
9-Devastating Vibration is felt everywhere. Rockslides and liquefaction occur. Well-built
structures suffer total damage.
10-Completely All made structures are destroyed. Massive landslide and liquefaction. Large
Devastating scale subsidence and uplift of landforms and many ground fissures are
observed.

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 WEEK 1 (Explore)
Have you ever seen a crack in the wall of your house? What could have caused these cracks
to appear? How about in your neighborhood, have you seen a crack on the road?
The cracks that you have seen on the Earth’s surface are called faults. These faults may
have come from the movement of the plate tectonics or as a result of an earthquake.
Studying the dynamics between these can help you create an action plan for disaster
preparedness. Let’s start the module by doing an activity for you to be familiar with the
basic words needed in this unit. Enjoy learning!

Use your Old notebook

Exercise A: Jumbled Word
Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters of each word which you will encounter in the discussion
of this unit. Write the arraged word in the first blank and state your prior knowledge about each
word on the second line. Copy and answer.

1. Lauft-_________-_________________
2. Fsouc-________-_________________
3. Emicsis-________-________________
4. Minaust-_________-_______________
5. Kequatearh-________-_____________

Use Old notebook

Exercise B: KWHL Chart
Direction: Before you begin with this module, fill out the first three columns of the KWHL
chart below. This will help you check your understanding of the lessons in this unit.
WHAT I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW HOW WIIL I FIND OUT WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

END OF EXPLORE
How was it? I hope you are still okay 😊Your understanding of faults and earthquake
will increase as you study and perform the activities in the FIRM UP stage. It’s about
time to go further. Let’s have more activities. Enjoy learning! God Bless You.

WEEK 1 (Firm Up)

Use 1 whole intermediate paper
Activity 1: I Am Different
Direction: Differentiate the Epicenter and Focus, Intensity and Magnitude, Active faults
and Inactive faults. You can refer on science links book on pages 170-180.

Epicenter VS Focus Intensity VS Magnitude

Active Faults VS Inactive Faults

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 https://youtu.be/su7VIIu-mVA

Now, here is to help you know the topic better. You can watch the video entitled:
“Light Waves Vs. Sound Waves”. Have Fun!

Use long-sized bond paper

Activity 2: Earthquake Prediction (Scaffold 1)
Direction: On a long-sized bond paper, create a photo essay (pictures can be printed, in a form of
drawing or cut out photos from magazines/newspaper) that can show how earthquakes are being
predicted. You can refer on science textbook pages 178-184.
END OF FIRM-UP
In this section you have described and discussed important concepts about earthquake and
faults. How was it! I hope you’re still okay since you already know the first part of the lesson.
It’s time to answer the short quiz on the next page. Surely, you can answer it easily. I know
you can do it. God bless you! Happy Learning.
Use 1 whole intermediate paper

Quiz: Multiple Choices

Direction: Write the letter and the content of your answer on your answer sheet.
1. What does one call the spot above the main focus on the surface of the earth?
a. crust b. epicenter c. wave d. magnitude
2. What is the term used to describe intensity IV?
a. devastating b. very strong c. Strong d. destructive
3. The release of energy of an earthquake refers to?
a. focus b. intensity c. Epicenter d. magnitude
4. Which of the subsequent refers to the place where an earthquake starts?
a. fault line b. fault c. focus d. epicenter
5. Which of the following point on the earth’s surface that is vertically above the focus and
where energy waves are felt most strongly?
a. epicenter b. intensity c. magnitude d. wave

PREPARING FOR AN EARTHQUAKE

In the Philippines earthquakes occur quite frequently which means you will need to prepare for when these earthquakes
happen. In just this year in 2015, the Philippines has had 170 earthquakes. Although it is known that most global earthquakes
will concentrate at the plate boundaries, there is no reliable method of accurately predicting the place, time and magnitude. So
you should still be prepared and familiarise yourself with and practise the "drop, cover and hold on" method and know where
the safe spots in the rooms. For your own safety, you also need an Earthquake Readiness Plan. Get together with your
housemates or family to discuss the plan and what exactly you are going to do and where you are going to go when an
earthquake hits another thing to do to prepare for when an earthquake hit is to prepare "Disaster Supplies Kits". You need
kits like these to protect yourself. Keep these kits where you spend most of your time in the house as they will be very useful
in an emergency. Have several of these kits.
Your kit should include the following items:
 Medication - a working flashlight along with spare batteries
 First aid kit and handbook - personal hygiene supplies
 Dust masks - Toiletries
 Bottled water
 Whistle (these are to alert rescuers what location you are in)
 Copies of personal identification (if it’s in your house keep everyone in the household’s identification in there)
 Road maps
 List of contact information for emergency
 Snack foods that are high in energy

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 WEEK 2 (Deepen)
Lesson 3: How Damaging an Earthquake Can Be?

During an earthquake, the rock on one side of the fault suddenly slips with respect to the
other. The fault surface can be horizontal or vertical or some arbitrary angle in between.
Earth scientist use the angle of the fault with respect to the surface. You can refer Science
8 links Book on page 162-163
Use 1 whole intermediate paper
Activity 3: Faults in Love
Direction: Observe and analyze the picture below then answer the questions that follows.

Questions:
1. What causes three types of faults?
2. What causes faults to move?
3. Explain how movements among faults generate earthquake.
4. How will you connect the three types of faults in your real life?
Use 1 whole intermediate paper
Activity 4: I Know it!
Direction: Observe and analyze the picture below then answer the graphic organizer that
follows.

1. Who do you think are responsible in collecting data about the interior of the Earth?
2. How does the scientist collect information about the interior of the Earth?
3. What do you mean by seismic waves?
4. Using the diagram below, explain how earthquake provide information about the
interior of the Earth.

Primary waves Love waves

Seismic
Waves Rayleigh waves
Secondary waves

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 Use 1 whole intermediate paper
Activity 5: What’s More? (CASIGURAN EARTHQAUKE 1968 -PHILIPPINE RESPONSE)
Direction: Read the article below and answer the questions that follows:
Link: https://www.pnvsca.gov.ph/?p=903
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) commemorates the 1968 Casiguran Earthquake on its
50th year this August 2, 2018.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the town of Casiguran, Aurora on August 2, 1968 at
4:19 AM (PST). The earthquake caused large fissures with lengths measuring from 10 to
20 meters but in some areas, it reached a length of 400 to 500 meters. Fissures on the
road from Casiguran to Barrio Tabas produced a surface subsidence up to two meters.
Landslides were observed in the mountainous area near the epicenter and tsunami was
recorded according to the observation in t ide gauge station in Japan.
Rossi-Forel Earthquake Intensity VII was recorded in Manila in spite of its location being
far from the epicenter. The Ruby Tower, a six-storey building in Binondo, Manila,
collapsed instantly during the quake killing 268 people. Several buildings such as Aloha
Theater, Philippine Bar Association Building, National Library, and Liwayway Hotel in
Manila sustained varying levels of structural damages. The 1968 Casiguran Earthquake
is said to be one of the most destructive eart hquakes in the Philippines.
This event paved t he way for the establishment of the National Committee on Disaster
Operations (NCDO) under the Administrative Order No. 151 on December 2, 1968.
Republic Act 6541, An Act to Ordain and Institute a National Building Code of the
Philippines was also enacted in 1972.
On the 50th year of the 1968 Casiguran Earthquake, PHIVOLCS will be conducting a
symposium and exhibit on August 2, 2018 at Minor Basilica of Black Nazarene (Quiapo
Church), Manila.
PHIVOLCS encourages everyone to look back and remember not only the tragedy, but
also the lessons we learned. Let us keep our communities safe from and resilient to
natural hazards and disasters.

Guided Questions:
How does the safety of the community be ensured?
I have learned that preparing during an earthquake can
________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________.

Use 1 whole intermediate paper

Activity 6: Now I Know (Case Analysis – Scaffold 2)
Direction: In this unit’s performance task, you will launch a campaign that is focused on
creating awareness and preparedness during earthquake events. In order to do that you will
first follow the directions below.
First, let’s review the history and analyze the disaster in the past. For each case, you can read
the news and article on disaster preparedness that follow.
Direction: Read the article below and answer the questions that follows:
Link: https://earthquakesinphilippines.weebly.com/earthquake-articles.html

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 2012 Negros Earthquake

The 2012 Visayas earthquake occurred on February 6 at 11:49pm with a magnitude of 6.7,
off the coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines. The epicentre of the earthquake was
approximately 72 kilometers north of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. The Philippines lies within
the Pacific Ring of Fire, which causes the country to have frequent seismic and volcanic
activity. In Cebu, the earthquake was the strongest so far of 2012. The strongest earthquake
to hit Negros happened in 1948, but did not cause severe damage. The earthquake was caused
by movement on a previously undiscovered fault; however, this fault was already known to
private geologists hired by the Negros Occidental Government to create a land use map. The
Earthquake left 51 people dead, 112 injured and 62 missing. The causes of these injuries and
deaths were landslides and rockslides, falling walls and debris, and a few heart attacks. The
total damage has totalled to $8.6 million, most of this damage occurring in Negros Oriental
and Cebu. Many buildings damaged or destroyed, at least 9 bridges damaged and some
landslides occurred in Negros Oriental.

FOCUS QUESTIONS:
1. What caused the 2012 VISAYAN/ NEGROS EARTHQUAKE?
2. Why did hundreds of people die?
3. How do people continue their living after they felt a strong earthquake?

WEEK 3 (Deepen)
Use 1 whole intermediate paper
Activity 7: Typhoon Biography
Direction: Typhoon are powerful storm that occurs at the pacific basin. It is given such a name
because of its location. In other areas, the same storm is referred to as hurricane or cyclone. Using
the template below, create a typhoon biography.

DISTURBANCE DEPRESSION STORM

Start Here:
Typhoon Biography
My Growing Period____________

(Explain here how typhoon can be form.)

Strength Weakness

(How does a typhoon can be strengthened?) (How does a typhoon can be weakened?)

I LOVE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE____

___


Use 1 whole intermediate paper

Activity 8: Trace Me
Direction: Some people from cooler places would choose the tropical countries that are conducive
for retirement and investment purposes. They attracted to the average weather and climate. One of
their choices is the Philippines where the weather does not reach extremely cold state. The not so
good thing about its weather is the usual occurrence of typhoons in the annually. Based on the
given picture below, track typhoon Ompong and answer the following questions. You can refer
Science 8 Links Book on page 187-202

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Questions:
1. When did typhoon Ompong enter the PAR?
2. When did typhoon Ompong hit the Philippines?
3. When did typhoon Ompong leave the PAR?
4. Which part of the Philippines was hit by typhoon Ompong?
5. Why is the Philippines prone to typhoon?
6. How does disaster significantly change of affected your life?
Here is to help you master how to track a typhoon. Enjoy learning!
Title: Plotting the Philippine area of responsibility AND tracking a tropical cyclone
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=Awr9JhVMgyhhBj4A5fGJzbkF?p=plotting+the+philippine+area+of+
responsibility+AND+tracking+a+tropical+cyclone&type=E210US91213G0&fr=mcafee&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Ai%2Cm%3A
pivot#id=1&vid=df85f546dbbb1358593846186a83881d&action=view.
.

Use long-sized bond paper

Activity 9: My Country’s Action Plan (Scaffold 2)
Direction: Labo is a first-class municipality in Camarines Norte. It is rich in culture and beautiful
sceneries. It was named after the miscommunication of two languages. Labo is blessed with natural
resources, rich harvest and people. However, it experienced wide flooding which leads to its
constituents to evacuate. In a long-sized bond paper, write a disaster plan that will reduce the
casualties of geologic events such as typhoon, earthquake and tsunamis. Read the short article below.
Take note on the steps made in order to survive during disaster. Use the template of “MY COUNTRY’S
ACTION PLAN” that follows.
Link: https://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php/articles/1121656

My Country’s Action Plan

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 LEGAZPI CITY – Less than 12 hours after Typhoon Ulysses battered Camarines Norte on
Wednesday, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) delivered relief goods and
food packs to displaced residents in the province. Jessar Adornado, operations division chief of
the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 5 (Bicol), said on Thursday at least 5,000 food packs were brought
to the province for distribution to more than 5,000 families or 21,000 persons affected by the
typhoon's onslaught. “Also to be delivered tomorrow (Friday) are 400 rolls of sakoline, hygiene
kits, and medicines,” Adornado said. On Saturday, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will conduct an
aerial drop of relief goods to isolated barangays or towns that remain inaccessible due to
landslides and eroded access roads. Camarines Norte was nearest to the eye of the typhoon on
Wednesday afternoon until evening, which resulted in massive flooding and toppling of power
lines. The province is still without electricity. “Ulysses” was so far the strongest typhoon to hit
Camarines Norte this year. Governor Edgar Tallado held an emergency meeting on Thursday with
disaster response agency officials for the assistance that the province is in dire need of, such as
the restoration of damaged houses and infrastructure. In their aerial survey, Adornado said
massive flooding was spotted in the low-lying areas of Vinzons and Labo towns.
Questions: NOTE YOU WILL NOT ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. THIS IS JUST YOUR GUIDE
IN MAKING THE ACTION PLAN BELOW. HAPPY LEARNING 😊
1. What is the cause of typhoon Ulysses?
2. What was the response of the local government?
3. What preparation did your family do during typhoon Ulysses?
4. As a student, how will you help the Barangay officials in reminding the constituents
about incoming typhoon?
GOAL: Avoid hazards and mitigate their potential impacts by reducing vulnerabilities
exposure and enhancing capacities of communities.
•Emergency response •life saving incident
training and exercises stabilization property
presentation
•evacuation and mass
prepared Respons care
ness e

Mitigation
Recover
•public education y •Economic recovery
•Hazard Assesments •Debris Management
•Infrasture and •housing
improvement •Healthty/Social
services

WEEK 5 (Transfer)
Use long-sized bond paper
Activity 10: My Own Action Plan (Scaffold 3)
Direction: The Philippines is prone to natural disasters as it lies along both typhoon belt and the
pacific ring of fire. Just within the current decade, thousands of lives had been lost, millions of people
had been displaced and hundreds of billions worth of damages had been incurred due to disaster
events. Due do this you will create an action plan entitled “MY OWN ACTION PLAN” in a long sized
bond paper. Use the format on the next page.
My Own Action Plan
Situation: (In this part you will tell your personal and your family’s experience when there is a
typhoon and earthquake)
List here the:
Warning Signals in your area Emergency Kit you have at home

What will be your actions and plans as student when there is a calamity?

Use long-sized bond paper

Activity 11: Performance Task

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 Goal Your goal is to create an info graphics about disaster preparedness
Role You are a writer, visual artist and Social Media Influencer
Audience Teachers, members of the family and grade 8 students
Situation The Province of Camarines Norte was hit by super typhoon named Ulysses
last November 2020 the damage was extensively large and was magnified by
strong wind and heavy rains during the typhoon. The residents weren’t
prepared about the presence of these heavy rains and strong wind that
caused floods in some areas and they don’t know how to respond resulting
to greater damage and casualties.
Product You can choose ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES
Product 1: A 5-minute video clip of what to do: Before, During, and After
earthquake.
Product 2: On a short bond paper, write an article that shows how the
government and Filipino families prepare and face the calamities such as
earthquakes and typhoons.
Product 3: Create a blog on how to prepare in natural disasters such as
earthquake and typhoon. You will send it to your Science Teacher through
Messenger.
Standards Accuracy of Content, Organization of Ideas, Relevance and Creativity.

WEEK 6
Beyond the Earth
During your elementary days, you
already learned that our planet belongs to
Solar System with seven more planets and
Sun at the centre. You became familiar with
the characteristics of each planets and how
far are they from the Sun. But, have you ever
wonder what else are beyond our planet? If
you do so, it is the same thing why
astronomers conducted their study beyond
our planet. There are a lot of studies that are
light years away from us.
On this module, you will discover what
else is beyond our planet. The lesson
included here is entitled, “Other Members of
the Solar System”.

Content Standard:

The learners demonstrate an understanding of the Characteristics of comets,

meteor, and asteroids.

Performance Standard:

The learners shall be able to discuss whether or not beliefs and practices about
comets and meteors have scientific basis.

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 Topics: In This Unit You Shall…
Comets, Meteors,  Compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids
and Asteroids  Predict the appearance of comets based on recorded data of
previous appearance
 Explain the regular occurrence of meteor shower

Beyond the
Earth

Comets Asteroids Meteors

WEEK 6 (Explore)
Use your old notebook
Exercise C: Draw and Tell
Direction: Draw and tell the characteristics of the following words
1. Comets
2. Meteors
3. Asteroids
Use your old notebook
Exercise D: K W H L Charts
Direction: In the KWHL Chart below, answer the unshaded part with what you already
know, what you want to know about comets, meteors, and asteroids how you will find the
information you need to know. NOTE: YOU WILL SUBMIT THIS ONCE YOU ARE DONE
ANSWERING THE LAST COLUMN
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids

Things that I KNOW Things that I WANT HOW will I find out Things I Learned
TO KNOW

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 WEEK 6 (Firm Up)
Use one whole sheet of paper
Activity 12: Compare and Contrast
Direction: Using Venn diagram, Compare and Contrast the following words. You can
refer Science Links 8 book on page 219-222.

Comets

Meteors Asteriods

How was it? Where you able to compare and contrast the three celestial bodies??
Now, here is to help you know them better. You can watch the video entitled: “Comet,
Meteor or asteroid- The Real Difference”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToPBxyYDDDQ

Use long-sized bond paper

Activity 13: It’s Okay to Ask
Direction: Interview your family members (grandparents, mother, father, or older relative)
about their superstitious beliefs on the following. List down the superstitious belief you got
on a long-sized bond paper.
1. Comets
2. Meteor
3. Asteroids.
Use long-sized bond paper
Quiz: Classification
Direction: Tell whether the given examples, description or term is related to asteroids,
comets or meteors. ANSWER ONLY. (Sagot na lang ang isusulat sa papel).
1. Athens 6. Planetoids 11. Eta Aqua rid 16. Aristotle
2. M-type 7. Pallas 12. Oort Cloud 17. Hermes
3. Hair of the head 8. Barringer crater 13. 1991 BA 18. Emperor William
4. Edmund Halley 9. Shooting star 14. Rocky bodies 19. Coma
5. Tail of dust 10. Kuiper Belt 15. Ceres 20. Stony metalic rocks

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 WEEK 6 (Deepen)
Use one whole sheet of paper
Activity 14: Believe It or Not
Direction: Read the paragraph below and answer the following questions.

Can Shooting Stars Really Make Your Wishes Come True?

https://curiosifymagazine.com/en/can-shooting-stars-really-make-your-wishes-come-true/
Shooting stars are also known as” falling stars.” And, they are not stars at all. In fact,
they are considered meteoroids. The amazing sky show of streaks of light you may see at
night, is caused by tiny bits of dust and rock. Moreover, the event of meteor showers are
quite frequent, although not always visible. They occur when the Earth passes through the
trail of debris left by a comet as it orbits the Sun. Whether it’s the power of believing in it,
or simply a result of the “law of attraction,” many people say that it works. Actually, several
cultures around the world believe in the power of the stars since ancient times, when they
were used to explain all sorts of things.

Questions:
1. Do you believe that wishing upon the stars can really help in your achievement? Why?
2. Can you give me an example of real-life time when a superstition affected you?
3. Do you think that there is any scientific reason behind superstitious belief? Why do
you say so?
4. How does scientific literacy and decision making be affected by practicing folk belief on
celestial bodies?

Use one whole sheet of paper

Activity 15: I Believe That…
Direction: Based from the answers on the interview you have done with your family
members, explain if those beliefs are scientifically inclined and show evidences. After that,
answer this question, “How do you feel knowing that superstitious beliefs do not have scientific
basis?

WEEK 7 (TRANSFER)
Use one whole sheet of paper
Activity 16: It’s Clear Now
Direction: Fill in the needed information by answering the questions in the graphic
organizer. Write your answer in the box.

What I Believe? My ADVICE

• answer • answer
• answer • answer
How i Feel
Knowing that
What the Elders Superstitious
Believe? beliefs are not
reliable?

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 Use one whole sheet of paper
Activity 17: Performance task
Direction: Fill in the needed information by answering the questions in the graphic
organizer. Write your answer in the box.
Goal Your goal is to create a blog, infographics, or power point presentation
Role You are a writer, visual artist and Social Media Influencer
Audience Teachers, members of the family and grade 8 students
Situation Even it is still pandemic, educational system still continues and simultaneous
activities are waving to every student even at home. Most of the students are
still waiting for the shooting star to fall for them to make a wish about their
studies and also for the pandemic to be over. As one of the interns of NASA,
your first task is to enlighten the youth about the facts on celestial bodies.

Product You can choose ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES

Product 1: Make a 10 slides power point presentation about the superstitious
beliefs about the comets, asteroids and meteors and include statements that
these beliefs do not have scientific basis. You will send your output to the
school’s official Facebook Page- Camarines Norte College Junior High School
Department
Product 2: Write a blog about different superstitious beliefs have no scientific
basis.
Product 3: Create an info graphics that these different superstitious beliefs
about comets, asteroids and meteors have no scientific basis it can be in a
form of bookmark or two-fold brochure.
Standards Content, Organization, justification and impact

One small positive thought can change your whole day. - Zig Ziglar

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 Answer Key
This part contains the answer key for explore and firm up activities. You can use this as guide
for you know whether your answers are correct. Enjoy learning.
(FIRM UP) Week 1

Epicentre vs. Focus

1. Epicentre- the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquakes
starts.
-The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus
2. Focus- the point in the Earth’s interior where seismic waves originate (below the
surface).
-It is point within Earth where faulting begins
-The focus is also called the hypocentre of an earthquake.

Intensity vs. Magnitude

1. Intensity- intensity of earthquake at place is a measure of the strength of shaking

during the earthquake. It is the strength of an earthquake perceived and felt by the
people in a certain locality. Intensity is generally higher near epicentre.

2. Magnitude- magnitude of earthquake is a number, which is a measure of energy

released in an earthquake. It is the energy released by an earthquake at the focus
and also calculated from earthquake recorded by an instrument called
SIESMOGRAPH.

Inactive faults vs Active faults

1. Active faults -are structure along which we expect displacement to occur.

-the process that produces displacement across a fault continuously.
-is one has moved in the past and is expected to move again,meaning it
has the ability to generate earthquake.
2. Inactive Faults- it has structure that can be identified but which do not have
earthquake.
MULTIPLE CHOICES
1. B
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A

(FIRM UP WEEK 6)
A. COMPARE AND CONTRAST.
COMETS
 Left over from formation of solar system
 Kuiper Belt and Oort cloud
SIZE OF COMETS
 About the size a mountain (without the tail)
 Tails can be > 100 million kilometres
COMPOSITION OF COMETS
 Ice, dust, and small rocky particles
PARTS/VOCABULARY FOR COMETS
A. Core
 Nucleus- solid inner core
 Coma- cloud of dust and gas

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  Tail- gas and dust can be seen as the sun heats the comet & blows it away from the
sun
Other Details about comets:
 A.K.A “Dirty Snowballs”
 Comet means “long haired star”

ASTEROIDS
 “Asteroids Belt” between orbits of Mars & Jupiter
SIZE OF ASTEROIDS
 From < 1 kilometre to > 300kilometres in a diameter
COMPOSITION OF ASTEROIDS
 Rocky objects left over from the formation of the solar system
Other Details about asteroids
 Scientist believe asteroids may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs
 Asteroids move in very elliptical orbits
 The largest asteroids are PALLAS, JUNO, and VESTA
METEOR
 Broken pieces of comets or asteroids
SIZE OF METEOROIDS
 Smaller than the comets or asteroids from which they come( since they are broken
pieces of these)
The PERSEID METEOR SHOWER (happens every august) which has been observed
for 2000 years.
COMPOSITION OF METEROIDS
 Rock & Dust
PART/VOCABULARY FOR METEORS
 Meteoroid – CHUNK of ROCK/DUST in SPACE
 Meteor- STREAK of LIGHT made by meteoroid, burn up as they enter Earth’s
atmosphere
 Meteorite- a meteoroid that HITS Earth
OTHER DETAILS ABOUT METEOR
 A.K.A “Shooting star”
 Meteor shower happen regularly

CLASSIFICATION

1. Asteroids 11. Meteor

2. Asteroids 12. Comet
3. Comets 13. Asteroids
4. Comets 14. Asteroids
5. Comets 15. Asteroids
6. Asteroids 16. Comets
7. Asteroids 17. Meteor
8. Meteor 18. Meteor
9. Comets 19. Comet
10 .Meteor 20. Meteor

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