SAN JOSE PILI NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL

San Jose Pili Camarines Sur

Detailed Lesson Plan in Science 9

TOPIC: Constellations
CONTENT STANDARDS: The learners demonstrate an understanding of the
relationship between the visible constellations in the sky and Earth’s position along
its orbit.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: The learners shall be able to discuss whether or
not popular beliefs and practices with regard to constellations and astrology have
scientific basis.
LEARNING COMPETENCIES: The learners should be able to infer the
characteristics of stars based on the characteristics of the Sun.
I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
A. Identify the characteristics of the stars based on its sizes, brightness and color.
B. Explain the factors that may affect the brightness of star.
II. CONTENT: Characteristics of Stars
III. LEARNING RESOURCES: Science 9 module First Edition, 2014
IV. LEARNING MATERIALS: Manila psapers, marker
V. PROCEDURES: This session will employ the 7E inquiry model. The diversity of
the students will be considered all throughout the session. This will be implemented
for 1 day.

Stages of Lesson Teacher’s Hint Teacher task Students task

Elicit (5mins) Greetings Good morning, class! Good morning,
Ma’am!
The teacher starts the
(Myka leads the
class with a greeting, Prayer Myka, lead the prayer prayer.)
asks about the weather please.
(Arrange their chairs
and then asks the Arrange your chairs and and pick-up the
Securing of
students about what pick-up the pieces of papers pieces of papers and
cleanliness
they did before going to and plastics under your plastics.)
chairs
school. The teacher (Check the
Checking of
should welcome attendance attendance.)
answers and should
integrate culture-based Secretary, please check the
practices in the country Checking of attendance.
assignment
(Pass their
 preparations.)
Please pass your
Recall preparations.

(Gives a
recapitulation of the
Grace, please give us a last lesson.)
recap of our last lesson.

Motivation time (divide the class into

two groups)
Engage (10 mins) (ACTIVITY
TIME)
The teacher asks the
students to perform a Okay class, before we start
our new topic for this day
short activity in line
let me first divide the class
with the topic. into two groups.
Unlocking of
Difficulties
(Q and A segment)

Let’s check the definition of

some unfamiliar terms that
we are going to encounter in (students listen to
today’s lesson the teacher)

-constellations
- magnitude
- galaxy
-temperature
-apparent brightness
-absolute brightness

Explore (20 mins)

Based on the activity, today,
The teacher ask the we are going to discuss
students to perform an about the Stars. We are
activity that will relate going to find out what are
and explain the the characteristics of the
factors stars and the factors that
may affect the brightness of
the Stars.

(students share their

At the end of the lesson, you answers)
 should be able to

a.) Identify the

characteristics of the stars
based on its sizes,
brightness and color. And
b.) Explain the factors that
may affect the brightness of
star.

Guide questions:
Last night, did you go out
and look at the night sky?
Did you ever saw a star that
shines the brightest?
(Students perform
the activity. Each
member of the group
is cooperating with
the given task.)

Have you wondered why

that particular star shines
the brightest?

What does the color of a

star mean?

Why do stars differ in (students presents

brightness?
Do the following activities
to find out.
The teacher will give an
activity related to the topic
their findings on the
given activity)
Students found out
that stars differ in
sizes, brightness and
ccolor.

Activity 1- color of the star

Activity 2- brightness of the

star

FINDINGS AND
CONCLUSIONS
WILL BE
In conclusion with your
PRESENTED
Explain (10 mins) activity, we found out that
stars differ in many ways.
The teacher asks the We see stars of different
students to present sizes, brightness and color.
their findings and We found out that the star
conclusion from the with blue color has the
activity that they have highest temperature while
performed. the red star or the yellow
star like sun has the lowest
temperature. The
temperature of the stars
differs on its color.

Generalization (the students answer

When we look at the night the quiz)
Elaborate (5mins) sky, we see thousands of
stars. In reality, there are
The teacher narrows
approximately 400 billion
the characteristics of
stars in our galaxy. The
the stars and applies
closest star in Earth is the
the findings in today’s
Sun but it is so small
activity.
compared to other nearby
stars. It only appear larger
because is closer to us. Stars
color ranges from red to
blue. The color of the stars
indicates its surface
temperature.

Answer the following

question with your own
Evaluation (5mins) words. 5 pts each.
The teacher will give 1. Are the stars same in
an assessment about size, color and
the characteristics of equally bright? Why
stars. or why not?

2. What does the color

of a star mean?

Make an advance reading

for the next topic
“Arrangement of the stars in
a group”
Extend ( 5 mins)

The teacher will give

Bring the following
an assignment for the
materials for the activity
next meeting next meeting.

1. Styrofoam
2. Rubber bands
3. Pins
4. Markers

VI. REMARKS