I.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

1. Explain how landforms and bodies of water affect typhoons.

2. Understand how typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility are tracked using
tracking chart.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

Topic: Tracking Typhoons; Precautionary Measures during Typhoons

Reference: You and the Natural World Textbook pp. 317-320
Science Learner’s Module Gr. 8 pp. 139-148
Materials: Ppt presentation, pictures
Value Focus: Awareness, Alertness and Preparedness during disasters.

III. LEARNERS’ EXPECTATIONS:

A. Activity
Ask the students of their experiences during a typhoon, Let them share their experiences to the
class.
B. Analysis
1. Why is there a need to track typhoons?
2. What important details are obtained from a tracking map?
3. What precautions must you observe in order to stay safe during typhoon?
C. Abstraction
PAGASA or the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration issues Public Storm Warning Signals when an area is about to hit by a tropical
cyclone in the Philippines only. Typhoons are tracked using a track chart to determine the
position, intensity and predicted direction of the movement of the typhoon.
Precautionary measures have to be undertaken to prevent the loss of lives and
properties before, during, and after a typhoon.
D. Application
Assign the class to design activities they think should be done to lessen the harmful effects of
typhoons.
A. Adjustment

IV. EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT
Short quiz

V. ASSIGNMENT/AGREEMENT/ENRICHMENT
1/4 cw.
1. In terms of total energy, explain why typhoon/hurricanes are the most powerful
weather disturbance on earth?