GINGOOG CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Formerly: Gingoog Institute/ Central Mindanao Christian College

(Affiliated with United Church of Christ in the Philippines)

National Highway, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental

Email Address: gicmccgicc_gingoogcity@yahoo.com.ph

Lesson Plan in Science VI

Writer: BUSCAS, Florven

School: Gingoog institute Christian College (GiCC)

Content Standard: The learners demonstrate understanding of the

characteristics of planets in the solar system

Performance Standard:

Learning Competencies and code: The learners should be able to compare the

planets of the solar system, (S6ESIVg-h-6)

Quarter: 4 Week: 8 Day: 9

I. OBJECTIVE: At the end of 50 minute-period, 75% of the learners are expected to:

1. Compare the planets as to their distance from the sun

II.CONTENT:

Subject Matter: Cite situations that show the presence of gravity

ESP: Self Confidence and Teamwork

English: Speaking/Reporting

Strategies: 7Es Learning Model, Cooperative Learning, Game: Just Ask and Flip Me
Strategy

References: Science Links p. 209-316

III. Learning Task:

ELICIT MATERIALS

Field Trip outside if sunny day. Tell the learners to feel the sun. Pictures of
Planets
Ask:

1. How do you feel?

2. Are we near/far from the sun? Why do you say we are near?

far?
3. What about the other planets? Are they near? far?

ENGAGE

Game: Fact or Bluff Flash Cards

What to do:

1. The class divided into four groups.

2. Each group has a strip of word, the FACT and BLUFF.

3. After the teacher read the statement, each group will analyze if

it is Fact or a Bluff.

4. They will raise the word FACT if they think the statement is

correct but if they think it is wrong, they will raise the word BLUFF

1. Mercury is the nearest planet from the sun.

2. Mars the third planet from the sun.

3. Neptune the 7th planet from the sun.

4. Neptune the farthest planet from the sun.

5. Jupiter the 5th planet from the sun

Presentation: What do you think is our lesson for today?

EXPLORE

Group the learners and let them perform the activity (Please see Activity
Sheets
attached activity sheet )
Information
For the group activity assessment, Please see attached Rubrics
Sheets

Marking Pen

Explain

• Reporting of the pupils in the class and deepening of the Manila Paper
topic. Marker

• or please watch a video clip.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=libKVRa01L8

ELABORATE
Generalization Speaker

How do you compare the planets in the solar system based on their Rolled Paper

distances from the sun?

Application: Pick and Tell

What to do:

1. Play a music and instruct the pupils to relay a box containing a

rolled papers with questions written inside.

2. When the music stops, the pupils who get the box will pick one

rolled paper, read and tell the answer.

3. Do the game, until all the rolled papers will be answered.

TABLE OF PLANETS AND THEIR DISTANCES FROM THE SUN

Planets Distance from the sun

Mercury 57 million kilometers

Venus 107 million kilometers

Earth 107 million kilometers

Mars 229 million kilometers

Jupiter 778 million kilometers

Saturn 1,429 million kilometers

Uranus 2,871 million kilometers

Neptune 4,496 million kilometers

QUESTIONS:

1. Venus and Earth have the ____________ distance from the sun.

2. Jupiter’s distance from the sun is __________________ than

Saturn.

3. Neptune’s distance from the sun is the ______________ of all the

planets in the solar system.

4. Mercury’s distance from the sun is the _______________ of all the

planets in the solar system.

5. Our planet Earth is 107 million kilometers from the sun, while

planet Mars is 229 million kilometers from the sun. This means

that_______________________________________.
VALUE INTEGRATION:

How do you find the activity?

Do you think focus can help you to achieve the goal?

EVALUATE

Direction: Write the correct answer of the following questions.

1. Mercury’s distance from the sun is 57 million kilometers while

Neptune is 4,496 million kilometers. This means that ___________.

2. Venus and Earth’s distances from the sun is 107 million

kilometers. This means that __________________.

3. Uranus’ distance from the sun is 2,871nmillion kilometers while

Saturn is 1429 million kilometers from the sun. This means that

______.

4-5. Mercury’s distance from the sun is 57 million kilometers while

Venus’ and Earth’s distance is 107 million kilometers. This means

that Mercury is ____________ from the sun while Earth is ____________

from the sun compared to Mercury.

EXTEND

Choose two planets and compare their distance from the sun. Write in ¼ sheet of paper.

Reflection

A. No. of learners who earned 80% in the evaluation.

B. No. of learners who require additional activities for remediation.

C. Did the remedial lesson work?

D. No. of learners who have caught up with the lessons.

E. No. of learners who continue to require remediation.

F. Which of my teaching strategies worked well? Why did these work?

G. What difficulties did I encounter which my Principal or Supervisor can help me

solve?

H. What innovation or localized materials did I use/discover which I wish to share

with other teacher?

 Activity Sheet

Title: Comparing the planets as to their distance from the sun

What you need:

Information sheets, Activity Sheets, Marking pen

What to do:

1. Organize class into small groups.

2. Each group will be given information sheet and

activity sheet.

3. Ask them to accomplish the Activity Sheet.

4. Let their group presenter present their output.

5. Ask them to have their group yell if they finish to answer

the activity.

Group 1

Inner Planets Distance from the sun

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Group 2

Outer from the planets Distance from the sun

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Guide Questions:

1. Give the exact distance of each planet from the sun in the solar
system?

2. Describe and compare the distance of the planets from the

sun?
Group Presentation Rubrics:

Category Beginning Developing Proficient Advanced

10pts 15pts 20pts 25pts

Performance Work was Students Students Students

unorganized followed some followed all of followed all of
and students of the the instruction the directions
were not directions for and instruction
focused on the the assignment and went
task beyond
expectations

Team work Only one of the Most of the All members All members of
team members team members participated the team
did the worked and completed participated
assigned work together on the the work collaboratively
task at hand and worked
well together

Content Only few Some of the Almost all All the answers
answers or answers or answers or or information
information are information are information are are correct and
correct and a correct. They correct and they
hard time to understand the they understand the
understand the goal through understand the goal
goal of the teacher’s goal of the
activity guidance activity

Information Sheet
 Planets Distance from the sun

Mercury 57 million kilometers

Venus 107 million kilometers

Earth 107 million kilometers

Mars 229 million kilometers

Jupiter 778 million kilometers

Saturn 1,429 million kilometers

Uranus 2,871 million kilometers

Neptune 2,871 million kilometers

Assessment Test

Direction:

I-Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. Which description of each planet is incorrect?

a. Earth – the blue planet

b. Venus – Earth’s twin planet

c. Mars – the red planet

d. Mercury – the hottest planet

2. What causes the occurrence of day and night?

a. Earth’s Rotation

b. Earth’s Revolution

c. Earth’s Tilt

d. Moon’s revolution around the Earth

3. Why is Venus known as the hottest planet?

a. It is very to the sun.

b. It has volcanic craters.

c. Carbon dioxide in its atmosphere traps heat.

d. Its orbit is most tilted from the plane of revolution of
most of the planets.

4. Which is a common characteristic of all planet in the

solar system?

a. All of them have rings.

b. All of them have atmosphere.

c. All of them revolve around the sun.

d. All of them can sustain life.

5. What planet is known to rotate on its side?

a. Mars

b. Jupiter

c. Saturn

d. Uranus

6. How many hours does it takes before Earth completes

one rotation?

a. 6 hours

b. 12 hours

c. 18 hours

d. 24 hours

7. Which of the planet takes the same distance from the

sun?

a. Venus and Earth

b. Mars and Venus

c. Saturn and Jupiter

d. Uranus and Neptune

8. If Planet Mercury is the closest planet, which planets

is the farthest one?

a. Uranus

b. Neptune

c. Jupiter
d. Saturn

9. If Planet Mercury takes 58.6461 days to complete one

rotation, complete rotation of Planet Earth is
___________.

a. 243.16 days

b. 23 hours and 56 min.

c. 9 hours and 55 min.

d. 16 hours and 17 min.

10. Around which planet does the moon Titania revolve?

a. Uranus

b. Mars

c. Saturn

d. Jupiter

11. Why is Saturn considered as a gaseous planet?

a. It has atmosphere that supports and protects life.

b. It has a thick atmosphere composed mostly of

hydrogen and helium.

c. It has a thin atmosphere mostly composed of carbon

dioxide and small amounts of nitrogen and oxygen.

d. It has atmosphere composed mostly of thick clouds

and carbon dioxide.

12. How many days for the Earth to have a complete

revolution and rotation?

a. 365 days and 26 days

b. 365 days and 25 days

c. 365 days and 1 day

d. 365 days and 24 days

13. This clockwise movement from West to East causes

the occurrence of day and night on Earth.

a. Revolution

b. Rotation
c. Motion

d. Shift

14.What is the third largest planet in the solar system

with 11 thin, dark rings?

a. Mercury

b. Saturn

c. Neptune

d. Uranus

15. How far is the distance of Neptune from the sun in

kilometers?

a. 4,496 million kilometers

b. 2,871 million kilometers

c. 1,429 million kilometers

d. 3,789 million kilometers

16.Why is Earth in constant motion?

a. It has big bodies of water.

b. It is broken into big plates.

c. It is pulled by gravity

d. It lies on top of the liquid part of the mantle.

17.Why do planets remain in the orbit around the sun?

a. due to the planet size

b. due to the planet density

c. due to gravity

d. due to planet features

18. Which of the following is true?

a. Both the moon and Earth orbits the sun.

b. The moon orbits Earth and the Earth orbits the sun.

c. The sub orbits the moon and the Earth orbits the sun.
d. The moon orbits the sun and Earth orbits the sun.

19.Together, the sun and all of the bodies that revolve

around it are called ________.

a. the inner planets

b. the outer planets

c. the solar system

d. the galaxy

20. What causes day and night?

a. revolution of the moon

b. tilting of Earth’s axis

c. rotation of Earth on its axis

d. revolution of Earth around the sun

IICompare:

1. How does Pluto compare with the other outer

planets? Why do you think some scientist think that

Pluto is not a planet?