Lesson Plan in Science 6

Quarter 4

I- Content Standard
The learner demonstrate understanding about the planets in the solar system.
II- Performance Standard
The learner should be able to compare the different planets in the solar system.
III- Learning Competency
Compare the planets of the Solar system (LC S6ES-IVg-h-6).
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the grade 6 students should be able to: (LC S6ES-IVg-h-6).
A. Describe the characteristics of inner planets and outer planets
B. Compare the relative distances, surface temperature and sizes of the inner planets
with the outer planets
C. Identify the planets in the solar system
IV- Content/ Topic: Characteristics of the planets in the solar system
V- Learning Resources:
1. https://youtu.be/lbIpC5yR5aY
VI- Procedure
A. Preliminary
1. Prayer
2. Energizer
B. Motivation
Ask; Do you know the different planets in our solar system? What planet is called red
planet? What planet where a living organisms live?
Task 1: Planets of the solar system
After getting the student’s answer to the questions being asked, the teacher will give an
activity where the student will identify the different planets in the solar system and
answer the following questions:
1. Which are the inner planet?
2. Which planets have moons on inner planets
3. Where do the solar system orbits?
C. Activity

Task 2: Compare Me!

a. The students will compare which planets are the inner and outer planets.
b. Give the students time to think about which planets are being asked about.
c. Let the students answer the activity in the board

Task 3: Am I Terrestrial or Jovian?

a. The student will identify if the planets being shown are part of terrestrial or
Jovian.
b. The students will stand up in front and point out which planets are terrestrial
and Jovian , then let the other student check if the planet being point out is
right.
D. Analysis
Allow the student to answer the following questions based on the practices
provided:
a. Which planet is known as the twin of the earth?
b. Why is it important to know the planets in our solar system?
c. Does your questions such as why earth only the planets where organism live ,
why is it that Mars is called a red planet, and many more questions when you were
in your younger years answered in this lesson?
d. What are the realization you’ve figure out when you see a brightest star in the
sky?
Task 4: Did you figure out?
a. Every students in the class will give one experience about what they see in the
sky during night time.
b. The student will write their experiences or their answers on one whole sheet of
paper, and then each of them will present their work in the class.
E. Abstraction
The illustrations of the planets in the solar system will be presented.
The solar system orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is composed
of the Sun and the eight planets. These are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The eight planets of the solar system can be
described by their size, distance from the sun, composition and other
characteristics. There is more to learn about the planets than just their arrangement
in the solar system and their name.
a. The eight planets in the solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
b. The inner planets
The first four planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called terrestrial
or inner planets. They are solid and are mostly made up of rocks and metal.
c. The outer planets
The last four planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are outer or
Jovian planets. They are called gas giants. These gas giants are so-called
because they are much larger than other planets and are mostly made up of
gas. They are set-apart from the terrestrial planets by the asteroid belt.

Note :
• The teacher can elaborate the information more during class.
• There is a table being presented in the actual demonstration that
the teacher didn’t include here.
F. Application
The student will be group into two. The group one will answer the puzzle, while
the group 2 will answer the T-chart.
Task 5. Answer Me!
Directions: Answer the crossword puzzle below.
Across:
1. The blue planet made up of methane
2. The largest planet in the solar system
3. The center of the solar system
4. The smallest planet

Down:

1. The twin planet of Earth

2. The red planet
3. The planet where we live in
4. The seventh planet from the Sun
 Task 6: Compare and Contrast

Directions: Using that T-chart compare and contrast the characteristics of the
outer planets. Choose your answer on the box.

A. Small, dense, rocky

B. Closer to the sun
C. Silicate mantle, metallic core
D. Most planets are hot/warm
E. Farther from the sun
F. Large gas giants
G. Hydrogen and helium
H. All planets are cold

Inner planet Features Outer planet

1. Distance from the sun 5.

2. Sizes 6.

3. Temperature 7.

4. Composition 8.

G. Evaluation
For the evaluation part, the teacher will give the students an activity, and they will
write it on one whole sheet of paper.
H. Assignment
Task 6: Research
Directions: Research about Pluto and consider this one question;
a. Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?