DETAILED LESSON PLAN

SCIENCE V

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Describe the changes of the moon’s light as seen from night to night;
b. Identify the phases of the moon;
c. Draw and arrange the phases of the moon orderly.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Phases of the Moon
References: Science in our World, K to 12 5 WORKTEXT
Materials: Instructional materials, activity sheets, Oreo cookies, model of a Moon and
Earth, flashlight, paper plate and spoon
Science Processes: Observing, Describing, Inferring and Manipulating
Value: Appreciation, Cooperativeness

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer
Everybody stand up and kindly lead the
prayer. (One student will lead the prayer)

2. Greetings
Good morning class.. Good morning Ma’am
Have a seats. Thank you Ma’am
How are you today? We’re doing fine Ma’am
Nice to hear that class.

B. Developmental Activities
Let’s have a drill, I will show you a different
series of letters then arrange it properly to
find the hidden words.  NEW MOON
 WEN NOOM  FULL MOON
 LLUF NOOM  CRESCENT MOON
 CENTCRES NOOM  QUARTER MOON
 RETRAUQ NOOM  GIBBOUS MOON
 BOUSBGI NOOM

C. Engage

(Post different shapes of the Moon as seen

each night)
What can you say about the pictures? It shows the different shapes of the moon at
night time.
Nice answer!

(The pupils will be ask)

 How do you feel when there is no

moon at night time?

 How does the appearance and non-

appearance of the moon at night
affect your way of life?

D. Explore

Group Activities
(The class will be divided into 4 groups)
(I will set standards in doing group activity)

All groups will perform the:

OREO COCKIE MOON PHASES
ACTIVITY

PROCEDURES

1. Gently separate the Oreos so all filling is

on one side. (Be careful as you separate your
Oreos, full moon and new moon are already
done when you pull apart your Oreo).

2. Scrape off filling to resemble each phase

of the moon.

3. Place Oreo phases in the plate (correct

order) in relation to the earth and sun.

4. Label the Oreo phases starting with the

new moon.

5. Once you finished your work, clap 5

times. (In order for your teacher to know
whose group finished first?

6. Finally, think a good way in presenting

your work in front of the class.
 Yes.
(After the presentation of the group works,
the students will be ask) Yes.

 Were you able to follow the

instructions correctly?
 Is it very important that you follow
the instructions correctly?

E. Explain
Now, the different shapes of the moon that
you see are what we called the “The Phases
of the Moon”, and that is our topic for today.

Let’s have this diagram…

The diagram shows the different positions of Yes.

the moon around the Earth with reference to
the Sun.

Have you noticed that the moon keeps

changing shape?

It starts as a thin crescent which grows

bigger every night until it is a bright ball in
the sky.
What makes it seems to change like this?

Just like the Earth, the moon does not have

its own light. It reflects light from the sun.
The phases of the moon you see depend on
its position in relation to the sun and earth.
And in fact, the shape of the moon does not
change, only its lighted part. Then we see
less and less of its lighted part. That is why
its shape appears to change, this is what we
call, “Phases of the Moon”.

(I will introduce and explain the

characteristics of the moon phases)

Now, let’s find out and discover why and

how the moon shows different phases
through this improvised model of the moon
and earth.

(I will use an improvised model in showing

how the moon revolves and forms the
different phases while revolving around the
earth in relation to the sun)…
The phase is called “New Moon”.
Alright, I have questions for you, if the
moon is in between the Earth and Sun, we
can see total darkness, what do you call this
phase?

Correct answer!
The phase is called “Full Moon”.
Then, how about if the earth is in between
the moon and sun, we can see the whole
bright or lighted moon. What do you call
this phase?
Nice answer!
The phase is called “Crescent Moon”.
Next, it is between the quarter and new
moon and looks like a “banca”; sometimes it
is waxing and waning. What do you call this
main phase of the moon?
Very Good!
It is the “Quarter Moon”
Another question, this phase is frequently
named the half moon, it is between the
gibbous and crescent moon. What phase of
the moon it is?
Correct Answer!

Finally, this phase is between the quarter The phase is called “Gibbous Moon”.
and full moon stages, more than half of the
moon can be seen; it is sometimes waxing or
waning. What do you call this main phase of
the moon?
Excellent Answer! It is called the Phases of the Moon.
Now let’s go back, what do you call the
changes of the moonlight’s shape as the
moon revolves around the earth? The five main phases of the moon are: New
Very Good Answer! Moon, Crescent Moon, Quarter Moon,
Gibbous Moon and Full Moon.
Alright, what are the five main phases of the
moon?

The eight phases of the moon within a

Excellent Answer! month are the; New moon, Waxing
Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous,
Then, how about the 8 phases of the moon Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter
within a month, what are those phases? and Waning Crescent.

Nice Answer!

Class, always remember that;

= Phases of the Moon/Lunar Phases – are
the different moonlight shapes of the moon
during a month.

= New Moon – is when the moon is all dark

and located between the Earth and Sun.

= Crescent Moon – is when the moon is in

between new moon and quarter moon
stages, appears to be partly but less than
one-half illuminated. If the moon’s light is
increasing, it is called waxing crescent, if it
is decreasing, it is waning crescent.

= Quarter Moon – is when half of the moon

is visible. If the moon’s light is waxing, it is
called first quarter, if it is waning; it is
called the last quarter.

= Gibbous Moon – is between the quarter

and full moon stages, appears to be more
than one-half but not full illuminated. If the
moon's light is increasing, it is called
waxing gibbous. And if it is decreasing, it is
called the waning gibbous.

= Full moon - if the moon appears brightly

and completely illuminated by direct
sunlight. The earth is in between the moon
and sun during this phase.

= Waxing - means to increase gradually in

size and is used to describe the moon's light
as it grows from the new to full moon.

= Waning - means to decrease gradually in

size and is used to describe the moon's light
as it gets smaller from full moon to new
moon.

F. Elaborate

Draw the different phases of the moon

shown below then arrange them in their
order of appearance around the earth.

Full Moon Waxing Crescent Waning

Crescent

First Quarter Waning Gibbous

Waning Crescent

New Moon Last Quarter

G. EVALUATION

Match the description with the

corresponding moon phase and features.
Write the correct letter of your answer at the A. Waning Gibbous Moon
space provided before the number.
B. First Quarter Moon
______ 1. The moon decreasing in light, it is
between a full moon and a last quarter. C. New Moon
______ 2. The moon is almost directly
between the Earth and Sun, we cannot see D. Waxing Crescent Moon
the moon at this phase. (Start of Cycle).
______ 3. The different moonlight shapes of E. Waxing Gibbous Moon
the moon as it revolves around the Earth
within a month. F. Full Moon
______ 4. A bit of the sunlit side of the
moon shows, with the sunlit side being on G. Waning Crescent Moon
the right (forms like a banca).
______ 5. Two weeks have passed since the H. Third or Last Quarter
new moon. We see the entire or complete
face of the moon shining brightly. I. Lunar Phases/Phases of the Moon
______ 6. The moon is three-quarters of its
way around the earth. J. 29 ½ Days
______ 7. The moon is quarter of its way
around the earth. K. Sun
______ 8. A bit of the sunlit side of the
moon shows the light side being on the left L. Earth
(forms like a banca).
______ 9. The moon is increasing in light; it
is between a first quarter and a full moon.
______ 10. The estimated days of a
complete revolution of the moon around the
Earth.

IV. ASSIGNMENT
Observe the shape of the moon every night for two weeks, then draw the moon’s shape
each night in a chart similar to the one shown below and write your observation.

WEEK NIGHT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Week 1

Week 2