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A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science 10

I. Learning Objectives
After going through the discussion, the students will be able to:
a) determine the age of fossils;
b) know the steps in determining the age of fossils; and
c) draw and place the fossil of organisms in its proper Era and Period.

II. Content
a. Topic: Determining the Age of Fossils
b. Materials:
 PowerPoint Presentation
 Laptop
 Pictures
 Video

III. Learning Resources/References

 Science 10 Learning Module. Department of Education. pp. 223-235.
 Science 10 Teacher’s Guide. Department of Education. pp. 304-208.

IV. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Preliminary Activities
Good morning, class! Good morning, Ma’am!

How are you, class? We’re doing great, Ma’am.

May I call on Jhoanna to lead the prayer. (Jhoanna will pray)

Thank you, Jhoanna for that heartfelt prayer.

Who are absent today? There are no absent today.

It’s good to know that all of you are present!

Before we proceed to our new lesson, what did you I learned about the Evolution and the
learn last meeting? Fossils.

What is Evolution
Evolution is a process of gradual change
that takes place over many generations,
during which species of animals, plants,
or insects slowly change some of their
What Fossils and its types? physical characteristics.

Fossils are the preserved remains of

plants and animals whose bodies were
buried in sediments, such as sand and
mud, under ancient seas, lakes and
rivers. Compression fossils show surface
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features seen as a thin layer of carbon.

Whereas impressions show the imprint of
where an ancient organism was before it
decayed away.

Very good! You were able to recall the topics we

tackled last meeting.

But before we start our lesson, do you want to play a Yes, Ma’am.
game?

A. Before the Lesson (Motivation)

This game is called PictoWord.

Mechanics of the game:

1. The students will “read” two pictures to form
a word.

Are you ready? Yes, Ma’am.

Aging, Ma’am.

Fossil, Ma’am.

Carbon, Ma’am.

Relative Dating, Ma’am.

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Very good!

Based on your answer on the game earlier, what do Our topic is all about Determining the
you think is our topic for today? Age of Fossils, Ma’am.

Exactly!

B. Lesson Proper (Discussion)

Do you have any idea how old is our Earth? Our Earth is about 4.5 billion years old.

Very good!

Do you think there was life back then? The origins of life cannot be dated as
precisely, but there is evidence that
bacteria-like organisms lived on Earth 3.5
billion years ago, and they may have
existed even earlier, when the first solid
Nice! crust formed, almost 4 billion years ago.

How Fossils serves as evidence that there was life Fossil evidence provides a record of how
billions of years ago? creatures evolved and how this process
can be represented by a 'tree of life',
showing that all species are related to

each other.
Yes, that’s right!

What do you call to the people who determines the Paleontologist and Geologist, Ma’am.
age of fossils?

Great job!

Do you have any idea how they determine the age of Absolute Dating and Relative Dating,
fossils? Ma’am.

What is the difference between Relative and Absolute Relative dating tells how old something is
Dating? in relation to other objects, but cannot
provide a year or specific date of use. In
contrast, absolute dating provides a
specific calendar year for the occupation
of a site. Relative dating considers how
old artifacts and sites are, in comparison
Very well said! to other artifacts and sites.

Do you have any idea what is Carbon-14 Dating?
Living organisms absorb this carbon-14
into their tissue. Once they die, the
absorption stops, and the carbon-14
begins very slowly to change into other
atoms at a predictable rate. By
measuring how much carbon-14 remains,
scientists can estimate how long a
particular organic object has been dead.
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Very good!

Here is the process of Carbon-14 Dating.

To further understand the Carbon-14 Dating, here is

a video.
https://youtu.be/phZeE7Att_s?
si=2E5VwylHbvlM5q2h

Generalization
What is Relative Dating and Absolute Dating? Relative dating tells how old something is
in relation to other objects, but cannot
provide a year or specific date of use.

Absolute dating provides a specific

calendar year for the occupation of a
site. Relative dating considers how old
artifacts and sites are, in comparison to
other artifacts and sites.

Application
Activity #1: Paste and Match the Age!
Mechanics:
1. The class will be divided into 6 groups.
2. Each group will be given a set of pictures of
fossils and ages. (Students will work collaboratively)
3. They will paste and match the fossils
according to its age on manila paper.
4. The group representative will explain their
answer.
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Evaluation:
Directions: Choose the best answer.
1. How old is Earth?
a. 4.5 billion years old
b. 4.6 billion years old
c. 4.7 billion years old
d. 4.8 billion years old

2. Who studies the age of fossils?

a. Chemist
b. Geologist
c. Paleontologist
d. Scientist

3. Who studies the Earth’s history, nature, materials, and processes?

a. Chemist
b. Geologist
c. Paleontologist
d. Scientist

4. Relative dating tells how old something is in relation to other objects, but
_____________.
a. It provides the specific a year or date of use
b. It cannot provide the specific year or date of use
c. It can, somehow provide the specific a year or date of use
d. It provides a correct timeline of specific year or date of use

5. Absolute dating provides a ____________ for the occupation of a site.

a. specific calendar year
b. not specific calendar year
c. slightly specific calendar year
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d. it doesn’t give specific calendar year

Assignment:

Directions: Answer the following questions briefly.

1. How does Relative Dating and Absolute Dating is essential in knowing the age of the
fossils?
2. Is Relative Dating accurately measure the age of the fossils?
3. What is the importance of determining the age of the fossils?

V. Remarks
VI. Reflect

Prepared by:

LAURA ASHLEY L. DESAMITO

Student Intern

Noted by:

MYRNA VIRGINIA I. MENDOZA JUMAR V. MACHACON

MT II MT I
Cooperating Teacher OIC, Head Teacher VI- Science

Approved by:

EDDIE M. RAGUINDIN EdD

Education Program Supervisor I- Science
OIC Office of the Principal IV