I.
Objectives
Content Standard Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between faults
and earthquakes
Performance Make an emergency plan and prepare an emergency kit for use
Standard at home and in school
Most Essential
Learning Differentiate the intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude.
Competency S8ES-IIa-15
(write the LC code
for each)
Learning Objectives Understand the concept of earthquake magnitude and its
significance in measuring seismic energy release.
Interpret earthquake magnitude information to assess the
potential impact on infrastructure and communities.
Develop an increased awareness of the importance of
earthquake magnitude in assessing seismic hazards.
II. Topic MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE
III. Learning
Resources
1. Teacher’s Guide
Pages
2. Learner’s Guide PIVOT 4A CALABARZON Science G8 p.13 ,CO_Q2_Science 8_
Pages Module 2 p.10
3. Textbook Pages
4. Additional Materials https://gharpedia.com/blog/difference-between-magnitude-and-
from Learning intensity-of-earthquake/
resources
Science Process Skills Communicating and inferring
IV. Procedure Daily routine
Prayer, Greetings, Checking of Attendance, and Classroom
Management.
ELICIT Recall the differences between focus
and epicenter.
Study the figure and answer the
following questions below.
1. Which point represents
hypocenter?
2. Which point represents
epicenter?
3. Which point is farthest from
the focus?
4. Which point is nearest to the epicenter?
5. Which point is farthest from the epicenter?
ENGAGE Picture analysis
Tell something about the picture.
EXPLORE The learners will be divided into 4 groups and let them do
learning task 1.
Learning task 1: Using the provided information arrange the
table below then answer the question that follows.
EXPLAIN What is the lowest magnitude of an earthquake?
What is the highest magnitude of an earthquake?
What is the description of magnitude 5.0 – 5.9 earthquake?
What is the effect of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake?
What scale can cause serious damage in places several hundred
miles across?
ELABORATE The magnitude of earthquake is a number, which is a
measure of energy released in an earthquake. This release of
energy beneath the crust of earth is measured on “Richter’s
scale” which measures earthquake’s magnitude expressed
and measured “as from 2.00 to 8.00 or higher”.
EVALUATE Match the Richter magnitude scale indicated in
column A
with the
A. Many buildings destroyed.
earthquake
effect found B. It can totally destroy buildings,
in column B bridges and roads near its
epicenter.
D 1. 2- 2.9
F 2. 3-3.9 C. Furniture Moves
C 3. 5-5.9 D. Usually not felt by people but can
A 4. 7 -7.9
B 5. 8 or
be recorded in the seismograph.
higher E. Wall crack
F. Ceiling light swing
EXTEND Make research of the list of an earthquake strikes the
Philippines in the year 2021 - 2022
