EXEMPLAR SCIENCE LESSON PLAN

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I. OBJECTIVES
The learners demonstrate an understanding of:
A. Content Standards
 characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids
Discuss whether or not beliefs and practices about comets and meteors have
B. Performance Standards
scientific basis
 compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids; S8ES-IIg22
 predict the appearance of comets based on recorded data of previous
appearances; S8ES-IIh23 and
C. Learning Competencies/  explain the regular occurrence of meteor showers S8ES-IIi-j24
Objectives
Write the LC code for
each At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
 answer correctly at least 80% of test questions, and
 display the value of honesty and self-reliance while taking the test.

II. CONTENT Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids (Summative Assessment)

III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Learner’s Materials pages
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials from
Learning Resource (LR)
portal
B. Other Learning
Resources
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous
lesson or presenting the
new lesson

B. Establishing a purpose
for the lesson

C. Presenting
examples/instances of
the new lesson
D. Discussing new concepts
and practicing new skills
#1
E. Discussing new concepts
and practicing new skills
#2
F. Developing mastery
(leads to Formative
Assessment 3)
G. Finding practical
applications of concepts
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and skills in daily living

H. Making generalizations
and abstractions about
the lesson
I. Evaluating learning
J. Additional activities for
application or
remediation
V. REMARKS

VI. 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 lessons work? No. of learners who have caught
up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies worked well? Why did these
work?
F. What difficulties did I encounter which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized materials did I use/discover which I
wish to share with other teachers?

Nilo G. Salazar Writer 2 (Blank if none)

Writer/s: Ramon Magsaysay High School School
Manila Division

Team Members:
CITAREN B. BESANA
Mataas na Paaralang Neptali A. Gonzales
Mandaluyong City
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TEACHER HANDOUT

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the BEST answer.

1. Meteor showers such as the Geminid in December are caused by
a) nuclear reactions in the thermosphere triggered by a large meteoritic particle entering the upper
atmosphere.
b) the Earth passing through the debris left behind by a comet as it moves through the inner Solar
System.
c) the breakup of asteroids that hit our atmosphere at predictable times.
d) passing asteroids triggering light displays.

2. The main asteroid belt lies between the orbits of __________.

a) Saturn and Jupiter c. Mars and Jupiter.
b) Earth and Mars d. Pluto and the Oort cloud

3. Which is not true about the tail of a comet?

a) Points toward the Sun as the comet moves out of the inner Solar System.
b) gas and dust expelled from the comet's nucleus
c) always points away from the Sun.
d) caused by radiation pressure and solar wind

4. What is actually a "shooting star"?

a) Asteroids passing close to Earth c. Meteoroids burning up in Earth's atmosphere
b) Comets streaking by Earth d. Stars revolving around the sun

5. What is NOT true about asteroids?

a) Some are bigger than Pluto c. Some of them have their own names
b) Some have their own little "moons" d. They have an atmosphere

6. What is the Oort cloud?

a) a group of asteroids c. the cloud that a meteoroid produces in the atmosphere
b) a cluster of comets far from the sun d. coma of a comet

7. Why would global temperature drop if the Earth were struck by an asteroid several km in diameter or larger?
a) the ices in the asteroid would decrease the Earth's temperature
b) the impact would move the Earth farther from the sun
c) the low temperature of the asteroid would chill the oceans
d) the resulting dust cloud would block out sunlight

8. Which produces meteor showers?

a) collisions of asteroids with each other c. impacts of meteoroids with the moon
b) debris from comets d. interstellar space
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9. __________are small pieces of "space debris," _________ are space debris that burns up in Earth's
atmosphere, and _________ are space debris that reaches Earth's surface.
a) asteroids; comets; meteors c. meteoroids; meteors; meteorites
b) meteorites; meteors; asteroids d. meteors; meteorites; meteoroids

10. What are asteroids?

a) Large rock-like chunks with some metals that orbit the sun
b) Made up of frozen gases
c) Parts of stars
d) Very small planets

11. What are the three parts of a comet?

a) head, body, and tail c. nucleus, protons, and electrons
b) nucleus, coma, and tail d. rocks, metals, and gases

12. Which space object is composed of ice and space dust?

a) Asteroid c. Earth’s moon
b) Comet d. meteoroid

13. If you watch the Taurid meteor shower in November. When is the next time you can watch the Taurids?
a) In December. Meteor showers repeat every month
b) In February. Meteor showers repeat each quarter
c) Next November. Meteor showers repeat each year.
d) Never. Each meteor shower is a one-time event.

14. Which of these is not true about comets?

a) Made up of ice, dust and small rocky particles that have long ellipse orbits.
b) As they heat up, gas and dust stream outwards forming a tail
c) They are rocky objects that revolve around the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
d) Found between Kuiper belt and Oort cloud

15. The density of Comet Halley was found to be about 0.2 g/cm3. This implies that Comet Halley _______.
a) is composed of about 50% rock and 50% frozen water and methane.
b) is loosely packed ices with a small amount of rocky material.
c) formed in the inner solar system and was ejected by Jupiter to the Kuiper belt.
d) was once a moon of Neptune and was ripped away by a large impact.

16. A bit of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and survives to reach the ground is called _________.
a) a meteoroid. c. a meteorite.
b) a meteor. d. an asteroid

17. One theory suggests that the bodies in the Oort cloud formed ___________.
a) at high temperatures c. outside of the original solar nebula.
b) near the present orbits of the Jovian planets. d. near the present orbits of the terrestrial planets.
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18. The short-period comets do not have randomly oriented orbits because __________.
a) they are affected by the sun's gravity.
b) their orbits are altered by encounters with the planets.
c) they are affected by the solar wind.
d) their orbits are altered by the drag of their tails in the solar wind.

19. Which would be the best time to view the meteor shower?
a) dawn to noon c. midnight to dawn
b) noon to sunset d. It is never visible.

20. Why are meteorites and comets important in studying the origin of the solar system?
a) They have recently formed themselves.
b) They are recently produced fragments of planets.
c) They represent the material which formed the planets.
d) None of the above.

ANSWERS:
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. B
19. C
20. C
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ACTIVITY SHEET

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the BEST answer.

1. Meteor showers such as the Geminid in December are caused by
a) nuclear reactions in the thermosphere triggered by a large meteoritic particle entering the upper
atmosphere.
b) the Earth passing through the debris left behind by a comet as it moves through the inner Solar
System.
c) the breakup of asteroids that hit our atmosphere at predictable times.
d) passing asteroids triggering light displays.

2. The main asteroid belt lies between the orbits of ____________.

a) Saturn and Jupiter c. Mars and Jupiter.
b) Earth and Mars d. Pluto and the Oort cloud

3. Which is not true about the tail of a comet?

a) Points toward the Sun as the comet moves out of the inner Solar System.
b) gas and dust expelled from the comet's nucleus
c) always points away from the Sun.
d) caused by radiation pressure and solar wind

4. What is actually a "shooting star"?

a) Asteroids passing close to Earth c. Meteoroids burning up in Earth's atmosphere
b) Comets streaking by Earth d. Stars revolving around the sun

5. What is NOT true about asteroids?

a) Some are bigger than Pluto c. Some of them have their own names
b) Some have their own little "moons" d. They have an atmosphere

6. What is the Oort cloud?

a) a group of asteroids c. the cloud that a meteoroid produces in the atmosphere
b) a cluster of comets far from the sun d. coma of a comet

7. Why would global temperature drop if the Earth were struck by an asteroid several km in diameter or larger?
a) the ices in the asteroid would decrease the Earth's temperature
b) the impact would move the Earth farther from the sun
c) the low temperature of the asteroid would chill the oceans
d) the resulting dust cloud would block out sunlight

8. Which produces meteor showers?

a) collisions of asteroids with each other c. impacts of meteoroids with the moon
b) debris from comets d. interstellar space
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9. __________are small pieces of "space debris," _________ are space debris that burns up in Earth's
atmosphere, and _________ are space debris that reaches Earth's surface.
a) asteroids; comets; meteors c. meteoroids; meteors; meteorites
b) meteorites; meteors; asteroids d. meteors; meteorites; meteoroids

10. What are asteroids?

a) Large rock-like chunks with some metals that orbit the sun
b) Made up of frozen gases
c) Parts of stars
d) Very small planets

11. What are the three parts of a comet?

a) head, body, and tail c. nucleus, protons, and electrons
b) nucleus, coma, and tail d. rocks, metals, and gases

12. Which space object is composed of ice and space dust?

a) Asteroid c. Earth’s moon
b) Comet d. meteoroid

13. If you watch the Taurid meteor shower in November. When is the next time you can watch the Taurids?
a) In December. Meteor showers repeat every month
b) In February. Meteor showers repeat each quarter
c) Next November. Meteor showers repeat each year.
d) Never. Each meteor shower is a one-time event.

14. Which of these is not true about comets?

a) Made up of ice, dust and small rocky particles that have long ellipse orbits.
b) As they heat up, gas and dust stream outwards forming a tail
c) They are rocky objects that revolve around the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
d) Found between Kuiper belt and Oort cloud

15. The density of Comet Halley was found to be about 0.2 g/cm3. This implies that Comet Halley ________.
a) is composed of about 50% rock and 50% frozen water and methane.
b) is loosely packed ices with a small amount of rocky material.
c) formed in the inner solar system and was ejected by Jupiter to the Kuiper belt.
d) was once a moon of Neptune and was ripped away by a large impact.

16. A bit of matter that enters Earth's atmosphere and survives to reach the ground is called __________.
a) a meteoroid. c. a meteorite.
b) a meteor. d. an asteroid

17. One theory suggests that the bodies in the Oort cloud formed ___________.
a) at high temperatures c. outside of the original solar nebula.
b) near the present orbits of the Jovian planets. d. near the present orbits of the terrestrial planets.
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18. The short-period comets do not have randomly oriented orbits because _________.
a) they are affected by the sun's gravity.
b) their orbits are altered by encounters with the planets.
c) they are affected by the solar wind.
d) their orbits are altered by the drag of their tails in the solar wind.

19. Which would be the best time to view the meteor shower?
a) dawn to noon c. midnight to dawn
b) noon to sunset d. It is never visible.

20. Why are meteorites and comets important in studying the origin of the solar system?
a) They have recently formed themselves.
b) They are recently produced fragments of planets.
c) They represent the material which formed the planets.
d) None of the above.