A Detailed Lesson Plan in Teaching Science 8

9:15-10:15 AM

I. Objectives:
At the end of the 60 minutes’ period, 75% level of proficiency, students should be able to:

1. identify the parts and Characteristics of the Comet,

2. appreciate the interaction of comet in an orbit around the Sun, and
3. design a simple model of a comet to show how the sun affects the appearance of the
comet.

II. Subject Matter:

Topic: Comets
References: Faraon, Genevieve et.al.. (2014). You and Natural World Science Grade 8, pp 175-
178.
Science for the 21st Learner 8, Diwa Learning Town pp 208-214.
Instructional Materials: Laptop, LCD Projector, White-Board Marker, Pen, Scissors, Visual Aids,
Pictures, Sheet of papers, rulers, Ribbonet, non- bending straw and electric Hairdryer
Strategy: Cooperative Learning (Jigsaw Technique)
Values Integration: Cooperation

III. Procedure:

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Initiatory Phase

Good Morning class! Good Morning Sir

How are you this morning? We are great

I am Mr. Chito R. Mundas and I will be your teacher

this morning.

May I request everyone to please stand. Let us Pray.

Josh, please lead the prayer. Classmates, Let us pray. Our Father Holy be
your name. …Amen!
Thank you Josh!

Before taking your seats kindly pick-up some pieces (Students’ will pick- up pieces of papers
of papers and arrange your chairs properly. and arrange the chairs.)

Thank you! You may take your seats. Thank you Sir

Class monitor, May I Know who are absent this No absent Sir
morning?

1. Setting of Standards

Class, are you ready to start our new lesson? Yes, Sir
But before that, let us establish classroom rules:
1. When the teacher is discussing, what will (Students’ will say) Listen Sir
you do?

What else? Behave and do not make noise.

2. When someone is talking, what will you do? Students will say listen Sir
 What else? Behave, and do not make noise

3. Whenever you have questions what will you (Students will say) Raise our right hand Sir.
do?

Are the rules clear to you? Yes, Sir

2. Drill

Class, I will group you into four (4) based on the

color of your name tags.
Blue will be the group 1, Pink will be the group 2, (Students will group based on the color of name
Yellow will be the group 3 and Orange will be the Tags. )
group 4.
At the count of five (5) you may go to your (Students will go to their respective groups.)
respective groups. One, two three, four five!

Are you already in the group? Yes, Sir

Very good!

Remember that your group now will serve as your

permanent group for the following activities.
Is that clear? Yes, Sir

Okay, let us have a puzzle game.

I will give you a pictures and Scrambled letters and I
want you to name the given pictures through puzzle
word.

You are only given one (1) minute to construct the

puzzle word. Then, after paste it on the Board. The
group who can finish early and paste it the board
will receive a prize and an additional point to the
group. Yes, Sir
Is that understood?

Okay, Group representatives please come forward (Group representatives will get the puzzle
and get the puzzle materials. materials.)
Are all groups ready? Yes, Sir

The Teacher move around to supervise the activity (Students do the given activity).
of the Students.

Thank you class!

3. Review
Our lesson yesterday was all about Typhoons.
What was our lesson yesterday?

Yes, Jenny?

That’s correct!
Typhoon is an extremely large, powerful and
What is Typhoon? destructive storm that occurs especially in the
region of the Philippines or the China Sea.
Yes, Hara?
Excellent!

4. Motivation

Before we proceed to our discussion, let us have

another game.

Bring me Game:
Direction: First come first serve basis. The one Yes, Sir
member of the group who can bring me the objects
will be given a prize and a 1 point given to the group. Yes, Sir
Do you understand?
Students will bring me a piece of stone
Okay, are you ready?
Students will bring me a piece of long hair
Who can bring me a piece of stone!
Students will bring me a comb
Who can bring me a piece of long hair?
Students will bring a sheet of white Bond paper.
Who can bring me a comb?

Last one, who can bring me a sheet of bond paper?

Thank you for your cooperation class!

Congratulations to the winners.

B. Developmental Phase

1. Presentation of the topic

(Students will say) Stone or a rock Sir.
Class, what object is this?

Base on this object, what do you think will be our Our lesson this morning is all about Comet.
lesson this morning?

Yes, Roselle?

Very good! Pepsi clap for Roselle!

2. Unlocking of Difficulties
Answers:
I have here the crosswords. What you will do is find
and encircle the words. These are written in
horizontal, vertical and slant form. 1. Comet

“Hint” 2. Sun
1. It is described as a rocky, an icy, and a dusty
object moves in an orbit around the sun. 3. Orbit
2. It is an object which is the source of solar
 energy. 4. Nucleus
3. It is an elliptical path where comet revolves 5. Coma
around the sun.
4. It is a solid center part of the comet. 6. Tail
5. It is part of comet surrounds to nucleus and
produce gases.
6. It is a part of the comet formed due to the
heat of the sun.

N O R B I T U

S U N E A S R

A R C O M E T

N S O L U T A

E N M A E R I

U T A C N U L

L A I R E U S

3. Discussion
It is rocky, an icy and a dusty object moves in an
How do you define or describe comet? orbit around the sun.

Yes, Sheen?

Very good!
The types of comets are Short period and long
What are the types of comet? period comets.

Yes, Kervin?

That’s correct!
Because these comets have an orbital period of
Why is it called short period comets? less than 200 years.

Yes, Ysabelle?

Very good!
Because these comets have an orbital period of
What about Long period comets? more than 200 years.

Yes, Jenny?

Excellent!
Halley’s comet Sir
Can you name a comet belongs to short period?

Yes, Michael?

That’s correct!
Halle- Bopp comet Sir
What about the comets belongs to long period?
Yes, Kient?

That’s correct!

Class, Halley’s’ comet is a short period comet. It has

an orbital period of 74- 79 years.

Halle-Bopp comets is long period comet. It has an

orbital period of 4,200 years.

The three parts of comet are nucleus, coma and

Comet has three parts, what are these? a tail Sir.

Yes, Danica?

That’s correct!
Nucleus is the solid center part of the comet.
Who can define nucleus?

Yes, Leo?

Very good!
A part of the comet that surrounds to nucleus
How about coma, who can define? and produce gases.

Yes, Edward?

Excellent!

The tail formed due to the heat of the sun.

How does a tail of the comet form?

Yes, Roselle?

Correct!

Now, How the sun affects the appearance of the When comet approaches the sun, it warms and
comet? glows. It melted and disintegrate.
When a comet is far away from the sun, the
Yes, Sheen? temperatures are low and the nucleus is the
whole comet.

Students will listen attentively to the teacher’s

That’s correct! illustration.
The teacher will illustrate on the board on how the Yes, Sir
Sun affects the appearance of the comet.

Do you understand?

C. Culminating Phase
Yes, Sir
1. Generalization and Valuing

Class, do you learned something today?

I learned about the types of comets, the parts
What have you learned? and its characteristics.

Yes, Crystal?

Very Good! Let us give Pepsi clap!

The types of comets are short period
What are the types of comets? and long period comet.

Yes, Kervin?

Excellent! Let us give Pepsi clap!

What is the difference between short period and The difference between short and long period
long period comet? comets, short period, are the comets orbital
period less than 200 years, while long period,
Yes, clark? are the comets orbital more than 200 years.

Very good! Let us give Pepsi clap!

The parts of the comet are the nucleus, coma
What are the parts of the comet? and a tail.

Yes, Robert?

Excellent! Pepsi clap!

When a comet approaches near to the sun, it
How the Sun affects the appearance of the comet? warms and glows. It melted and disintegrates.
When a comet is far away from the sun, the
Yes, Hara? temperatures are low and the nucleus is the
whole comet.

Yes, Sir
Very Good! Pepsi clap!?
Because theories believed that comets are
Are the comets important in the solar system? provided water and organic matter on earth.

Why?
Yes, Sir
Very Good class!
No Sir
Class, do you understand our lesson this morning?

Do you have questions?

F. Application

F.1 Group Activity

Before we proceed to our activity, let us first watch

a video clip. (Show a short video on how Sun Affects
the appearance of the comet. (Only part of the video
will be presented).

Group the students in to four (4), the group will be

based on the colors of name tags. (The same group).

Direction: Design a simple model of a comet to show

how the Sun affects the appearance of the comet.
You are only given 10 minutes to do the Activity.

Criteria for Evaluation:

Creativity - 40%
Strength of the model -20%
Ability to demonstrate - 40%

The procedures will be distributed to the groups.

After the activity, each group will do a

demonstration using your simple model in front of
the class. Each group will select two demonstrators;
one member is holding the hair dryer, the other one No Sir
holding the comet model.
Each group will design a simple comet model
Questions? using the materials.

Okay, you may start now.

Time is up!

Okay, let us start for the presentations of your

output, start with: Group 1 Representatives will demonstrate to the
class using their comet model.

Group 1 (Blue Team)

Group 2 Representatives will demonstrate to the
Pepsi clap to Group 1! class using their comet model.

Group 2 (Pink Team)

Group 3 Representatives will demonstrate to the
Pepsi clap to Group 2! class using their comet model.

Group 3 (Yellow Team)

Group 4 Representatives will demonstrate to the
Pepsi clap to Group 3! class using their comet model.

Group 4 (Orange Team)

Pepsi clap to Group 4!

Thank you very much Representatives.

Let’s give a big hands to each group. You did very
Well this morning.
Congratulations to all!

I think you learned something today.

Answer key:
IV. Evaluation

Class, please get one four sheet of yellow paper for a 1. Sun
short quiz and answer the following:
2. Orbit
1. It is an object of the solar system which is
the source of Solar Energy. 3. Nucleus
2. It is an elliptical path where comet revolves 4. Tail
around the Sun.
3. It is the solid center part of the comet. 5. Comet
4. It is part of the comet formed due to the
heat of the Sun.
5. It is an object of the solar system that made
up of rock, ice and a dust.

V. Assignment

Write it on your notebook.

Research in advance about the meteors and
asteroids.

Prepared by:

Mr. Chito R. Mundas

Student-Teacher
SMCC