Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X
Division of El Salvador City
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LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 6

Quarter 4: Week 1 - Day 1 Date: October 25, 2019

CONTENT STANDARDS: The leaners demonstrate understanding of the effects of

earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: The learners should design an emergency and preparedness
plan and kit
LEARNING COMPETENCY: Describe the changes on the Earth’s surface as a result of
earthquakes and volcanic. (S6ESIVa-1)

I. OBJECTIVE: At the end of the lesson, 85% of the pupils will be able to:
Identify and describe the layers of the Earth

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

A. Topic: Layers of the Earth
B. Skill: describing, organizing
B. References:
C. Materials: Clippings power point presentation
Manila paper art paper
Chart / tables paste/ masking tape
Activity Sheets scissor
Board markers
Layers of the Earth worksheet
What's the Earth Made of worksheet
Play dough
Inside the Earth worksheet A boiled egg
A butter knife

III. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

A. Engagement (Motivation)

Specific vocabulary introduced

•Core - the center of a planet.
•Crust - outer solid layer of a planet.
•Dense - thick, compact.
•Iron - a lustrous, silvery soft metal.
 •Layer - the thickness of some material that covers a surface; stratum
•Mantle - a layer in the interior of Earth or another planet.
•Nickel - hard corrosion resistance silvery white metallic element.
1. Sing the Layers of the Earth Song
2. Present the topic: Today, we will be identifying and describing the layers of the
earth.

B. Exploration
1. Divide pupils into 4 groups, each group will be assigned with an activity
2. Recall the standards to follow when doing an activity.
3. Give each group an activity worksheet.

Activity 1- “Think Big!”

1. Hold a globe and show it to the class.
2. Ask the pupils on what a globe represents. (A model of our Earth)
Accept all responses. If one says it represents the earth then ask a follow-
up question like “How do you think scientists were able to describe the
interior of the earth?”. You may write this question on the chalkboard for
the pupils to brainstorm ideas.
3. Divide the class into smaller groups. Distribute two or three sheets of
meta cards to each group where they will write their responses.
4. Give for about ten minutes to share their ideas.
5. Let them stick their responses on the chalkboard. Facilitate in
processing their responses by asking the class to group similar
ideas.
6. Tell them that the planet Earth is really an amazing place to live in.
7. Introduce the term Geology (the study of the Earth's origin, history and
structure. Geologists are the people who study about the Earth's
history. These people unlock the secrets of rocks so they tell us
something about how the earth was formed. and what forces have
shaped it.
8. Explain that when the Earth was formed four and a half billion years
ago, gravity pulled materials together. Heavy materials gather to the
center and lighter materials floated to the top of the earth. No matter
where you are right now, there are about 12,800 kilometers of earth
beneath your feet and almost all of it is rock. The solid parts of our
planet are made up of layers.
9. Ask “What do you think are these layers?. Tell the class that they are
going to find the answer to this question after doing some activities.
10.Continue to the next activity

Activity 2 – “What's Inside the Earth?”

1. Distribute to each group the materials listed above.
 2. Tell them to assemble the picture and label each layer based on their
ideas.
3. Give them about ten minutes to assemble the puzzle pieces.
4. Let them display their outputs on the wall.
5. You may ask questions like:
“What picture is formed in the puzzle? What do you think do the
colors represent? Accept all responses and these may be
recorded on the chalkboard.
6. Tell them to set aside those posted assembled picture puzzles on
the wall to be revisited later.

Activity 3 “Our Earth Model”

1. Inform the pupils that they will make an Earth Model.
2. Display the set of materials on a big table. Group the pupils into four.
3. Assign each group with a set of materials to be used.
4. Remind them of the precautionary measures in handling tools or
equipments.
5. Give them enough time to complete the task.
6. Let them display and explain their outputs.
7. You may ask this question during debriefing: “How does your
constructed model help explain the layers of the Earth?". Accept all
responses.

Activity 4 “Interesting Facts”

1. Instruct the pupils to write in a journal on what they have learned
about the layers of the earth. Tell them to include facts that interest
them. Ask them to include some explanation as well.
2. Distribute the activity sheetployrlseitmthem use their science notebooks.
3. Give about twenty minutes.
4. Call volunteers to read their answers orally.
5. Collect all activity sheets or science notebooks. Their responses
would serve as basis for the next step to be taken to enrich the
lesson or to proceed to the next topic

C. Explanation
• The Earth's Crust is like the shell of an egg. It is very thin in comparison to the
other three layers. The crust is only about 8 kilometers thick under the
oceans(oceanic crust) and about 32 kilometers thick under the continents
(continental crust). The temperature of the crust vary from air temperature on
 top to about 870 0C in the deepest parts of the crust.
• The mantle is the layer located directly under the sima, the silicate-magnesium
middle layer. It is the largest layer of the Earth, 2900 kilometers thick. The mantle
is composed of very hot, dense rock. This layer of rock even flows like asphalt
under a heavy weight. This flow is due to great temperature differences from
the bottom to the top otfhe mantle. The movement of the mantle is the reason
that the plates of the Earth move! The temperature of the mantle varies from
871 0C at the top to about 2204 0C near the bottom!

• The core of the Earth is like a ball of very hot metals. 2204 0C to 4982 0C The
core is so hot that the metals in it are all in the liquid state. The outer core is
located about 2900 kilometers beneath the crust and is about 2250 kilometers
thick. The outer core is composed of the melted metals nickel and iron.
• The inner core of the Earth has temperature and pressure so great that the
metals are squeezed together and are not able to move about like a liquid,
but are forced to vibrate in place as a solid. The inner core begins about
5100 kilometers beneath the crust and is about 1200 kilometers thick. The
temperature may reach 4982 0C and the pressure is 45,000,000 pounds per
square inch.

D. Elaboration
1. Elaborate the layers of the earth through a PowerPoint presentation.
2. Let pupils watch video clips about layers of the earth
3. Call pupils to generalize the lesson.

IV. EVALUATION (Assessment):