LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Earth Science
1st Quarter 2020-2021

TOPIC: EARTH Date: August, 2020

Week: 1 Lesson No. 1
OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the learners can recognize the uniqueness of Earth, being the only
planet in the solar system with properties necessary to support life by:

1.1 recognizing the differences in the physical and chemical properties between the
Earth and its neighboring planets; and
1.2 identifying the factors that allow a planet to support life.

I- ENGAGING ON TASK
1.1. Setting Emotional Climate
Good day young astronauts! I feel a little dizzy today. How about you? I guess that you
wish this pandemic would end so that you can freely roam around the solar system, am I
right? For you not to be bored at your respective homes, I prepared an activity. Below are
pictures of the three different terrestrial bodies which I hope you still remember them.

1.2. Refreshing of Prior Knowledge

Instructions: Answer the following questions below by observing the planets and the given
data refer to table 1.

Table 1. Characteristics of Terrestial Planets

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Guided Questions:
1. What can you see from the illustration in Figure 1? Describe each picture
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2. How do they differ from each other based on the given data (Table 1)?
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3. Is there any planet shown in the picture that is habitable? Why do you say so?

LINKING STATEMENT: One of the three terrestrial planets is said to be habitable and is
able to sustain life. This week, you are going to compare and contrast terrestrial planets and
describe the uniqueness of Earth being the only planet in the solar system with properties
necessary to support life, recognize the difference in the physical and chemical properties
between the Earth and its neighboring planets, and identify the factors that allow the planet to
support life. You will be working by pair throughout the activity.
II- ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
1.3. Summary of Essential Concept

Earth is the planet in the solar system that is habitable and can sustain life.
Below are the factors:

Temperature:
Surface: Only Earth’s surface is in this temperature range.
Sub-surface: The interior of the solid planets & moons may be in this temperature
range.
Water:
Surface: Only Earth’s surface has water with around 74%, though Mars
once had surface water and still has water ice in its polar ice caps. Saturn’s
moon, Titan, seems to be covered with liquid methane.
Sub-surface: Mars & some moons have deposits of underground ice, which
might melt to produce water. Europa, has a vast oceans beneath its outer
shell if ice

Atmosphere:
Of the solid planets & moons, only Earth, Venus, & Titan have significant
atmospheres. Mars’ atmosphere is about 1/100th that of Earth’s, too small for
significant insulation or shielding.

Energy:
2 Surface: The inner planets get too much sunlight for life. The outer planets
get too little.
Sub-surface: Most solid planets & moons have energy-rich chemicals.
 Nutrients:
Surface: Earth has a water cycle, an atmosphere, and volcanoes to circulate nutrients.
Venus, Titan, Io, and Mars have nutrients and ways to circulate them to organisms.
Sub-surface: Any planet or moon with sub-surface water or molten rock can circulate
and replenish nutrients for organisms.
Adapted from: Calveria et. al, 2016.

To learn more about the factors that make the planet habitable, download
this file:
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/our_place/hab_ref_table.pdf

TERRESTIAL PLANETS
Venus Earth Mars
Mass (1024 kg) 4.87 5.97 0.642
Density (km) 12104 12756 6792
Gravity (kg/m3) 5243 5514 3933
Escape Velocity (km/s) 10.4 11.2 5
Distance from the sun (106 108.2 149.6 227.9
km)
Orbital period (days) 224.7 365,2 687
Composition of atmosphere 96% CO2 77% N 95% CO2
3.5% N 21% O2 2.7% N
1% Ar 1.6% Ar
Major Greenhouse gases Co2 Co2 H2O Co2
Adapted from: http://www.voyagesthroughtime.org/planetary/sample/lesson5/pdf/5_3_1sas_crashland.pdf

1.4. TESTING FOR KNOWLEDGE:

1. Which of the following factors is the most important to sustain life?
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2. Do Earth people able to survive in a very humid or very hot temperature?
Why or why not?
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3.Which of the following factors, if removed, will not bring a great destruction? Why do you
say so?

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III. DEEPENING EXERCISE

1.5. PRODUCTIVE TEAMWORK

STRATEGIES: (Think-Pair-Share)
Instructions:

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STEP 1: In a group of three, you are to accomplish this earthly task below. Each of you
must have a task to accomplish. (Student 1: Choose a planet to land; student 2:Write the
reasons why you chose the planet; student 3: Reasons why you have not chosen the planet)
STEP 2: Imagine yourself that you are in an interstellar voyage. While on your voyage,
your spaceship suffers mechanical problem which causes you to force to land. Fortunately,
you are passing through the Yanib System, which is composed of a sun-like star surrounded
by seven planets, some of which have moons. The profile of planets and moons of the
Yanib System are listed in Table 3.

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STEP 3: You decide the best place to land your ship.

STEP 4: Your task:

Encode in a short bond paper :
1. The reason of planet or moon you have chosen.
2. The reasons why you did not choose the other planets.
Please click the link below to view the table:
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1.6. KNOWLEDGE SCANNING

Answer the question below.
If you were given the chance to go to other planets, what planet are you going to choose?
Why?
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1.7. INTEGRATION OF LEARNING

IV-SELF DETERMINING PRACTICE

Terraforming Mars
Instructions: Write a 200- word report/essay on the topic, “
(Short bondpaper, TNR, 11, Single spacing. Normal Margin)

“Can man alter Mars environment to make it more suitable for human habitation? How?”
(To terraform means to transform another planet to resemble the Earth in several
aspects, specifically the ability to support life)

You will be graded according to these criteria:

Logic and consistency in the arguments – 5 pts
Scientific concepts to support your argument _5 pts____
Total: 10 points
V. REFLECTION/ACTION

Instructions: Answer question below.

Are you happy being different from the others? Why or Why not?
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VI. REFERENCES

http://www.voyagesthroughtime.org/planetary/sample/lesson5/pdf/5_3_1sas_crashland.pdf
on June 2020

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/our_place/hab_ref_table.pdf on June 2020

Calveria, etal (2016). Teaching Guide for Senior High School General Biology I. Quezon
City: EC-TEC Commercial

Prepared by:

Judith Anne E. Pangan

Rowena D. Elias
Subject Teacher

Noted:

ROMEO J. GABITO, Ed.D

SHS, Assistant Principal