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SCIENCE 8 MODULE 10
Name: ______________________________________________________
Section: _____________________________________________________
Important Note: This Learning Activity is provided for both the students taking online and offline classes.
Identical sets of materials are given to all students regardless of the mode of delivery of instruction they have
chosen to serve their learning needs.

I. Lesson Information
A. Date given:
B. Date of Submission:
C. Subject: Science 8 (Earth and Space)
D. Quarter: 2/ Week Number: / Lesson Number: 11
E. Topic: How Damaging Earthquake can be?
F. Learning Targets:
1. I can differentiate Earthquake’s focus and epicenter;
2. I can distinguish Earthquakes’ magnitude and intensity;
3. I can relate how damaging earthquake can be in real life situation; and
4. I can locate where is the safest place to build a condominium using the fault line maps.

II. Inclusions:
 Full discussion about the lesson including student activities.
 Answer sheet with the list of questions/prompts and spaces for the students’ answer
 Rubrics for scoring the responses

III. Instructions:
1. Do the Preliminary Activities before reading the lesson discussion. Do a meaningful study of the lesson discussion.
2. Before reading the lesson, browse the activity to be answered to guide you about your reading targets.
3. After reading the lesson, answer the activities on the answer sheet provided. Read the direction carefully.
4. Narrate how you responded to the Real-life Application Challenge. Do it by writing a short paragraph of not less than
five sentences sharing what you did to act on the challenge.
5. Accomplish all activities and send the answer sheet back on or before the date of submission.
6. If something is not clear about the task, please send a message to clarify. Facebook account and contact number: Cristine
Alarilla Mallari (0936-128-7172), Su Zane (0923-939-6651).
IV. Learning Contents:
A. Introduction
One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible
aftereffects. Fault line is defined as a geological fracture wherein the movement of masses of rock has displaced parts of
the Earth’s crust. A rapid movement of a fault line may produce a powerful energy that can trigger a strong earthquake.
There are five active fault lines in the country namely the Western Philippine Fault, the Eastern Philippine Fault, the
South of Mindanao Fault, Central Philippine Fault and the Marikina/Valley Fault System.

B. Preliminary Activities
1. Initial Self-check
Select the light that signifies how you feel about this topic.

RED Light – I’m stuck, need some extra help.

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YELLOW Light – I’m not quite sure, need a little help.

GREEN Light – I understand fully, I’m ok without help.

Write a short feedback of a single sentence sharing how you feel about the lesson you are about to take.
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2. Engaging Activity – Where is the safest place!

A real estate development company is planning to build a 508-meter condominium in one of the places listed
below. Your friend, an agent of the company, is asking for your opinion on which of the places should the company
build the high-rise building. Choose the place from the list below and write your opinion about the places. You may
look at a political map for you to locate the place. You can also do online research about the place.

Place code Location

A Sagbayan, Bohol
B Bayawan City, Negros Oriental
C Sogod, Southern Leyte
D Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur
E Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

My chosen place is ________________________________________________________

I chose this place because
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Processing Question:
1.What considerations did you make in choosing the place where the condominium should be built?
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2.Would you built a condominium near a body of water? Or would you rather built in inland? Why or why not?
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3.Should the movement of the earth be considered when planning to build a high-rise condominium?
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C. Lesson Discussion
The Philippines is not exempted from experiencing strong
earthquakes due to the several fault lines within the vicinity of the
country. Listed below are the known Active Fault Lines in the
Philippines and the affected areas:
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 Marikina Valley Fault (Montalban-San Mateo-Marikina-Pasig-Taguig-Muntinlupa-San Pedro-BiŇan-

Carmona-Santa Rosa(Laguna)-Calamba-Tagaytay-Oriental Mindoro)
 Western Philippine Fault (Luzon Sea-Mindoro Strait-Panay Gulf-Sulu Sea)
 Eastern Philippine Fault (Philippine Sea)
 Southern Mindanao Fault (Moro Gulf-Celebes Sea)
 Central Philippine Fault (Entire Ilocos Norte-Aurora-Quezon-Masbate-Eastern Leyte-Southern Leyte-
Agusan Del Norte-Agusan Del Sur-Davao Del Norte)

Strong ground movement generally occur along fault

lines. People residing in those areas are always in
danger. Several tragedies in our country have been
generated by strong earthquakes. The Central Philippine
Fault was the reason for the 1900 destructive earthquake
which seriously damaged Central Luzon and Baguio.

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Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology – is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide
information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.

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How can we know the exact place of an earthquake?

Earthquakes are located by focus and epicentre.

Focus and Epicenter

Focus – the exact point inside the crust
where a tremendous amount of energy
actually start.
Focus can also be called Hypocenter, it
where the vibrating waves originate which
travel outward in all direction.
Epicenter - Is the point on the Earth’s
surface that is vertically above the focus and
where energy waves are felt most strongly.
It is where the first sudden movement of the
ground is felt and where the most severe
damages by an earthquake is sustained.

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How to measure earthquake?

Earthquakes can be measure using a Seismograph.

Seismograph

 Seismograph – a device that measure and records the movement of the earth during an earthquake.
 It is composed of seismometer and recording device (seismogram).

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How can we know the amount of energy released by the earthquake?

Earthquakes energy can be measures using two scales: The Intensity and Magnitude scale.
Magnitude and Intensity
 Magnitude - determine by how destructive an earthquake was. It is the total amount of energy released.
 Richter Magnitude Scale - the scale used in measuring the magnitude of an earthquake and it is expressed in
numerical value (whole number and decimal fractions).
 This scale was developed in 1935 by an American Seismologist, Charles Richter

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 Intensity - determined by how much damage has occurred and the amount of shaking experienced by the
people in a particular area.
 It is the rough estimate of the size and the strength of an earthquake.
 Modified Mercalli Scale - It is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
 It is revised by an Italian Volcanologist Guiseppe Mercalli from the original widely used simple ten degree
Rossi-Forel Scale to twelve degrees. It is expressed in Roman numerals.

PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale

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Intensity
Scale Shaking Description

I Scarcely Perceptible to people under favorable circumstances. Delicately balanced objects are disturbed slightly.
Perceptible Still Water in containers oscillates slowly.

II Slightly Felt Felt by few individuals at rest indoors. Hanging objects swing slightly. Still Water in containers
oscillates noticeably.

III Weak Felt by many people indoors especially in upper floors of buildings. Vibration is felt like one passing of
a light truck. Dizziness and nausea are experienced by some people. Hanging objects swing
moderately. Still water in containers oscillates moderately.

IV Moderately Felt generally by people indoors and by some people outdoors. Light sleepers are awakened. Vibration
Strong is felt like a passing of heavy truck. Hanging objects swing considerably. Dinner, plates, glasses,
windows and doors rattle. Floors and walls of wood framed buildings creak. Standing motor cars may
rock slightly. Liquids in containers are slightly disturbed. Water in containers oscillate strongly.
Rumbling sound may sometimes be heard.

V Strong Generally felt by most people indoors and outdoors. Many sleeping people are awakened. Some are
frightened, some run outdoors. Strong shaking and rocking felt throughout building. Hanging objects
swing violently. Dining utensils clatter and clink; some are broken. Small, light and unstable objects
may fall or overturn. Liquids spill from filled open containers. Standing vehicles rock noticeably.
Shaking of leaves and twigs of trees are noticeable.

VI Very Strong Many people are frightened; many run outdoors. Some people lose their balance. motorists feel like
driving in flat tires. Heavy objects or furniture move or may be shifted. Small church bells may ring.
Wall plaster may crack. Very old or poorly built houses and man-made structures are slightly damaged
though well-built structures are not affected. Limited rockfalls and rolling boulders occur in hilly to
mountainous areas and escarpments. Trees are noticeably shaken.

VII Destructive Most people are frightened and run outdoors. People find it difficult to stand in upper floors. Heavy
objects and furniture overturn or topple. Big church bells may ring. Old or poorly-built structures suffer
considerably damage. Some well-built structures are slightly damaged. Some cracks may appear on
dikes, fish ponds, road surface, or concrete hollow block walls. Limited liquefaction, lateral spreading
and landslides are observed. Trees are shaken strongly. (Liquefaction is a process by which loose
saturated sand lose strength during an earthquake and behave like liquid).

VIII Very Destructive People are panicky. People find it difficult to stand even outdoors. Many well-built buildings are
considerably damaged. Concrete dikes and foundation of bridges are destroyed by ground settling or
toppling. Railway tracks are bent or broken. Tombstones may be displaced, twisted or overturned.
Utility posts, towers and monuments mat tilt or topple. Water and sewer pipes may be bent, twisted or
broken. Liquefaction and lateral spreading cause man- made structure to sink, tilt or topple. Numerous
landslides and rockfalls occur in mountainous and hilly areas. Boulders are thrown out from their
positions particularly near the epicenter. Fissures and faults rapture may be observed. Trees are
violently shaken. Water splash or stop over dikes or banks of rivers.

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Intensity
Scale Shaking Description

IX Devastating People are forcibly thrown to ground. Many cries and shake with fear. Most buildings are totally
damaged. bridges and elevated concrete structures are toppled or destroyed. Numerous utility posts,
towers and monument are tilted, toppled or broken. Water sewer pipes are bent, twisted or broken.
Landslides and liquefaction with lateral spreading’s and sand boils are widespread. the ground is
distorted into undulations. Trees are shaken very violently with some toppled or broken. Boulders are
commonly thrown out. River water splashes violently on slops over dikes and banks.

X Completely Practically all man-made structures are destroyed. Massive landslides and liquefaction, large scale
Devastating subsidence and uplifting of land forms and many ground fissures are observed. Changes in river
courses and destructive seiches in large lakes occur. Many trees are toppled, broken and uprooted.

V. Exercises/Assessments

A. Accomplish the attached answer sheet following the instructions given.

Activity No. 2

Direction: Tell whether the following are pertains to Focus or Epicenter. Write F if it is for Focus and E if it is for
Epicenter. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

Part I
____ 1. Earthquake begins at _________?
____ 2. It is where the first sudden movement of the ground felt most.
____ 3. It can also be called hypocentre.
____ 4. It has three types of earthquake according to depths.
____ 5. It is the exact point inside the crust where energy actually start.

Direction: Tell whether the following are pertains to Magnitude and Intensity. Write M if it is for Magnitude and I if it
is for Intensity. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.

Part II
____ 1. It is the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
____ 2. It is a scale that expresses in roman numerals.
____ 3. It is determined by how much damage has occurred in a particular area.
____ 4. This scale was developed in 1935 by an American Seismologist, Charles Richter and it is used for __________
of an earthquake.
____ 5. Modified Mercalli Scale is used for measuring _________ of an earthquake.

Activity No. 3

Let’s go back to a condominium problem. Do you still remember this activity?

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Direction: Use fault line map and Philippine map to locate the places in the box and check if it is near an active fault line
then answer the second box below.

Place code Location Check if it is near the fault line

A Sagbayan, Bohol
B Bayawan City, Negros Oriental
C Sogod, Southern Leyte
D Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur
E Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

My chosen place is ________________________________________________________

I chose this place because

B. Real-life Application Challenge: In your own opinion how damaging earthquake can be? Can you give three statements
on what you will do before, during and after an earthquake (one statement each).

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C. Post Self-check
Select the light that signifies how you feel about this topic.

RED Light – I’m stuck, need some extra help.

YELLOW Light – I’m not quite sure, need a little help.

GREEN Light – I understand fully, I’m ok without help.

Write a short feedback of a single sentence about your experience in going

through the lesson.
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VI. Scoring Rubrics

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1 Total
Content All of the Most of the The content The content is All of the
Accuracy contents are content is is generally typically content is
accurate. accurate. accurate, but confusing. inaccurate.
some pieces
of
information
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flawed.
Clarity All of the Most of the The content The content is All of the
contents are content is is generally typically content is
clearly clear. clear, but unclear. unclear at all.
explained. some
information
is clearly
flawed.
Organization The Most of the The ideas Partly of the All of the ideas
of Idea organization ideas is show some ideas is is unorganized.
of ideas was organize. flaws. unorganized.
impressive.
Creativity The contents Most of the The content Some of the All of the
are very contents are shows some contents are content is
creative. creative creativity. uncreative. uncreative.

VII. List of References

INQUIRER.NET (1997).Earthquake
https://business.inquirer.net/269314/devastating-faults-of-the-big-one#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20active
%20fault,the%20Marikina%2FValley%20Fault%20System.

DOST.Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (2018)

https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/

PEAC (2017). Learning module science g8|q1. 55-62

USGS. Science for a changing world.(ND).Earthquake and Faults

http://scecinfo.usc.edu/eqcountry/roots/basics.html#:~:text=Earthquakes%20occur%20on%20faults.,with%20respect
%20to%20the%20other.&text=Faults%20can%20extend%20deep%20into,up%20to%20the%20earth's%20surface.

DepEd (ND). K-12 grade 8 science learner module. 26-30

https://www.slideshare.net/nicogranada31/k-to-12-grade-8-science-learner-module

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