LESSON GUIDE IN EARTH SCIENCE
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards
B. Performance Standards
C. Learning Competencies/ Objectives
II. CONTENT
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Learner’s Manual pages
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials from learning
Resource portal
B. Other learning Resources
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Review previous lesson or presenting new
lesson (REVIEW)
B. Establishing a purpose of the lesson
(MOTIVATION)
C. Presenting examples/ instances of the new
lesson (PRE-ACTIVITY)
D. Discussing new concepts and practicing new
skills 1 ( ACTIVITY PROPER)
The subsystems (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and
biosphere ) that make up the earth
Conduct a survey or design a study to assess the possible
geologic and hydrometeorological hazards that your community
experience
At the end of the session, students are expected to:
4. Explain that the earth consist of four subsystems, across
whose boundaries matter and energy flow
4.1 describe the four subsystems of the earth
4.2 illustrate the energy flow on earth across the subsystems
4.3 appreciate the characteristics and role of earth to sustain
life
Earth and Earth systems
Earth and life science by Teresita F. Religioso and Lilia G.
Vengco . pages 45- 60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOnXg1CXaII (video clip)
Review about the uniqueness of earth which is the only planet in
the solar system that support life
The students will describe the unique properties and the
characteristic of earth, which is the only planet that support life
Guided questions:
1. Enumerate the four subsystems of earth.
2. Describe each subsystem.
3. Why is earth unique from the other planets?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOnXg1CXaII
Animation that show the subsystem of earth and its
characteristics
Rubrics
4 pics 1 word activity: Show four pictures related to the
subsystem for the students to identify that subsystem
Present the subject on four subsystems of earth across whose
boundaries matter and energy flow
1. Four subsystems (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
and biosphere)
2. Composition of each subsystems
3. Flow of matter in the biosphere
 4. Energy flows

Group activity composed of 5 members. The students will pick

E. Discussing new concepts and practicing new
skills 2 (DEEPENING)
F. Developing mastery (POST-ACTIVITY)
one of the biogeochemical cycle and they will illustrate it in a
manila paper.
(Analysis)Let the students share answers to the following:
1. Explain the relationship of each organism
2. Describe the correlation of each subsystem
3. Compute the energy received by an organism based on
the pyramid of energy
Individual work: Suppose there are 500 units of energy available
at the base of the pyramid of energy, how many units of energy
will the first-level consumers store? How much units of energy will
the third-level consumer store? And put your answer in the
pyramid.

G. Finding practical application of concepts and Make a song that tells how you can help the Earth in sustaining
skills in daily living (APPLICATION) the flow of energy across its subsystem
H. Making generalizations and abstraction Based on the objectives stated previously, ask the following
about the lesson ( GENERALIZATION) questions:
1. Differentiate the four subsystems of earth
2. Describe the flow of energy on earth
3. Explain how the earth enable to sustain life compare to
the other planets
I. Evaluating learning (ASSESSMENT) Quiz:
1. The gas that exists in the atmosphere in great amount is
___________.
a. oxygen
b. hydrogen
c. water vapor
d. carbon dioxide
2. The presence of oxygen in the early atmosphere is due
to ___________.
a. lightning
b. earthquake
c. volcanic eruption
d. splitting of water by ultraviolet radiation
3. The following are the sources of oxygen in the
atmosphere except _______.
a. ammonia
b. ozone
c. sulfates
d. water
4. Which ocean zone is called the deep sea?
a. abyssopelagic
b. bathypelagic
c. epipelagic
d. mesopelagic
5. Which zone has plants?
a. abyssopelagic
b. bathypelagic
c. epipelagic
 d. mesopelagic
Essay :
1. Describe the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle
2. How do human beings affect the CO2 and O2 cycles?
3. Why do temperatures decrease in the troposphere and
increase in the stratosphere?

J. Additional activities for application or Give and explain the trend in temperature versus altitude in the
remediation (REMEDIAL) following atmospheric layers:
a. Troposphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
Add task for other subsystem

Prepared by:

IRISH MAY A. ROXAS

SST III/ AURORA

SHIRLEY S. AZAULA
SSTIII/PAMPANGA

Reviewed/ Checked by:

DR. RICARDO A. DE GUZMAN

Facilitator

Noted by:

DR. LIBRADA M. RUBIO

Trainer I Region III/EPS