DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE

“Solar System”

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, pupils are expected to:
A. Identifying the members of the solar system.
B. Arranging the planets accordingly.
C. Appreciating the importance of the planets.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: The Solar System
Reference: Science for Daily Use Textbook pp 248-255
Materials: Pictures of solar system and planets, paper strips, visual aids.
Values Infusion: Cooperation and Determination

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activities Pupil’s Activities

A. Preparation

Please lead the prayer, Yes, sir.

________.
(PRAYER)

Good morning, class! Good morning, sir!

________, please lead a song. (Pupils sing.)

You may take your seats. I am

going to check your Present, sir!
attendance. Please say
present if you’re around.
 B. Drill

Class, I have here on the

board, numbers with letters
below it. Please arrange the
numbers in a descending
order to reveal the correct
words. Please, raise your
right hand if you know the
answer.

Yes, _______. What is this

word? Sir, the word is SUN.

2 1 3
U N S

Yes, that is correct! Next

word please, _________.
Sir, the word is MOON!
2 3 4 1
O O M N

Exactly! Another one, yes

________! Sir, the word is PLANETS!

2 6 7 5 4 3 8
S A L N E T P

Very good, class!

 C. Review

Class, what was our lesson Sir, our lesson yesterday was about
yesterday? __________.

D. Motivation

Class, I have here some

pictures.

What is the first picture?

Sir, the first picture is a SUN!

Very good! Another picture.

Sir, it is a picture of the moon!

Yes, that is correct!

Now, the last one…

 Sir, that is a picture of the Earth!

Very good, class!

Where do you think we can

find these objects? Sir, in the universe!

Very good! Universe is

composed of planets, stars,
galaxies and other forms of
matter. There is also what
we call “SOLAR SYSTEM”.
Are you ready to listen?
Yes, sir!

E. Unlocking of
Difficulties

Before we proceed with our

discussion, let us first look
and understand the
meanings of the words that
you will later encounter in
this lesson.

All together, let us read.  Planets are celestial bodies moving in

an elliptical orbit around the sun.
 Planets
 Comets  Comets are small, fragile, irregularly
shaped bodies composed of mixture of
non-volatile grains and frozen gases.

 Asteroids  Asteroids are rockyand metallic objects

that orbit the sun but are too small to
be considered planets.

 Orbit  Orbit is the curved path of a celestial

object or spacecraft around a star,
planet, or moon.
 F. Presentation

The solar system is the sun

and all the objects that orbit
around it. The sun is orbited
by planets, asteroids, comets
and other things.

Tthe sun is the center of the

solar system and it is
surrounded by many objects
including the 8 planets which
are divided into two groups,
the inner planets and the
outer planets. The inner
planets are Mercury, Venus,
Earth and Mars. The outer
planets are the Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

G. Comprehension
Check-Up

What composed of Solar Solar System is composed of the sun and all
system? the objects that orbit around it.

How many planets are there There are eight planets in our solar system.
 in our solar system?

Eight planets are divided into two groups.

Eight planets are divided into
how many groups?

What are these two groups? These two groups are the inner planets and
outer planets.

. The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth

What planets belong to inner
planets? and Mars.

What planets belong to outer The outer planets are the Jupiter, Saturn,
planets? Uranus and Neptune.

H. Discussion

The Composition of
the Solar System

 Sun
 Planets
 Comets
 Satellites
 Minor planets
 Meteoroids
 Interplanetary Medium

But today, let’s tackle about

the Solar System and its
planets.

The sun contains 99.85% of

all the matter in the Solar
System. It is the richest
source of electromagnetic
energy (mostly in the form of
heat and light) in the solar
system.
 The planets, most of the
satellites of the planets and
the asteroids revolve around
the Sun in the same Planets are celestial bodies moving in
direction. an elliptical orbit around the sun.

Now, please read what are

planets, _________.

Thank you, _______. In this

picture, you can see the
eight planets, these are
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune.
MERCURY
Let’s discuss first the first
planet next to sun which is
Mercury. Please read, o Mercury does not have any moons or
_________. rings.
o Mercury is the smallest planet.
o Mercury is the closest planet to the
Sun.
o Your weight on Mercury would be 38%
of your weight on Earth.
o A day on the surface of Mercury lasts
176 Earth days.
o A year on Mercury takes 88 Earth
days.
o It’s not known who discovered Mercury.

VENUS
Second planet is Venus.
o Venus does not have any moons or
rings.
o Venus is nearly as big as the Earth with
a diameter of 12,104 km.
o Venus is thought to be made up of a
central iron core, rocky mantle and
silicate crust.
o A day on the surface of Venus (solar
day) would appear to take 117 Earth
days.
 o A year on Venus takes 225 Earth days.
o Venus is often called the Earth’s sister
planet.
o Venus is also known as the Morning
Star and the Evening Star because it is
the brightest planet.
o Venus is the hottest planet in our solar
system.

EARTH
Third planet is Earth. o The Earth was once believed to be the
centre of the universe.
o Earth is the only planet not named after
a god.
o 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered
in water.
o The Earth is the densest planet in the
Solar System.
o Earth is the only known planet to
support life.
o It has 1 moon.

The fourth planet in our solar

system is the Mars. MARS

o Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun

and is the second smallest planet in the
solar system.
o Named after the Roman god of war,
Mars is also often described as the
“Red Planet” due to its reddish
appearance.
o Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin
atmosphere composed primarily of
carbon dioxide.
o Mars is home to the tallest mountain in
the solar system.
o Mars has the largest dust storms in the
solar system.
o It has 2 moons named PHOBOS and
DEIMUS.
 JUPITER

Next planet is Jupiter. o The planet Jupiter is the fifth planet out
from the Sun, and is two and a half
times more massive than all the other
planets in the solar system combined.
o It is made primarily of gases and is
therefore known as a “gas giant”.
o Jupiter has 79 moons, it also has the
largest moon in the solar system
named GANYMEDE.
o It has four rings.
o Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in
the solar system.

Another planet is Saturn. SATURN

o Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun

and the most distant that can be seen
with the naked eye.
o Saturn is the second largest planet and
is best known for its fabulous ring
system that was first observed in 1610
by the astronomer Galileo Galilei.
o Like Jupiter, Saturn is a gas giant and
is composed of similar gasses
including hydrogen, helium and
methane.
o Saturn is the flattest planet.
o Saturn has 150 moons and smaller
moonlets
o It has more than 30 planetary rings.
After Saturn is Uranus. URANUS

o Uranus is the seventh planet from the

Sun.
o It’s not visible to the naked eye, and
became the first planet discovered with
the use of a telescope.
o It is often described as “rolling around

the Sun on its side.”

o It has 13 planetary rings and 27
moons.
o Uranus was officially discovered by Sir
William Herschel in 1781.
o Uranus is often referred to as an “ice
giant” planet.
o Uranus hits the coldest temperatures of
any planet.

Now, the eighth planet is NEPTUNE

Neptune.
o Neptune is the eighth planet from the
Sun, making it the most distant in the
solar system.
o It has 14 moons.
o Neptune is the smallest gas giant.
o A year on Neptune lasts 165 Earth
years.
o Neptune is named after the Roman god
of the sea.
o Neptune has 6 faint rings.

I. Generalization

Now, class, can

someone tell me what
is the solar system
again?

Yes, ________! Solar System is the sun and all the objects
that orbit around it.
 Very good! And what are Sir, the solar system is composed of sun,
these objects that composed planets, comets, satellites, minor planets,
the solar system? meteoroids and planetary medium!

Very good! Now, who can Sir, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth,
enumerate the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune!
according to its distance from
the sun?

Correct! Now class, imagine, Sir, if there are no planets, then we won’t be
what happens if there are no alive today because we live in one of the
planets in the solar system? planets in the solar system which is the Earth.

Yes, exactly!

Now, let’s have an activity.

J. Exercise/Fixing Skills
Group Activity

I will group you into 3.

Please count off 1, 2
and 3.

Arrange the planets

according to their
distance from the sun.

(Teacher will give the

materials he prepared
for the activity.)

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

VI. Evaluation
Identify the following.
_______________1. It is the brightest planet in the solar system.
_______________2. It is the only known planet to support life.
_______________3. It is also known as the morning star.
_______________4. It is also called as the ‘red planet’.
_______________5. It is the smallest planet.
_______________6. It is the most distant planet from the sun.
_______________7. It is often described as the “rolling around the sun on its
side.
_______________8. It is also known as “gas giant”.
_______________9. It is the flattest planet.
_______________10. The name of the largest moon in the solar system.

VII. Agreement
Back to your previous groups during the exercise, draw the solar system on a
short bond paper.