School PGMNHS Grade Level Grade 8

GRADES 1 to 12
 Daily Lesson Log Teacher Victoria M. Tobias Learning Area Science
  Teaching Date and Second (Earth
Quarter
  Time and Space)

DAY:
1. Describe the changes that happens to a fragment from a
comet or asteroid as it enters Earth’s atmosphere;
2. Make a diagram showing relationship among meteoroid,
I. OBJECTIVES4 meteor, and meteorite using a diagram;
3. Explain how meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite are related.
4. Provide scientific evidence to support one’s stand
about superstitions on comets, asteroids, and meteors;

Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of comets,

A. Content Standards
meteors, and asteroid

The learner shall be able to discuss whether or not beliefs and

B. Performance Standards 
practices about comets about meteors have scientific basis
C.
Most Essential Learning (MELC) Compare and contrast comets, meteors , and asteroids.
 
Identify the characteristics of comets meteors , and asteroids
D. Enabling Competencies

Discuss whether or not beliefs and practices about comets and

E. Enrichment Competencies meteors have scientific basis.
COMETS, ASTEROIDS AND METEORS

II. CONTENT COMPARISON OF CHARACTERISTICS OF COMETS,

ASTEROIDS AND METEORS

III. LEARNING RESOURCES  

A. References  
  1. Teacher's Guide Pages 57-60

  2. Learner's Materials Pages 98-100

  3. Textbook Pages    
  4. http://hoopermuseum.earthsci.carleton.ca/saleem/meteor.htm
Additional Materials from Learning
 http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segwayed/lessons/cometstale/
  Resource (LR) portal
frame_history.html
List of Learning Resources for Development
B.
and Engagement Activities

IV. PROCEDURES  

Power point presentation: GUESS THE WORD

A. Introduction

B. Development
  Activity: 1
Meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite: How are they related? Make an
inference
 Have you ever seen a shooting star in the night sky?
List some differences between asteroids, meteorites, and comets
using this space rock

 
 

C.ENGAGEMENT
Concept Presentation:
Activity 2
Facts or Bluff
(Superstitions on comets and asteroids)

READ the statement below. Illicit from the students their opinions
and reactions.

There are many superstitions that comets, asteroids, and

meteors are signs of the end of the world. If you research history,
you can find that a lot of comets coincide with natural disasters.
This has been a big reason that some people believe comets are
a sign of doomsday. Again, this is a superstition. The Bible
identifies apostates with comets and asteroids.
Neila Rockson

Do superstitions about comets and asteroids have scientific

basis? Why?
Answer:__________________________________________

Scientific facts/evidence to support the group’s answer:

______________________________________________

Proposed actions to promote a more scientific understanding of

comets, asteroids, and
meteors:_________________________________

Does believing in superstition about comets, asteroids, and

 meteorites have scientific basis?

Conceptual Presentation:
Activity 4
Facts or Bluff
Superstitions on comets and asteroids Activity: 5
Directions: List the superstitious belief that you can find in the picture below:
Read each sentence: Write the number of each sentence on
the correct place on the Venn Diagram

Asteroid

1._________________________________________
Comet Meteor
2._________________________________________
3._________________________________________
1. Appears as a streak in the sky
4._________________________________________
2. Frozen ball of dust
5._________________________________________
3. Visible in our sky
4. Made up of rock
5. Orbits in the sun
6. Orbits between Jupiter and Mars
7. Often called “shooting stars’
8. Usually burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere
D. ASSIMILATION

Activity 6
Facts or Bluff Game
Directions: Write the word FACT if the the statement has s
scientific basis, write the word BLUFF if the statement pertains to
a superstitious belief.
1. A shooting star is made of rocks and other minerals.
Ans. Fact
2. If a mother wants a twin, she should eat twin bananas
Ans. Bluff
3. Comets are an ordinary member of the Solar System.
Ans. Fact
4. The use of a folded newspaper as a pillow for the newborn is
supposed to Make him intelligent.
Ans. Bluff
6. Lingering black butterfly is a sign that one of your relatives just
died.
Ans. Bluff

I understand that _______________

V REFLECTION I realize that ___________________