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Lesson Plan in LS 2 Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills
Lesson Plan in LS 2 Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills
I. Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the learners will be able to:
a. Identify the layers of Earth’s atmosphere.
b. Describe the heights, temperatures, and pressures of each layer of the
atmosphere.
c. Identify the gases present in the atmosphere.
d. Present information about one of the layers of Earth’s atmosphere.
III. Methodology
A. Engage (10 minutes)
1. On the screen, show the pictures: onion, cake, atmosphere, soil
2. Tell students “Think of what all of these pictures have in common.”
3. Give students time to discuss, then listen to what they came up with.
a. Tell students, “They all have layers! Today we are going to talk
about the atmosphere and what is happening in each of its layers.”
b. Ask students “What is the atmosphere?” (gases that surround the
Earth held in place by gravity).
i. show the definition on screen
B. Explore
1. Have students get a piece of paper.
2. Tell students “We are going to watch a brief video. While you watch, write
down each layer of the atmosphere and at least one fact about each layer.”
3. Have students get into pairs.
4. Play the video.
5. Using their notes to help them, have students create the layers of the
atmosphere.
a. Between the two of them, have them stack 5 of their notebooks,
folders, books, etc on top of one another.
b. Have them explain to their classmates what each book/item
represents which layer of the atmosphere.
6. Then, choose a couple of volunteers to share their stack and explain each
layer of “their atmosphere.”
a. Be sure to correct students if they do not layer their atmosphere
correctly, but reassure them there will be much more practicing throughout the
lesson to get it right.
4. Tell students “Take a look at the graph in your handout. This illustrates the
layers of the atmosphere as well as the temperatures, height, and pressures at
each layer.
Answers:
Convert Kilometer to Mile Convert Mile to Kilometer
160 kilometers = 100 miles 50 miles = 80 kilometers
350 kilometers = 218.75 miles 150 miles = 240 kilometers
600 kilometers = 375 miles 75 miles = 120 kilometers
Atmospheric Pressure:
Air has weight. The pressure of all the air above our heads is the force that pushes air into our
lungs and squeezes oxygen out of it and into our bloodstream. As soon as that pressure
diminishes (such as when we ascend to the high mountain) less air is pushed into our lungs,
hence less oxygen reaches our bloodstream and hypoxiation results.
5. Give all groups one piece of paper to use as their visual aid
a. They can use the paper however they want (drawing a picture,
writing their slogan on it, writing the name of their layer etc).
E. Evaluate
Test I.
Direction: Label the following diagram with the layers of the
Atmosphere.
Test II
QUESTIONS:
1. Describe what happens to the temperature from the Stratosphere to the
Mesosphere.
2. In which layer would you find a meteor?
3. As the altitude increases, what happens to the pressure?
4. In terms of temperature and pressure, what can you say about the
troposphere?
Prepared by:
EUNICE ERIKA A. CORENTIN
ALS Teacher