EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE LP - MINERALS

Content Standard:
The three main categories of rocks
Performance Standard:
Make a plan that the community may use to conserve and protect its resources for future
generations

Most Essential Learning Competencies:

Identify common rock-forming minerals using their physical and chemical properties (S11ES-Ib-5)

I-Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, 80% of the learners are expected to:
1. Define the term mineral
2. Classify common objects whether they are minerals or not
3. Match the different physical properties of mineral to its description
4. Develop awareness of importance of minerals in our daily life
II-Subject Matter:
A. Topic: Physical and chemical properties of common-rock forming minerals
B. Materials: PPT Presentation, Images of mineral and non mineral substances, provided slate
board, chalk
A. Prayer
B. Checking of Attendance
C. Review: Tunog-Tunog
Directions: Read aloud each statement, carefully and comprehensively. Determine whether the
statement is correct or not. If the statement is correct, say YES with feelings. However, if the statement is
incorrect, say the ENDEARMENT you use to call your special someone with feelings.
D. Motivation: 4 pics 1 word
Directions: Presented are four pictures , your tasks is to guess what specific word fits with the theme of the
photos presented
.
E. Subject Integration: Bread and Pastry, English,Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Values
F. Values Integration: Appreciation of the importance of minerals in our daily life
G. Teaching Strategy: Cooperative Learning

H. Lesson Proper (4A’s):

1. Activity
Introductory Activity and Discussion
 Think of rocks and minerals like baking a cake
.
Activity A: I’m So Lonely! Complete Me My Love.
Directions: Given the necessary information, supply the missing letters to arrive at a correct answer.

Activity B. Is it a Mineral?

Directions: In your groups, decide which objects are minerals and which are not. Justify classifications
based on objects characteristics ( 5 CRITERIA) that you think will determine whether or not it’s a
mineral

2. Analysis
Group presentation of the result of the activity

Discussion: (Teacher’s Reinforcement)

Note : teacher can also solicit from learners issues concepts that are confusing to them

3. Abstraction: How do we identify minerals?

Teacher will discuss concepts through power point presentation or video presentation
 Physical properties
 Chemical Composition

4. Application
I. The pictures below show common minerals and their properties or uses. Identify properties
exhibited by the minerals. Choose your answer from the given choices.

II. Analyze the following questions and explain briefly.

Concluding Activity & Values Integration

“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family”. By
Lee Jacocca

IV-Assessment:
Directions: Kindly prepare one (1) whole sheet of paper. Write your answer in your paper.
I. True or false – 5 items
 Directions: Write T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false.
II. Matching Type-10 items
Directions: Match each statement in Column A with the corresponding description in Column B.
III. Solving.
1. If the density of gold is 19300kg/m3, what is the specific gravity of gold?
2. If the specific gravity of a certain mineral related to water is 0.92, then what is the density of that
mineral?
IV. Essay- 5 points
If you were a mineral, what mineral would you be? Explain

V.HOME BASED ACTIVITIES : Table completion

Mineral Products: What's Mined Is Yours

Earth bears many minerals which play a major role in our daily lives. Research on the following minerals used
in different sectors and their uses

Direction: Complete the table below

Give me : sector Mineral Uses
1 Mineral used in Energy 1.

2 Mineral used in Medicine 1

2

3 Mineral used in Agriculture 1

2
3

4 Mineral used in construction 1

2
3
4

5 Mineral used in Household 1

2
3
4
5

Prepared by: PRIMISELMA A. UY