TOPIC : UNIT VI – EARTH AND SPACE

SUBTOPIC : THE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

GRADE LEVEL : GRADE 6

TIME ALLOTMENT : 45 MINUTES

I. LEARNING COMPETENCIES AND OBJECTIVES

a. Identify the planets of the solar system

b. Arrange the Planets orderly; and
c. Appreciate the characteristics of the planet in the solar system

II. SUBJECT MATTER

TOPIC : THE PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

LEARNING REFERENCES : 7E’s
LEARNING RESOURCES : SCIENCE 6 BEYOND BORDERS PAGE 214-221
MATERIALS : PICTURES OF THE PLANETS

III. PROCEDURES

ELICIT :

The teacher will ask about the lesson yesterday. If the student will remember
the previous discussion. The teacher will show some pictures about the planet in
the solar system.

ENGAGE :

The teacher will ask the students:

 What is a Solar System
 What are the planets in our Solar System

Do the students can easily identify the planets in our Solar System?

Show the different pictures of the planets.

EXPLORE :

The teacher will show the image of all the planets in our Solar System, then
asks the students to arrange and identify the planets in the Solar System from
largest to smallest.

Why the surface of Mercury hot?

 EXPLAIN :

The teacher will explain one of each planet in the Solar System and how
planets rotate on their own axis as they revolve around the sun.

The planets in our solar system are divided into two groups. The inner planets
are the four planets closer to the sun. The outer planets are those farther from
the sun.

ELABORATE:

Key concepts will be discussed by the teachers:

 Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbit our sun.
 There are eight planets in the Solar System.
 The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called terrestrial
because they have a compact, rocky surface.
 Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the Jovian (Jupiter-
like) planets, because they are all gigantic compared with Earth, and
they have a gaseous nature
 Characteristics of the planets are:

IV. EVALUATE

The teacher will give a quiz.

I. Write T if it is Terrestrial Planet and J if it is Jovian Planet

1. Venus 5. Earth
2. Saturn 6. Uranus
3. Mercury 7. Mars
4. Jupiter 8. Neptune

II. Essay

After appreciation the different planets, how will you protect our planets

V. EXTEND

The teacher will give an activity to the students. Compose a letter as if you
are writing to someone in another planet. On your letter, describe the Earth and
compare it with your recipient’s planet, etc. (Assignment)

Prepared by: Prepared to:

MARINEL D. BARTOLAY MR. ALBERT J. TINAY

KENNEDY B. DE LOS SANTOS