Grade: 10 Subject: SCIENCE

Quarter/Semester: FIRST Week No: 1 Day 2

I. OBJECTIVES
Content Standard The learners demonstrate an understanding of the
relationship among the locations of volcanoes,
earthquake epicenters, and mountain ranges.
Performance Standard The learners shall be able to demonstrate ways to
ensure disaster preparedness during earthquakes,
tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.
Learning Competency The learners should be able to describe the distribution
of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major
mountain belts.
S10ES –Iaj-36.1
Knowledge Identify the layers of lithospheric plates and determine
the kind of crust
Skills Compare and contrast the two kinds of crust
Attitude Establish camaraderie among groups by locating
countries where major plates are present using the world
map
II. CONTENT WHAT IS PLATE TECTONICS?
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
References Grade 10 Science Learner’s Material pp. 4-5
Grade 10 Science Teacher’s Guide pp. 4-5
Other Learning Resources https://earthhow.com/7-major-tectonic-plates/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0DcFhX8Ig&t=18s
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Preparatory Activities Ask learner’s output or responses based on the
assignment given the previous day.
1. What is Plate Tectonics?
(Ans. The plates move very slowly but constantly,
and this movement is called tectonics; thus the theory
of moving lithospheric plates is called plate tectonics.)
2. What is lithosphere?
(Ans. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of
the crust and upper mantle.)
3. What are the two layers of the lithosphere?
(Ans. Crust and Upper Mantle)
4. Define the two kinds of crust.
(Ans. There are two kinds of crust: the thicker but
less dense continental crust and the oceanic crust
which is relatively thinner but denser than continental
crust)
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B. Motivation https://geologyportfoliokxz.weebly.com/layers-of-earth.html
LM Figure 1, p 6

Present to the class the picture of

the two kinds of crust. Let the
students describe what can they
say about the picture.

Present to the class the picture of

Map of Plate Boundaries. Let the
students describe how the plates
are divided into such manner?
(Ans. Plate boundaries are divided into such manner in
terms of their boundaries.)
C. Activity Let the students watch the video found on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et0DcFhX8Ig&t=18s
D. Analysis What do you call the rigid outer part of the earth? What
are its layers?
(Ans. Lithosphere, Upper Mantle)
Do you believe that these plates are moving?
(Ans. Yes)
Based on the video presented, what is tectonic?
(Ans. Tectonic refers to the movement of plates)
How will you compare continental crust and oceanic
crust?
(Possible Answers will be based on the learners
perception but the teacher should emphasize that the
correct answers are found in the abstraction part.)
E. Abstraction Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer shell is
divided into large slabs of solid rock, called “plates,” that
glide over Earth's mantle, the rocky inner layer above
Earth’s core. Earth’s solid outer layer, which includes the
crust and the uppermost mantle, is called the
lithosphere. 

The lithosphere is said to be in constant but slow motion.

This movement of the lithosphere is called tectonics.

Earth’s lithosphere consists of layers, the crust and the

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 upper part of the mantle. The discussion will focus on
the outermost layer which is the crust.

The crust is made of a variety of solid rocks like

sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. It has an
average density of 2.8 g/cm3 and its thickness ranges
from 5 to 50 km. The crust is thickest in a part where a
relatively young mountain is present and thinnest along
the ocean floor.

Oceanic crust
Outer layer of lithosphere that is found under oceans. It
is about 6 km thick composed solidly of different layers.
The outer most layer is about 500 m thick made out of
lavas and basalt rocks. under is a layer of basalt
sheeted dikes that is about 1 km thick and acts as a
plumbing system for molten rocks and magmas to travel
to the sea-floor.

Continental crust
Layer consisting solidly of granitic rocks and thicker
(25km-70km) than the oceanic crust. Its existence
allowed life to form on land. Different parts collide and
separate to change the Earth's geographic form and that
is a part of the super-continent cycle.

F. Application Using the world map, the class will be divided into five
groups. Provide a copy of the template to each group
found on attachment A. Also, provide a copy of world
map to each group for guidance.
G. Practical Applications The teacher will be asked to perform activity which can
of Concepts and be seen on the link:
Skills in Daily Living

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 https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/earth/plates-on-the-
move2/game

Point the cursor in the orange circle and you will be

prompted with practical questions relative to plate
tectonics.
For teachers with no interconnection, the teacher should
explore in advance the link and grab a picture or screen
shot of every question.
H. Generalization What are the different major plates of our planet?
(Ans.: Pacific Plate, North American Plate, Eurasian
Plate, African Plate, Antarctic Plate, Antarctic Plate,
Indo-Australia Plate)

What do you call that rigid outer layer of the earth where
the crust and mantle is located?
(Ans.: Lithosphere)

When two crust will collide or hit one another, which do

you think will most likely to submerge or subduct?
(Possible Ans.: Continental Plate)
I. Evaluation See Attachment B
J. Additional activities Research on the following questions:
for application or What do you call the waves released during
remediation earthquake?
(assignment) (Ans.: Seismic Waves)

What are its types?

(Ans.: P-Waves, S-Waves, Surface Waves)

How will you compare the movement of the waves that

travels in the interior layer of the earth?

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 (Possible Ans.: They differ in terms of velocity upon
reaching the seismic stations)
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
No. of learners who
earned 80% in the
evaluation
No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation
Did the remedial lesson
work? No. of learners
who caught up the lesson
No. of learners who
require remediation
Which of my teaching
strategies worked well?
Why did these work?

What difficulties did I

encounter which principal
and supervisor can help
or solve?
What innovation or
localized did I
use/discover which I wish
to share?

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ATTACHMENT A

Name of Student: _________________________ Grade & Section: __________ Score: ______

Instruction/s: Complete the table below. Using the world map and the map of plate boundaries,
in Column 2, identify the continents and oceans where the major plate is present and in Column
3, enumerate at least five countries belonging to each plate.

Using the World Map,

Enumerate at least five
Major Plate Name Oceans
countries under each
plate
No country covered by this
Pacific Plate Ans.: Pacific Ocean
plate
1. United States
2. Canada
North American Plate Ans.:Atlantic Ocean 3. Greenland
4. Cuba
5. Bahamas
1. England
2. Russia
Eurasian Plate Ans.: Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean 3. Sweden
4. Germany
5. Philippines
1. Africa
2. Ethiopia
African Plate Ans.: Atlantic Ocean 3. Ghana
4. Kenya
5. Tanzania
Antarctic Plate Ans.: Antarctic Ocean 1. Antarctica
1. Australia
2. India
Indo-Australia Plate Ans.: Oceania, Indian Ocean 3. New Zealand
4. Pakistan
5. Papua New Guinea
1. Brazil
2. Argentina
South American Plate Ans.: Atlantic Ocean 3. Bolivia
4. Paraguay
5. Peru

(The answers in the template are sample answers only, the teacher should conduct the activity
in advance)

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ATTACHMENT B

Name of Student: _________________________ Grade & Section: __________ Score: ______

A. Instruction/s: Label the picture below and write a short description about it.

(Ans.: Oceanic crust

(Ans.: Continental crust
Outer layer of lithosphere that is
Layer consisting solidly
found under oceans. It is about
of granitic rocks and
6 km thick composed solidly of
thicker (25km-70km)
different layers. The outer most
than the oceanic crust.
layer is about 500 m thick made
Its existence allowed life
out of lavas and basalt rocks.
to form on land. Different
under is a layer of basalt
parts collide and
sheeted dikes that is about 1
separate to change the
km thick and acts as a plumbing
Earth's geographic form
system for molten rocks and
and that is a part of the
magmas to travel to the sea-
super-continent cycle.)
floor.)

B. Identify the term/s describe by the following statements below:

1. Made of a variety of solid rocks like sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous.
Ans. Crust

2. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock, called
“plates,” that glide over Earth's mantle, the rocky inner layer above Earth’s core.
Ans. Plate Tectonic Theory

3. Earth’s solid outer layer, which includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, is ______.
Ans. Lithosphere

4. The thicker but less dense crust and its existence allowed life to form on land. Different
parts collide and separate to change the Earth's geographic form and that is a part of
the super-continent cycle.
Ans. Continental Crust

5. Relatively thinner but denser than the other crust and outer layer of lithosphere that is
found under oceans. It is about 6 km thick composed solidly of different layers.
Ans. Oceanic Crust

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