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I. WEEKLY OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards The characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids
Discuss whether or not beliefs and practices about comets and meteors have
B. Performance Standards
scientific basis.
Compare and contrast meteors, comets, and asteroids
Objectives:
C. Learning Competencies/ 1. Identify the characteristics of comets, meteors and asteroids
Objectives
2. Described how impact craters are formed when a comet or asteroids hits
Earths.
IV. PROCEDURES
What are the different precautionary measures during, before, and after typhoon?
A. Reviewing yesterday's Lesson What are the meteorological conditions happening with the different public storm
or Presenting the new Lesson warning signals? Show pictures of Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
( ELICIT) Inquiry Based Can you identify the diff. Near-Earth Objects presented?
B. Establishing a purpose for the Present a video about Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
lesson (ENGAGE - Integration of What are your insights about the video shown?
ICT)
C. Presenting Examples/
instances of the new lesson Has Earth ever been hit by a comet or an asteroids?
(ENGAGE)
D. Discussing new concepts and Working in groups, Ask them to do Activity 1 (What happens when a comet or an
practicing new skills #1
( Leads to Formative Assessment #1) asteroid hits Earth?)
(EXPLORE –Collaborative Activity)
E. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #2 Compare the shape of the pebble’s crater with the shape of the impact crater
( Leads to Formative Assessment #2) shown on the book
(EXPLORE)
Students will present their output.
F. Developing Mastery
( Leads to Formative Assessment #3)
(EXPLAIN- Communication Skill will
What do you notice about the shape of your pebble’s crater and the shape of the
be used) impact crater shown on the book?
G. Finding practical application of What do you think happened to the plants and animals living in the area where the
concepts and skill in Daily Living
(ELABORATE- Students’ literacy comet or asteroid crashed?
skill will be utilized)
Show Table 1. Comparison of some characteristics of comets and asteroids.
H. Making generalization and Which is most likely to make a more frequent “visitor” of Earth: a comet or an
abstraction about the lesson asteroid? Why do you think so?
(ELABORATE)
What are the similarities and differences between comets and asteroids?