Learner’s Activity Sheet

Assessment Checklist

SCIENCE
Quarter 4 – Week 4

WHY DO SEASONS CHANGE?

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I. OBJECTIVES 1. Relate the tilt of the Earth to the length of day

time and to the amount of energy received.
2. Explain the tilt of the Earth and the seasons.
3. Analyze the effects of seasons in our lives.

a. Content The learners demonstrate understanding of the

Standard relationship of the seasons and the position of the Sun
in the sky.
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Learner
b. Performance The learners should be able to analyze the advantage
Standard of the location of the Philippines in relation to the
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climate, weather, and seasons.
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c. MELC Using models, relate:

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1.the tiltTeacher
of the Earth to the length of daytime
2. the length of daytime to the amount of energy
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received
Parent or Guardian
3. the position of the Earth in its orbit to the height of
the Sun in the sky
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4. the height of the Sun in the sky to the amount of
energy received

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5.the latitude of an area to the amount of energy the
area receives
6. tilt of the Earth and the seasons S7ES-IVh-9

II. SUBJECT MATTER Why Do Seasons Change?

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Date of Retrieval
a. References SCIENCE LINKS, Estrelita A. Madriaga, Ph.D, Meliza
P. Valdoz, Marites D. Aquino, Nenita A. Apolinario pp.
 346-354.
Science 7 Dep.Ed.
https://scijinks.gov>earths-season

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov>season

b. Materials TRG, LAS, AC, Answer Keys, pictures, Table.

c. Integration Appreciate God’s creations.

III. PROCEDURE
ACTIVITY Activity 1.1: How Well Do You Know?
(DO) Instruct learner to review past lesson by
encircling the letter of the correct answer.

Activity 1.2: Which Side Is It?

Ask learner to carefully study the figure and write
observations on the blank spaces provided.

ANALYSIS Activity 2: Seasons in the Sun

(THINK) Briefly answer the questions asked.

1. Were you able to answer correctly the

questions about past lesson?
2. 2. Did you find it hard to give observations
on Activity 2? Why?
3. Based from the figure, does the side of the
Earth always tilted towards the Sun? Why?

ABSTRACTION Activity 3: Concepts to Ponder

(LEARN) The learner internalizes the concept on the tilt of
the Earth to the length of daytime, the length of
daytime to the amount of energy received and the
tilt of the Earth and the seasons.
 APPLICATION Activity 4.1: Test your Knowledge
(APPLY) Encourage the learner to analyze the diagram
which shows Earth’s inclination during the
months of June and December. Check the
appropriate boxes in answering the questions
asked.

Activity 4.2: Lifestyle Effects

Instruct learner to write the effects of our seasons

to the different activities enumerated on the table.

EVALUATION EVALUATION: Seasons of Change!

Direct learner to encircle the letter of the correct

answer on the questions.

SELF-ASSESSMENT Reflect on your learning.

LEARNERS ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)

Dear Learner,
Good Day!
Why Do Seasons Change?
 Welcome to our Science Activity 1.1: How Well Do You Know?
subject. The activities for
this week will help you Directions: Review past lesson by encircling the letter of
understand the the correct answer.
relationships of seasons to
the Position of the Sun in 1. What is the correct order of Earth's atmospheric
the Sky. Please carefully layers from bottom to top? D
understand and follow the a. Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere,
instructions provided. If Thermosphere, Exosphere
you encounter difficulties
in doing the tasks, do not
hesitate to ask for support
from your parents or
 b. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
c. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
d. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

2. Which is NOT true about ITCZ?

a. It results in thunderstorms.
b. It occurs in countries near the equator.
c. It occurs in the Philippines all year round.
d. It is a place where winds in the tropics meet, rise, and form clouds.

3. Which warms up faster, land or water?

a. Land
b. b. Water
c. Both warm up at the same rate.
d. Rate of warming varies; depends on weather conditions.

Activity 1.2: Which Side Is It?

Directions: Carefully study the figure and write your observations on the blank spaces
provided.

Observations: _____________________________________________________________
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Seasons in the Sun

Directions: Briefly answer the questions asked.
 1. Were you able to answer correctly the questions about past lesson?
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1. Did you find it hard to give observations on Activity 2? Why?

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2. Based from the figure, Is the side of the Earth always tilted towards the Sun? Why?
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Concepts to Ponder

The tilt of the Earth and the seasons

Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted. Earth axis is always pointed in the same direction,
hence different parts get the Sun’s direct rays throughout the year. For example, during
summer the Sun’s rays hit that region more directly than at any other time of the year.

How does the earth’s tilt affect the season?

The Earth’s tilt plays a very important role in our seasons. Earth is tilted on a 23.5 degrees
axis relative to our orbit around the sun. Because of this tilt, we are able to experience winter,
autumn, summer and spring.

The tilt of Earth’s axis causes the seasons that we experienced throughout the year. So, when
the North Pole tilts towards the Sun, we can say that its summer in the Nothern Hemisphere.
And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, for sure it is winter in Northern Hemisphere.

Therefore, the Earth’s tilt greatly affects our lives, our lifestyles, the clothes we wear, the
activities to do; depending on the seasons whether winter, spring, summer or autumn.

The tilt of the Earth to the length of daytime

It is a FACT that there are 24 hours in a day. The length of daytime changes from month to
month. When the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, daytime will be longer than nighttime
in the Northern Hemisphere.

The time of heating up during the day will be longer than the time of cooling down at night.
The Northern Hemisphere steadily warms up and the result is summer. At the same time, in
the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite is happening. Nights are longer than daytime. It is
winter there.
But when the Earth has moved farther along its orbit, the North Pole will then be tilted away
from the Sun. Nighttime will then be longer than daytime in the Northern Hemisphere. There
would be a shorter time for heating up and longer time to cool down. The result is winter in
the Northern Hemisphere. In tropical Philippines, it is the cold season. Meanwhile, it will be
summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

The length of daytime to the amount of energy received

The shorter the length of daytime, the lesser the amount of energy received. The longer the
length of daytime, the higher the amount of energy received. The shorter the length of
daytime, the shorter will be the exposure of the earth on the sun causing lesser amount of
solar energy.

Different Seasonal Phenomena

In June of each year, Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun. At this time of the year, the Tropic
of Cancer (located at 23.5º north) receives vertical rays from the sun. The rest parts of the
Earth receive slanting or oblique rays. Areas beyond
the Arctic Circle (located at 66.5º north) receive 24
hours of daylight. It is the beginning of summer in
the northern hemisphere. (People living in the
northern hemisphere call this time summer
solstice.)

On the other hand, areas beyond the Antarctic

Circle (located at 66.5º south) are in complete
darkness for 24 hours. This happens because
the southernmost limit of the sun’s rays is at
66.5º south. It is the beginning of winter in the
southern hemisphere. It is in this month of June that we experience longer days than
night, and this is the hottest season of the year for people living in the norther
hemisphere.

By the month of September, the vertical rays of the sun sweep from Tropic of Cancer to
the Equator (0º latitude). The rest part of the Earth receives slanting rays. This month
marks the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern
hemisphere. Everywhere on Earth, the length of day and night is equal (called
autumnal or fall equinox).

By December, the Earth reaches half of its path around the sun. the northern hemisphere
is now tilted away from the sun. the vertical rays of the sun now strike the Tropic of
Capricorn (located at 23.5º south). The northernmost limit of the sun’s rays is at is at
66.5 ºnorth (Arctic Circle), so that the areas beyond the Arctic Circle experience 24
hours of darkness. This marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. It is
in this time that we experience longer nights than days (called winter solstice). It is
then summer in the southern hemisphere, and all the conditions are reversed.
 As Earth continue to revolve, it reaches three-fourths of its path around the sun in the
month of March. As in the month of September, the vertical rays of the sun are again
directly over the equator. It marks beginning of the spring in the northern hemisphere
and autumn or fall in the southern hemisphere. Again, everywhere on the Earth, the
length of day and night is equal. (this time is called vernal or spring equinox.)

Thus, within a year, we experience two solstices and two equinoxes. This is attributed
to the tilt of the Earth’s axis that “changes” the sun’s position relative to the earth’s
equator, the Earth’s motion around the sun, and the spherical shape of the Earth.

Activity 4.1: Test Your Knowledge

Directions: Analyze the diagram below which shows Earth’s inclination

during the months of June and December. Check the appropriate boxes in
answering the questions asked.

Questions:
1.What part of the Earth receives the _______________?
A. Vertical rays from the sun: North Pole South Pole

B. Slanting or oblique rays from the sun: North Pole South Pole

2. During this time of the year, what is the season in the _____________?

A. Northern Hemisphere: Summer Winter

B. Southern Hemisphere: Summer Winter

Activity 4.2: Lifestyle Effects

Directions: Write the effects of our seasons to the different activities
enumerated on the table.

Activities Dry (Hot) Season Rainy (Wet)Season

1.Work/occupation (of your
 parents or siblings)

2. Sports activities

3. Clothes to wear

4. Foods to take

EVALUATION: Seasons of Change!

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1.Why do we have seasons?
a. The Earth is tilted on its axis b. The sun is tilted on its axis
c. The earth revolves around the Sun d. The sun shines brightly.

2. How many degrees does the earth is tilted?

a. 29º b. 37º c. 23.5º d. 90º

3. During which season in the northern hemisphere are the days the
shortest?
a. winter b. fall c. spring d. summer

4. During which season in the Norther Hemisphere are the days longest?
a. Winter b. Fall c. Spring d. Summer

5. How many seasons do Philippines have?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
Self-Assessment
Directions: Answer the questions asked inside the boxes provided.

What I did?
What I learned?

What I Earned?
 ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
(To be accomplished by a parent or guardian)

Why Do Seasons Change?

Check ( ) the appropriate observation that corresponds to your child’s
performance in the accomplishment of the activities.

OBSERVATION
Accomplished

Accomplished

Accomplished

Bases for Evaluation

Partially

Parent’s/Guardian’s
Fully
Not

Remarks

Activity 1.1: How Well Do You

Know?

Instruct learner to review past lesson

by encircling the letter of the correct
answer.
Activity 1.2: Which Side Is It?
The learner was able to carefully
study the figure and write
observations on the blank spaces
provided.

Activity 2: Seasons in the Sun

The leaner was able to answer the

questions asked.
Activity 3: Concepts to Ponder

The learner was able to internalize

the concept on the tilt of the Earth to
the length of daytime, the length of
daytime to the amount of energy
received and the tilt of the Earth and
the seasons.

Activity 4.1: Test Your Knowledge

Encourage the learner to analyze the

diagram which shows Earth’s
inclination during the months of
June and December. Check the
appropriate boxes in answering the
questions asked.

Activity 4.2: Lifestyle Effects

The learner was able to write the

effects of our seasons to the different
human activities.

EVALUATION: Seasons of Change!

The learner was able to encircle the

letter of the correct answer on the
questions.

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Name and Signature of Parent or Guardian

Answer Keys
Activity 1.1: How Well Do You Know?
1. A 2. D 3. B

Activity 1.2: Which Side Is It?

Observations: (Learner responses may vary but these are the probable
answers to the questions)
 There are times where the Earth is tilted away from the Sun.
 It shows the Earth at different locations along its orbit around the
Sun.
 When the Earth has moved farther along the Sun’s orbit, the North
Pole will then be tilted away from the Sun. The result is winter in the
Northern Hemisphere. In tropical countries like the Philippines, it is
cold season. Meanwhile, it will be summer in the Southern
Hemisphere.
  When the Earth has moved nearer to the Sun’s orbit, the South Pole
will then be tilted towards the Sun. And when the South Pole tilts
toward the Sun, for sure it is winter in Northern Hemisphere.
 The Earth is spherical in shape so that’s why it is nearer to the Sun
during the months of March and September and farther during the
months of June and December.

Activity 2: Seasons in the Sun

Q1 – YES
Q2 – YES, because the lesson is new to me. I need to research for the
answer.
Q3 – NO, The North Pole is tilted toward the Sun in June and tilted away
from the Sun in December.

Activity 4.1: Test Your Knowledge

1.
a. North
b. South
2.
a. Summer
b. Winter

Activity 4.2: Lifestyle Effects

 Learner responses may vary. As teacher you are aware of the answers.

Activity 5: Seasons of Change

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. B