LEARNING CONCEPT

Learning Code: S8ES-IIa-14

I. Learning Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, 80% of the students should be able to:

1. Identify the sequence of events of the history of life on earth.

2. Name the pieces of evidence on the evolution of life on earth, and
3. Recognize the importance of knowing the history of life on earth.

II. Subject Matter:

A. Topic: Earth and Life

B. Subtopic: Evolving concept of life based on emerging pieces of evidence.

C. Concepts:

Unlocking of Terms:

1. Earthquake – is the result of sudden movement in the Earth’s crust that creates
seismic waves, also known as quake, tremor or temblor).
2. Seismic activity – refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes
experienced over time.
3. Richter scale – developed to assign a single number to quantify the energy
released during an earthquake. The scale is a base-10 logarithmic scale.
4. Magnitude of an earthquake – measures the energy released at the source of the
earthquake. It is determined from measurements on seismographs.
5. Intensity – measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a
certain location. It is determined from effects on people, human structures and the
natural environment.
6. Seismograph - an instrument for automatically detecting and recording the
intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground, especially of an
earthquake

D. Materials:

LCD projector, laptop, diagrams and Illustrations

E. References:

Books:
1. Science Grade 8 – Learner’s Manual
2. Science Grade 8 – Teacher’s Guide
3. Hewitt, P. et al. Conceptual Physical Science Explorations
Website
1. http://stem-works.com/subjects/8-earthquakes/activities
 2. http://www.kids-earth-science.com/elementary-science-experiment.html
3. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/making.html
4. https://www.teachengineering.org

F. Process Skills: Identifying, Recalling and Describing

G. Values Integration: Awareness

III. Learning Task

Pedagogical Approach Used:

- Reflective
- Constructivism

Engage:

In our previous lesson, we have learned what earth science is and its four major branches
namely: geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. Now, which among these
branches of earth science is concerned with the study of earthquakes?

Explore:

Included in the powerpoint presentation provided by the teacher are some photos,
occurrences of earthquakes, deadliest earthquakes recorded in the world history, 10 deadliest
natural disasters in the Philippines and photos of seismograph.

Explain:

1. Based on your understanding, what is an earthquake?

2. What are the impacts or effects of earthquakes to us?
3. What is the importance of studying earthquakes?
4. In connection to energy transfer, whenever there is an earthquake, is there any energy
transferred or released? Why or why not?
5. What is this form of energy released during an earthquake?
6. How do we detect and record seismic activity?
7. What is the importance of detecting and recording seismic waves?
8. How are size and strength of an earthquake measured?

Elaborate:

The teacher will explain and give additional information or insights in each of the
questions given in the explain phase. The teacher will explain that earthquakes are vibrations
produced because of the forces that cause the plates to move beneath the Earth’s surface.
These vibrations and propagation of energy released are in the forms of seismic waves. The
teacher will emphasize that we experience these movements beneath the ground everyday
even though we do not literally feel it and these phenomena are detected and recorded using
an instrument called seismograph. The seismograph is used to measure the size and strength
of an earthquake by determining the magnitude and intensity scale.

Evaluate:

The learners are instructed to write in a whole sheet of paper at least three (3) paragraphs
about their insights and idea of what is and the effects of an earthquake.

The learners will be graded based on the scoring rubric:

1. Completeness (3 points)
2. Clarity/Relevance (3 points)
3. Structure (2 points)
4. Cleanliness and Neatness (2 points)

Extend: