BASIC 8

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN – WEEK 10

Strand: Systems Sub-Strand: The Solar System
B8.3.2.1Demonstrate knowledge of the outer planets of the solar system
Content
Standard:
B8.3.2.1.1 identify the outer planets of the solar Performance Indicator: Learners can identify the
system and describe their properties properties of the Planets
Indicator (s)

Week 08-12-2023
Ending
Class B.S.8 Class Size: Duration:
Subject Science
Reference Science Curriculum, Teachers Resource Pack, Learners Resource Pack, Textbook.
Teaching / Bottle tops, salt, sugar, sand, gari, Core Competencies:
Learning gravel, oil, water, Poster, Pictures.
Resources
DAYS/ PHASE 1 : PHASE 2: MAIN PHASE 3: REFLECTION
DATE STARTER

MONDAY Discuss the 1. Assist Learners to identify the compositions of the Learners practice drawing the
meanings of Solar System. Solar System.
keywords 2. Draw a chart of the Solar system of the
and chalkboard and discuss with the Learners the
terminologie compositions of the Solar System. Exercise;
s in the 3. Learners brainstorm to explain the compositions
lesson with of the Solar System. 1. State the
the Learners. compositions of the
Solar System.
2. Explain the
compositions of the
Solar System.

Compositions of the Solar System;

 The Sun
 Planets
 Moons
 asteroids
 comets.
THURSDAY Learners 1. Discuss with Learners the 9 planets. Reflect on the positions of the
 brainstorm to 2. Draw the planets that form the outer and the 9 planets around the Solar
explain the inner of the Solar System. System.
term 3. Learners brainstorm to identify the position of
“Planet” each planet around the Solar System.
4. Individual Learners practice drawing the Solar Exercise;
System indicating the positions of the Planets.
Draw the Planets that form
the outer and inner of the
Solar System.

FRIDAY Review 1. Assist Learners to identify the properties of the Group Work
Learners 9 planets.
knowledge 2. Discuss the properties of the 9 Planets with the Construct a model of the
on the Learners. outer Solar System.
previous 3. Learners in small groups to discuss why there is
lesson. no life on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
and report to the class
4. Assist Learners to construct a model of the
outer solar system (Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) .
The 9 Planets in Our Solar System

Mercury
The smallest and fastest planet, Mercury is the closest
planet to the Sun and whips around it every 88 Earth days.
Venus
Spinning in the opposite direction to most planets, Venus
is the hottest planet, and one of the brightest objects in
the sky.

Earth
The place we call home, Earth is the third rock from the
sun and the only planet with known life on it - and lots of
it too!

Mars
The red planet is dusty, cold world with a thin atmosphere
and is home to four NASA robots.

Jupiter
Jupiter is a massive planet, twice the size of all other
planets combined, and has a centuries-old storm that is
bigger than Earth.
Saturn
The most recognizable planet with a system of icy rings,
Saturn is a very unique and interesting planet.

Uranus
Uranus has a very unique rotation--it spins on its side at
an almost 90-degree angle, unlike other planets.

Neptune
Neptune is now the most distant planet and is a cold and
dark world nearly 3 billion miles from the Sun.
The Five Dwarf Planets

Ceres
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt but was
reclassified a dwarf planet in 2006 - even though it's 14
times smaller than Pluto.
 Pluto
Pluto will always be the ninth planet to us! Smaller than
Earth's moon, Pluto was a planet up until 2006 and has
five of its own moons!

Haumea
Haumea lives in the Kuiper belt and is about the same size
as Pluto. It spins very fast, which distorts its shape, making
it look like a football.

Makemake
Also in the Kuiper belt, Makemake is the second brightest
object in the belt, behind Pluto. Makemake (and Eris) are
the reason Pluto is no longer a planet.

Eris
Eris is the same size as Pluto, but three times further from
the Sun! It's so far away, we don't know much about this
extremely cold and remote dwarf planet.

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