EARTH AND LIFE

SCIENCE
Quarter 1- Module 1
Origin and Structure of
the Earth
 MODULE 1: ORIGIN AND
STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
Lesson 1: Planet Earth
Lesson 2: The Subsystems of the Earth
Lesson 3: Minerals
LESSON 1
PLANET EARTH
COMPETENCY:
The learners shall be able recognize the uniqueness of Earth, being the only
planet in the solar system with properties necessary to support life (S11/12ES-
la-e-3)

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this lesson, the learners shall be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of Earth that supports life; and
2. Expound how the characteristics of the Earth sustain the needs of a
living organism.
4 PICS 1
WORD
Can you guess what is the word
described by the pictures?
4 PICS 1
WORD
Can you guess what is the word
described by the pictures?

L I F E
PLANET EARTH
It is the only planet in
our solar system that
permits life. The different
characteristics of Earth
are responsible for the
proliferation of life.
 EARTH’S UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS
PLANET EARTH IS CONSIDERED HABITABLE
BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. It has the right distance from the sun.
2. It is protected from harmful solar radiation by its magnetic
field.
3. It is kept warm by an insulating atmosphere.
4. It has the right amount of ingredients for life, including
water and carbon.
EARTH’S LOCATION
Earth is the third planet in the
solar system. Its distance from
the sun is about 93 million
miles and it takes about 500
seconds for sunlight to reach the
earth’s surface. This distance
from the sun is enough to
support life.
If the Earth had been too close
to the sun, its surface would
have been dry and lifeless just
like mercury and Venus. If it
had been too far like Uranus
and Neptune, it would have
 EARTH’S
LOCATION
Earth’s tactical location also
prevents it from planetary collisions.
The fact that Jupiter, the biggest
planet in the solar system is our
neighbor puts planet Earth in an
advantage as far as life is taken into
consideration.
Since Jupiter is so massive, its
gravity is so strong that it pulls
asteroids and other space debris
towards itself, warding it away from
the Earth.
 EARTH’S MAGNETIC
FIELD
Our planet is a big ball of magnet. Its
magnetic properties are the result of its
internal activities involving electric
current flowing in the molten core made
possible by its rotation
 This magnetic field shields earth from
the harmful surge of charged particles
from the sun called solar winds and other
space weather. Without the magnetic
field, earth would have been as hot and
lifeless as Mars.
EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE
The presence of oxygen and carbon
dioxide permits life on Earth. Earth’s
atmosphere also protects us from the
sun’s radiation. Thirty percent of the
radiation is reflected away by the
atmosphere, clouds, and the Earth’s
surface.

Source:
http://www.ucar.edu/communications/gcip/m7sssystem/m7pdfc3
.pdf
 PRESENCE OF WATER
Life as we know it, is impossible
without a biologically essential
compound called water (H2O).
Scientists have found out that there
are other planets of the universe that
contain water. However, this
compound may exist as ice or vapor
alone. On earth however, water exists
as gas forming clouds, as liquid in the
form of oceans and lakes and as solid
in the form ice caps. This is due to
hydrologic cycle.
REVIEW:
PLANET EARTH IS CONSIDERED HABITABLE BECAUSE
OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. It has the right distance from the sun.
2. It is protected from harmful solar radiation by its magnetic
field.
3. It is kept warm by an insulating atmosphere.
4. It has the right amount of ingredients for life, including
water and carbon.
END