R EP U B LI C OF T H E P H I LI PP I N E S

D EP A R T M E N T OF E D U C AT I O N
R E G I O N III
S C H OO L S D I VI S I O N O F F I C E O F B A TA A N
BATAAN SCHOOL OF FISHERIES
A Semi-detailed Lesson Plan in Science 8

Comets, Meteors and Asteroids

March 10, 2021

I. Objectives:

At the end of lesson 75% of the students should be able to:

 compare and contrast comets, meteors and asteroids; and

II. Subject Matter:

Topic : Module 1: Comets, meteors, and asteroids

Activities :Breaking the enigma, My Uniqueness, and Fact or Bluff

Reference : Science 8 Quarter 2-Module 6: Comet, Asteroid and Meteors by DepEd Bataan,
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=GIF+COMET%2C+ASTEROID
%2C+METEOR&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi2wKGHsZHvAhVHAKYKHZGuD6kQ2, and
Estrelita A. Madriaga, Ph. D., et al. 2017. Science 8 Links 2017 Edition Enhanced Version.
84-87 P. Florentino St., Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City. Rex Printing Company Inc.

Materials : PowerPoint presentation

Procedure:

A. Preparation

1. Daily Routines

a. Checking of Attendance

b. Classroom Management

2. Review- Plotting the Philippine Area of Responsibility

3. Motivation - Breaking the enigma

Directions: Break the number codes to discover what the topic is all about. Each number in the code
signify a letter’s order in the alphabet. Example: 1=A, 2=B, 3=C

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B. Presentation

Task 1. The teacher will show video about comets, meteors and asteroids, and after that they will have
an activity after watching the video.
Answer of the activity:

Task 2. Discussion

Guide Questions:

 What is a Comet?
 What is it made of and describe the parts of a comet?
 Where do comets came from?
Guide Questions:

 What is a meteor?
 What is a meteoroid?
 From what celestial (space) objects can a meteoroid come from?
 What causes a meteor?
 How can you differentiate a meteor from a comet when viewed from Earth?
 What is a meteorite?

Guide Questions:

 What is an Asteroid?
 What happens as a fragment from an asteroid or comet enters our atmosphere?
 What is it made of?
 Where do asteroids came from?
 Can you give examples of asteroids?
Analysis.

Activity: Our Differences and Similarities

Directions: Using a Venn Diagram write the differences and similarities of Comet, Meteor and Asteroid.

Generalization

Activity: Fact or Bluff

Application.

 Does Comet bring bad luck?

C. Values Integration

The teacher will show a picture of a shooting star and will ask the students the following questions:

• If you find a shooting star up in the night sky, what would you do?

• What would you wish for?

• Do you think there is a connection between the occurrence of a shooting star and the realization
of your dreams?

• What would you do to ensure that your dreams will come true? “Wishes do come true, if you
work for it too.”

III. Evaluation

Direction: For each item, write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is a piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere?

a. Comet c. Asteroid
b. Meteor d. Satellite

2. Which of the following is an object that orbit the sun and as dirty snowball?

a. Comet c. Asteroid
b. Meteor d. Satellite

3. Which of the following is composed of rock and iron?

4. which of the following is the most famous Comet?

a. Hake Bop c. Comet Wild2

b. Comet Borrely d. Halley’s Comet

5. Which of the following is the location of Asteroid Belt?

a. between Venus and Mars c. between Mars and Jupiter

b. between Mars and Earth d. between Jupiter and Neptune

6. Which of the following is the other name for Asteroid?

a. dirty snowball c. planetoid

b. fireball d. satellite

7. What are the composition of a comet?

a. rock and iron c. frozen water and dust

b. nickel and iron d. methane and helium

8. Which of the following is the largest asteroid?

a. Ceres c. Vesta

b. Pallas d. Hygeia

9. Which of the following is a fragment from meteoroid that survives from entering the atmosphere and
make it to the ground?

a. meteor c. satellite

b. meteorite d. asteroid

IV. Assignment.

Prepared by: Checked by:

LIZA MARIE P. GONZALES ROSALINDA S. PASCUA

TEACHER 1 HT VI - Related Subjects Department