Epicenter
Epicenter
Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
I. OBJ ECTIVES
Content Standard Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between faults and
earthquakes.
Performance Participate in decision making on where to build structures based on knowledge of the
Standard location of active faults in the community
Learning Differentiate the:
Competency 1. epicenter of an earthquake from its focus;
2. intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude;
3. active and inactive faults.
Objectives 1. Differentiate the epicenter and focus of an earthquake.
2. Describe an earthquake in terms of its intensity and magnitude
3. Show the importance of knowing the location of active faults.
II. CONTENT
EARTHQUAKES AND FAULTS:FOCUS & EPICENTER
A. Topic:
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide 31-33
pages
2. Learner’s 44
Material pages
3. Textbook Pages
4. Other Learning
Resources
B. Materials *for teacher:
LED Television, laptop, speaker
*for students:
Learners module, Manila paper, permanent marker
IV. PROCEDURES REMARKS
Prayer
Checking of attendance
Rules and Regulations
Motivation
GUESSING GAME
Let the students guess the answer to the question. They may
decode the term by dialing the numbers in the keypad below.
C ABC DEF
2 3
GHI JKL MNO
4 5 6
PQRS TUV WXYZ
7 8 9
1. 36287
-Origin of the earthquake.
2. 374236837
- The most violent shaking of the grounds occurs
ANSWER:
1. FOCUS
2. EPICENTER
.
A.2. Establishing a Today we are going to discuss about earthquake. In this topic we
purpose for the are going to:
lesson 1. Differentiate the epicenter and focus of an earthquake.
2. Describe an earthquake in terms of its intensity and magnitude
3. Show the importance of knowing the location of active faults.
1. What is focus?
2. Where is epicenter located?
3. What are the different types of faults?
Materials Needed:
fault model scissors paste
Procedure:
1. Photocopy the Fault Model (Figure 12; you can also trace it on
paper). Then cut along the outlines of the two drawings.
2. Fold along the lines and paste where indicated. In the end, you
should have a model consisting of two parts that fit together
(Figure 13).
3. The upper surface of the model represents the surface of the
Earth. The trace of the fault on the surface of the Earth is called the
fault line. Be ready to point out the fault line when your teacher
calls on you.
4. Pull the two pieces apart (Figure 14). The flat surface between
the two pieces is called the fault plane. This is where fault slip or
fault movement happens. Point out the fault plane when your
teacher asks you.
5. The place where the fault begins to slip is called the focus. It is
where the first movement occurs. Thus, the focus is the origin of
the earthquake. Be ready to explain it to your teacher.
PUTTING TOGETHER
Based from the discussion that every group had, they are ask to
present the over - all concept of what they have learned from their
turn and talk norms activity. Each group will be given 3 minutes
time allotment to present their output in front of the class. Each
group will be grade based on the following criteria;
Criteria
Presentation 5 Points
Content 5 Points
Neatness 5 Points
Time Bound 5 Points
Total 20 Points
Activity 2. Match It
Directions: Match the definitions in Column A with the correct
term in Column B. Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
Column A Column B
1. It is the point on the A. fault
ground directly above the
focus. B. focus
Questions:
Question to be asked:
1. What is epicenter?
2. What is focus?
The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface that is
directly above the focus while the focus is the point (below the
surface) where an earthquake originates.
J. Assignment Make a slogan about earthquake that make use of the words focus
and epicenter
GRADE 8
V. REFLECTION EARTH MERCURY NEPTUNE VENUS TOTAL
A. No. of learners
who earned 80% in
the evaluation
B. No. of learners
who require
additional activities
for remediation who
scored below 80%
C. Did the remedial
lessons work? No. of
learners who have
caught you with the
lesson
D. No. of learners
who continue to
require remediation
E. Which of my
teaching strategies
worked well?
F. What difficulties
Noted by: