Detailed Lesson Plan in Science 6
OBJECTIVES
Content Standards
The learners demonstrate understanding of characteristics of planets in the
solar system
Performance Standards
The learners should be able to construct a model of solar system planets.
Learning Competencies/Objectives
Construct a model of the solar system showing the relative sizes of the planets
and their relative distances from the Sun (S6ES-IVa-1)
1. Identify the planets in the solar system
2. Illustrate the planets in the solar system
3. Work harmoniously with the group
CONTENT
Solar System
LEARNING RESOURCES
1. Teacher's Materials : K-12 MELC's page: 384
2. Learner’s Materials : Science Beyond Boarders page:
3. Video Clip : [Link]
4. Other Materials : Laptop, pictures, PowerPoint Presentation
PROCEDURES
Teacher's Activity Pupils Activity
ENGAGE
This game is called "ARRANGE NETPLA"
Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters,
applying what we've covered in our recent
discussions.
1. TNUEENP 1. NEPTUNE
2. RHTEA 2. EARTH
3. RNAUUS 3. URANUS
4. TREJPUI 4. JUPITER
5. TRSUAN 5. SATURN
EXPLORE
I have here another activity:
Activity: Name That Planet!
Direction: Label each planets in our Solar
System.
EXPLAIN
(Present a video presentation)
[Link]
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The Solar System
There are many planetary systems in the
universe, with planets orbiting host stars.
Our planetary system is called "the solar
system" because we use the word "solar" to
describe things related to our star, after the
Latin word for Sun, "solis."
Our solar system extends much farther than
the eight planets that orbit the Sun. The
solar system also includes the Kuiper Belt
that lies past Neptune's orbit. This is a
sparsely occupied ring of icy bodies, almost
all smaller than the most popular Kuiper Belt
Object – dwarf planet Pluto.
Of the eight planets, Mercury and Venus are
the only ones with no moons. The giant
planets Jupiter and Saturn lead our solar
system's moon counts. In some ways, the
swarms of moons around these worlds
resemble mini versions of our solar system.
Pluto, smaller than our own moon, has five
moons in its orbit, including Charon, a moon
so large it makes Pluto wobble. Even tiny
asteroids have moons. In 2017, scientists
found asteroid 3122 Florence had two tiny
moons.
What are the eight planets and their
characteristics?
Mercury
It’s the nearest planet to the sun and is also
the smallest planet in the solar system and
takes around 88 days to complete one
revolution (to be exact 88.97 days) which is
the smallest time duration. Its size is slightly
larger than the size of the moon of earth. It
does not have many moons and climatic
conditions that are not favorable for any form
of life as it is too near to the Sun. Its surface
temperature ranges from 100 K at night to
700 K during the day (this high diurnal range
of temperature is there because the planet
has no atmosphere to retain and this is the
highest among all planets).
Venus
When observed from the Earth, it’s the
second brightest (after the observed moon)
and takes 224.7 Earth days to complete one
revolution and 243 Earth days for rotation on
its axis (it takes the maximum time period
among all planets to complete one rotation).
It rotates in the opposite direction to all
planets except Uranus (from West to East).
Earth
It’s the third planet from the Sun and is the
only known planet to harbour life. The Earth's
age is around 4.5 billion years old. It takes
365.264 days to complete one revolution
around the Sun and 24 hours to complete
one rotation on its axis (and after every four
complete revolutions 4years4years4 years it
takes a day longer 366 days to complete a
revolution). It is covered by 71% of water and
its crust is divided into different tectonic
plates (lithosphere). Earth’s innermost part
remains active and its inner core is solid while
the outer core is liquid which generates
Earth's magnetic field.
Mars
It’s the fourth planet from the sun and also
the second-smallest in the solar system. Its
red colour also makes it known as the red
planet (presence of iron oxide). It has two
moons - Phobos and Deimos. Its gravity is
38% of the Earth's gravity and takes 687
Earth's day and one full Mars year (16,500
hours).
Jupiter
It’s the fifth planet from the Sun and the
largest planet among all. It’s also one of the
brightest things that can be seen in the sky
with the naked eye. Jupiter is a giant ball of
gases with a one-thousand mass of the Sun
and lacks a well-defined surface.
Saturn
It’s the sixth planet from the Sun and the
second-largest planet in the solar system. It’s
a giant gas planet with an average radius that
is nine times the radius of the earth. The
inner core is made of iron and nickel. An
electric current within the hydrogen layer
gives rise to the magnetic field of Saturn
which is a little less than the earth's magnetic
field.
Uranus
It’s the seventh planet from the Sun and has
the fourth-largest planet by mass and third-
largest by radius. It's also referred to as ice
giant and its primary component is similar to
Jupiter and Saturn but it also has more ices
such as methane, water, and ammonia and
also traces of hydrocarbons. It rotates in the
opposite direction from all the planets except
venus( it rotates from west to east).
Neptune
It’s the eighth planet from the Sun. It’s the
fourth-largest planet by diameter. The third
most massive planet and is the densest giant
planet - it’s slightly larger than Uranus and
Neptune. It orbits the Sun every 164.8 years
and is denser than Uranus and physically
smaller than Uranus.
What is solar system?
A solar system is a star and all the things that
go around it, like planets, moons, and
asteroids. Our solar system has the Sun as
its star.
What are the two categories of planets?
Planets are generally categorized into two
types:
1. Terrestrial planets: These are smaller,
rocky planets with solid surfaces. They are
found closer to the Sun. In our solar system,
these are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
2. Giant planets: These are much larger
planets composed mainly of gas (gas giants
like Jupiter and Saturn) or ice (ice giants like
Uranus and Neptune). They are located
What are the eight planets? farther from the Sun.
The eight planets in our solar system, in order
from the Sun, are:
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune
ELABORATE
A game entitled “Mr. and Ms. Planet 2024”
will be presented by the teacher to the class.
1. The teacher will divide the class into
two groups. The right will be the first
group and the left side will be the
second group.
2. The teacher will present a bowl
consisting of the names of all planets
in the solar system.
3. Each group representative will pick 2
planets from the bowl.
4. The groups will perform a mini
pageant representing their chosen
planets.
5. The students will use their knowledge
from the discussion to introduce
themselves by describing it based on
their definitions, names, and
characteristics.
The teacher will read the criteria for the
activity;
The teacher will give the students 3 mins for
their preparation.
Presentation 60%
Orderliness 25%
Audience Impact 15%
Total 100%
EVALUATE
(Group the students into two groups)
Construct a model of the solar system showing the relative sizes of the planets and their
relative distances from the sun.
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