DETAILED SCIENCE LESSON PLAN

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1. Compare and contrast the continental crust from the oceanic crust based on their
thickness, density and temperature
I. OBJECTIVES
2. Explore the various effect of plate tectonics on the Earth’s lithosphere
3. Appreciate the formation of the different geologic landforms on Earth
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among the locations of
A. Content Standards
volcanoes, earthquake epicentres, and mountain ranges
B. Performance The learner shall be able to ensure disaster preparedness during earthquakes, tsunamis and
Standards volcanic eruptions.
C. Learning
Competencies/ Explain the different processes that occur along plate boundaries
Objectives S10LT-Ia-j-36.3
(Write the LC code)

II. CONTENT Processes and Landforms along Plate Boundaries

III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide
pages
TG10 pp. 12
2. Learner’s Materials
pages
LM10 pp. 16
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials
from Learning
Resource (LR)
portal
B. Other Learning Phet simulation from https://phet.colorado.edu, images in powerpoint presentation from
Resources www. google.com
IV. PROCEDURES
ELICIT (5 minutes)
Activity 1: 4 Pic 1 Word (in ppt)
Present the images. Let them guess what the picture all about. All
words are associated with the previous lessons. The first student to O-2
O-5
stand and guess the correct answer will get 1 stamp.
O-3
O-8
A. Reviewing previous
lesson or
presenting the new
lesson

(Ans.: plates, crust, rocks, ocean, continent, volcano, mountain)

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ENGAGE (3 minutes)
B. Establishing a The teacher ask the following questions to connect previous lesson to present:
purpose for the 1. How many lithospheric or crustal plates our planet Earth have? O-1
lesson
2. How do these plates classified?
3. What are the bases of dividing the lithospheric plates? O-2
C. Presenting 4. What are the three different types of plate boundaries? Describe each of O-8
examples/instances this type.
of the new lesson
D. Discussing new EXPLORE (20 minutes)
concepts and
-Group the students into five groups. Let the group explore the phet
practicing new
skills #1 simulation on the following concepts: thickness, temperature, and
density of the continental and oceanic crust; converging two plates, O-3
O-4
E. Discussing new diverging two plates and two plates sliding past each other
concepts and O-5
-Assist the group how to use the phet simulation
practicing new O-6
skills #2 O-7
O-8
EXPLAIN (15 mintes)
Explain the topic using the following guide questions: O-3
1. Which is thicker, the continental crust or the oceanic crust?
F. Developing 2. Which is denser, the continental crust or the oceanic crust?
mastery (leads to 3. What has higher temperature, the continental crust or the oceanic crust?
Formative 4. What happens when two adjacent plates moves towards (converge) each
Assessment 3) other?
5. What happens when two adjacent plates moves away (diverge) from each
other?

G. Finding practical ELABORATE (10 minutes)

applications of
concepts and skills Show these landforms:
O-1
in daily living

H. Making
generalizations and
abstractions about
the lesson

1. In your Araling Panlipunan, you have learned that our country has an
amazing land formations such as mountains, volcanoes, hills, valleys and many
others, how these were formed?
2. As a student, how can you take pride on these beautiful natural landscapes?

I. Evaluating learning EVALUATE (5 minutes)

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Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answer. Write the
letter of your answer in your journal.
1. Why does the oceanic crust subducts under the continental crust
when they collide? O-1
O-3
a. oceanic crust is denser than continental crust
b. oceanic crust is less dense than continental crust
c. oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust
d. oceanic crust is thinner than continental crust
2. Which of the following geologic events and features that form when
two adjacent plates collide to each other?
a. subduction b. mountains c. volcanoes d. all of these
3. All of the following statement are TRUE about the continental crust
and oceanic crust EXCEPT
a. oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust
b. oceanic crust is denser than continental crust
c. oceanic crust has less temperature near the surface
d. oceanic crust can collide with continental crust

EXTEND (2 minutes)
J. Additional activities Reflective Writing: O-3
for application or What is the most valuable information you have learned in today’s lesson?
remediation Write your reflection in your journal notebook.

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who earned 80% in the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require additional activities for remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons work? No. of learners who have caught up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies worked well? Why did these work?
F. What difficulties did I encounter which my principal or supervisor can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized materials did I use/discover which I wish to share with other teachers?

Prepared by:
SALOME F. DAPAT
Teacher II
Antonio V. Fruto Sr. National High School
Date: June 21, 2019