Learning Area Science

Learning Delivery Modality Modular Distance Modality (Learners-Led

Modality)

Lesson School Calawis NHS Grade Level Grade 8

Exemplar Teacher JIMIELLE SHANE SIMON Learning Area Science
Teaching Date JANUARY 25-29,2021 Quarter SECOND
Teaching Time 9:00-11:20 AM No. of Days 4 Days

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards The learners demonstrate understanding of... characteristics of comets, meteors, and
asteroids
B. Performance The learners should be able to... discuss whether or not beliefs and practices about
Standards comets and meteors have scientific basis

C. Most Essential Compare and contrast comets, meteors,

Learning and asteroids
Competencies (MELC)
D. Enabling
Competencies (If
available, write the
attached enabling
competencies)
II. CONTENT Comets, Asteroids and Meteors
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
a. Teacher’s
Guide Pages
b. Learner’s
Material Pages
c. Textbook
Pages
d. Additional
Materials from
Learning Resources
B. List of Learning
Resources for
Development and
Engagement Activities
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Introduction What I need to know?

1. compare and contrast the comets, meteors and asteroids,

2. predict the appearance of comets based on recorded data of previous,
3. and explain the regular occurrence of meteor showers.
What’s new?
Recent advances in space technology have allowed scientists coming from different
background such as physics, chemistry, biology, and geology to collaborate on
studying Near-Earth Objects (NEO) such as comets and asteroids. With more
powerful telescopes and space probes, the study of comets and asteroids provides
more clues about the origins of our solar system. Over the past three years, amateur
and professional astronomers have discovered several NEOs that came close to
Earth, the most recent asteroid being Asteroid 2012 DA14. It made a very close
approach to Earth as it orbited the Sun on February 16, 2012 (Philippine Time). In the
morning of the same day, an asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over
Lake Chebarkul in Russia hurting about 1,000 people in the process. These two
events triggered superstitions, fears, and doomsday prophecies held by different
cultures. Comets and asteroids are referred to by astronomers as Near-Earth Objects
(NEO). Comets are icy bodies or objects while asteroids are rocky fragments. Comets
and asteroids are the remnants from the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion
years ago. The table below summarizes the similarities and differences between
comets and asteroids.
Table 1. Comparison of some characteristics of comets and asteroids.
B. Development What I know? JANUARY 25, 2021
Learning Task 1: Identify if the statement is True or False. Write their corresponding
numbers on the TRUE or FALSE box below.
1. A comet is a ball of mostly iced that moves around in the outer space.
2. Comets are believed to be in long
elliptical orbits.
3. Comets can come back into view
from time to time.
4. Comets are same with meteors.
5. Asteroids orbit the sun.

What is it?
Comets and asteroids have irregular shapes and varied sizes. They both reflect light
from the sun at varying amounts depending on the size and composition. Silicates are
minerals which contain the elements silicon, oxygen and at least one metal which is
responsible for comets and asteroids to be able to reflect light

Comet and asteroids both orbit the sun. Comets usually come from the Oort Cloud
which is beyond our solar system, and a few from Kuiper Belt which is just beyond
Neptune’s orbit. Long-period comets come from the Oort Cloud, while short-period
comets come from Kuiper Belt.

Read the paragraphs below. Prepare a summary for each

paragraph. Write your answer in your answer sheet. Comet
Halley is the most famous comet of the 20th century. Only
known as the short-period comet. It takes 75- 79 years for
Comet Haley to orbit the Sun. Comets are actually dark and
invisible. When the comet is near the sun, it becomes visible
because tails are formed. When a comet is approaching the
sun, its ion tail is behind it but when it is moving away from the sun, its ion tail goes
ahead of it. Halley's Comet will next appear in the night sky in the year 2062. Halley's
Comet was recorded by Edmund Halley in 1682. It was seen again in 1758, 1835,
1910, and 1986. Comet Haley

Most asteroids, on the other hand, originate from the Main

Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. This belt is
theorized by scientists as remnants of a planet that did not
completely form. The orbit of an asteroid is more rounded
and less elliptical than the orbit of a comet. In February
2013, Asteroid 2012 DA14 made a very close approach to
Earth as it orbited the Sun. Asteroid 2012 DA14

Distance in space is measured in light years and this

asteroid was just 0.4 light year away from Earth, the
closest distance that any asteroid has ever been to
Earth. In December 2012, during the midst of the
doomsday prophecies, Asteroid Toutatis also made a
near approach to Earth but not as close as Asteroid
 2012 DA14.
On the other hand, meteoroid is a small rock or
particle debris in the solar system. Ranging in size from
dust to around 10 meters in diameters. Meteoroids
often enter the Earth’s atmosphere. A meteoroid that
burns up as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere
is known as a meteor (shooting star). A meteoroid that
survives falling through the Earth atmosphere and
colliding with the Earth surface is known as a
meteorite. Approximately 500 meteorites reach the Earth’s surface every year but of
those only around 5 ever make it to scientists for study. The Earth’s atmosphere
experiences millions of meteors every day. When many meteors occur in a close time
frame in the same part of the sky it is called a meteor shower.

C. Engagement What’ more? JANUARY 26, 2021

Learning Task 2: Complete the following table. answer the questions below.

1. Explain what happen to a meteoroid in order for it to become a meteorite.

2. How can you distinguish asteroids from a comet? Object Description
Location/Movement Comet Asteroid Meteoroid
From the list below, choose the term that best completes each sentence.

3. When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, friction causes it to burn up and

produce a streak of light called a(n). _______________________
4. A chunk of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long narrow ellipse is a(n).
_________________________
5. If a meteoroid hits Earth’s surface, it is called a(n). _________________________.
6. An object that revolves around the sun, but is too small to be considered a planet,
is a(n). __________________________.
7. A chunk of rock or dust in space that usually comes from a comet or an asteroid is
called a(n). ___________________________
8. The region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is known as
the ___________________.

What I can do? JANUARY 27, 2021

Learning Task 3: Read and understand the given information below. Fill out the Venn
diagram. Write your answer in your answer sheet. Have your parents/ guardian sign
your work.

D. Assimilation What I have learned? JANUARY 28, 2021

Learning Task 4: Place a check mark (✔) in your answer sheet to indicate
characteristics of asteroids, comets, and meteors

Learning Task 5: Define the following terms in your own words. Write your answer in
a separate sheet of paper.
 (Assessment) JANUARY 29, 2021
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. What are commonly called as “shooting stars”?
A. asteroids B. comets C. meteors D. meteorites

2. What are found in the circular or somewhat like “doughnut-shaped” region between
Mars and Jupiter?
A. asteroids B. comets C. meteors D. meteorites
3. Which Near-Earth Objects (NEO) are found on the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud?
A. asteroids B. comets C. meteors D. meteorites

4. What are comets made of?

A. dust only B. metal only C. dust and metal D. dust, metal, and ice

5. What do you call the shining “head” around a comet?

A. coma B. crown C. halo D. ring 3

6. What do you call the depression caused by the objects that fell on a planet or
moon?
A. canyon B. crater C. plateau D. pothole

7. Which could have probably caused the extinction of dinosaurs?

A. They caught the flu. B. An asteroid hit the Earth.
C. They ate each other until they went extinct. D. A meteorite came and hit
the Earth causing their extinction.

8. What causes the bright sparks of light brought by meteors?

A. humidity B. air friction C. condensation D. atmospheric pressure
9. What is the major difference among comet, meteor, and asteroid in terms of
structure?
A. Comet contains icy shell while asteroid and comet do not have.
B. Meteor contains icy shell while asteroid and comet do not have.
C. Asteroid and comet contain icy shell while meteor does not have.
D. Asteroid contains icy shell while asteroid and meteor do not have.

10. Which of the following is the correct location of comets?

A. Kuiper Belt B. Asteroid Belt C. Neptune’s orbit D. Earth’s atmosphere

11. What do you call a celestial body that reaches the Earth’s crust?
A. comet B. meteor C. meteorite D. meteoroid

12. What will happen if a comet gets closer to the sun? A comet will ______.
A. expire B. explode C. melt and disappear D. form a long tail made of gas and dust 4

13. Why do scientists study comets? It is because they _____________.

A. like studying it B. need to survey the space
C. want to examine the mineral contents
D. want to study the origin of the Earth and other planets
14. What celestial body is shown in the picture below?

A. asteroid B. comet C. meteorite D. meteoroid

15. What celestial body is shown in the picture?

A. asteroid B. comet C. meteor D. meteorite

Directions: Identify what is being referred to in each item. Choose your answers from
the box. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Earth’s Atmosphere Kuiper Belt Mars and Jupiter

Oort Cloud Asteroid Belt Uranus Earth and Mars

_______1. It is the origin of the comets that is beyond the solar system.
_______2. It is where the asteroids originated.
_______3. It is the origin of the comets located within the orbit of Neptune.
_______4. It is where meteors can be found.
_______5. Most asteroids can be found between these two planets.

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JIMIELLE SHANE SIMON ROSANNA A. ORTIZ
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