MALINAO ILAYA INTEGRATED NATIONAL 12 – Integrity/12 –

School Grade Level

HIGH SCHOOL Dignity
Earth and Life
Teacher Trishia Marie L. Alva Learning Area
Science
Teaching Date August 15-16, 2024 Semester 1

LESSON Teaching Time 10:56AM-11:56AM;9:53AM-10:53AM No. of Days 2

EXEMPLAR
Teaching Modality Modular/Distance Learning

At the end of the lesson, learners are expected to:

a. describe how rocks undergo weathering;
I. OBJECTIVES b. identify the agents of erosion;
c. explain how the products of weathering are carried away by erosion and deposited
elsewhere;
d. show awareness on how weathering affects soil and living organisms.
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the geologic processes that occur on the surface
A. Content Standards:
of the earth such as weathering, erosion, mass wasting, and sedimentation.

B. Performance The learners should be able to conduct a survey to assess the possible geologic/
Standards: hydrometeorological hazards that your community may experience.

C. Most Essential
The learners shall be able to explain how the products of weathering are carried away by erosion
Learning Competencies
and deposited elsewhere.
(MELCs)

II. CONTENT Content: Exogenic Processes

Title: WEATHERING AND EROSION

III. LEARNING RESOURCES

A. References:

a. Teacher's Guide Pages

Self-Learning Modules
EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE QUARTER 1 – MODULE 5: EXOGENIC PROCESSES
b. Learner's Material
Pages Self-Learning Kit
TYPES OF ROCKS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND WEATHERING
for Earth and Life Science/ Grade 11 Quarter 1 / Week 3
c. Textbook Pages

B. List of Learning
Resources for
Development and
Engagement Activities

IV. ACTIVITIES
AUGUST 15, 2016 Instructions: Watch a video on weathering using this link,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skB_A2sfBcY. Additionally, read and understand the
following excerpt. Afterwards, perform the learning tasks accordingly.

WEATHERING
Mechanical weathering or physical weathering is the breakdown of rocks into pieces without any
change in its composition. In this process, the size and shape of rocks changes and this occurs
because of the following factors shown in the table below.
 FACTORS DESCRIPTION
Pressure Due to tectonic forces, granite may rise to form mountain
range. After the granite ascends and cools, the overlying
rocks and sediments may erode. At the point when the
pressure diminishes, the rock expands, cools, and became
brittle and fractured.
Temperature Rocks expand and are fractured when expose to high
temperature. However, if the temperature drops to 0°C
(freezing point of water), it also expands and causes fracture.
Frost Wedging Generally, rocks have fracture in its surface and when water
accumulates in the crack and at that point freezes, the ice
expands and breaks the rock apart.
Abrasion The breakdown of rocks is caused by impact and friction. This
primarily occurs during collision of rocks, sand, and silt due
to current or waves along a stream or seashore causing sharp
edges and corners to wear off and become rounded.
Organic Activity The roots grow causing penetration into the crack, expand,
and in the long run, break the rock.
Human Activities Activities such as digging, quarrying, denuding forests and
cultivating land contribute to physical weathering.
Burrowing Animals Animals like rats, rabbits and squirrels excavate into the
ground to create a space for habitation.

Learning Task 1:
Identify the factors of physical weathering shown in each picture.

1. ______________________________

2. ______________________________

3. ______________________________

In chemical weathering, there are changes in the composition of rocks due to the chemical
reactions presented below.
CHEMICAL REACTIONS DESCRIPTION
Dissolution It occurs in specific minerals which are dissolved in water.
Examples of these minerals are Halite (NaCl) and Calcite
 (CaCO3). The formation of stalactites and stalagmites in
caves are brought about by this chemical reaction.
Hydrolysis Rock-forming minerals like amphibole, pyroxene, and
feldspar react with water and form different kinds of clay
minerals.
Oxidation It is the response of oxygen with minerals. If the iron oxidizes,
the mineral in rocks decomposes. Rusting is an example of
this chemical reaction.

Learning Task 2:
Analyze each picture. Identify the chemical reaction that causes chemical weathering.

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

Weathering is an important process in the formation of soil. Soil is a mixture of grains, organic
matter, H2O, and gas.

August 16, 2024 Instructions: Watch a video on erosion using this link,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTs9Fb7uG0M. Additionally, read and understand the
following excerpt. Afterwards, perform the learning tasks accordingly.

EROSION
Erosion is the separation and removal of weathered rocks due to different agents like water,
wind, and glacier that causes transportation of the material to where they are deposited. Plants,
animals, and humans play an important role in the erosional process.

Learning Task 3
Draw or cut and paste pictures of the agents of erosion. Explain how each of them causes
erosion.

MASS WASTING AND DEPOSITION

The movement of sediments downslope under the influence of gravity is called mass wasting.
The examples of this are fall, slide, avalanche, and flow. On the other hand, deposition is the
 process in which the weathered materials carried out by erosion settle down in a particular
location.

Learning Task 4

Reflection Answer the following questions.

1. Why soil is an essential component of the earth’s crust?

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2. What is the effect of soil erosion?

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3. How will you protect your community against soil erosion?

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Prepared by:

TRISHIA MARIE L. ALVA

Special Science Teacher I

Checked by:

ELPIDIO S. JAVIER
Principal III