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UNIT TITLE: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

SUBJECT: SCIENCE GRADE LEVEL: 9

QUARTER: 2

TOPIC: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

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Q2 1. The By the
Scale, learners end of
proporti demonst the ACQUISITION
on and rate an Quarter,
quantit understa learners
y nding of: exhibit
skills in
1.
evaluatin
Evidence
2. Plate g
for
bounda informati
continent
ries on from
s moving
secondar
includes
y
jig-saw
3. sources,
matching
Structur and draw
of
e of the on their
coastline
Earth scientific
s, rock
understa
types,
nding of
and the
4. the
presence
Geologi
of similar location
c time
fossils in and
places geologica
separate l setting
5.
d by vast of the
Origin
distances Philippine
of the
. s to
Solar
explain
System
its unique
landform
 2. The
movement
6. Space
of
Technolo
lithospheri
gies
c plates
provides a
theory for
understan
ding
Earth’s
geological
history.

3. The
s and
geological
dynamic
time scale
geologic
organizes
activity in
major
a global
stages in
context.
the history
They
of the
demonstra
Earth over
te an
more than
4 billion appreciatio
years. n of the
size and
scale of
4. the Earth
Radioactiv and
e decay of describe
material evidence
inside the for a
Earth since dynamic
it was Earth over
formed is its long
its internal geological
source of history as
energy. well as the
evidence
that is
5. The
used to
Earth’s
build a
interior is model for
made up the
of layers of internal
varying structure
characteris of the
tics. Earth.
Learners
demonstra
6. Models te curiosity
represent and open-
the size, mindednes
structure, s in
and extending
relationshi their
p of knowledge
componen and
ts of the understand
Solar ing of the
System dynamic
Earth to
evaluate
7. evidence
Observabl for theories
e evidence for the
and formation
models of the
help Solar
explain the System.
nature and They
origin of describe
the Solar modern
System. scientific
processes
and

technologi
es that are
used by
scientists
to

PLATE BOUNDARIES

ACQUISITION
LC #3 Quiz ”Earth in  Scienc Openne
Motion” – e ss
Supporting
Types of Plate textbo
:Describe
Boundaries ok
the types of
(Earth
plate Poster,
Scienc
boundaries Diagram, or
e or
found Mini-slide
Geolo
around the
gy
Earth;
chapt
er)

 Teach
er’s
hando
uts on
plate
tecton
ics

 Printe
d
diagra
m of
tecton
ic
plates

 Colore
d
 pens/m
arkers

 Cartolin
a or
bond
paper
(for
poster)
GEOLOGIC TIME  Laptop
ACQUISITION

LC #4 Quiz Fossil Clues:  Pictur Excellenc

Dating es or e
Power:
diagra
Describe
m of
how fossils
rock
can be used
layers
for dating
with
the age of
rocks and fossils
sediments;
 Science
textboo
k

 Worksh
eet on
fossil

GEOLOGIC TIME

ACQUISITION

LC #5 Quiz “Unlocking  Scienc Excellenc

Earth’s e e
Power:
History” textbo
Describe
ok
how relative
(Earth
and
Worksheet Scienc
absolute
e
dating
chapt
techniques er on
are used to Geologi
determine the c Time
Scale)
subdivisions
of geologic  Teacher
time; -
prepare
d notes
on
relative
and
absolut
e
dating

 Geologi
c time
scale
chart or
poster

 Diagra
ms of
rock
layers
and
fossil
sequen
 ces

 Short
video
or
classro
om
discussi
on
provide
d by
STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH the

ACQUISITION

LC #7 Quiz “Inside the  Scienc Excellenc

Earth” – e e
Power:
Using textbo
Describe
Seismic ok
how seismic
wave data Waves to (Earth
has been Explore Scienc
used to Earth’s e
develop a Layers topic
model for on
the internal Earth’
structure Simple s
and diagram interio
composition r and
of the Earth; seismi
c
waves
)

 Teach
er-
prepar
ed
notes
on
seismi
c
waves
(P-
waves
and S-
waves
)

 Diagr
 ams
of
Earth’
s
layers
(crust,
mantl
e,
outer
core,
inner
core)

 Seism
ic
wave
path
illustr
ations
and
charts

 Class
discus
sion
and
teach
er
expla
 nation

Make Meaning

LC1: Essay FF:  Earth Excellen

Scienc ce
S- Explain Puzzle of the
e
evidence Past:
Book,
that current Discovering
Scisso
continents the Lost
r,
are separate Supercontin
laptop
parts of ent
and
what was a
(Groupwork) white
single
board
continent
marke
millions of
Plan for a r
years ago.
Changing
Earth

(Groupwork)

Online:

Rebuilding
Pangea

(Groupwork)
 Modular:

Evidence of
changing
Earth

(Individual)

LC6/P: Essay “Connecting  Earth Excellenc

the Past” Scienc e
Explain how
e
the geologic
Book,
time scale
and
helps to
laptop
recount the
history of
the Earth

LC9/P: Essay C.E.R  Teach Excellen

er’s ce
Distinguish “Space
hando
among Detectives”
uts on
comets,
plate
meteoroids,
tecton
asteroids,
ics
and dwarf
planets and  Scienc
describe e
how they book
help us to
understand  Printe
the nature d
and diagra
formation of m of
the Earth tecton
and the ic
Solar plates
System
 Colore
d
pens/
marke
rs

 Cartoli
na or
bond
paper
(for
poster
)

 Lapto
p or
mobil
e
device
(optio
nal for
mini-
 slides)

LC Essay “Meteor Canva, Excellenc

#10/Suppo Shower Chatbox, e
rt Investigator Printed
s: Pattern in articles or
Analyze
the Sky” modules,
information
(Secondary
from Graphic
Source
secondary organizer
Analysis)
sources (Data
(meteor  Student Gathering
showers, s Sheet),
space analyze: Notebook
technologies and pen and
- Meteor
) Laptop/mobi
shower data
le device.
-
Articles/videos
on space
technology

 Create a
groups
haring
and
explan
ation
report
LC#11/ Essay Activity: Canva, Excellenc
Power “Exploring Chatbox, e
the Printed
Power:
Universe: articles or
explain,
Tools of modules
using
Modern
evidence Graphic
Science”
from organizer
secondary (Technology
sources, Comparison
-students rely
how modern Chart),
on modern
space Laptop/mobi
technologies
technologies le device,
to gather
such as pen and
information
telescopes paper and
about planets,
and space Science
stars and
probes are textbook
galaxies and
used in
how these
scientific
tools work.
research to
observe,
collect data,
- analyze
and
scientific
understand
evidence and
celestial
come up with
objects, and
one tool to
to analyze
explain in the
their roles in class. (Oral
expanding Explanation
knowledge )
about the
universe

LC #2: Essay “What do  Map excellen

the Earth or ce
Participate
Features Tell pictur
in a
Us?” e
collaborativ
showi
e group or (Groupwork)
ng the
class task to
Philip
examine
pines
the
and
topographic
its
al and
geolo
geological
gical
evidence
featur
(e.i. Deep
e and
sea
works
trenches,
heet
Mountain
paper
ranges and
volcanic arc,
Philippine
fault
system,
seismicity,
plate
boundary
structures,
tectonic
setting and
volcanic
setting) for
plate
boundaries
occurring in
the area
where the
Philippines
is located;

TRANSFER

LC #8  Pictur Commit
(Transfer es 3D ment
Goal) Model

 Scienc
Social
Perfor 3D Model e
Power: Awarenes
mance textbo
Create a s
Task ok
scaled 3D
model of  Works
Earth’s heet
layers to on
understand Earth'
how their s
different Interio
thicknesses r
explain real-
 Pencil
world
and
events like
noteb
earthquakes
ook
, volcanic
eruptions,
and the
movement
of tectonic
plates.