Lesson Guide in Earth and Life Science

I. OBJECTIVES
The origin and environment of formation of common minerals
A. Content Standards and rocks

The learners shall be able to create a graphic poster about

B. Performance
igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rocks. On the poster, they
Standards
should use pictures and words to share how the rocks are
formed.

At the end of the session, students are expected to:

10. Classify rocks into igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic. (S11/12ES-Ig-10)
C. Learning
Competencies/
10.1 observe variety of rocks and give their
Objectives
characteristics
10.2 identify classification schemes to identify common
rock types
10.3 Collect and classify their own rock examples.
II. CONTENT  MINERALS AND ROCKS
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide
pages
2. Learner’s
Manual pages
3. Textbook pages Earth and Life Science pages 18-20
4. Additional
Materials from
Learning
Resource (LR)
portal
B. Other Learning https://link.quipper.com
Resources

IV. PROCEDURES

Review on the physical properties and chemical properties of

A. Reviewing previous
minerals.
lesson or presenting
new lesson
Let the students relate the previous lectures on the three main
(REVIEW)
classifications of rocks with their mineral composition.

Allow the students to use a magnifying glass to observe the

B. Establishing a rocks in a tray from their teacher.
purpose of the
lesson Guide Question:
(MOTIVATION)
1. Ask how are the rocks alike and how are they different?

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 Students are asked to do an activity;
A laptop and a projector will be set up for display and the teacher
will begin the discussion by entering the link
http://www.leolehigh.edu/envirosci/geology/rocks/rocks.html and
let the students observe of each rock found on the page
C. Presenting
examples/instances
Guide Questions:
of the new lesson
(PRE-ACTIVITY)
1. Based on your observations can you match the
appropriate image with the correct description?

2. What where the easiest to classify and why?

Activity: Rock Baby Rock!

D. Discussing new
concepts and Guide Questions:
practicing new skills 1. Which rock is most dense? Why?
1 2. Which rock is least dense? Why?
(ACTIVITY PROPER) 3. Do rocks differ from one onother? How do they differ?
4. What geologic findings would account for the difference in
densities of rocks?

Analysis of Theories, Concepts and Principles

E. Discussing new
Present the subject as to the three classifiction of rocks:
concepts and
practicing new skills 1. igneous
2 2. sedimentary
(DEEPENING) 3. metamorphic

GROUP ACTIVITY: Let the students read a passage from the

F. Developing mastery Pebble in my Pocket: A History of our Earth by Meredith Hooper,
(POST-ACTIVITY) Chris Coady and Christopher Coady. They will write a two
sentence summary of what they believe the excerpt means and
will be used for discussion in the next lesson.
G. Finding practical
applications of Let the students become aware that rocks have wide variety of
concepts and skills uses, making them extremely important.
in daily living
(APPLICATION)

Based on the objectives stated previously, ask the following

H. Making
questions:
generalizations and
1. What are the distinguishing parts of the different
abstractions about
classification of rocks?
the lesson
2. State the difference between the classification schemes
(GENERALIZATION)
of the different rock classification?

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 Students will be assessed by a rubric for their lab work in class

Rubrics:

(5 points) Exceptional – student responses far exceed what is

expected
(4 points) Excellent – information is factually accurate and offers
I. Evaluating learning
extra supporting facts.
(ASSESSMENT)
(3 points) Good – The student somewhat responds beyond the
basic level of the question to provide supporting details and or
interpretation.
(2 points) Fair – student responses, although somewhat correct,
are lacking in relevant details and supporting examples and or
interpretation.
(1 point) Not Mastered - student responses are largely incorrect.

1. Make a report on the different features found on the

J. Additional activities different classifications of rocks.
for application or 2. Using the Philippine map, locate the places or regions
remediation where diorite and andesite can be found. Describe the
(REMEDIAL) tpography of their location

Prepared By:

Julie Ann L. Quintana