The document outlines a lesson plan about the solar system for elementary school students. It includes objectives, content on the sun and planets, learning resources, procedures including interactive activities to teach the names and characteristics of the planets, and an independent practice assessment. The lesson aims to help students understand and be able to identify the key features of the planets in our solar system.

1. By: ROSEMARIE P. DEBUQUE
Teacher I
Magallanes North Elementary School

2. I. Objectives
A. Content Standards
The learner s demonstrates understanding of
characteristics of planets in the solar system.
B. Performance Standards
Design an emergency and preparedness plan
and kit

3. C. Learning Competencies/ Objectives
•Compare the planets of the solar system
(S6ES-IVg-h -6)
A. Identify the planets of the solar system
B. Name the planets of the solar system.
C. Demonstrate proper attitude when working with
group.

4. II. CONTENT
•The sun and the different planets
in the solar system.

5. III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References:
Additional Materials from Learning Resource (LR) portal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth
https://www.google.com
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syx3oma-od4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libKVRa01L8
B. Other Learning Resources
Video

6. IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson
Show the rotation of the Earth through body
movement(by the pupils)
How does earth rotate?

7. B. Establishing a purpose for the lesson
Let the pupils view a dance music about the planets and
afterwards let them follow.
Ask the pupils: If you were given a chance
to go to outer space, where will it be? Why?
dance

9. C. Presenting examples/instances of the new lesson
•Unlock difficult words or terms that learners may
encounter in the lesson.
Planet
Solar
Dwarf
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10. - is a body that orbits the Sun, is
massive enough for its own
gravity to make it round, and has
"cleared its neighborhood" of
smaller objects around its orbit.
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11. - relating to or denoting
energy derived from the
sun's rays
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12. - a star of relatively small size
and low luminosity, including
the majority of main sequence
stars.
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13. D. Lesson Proper (Explicit Instruction)
1. Introduction:
Teacher asks: “Today, we are going to learn
about the different planets of the solar system.”

14. 2. Teaching Modelling
Present the video.
Let the teacher ask the standards in viewing like:
1. Sit properly.
2. Listen and watch carefully on the video.
3. Take note of the following important words.
The pupil will view the planets in the solar system.

16. The Solar System

17. What’s in Our Solar System?
Our Solar System consists of a central star (the Sun), the
nine planets orbiting the sun, moons, asteroids, comets,
meteors, interplanetary gas, dust, and all the “space” in
between them.

18. The Sun
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19. •The sun’s energy comes from nuclear fusion (where
hydrogen is converted to helium) within its core. This
energy is released from the sun in the form of heat and
light.
Remember: Stars produce light. Planets reflect light.
•A star’s temperature determines its “color.”
•The coldest stars are red. The hottest stars are blue.
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20. The 9 Planets of the Solar System
•Planets are categorized according to composition
and size. There are two main categories of
planets:
•Small rocky planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
•Gas giants
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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21. Inner planets -- Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars --
share several features in common. Astronomers
call them the “terrestrial planets” because they
have solid, rocky surfaces roughly similar to
desert and mountainous areas on the earth
Small Rocky Planets
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22. Mercury: The Swiftest Planet!
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, thus, it is considered as the
innermost planet. Like our moon, it absorbs most of the sunlight
that strikes it and reflects only about 6% into space. This happens
because Mercury has no atmosphere like our moon.
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23. Venus: The Planetary Hot Spot!
Venus is the brightest planet in the night sky next to our moon. It is
usually called the twin planet of Earth because it shares a lot of
similarities with Earth in terms of size, density, mass and location in
the solar system. It orbits the sun in 225 days.
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24. Earth: Our Home Planet!
Earth is the only planet known to support living organisms.
Earth's atmosphere is 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen
and 1 percent other ingredients—the perfect balance to breathe
and live.
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25. Mars: The Red Planet!
Mars has ice caps at its poles. Mars has the largest volcano in our
solar system: Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons is approximately 15
miles high. It appears red because of iron oxide, or rust, in its soil. It
has two moons and takes about two years to complete an orbit.
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26. Characteristics of Gas Giants
•They are made up mostly of gases (primarily
hydrogen & helium).
•They are very light for their size.
•They move quickly in space.
•They have rings and many moons.
•They have a diameter of less than 48,000 km
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27. Jupiter: The Gas Giant!
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet. It’s diameter is
11 times bigger than that of the Earth’s. It takes about 12 years
for Jupiter to orbit the sun. Jupiter has 16 known moons.
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28. Saturn: The Ringed Planet!
Saturn is composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. It has
many rings made of ice. Saturn’s rings are very wide. They extend
outward to about 260,000 miles from the surface but are less than 1
mile thick. Saturn has 18 known moons, some of which orbit inside the
rings! It takes Saturn about 30 years to orbit the sun.
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29. Uranus: The Sideways Planet!
Uranus is blue in color due to methane gas in its
atmosphere. It has 11 dark rings surrounding it. It has 21
known moons and takes 84 years to complete one orbit.
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30. Neptune has the fastest winds in the solar system: up to
2,000 km/hr. It is also blue in color due to methane gas in its
atmosphere. Neptune takes 165 years to orbit the sun and has
8 moons.
Neptune: The Windiest Planet!
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31. Dwarf Planets
•Pluto
•Ceres
•Makemake
•Haumea
•Eris
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32. Pluto
Pluto has only one moon and takes about 249 years to orbit the sun.
Part of Pluto’s orbit passes inside that of Neptune, so at times
Neptune is the planet farthest from the sun. Pluto was located and
named in 1930, but today Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
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33. Ceres
•Ceres is named for the roman goddess of corn and
harvests. Dwarf planet Ceres is the largest object in
the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and the
only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system.
It was the first member of the asteroid belt to be
discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it in
1801. And when Dawn arrived in 2015, Ceres
became the first dwarf planet to receive a visit from
a spacecraft.
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34. Eris
Eris is one of the largest known dwarf planets in our
solar system. It's about the same size as Pluto, but is
three times farther from the Sun. Dwarf planet Eris is
a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like
zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper
Belt.
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35. Haumea
Dwarf planet Haumea is a member of a group of
objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit
of Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. This distant realm
is populated with thousands of miniature icy worlds
which formed early in the history of our solar system
about 4.5 billion years ago. These icy, rocky bodies
are called Kuiper Belt objects, transneptunian
objects, or plutoids.
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36. Makemake
Along with fellow dwarf planets Pluto, Eris and
Haumea, Makemake is located in the Kuiper Belt, a
region outside the orbit of Neptune. Slightly smaller
than Pluto, Makemake is the second-brightest object
in the Kuiper Belt as seen from Earth (while Pluto is
the brightest). It takes about 305 Earth years for this
dwarf planet to make one trip around the sun.
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37. Generalization
•The planets are grouped into 2: the Terrestrial
planets (innermost planets), which include
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, the Jovian
planets (outermost planets), which include Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
•Dwarf planets includes Pluto, Ceres, Makemake,
and Hulmea.
Acronym for the 8 Planets
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles

38. 3. Guided Practice
GAME!
Arrange the class into 3 groups:
Group 1: “Name Me”
Group 2: “What Am I”
Group 3: “Guess What?”

39. C. Guided Practice
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

40. CREMUYR
SUVEN
TREHA
SARM
TREJIPU
NUUARNS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
TUSRAN

41. MERCURY
SUVEN
TREHA
SARM
TREJIPU
NUUARNS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
TUSRAN

42. MERCURY
VENUS
TREHA
SARM
TREJIPU
NUUARNS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
TUSRAN

43. MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
SARM
TREJIPU
NUUARNS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
TUSRAN

44. MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
TREJIPU
NUUARNS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
TUSRAN

45. MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
NUUARNS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
TUSRAN

46. MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
NUUARNS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
SATURN

47. MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
URANUS
EPETNUN
Group 2: “What Am I”
SATURN

48. MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
URANUS
NEPTUNE
Group 2: “What Am I”
SATURN

49. Group 3: Find out what planet in each of the magic boxes.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

50. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY

51. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY
VENUS

52. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH

53. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS

54. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER

55. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN

56. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS

57. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
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58. 4. Independent Practice
A. Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which planet found between Mercury and Earth?
a. Earth
b. Mars
c. Mercury
d. Venus

59. 2. Which among the following are known as the dwarf
planets in the solar system?
a. Pluto, Makemake, Ceres, Mars, Eris
b. Pluto, Haumea, Ceres, Makemake, Eris
c. Pluto, Venus, Ceres, Mars, Makemake
d. Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Mars, Mercury

60. 3. How many moons does the planet Mercury have?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. none

61. 4.What does the atmosphere of Venus consist of?
a. over 90% Nitrogen
b. over 90% Hydrogen
c. over 90% Carbon dioxide
d. over 90 % Helium

62. 5. Which is the 7th planet from the sun?
a. Uranus
b. Neptune
c. Saturn
d. Pluto

63. 6. Which planet has 18 known moons, some of which orbit
inside the rings?
a. Jupiter
b. Saturn
c. Uranus
d. Neptune

64. 7. Which is the only planet known to support living
organisms.
a. Mars
b. Earth
c. Jupiter
d. Venus

65. 8. Which among the planets has the highest surface
temperature?
a. Earth
b. Mars
c. Mercury
d. Venus

66. 9. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
a. Neptune
b. Uranus
c. Jupiter
d. Earth

67. 10. Which planet has the fastest winds in the solar system.
a. Mars
b. Mercury
c. Saturn
d. Neptune
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108. B. Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is
correct and FALSE if not.
1. The outer planets are small,
rocky planets with iron cores.
2. Mercury is the closest planet to
the sun.
3. Venus has ice caps at its poles.

109. 4. Dwarf planets are Pluto, Ceres,
Haumea, Makemake and Eris.
5. Uranus has the fastest winds in
the solar system
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120. Assignment:
Explanation:
1. If you've given a chance to go to one of the
planets, what would it be? Why?