A Semi Detailed Lesson Plan
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Science 10
Date
I. Learning Objectives
A. Describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major
mountain belts.
B. Describe the different types of plate boundaries.
C. Explain the different processes that occur along the plate boundaries. Subject Matter
Topic: Unit 1, Module 1 Plate Tectonics
Reference Materials : Science Grade 10
Instructional Materials: Online Presentation, Computer, Pictures
II. Learning Procedures
Teacher’s Activity
A. Preliminary Activites
1. Prayer
Before we begin our lesson this day, let us spend some time to give
thanks to the Lord and ask for his guidance to enlighten our mind to
completely understand our lesson this day.
2. Classroom Rules
Before you take your seat, kindly remember our classroom rules.
1. Always listen
2. Be attentive
3. Greetings
Good morning learners! How are you today?
Can you introduce yourself?
Are you ready to learn new things?
4. Checking Attendance
B. Developmental
1. Review
Before heading to our first topic let’s have a review or share Ideas about
our topic.
What is plate tectonics?
C. Presentation of the Lesson
Our country is blessed with so many land features such as mountains and
volcanoes. These features can be sources of different minerals or can be used for
agricultural purposes. For example, we have the majestic and world renowned
Mayon Volcano. Because of its activity, it produces fertile slopes and plains which
are used by the locals to grow their crops. Also, found in the northeastern coast of
Luzon, we have the Sierra Madre mountain range which is home to many endemic
species of flora and fauna. Have you ever wondered why our country is endowed
with these kind of geologic features? Well, if your answer is YES, then this module
will help you find the answer to your question. In this module, we will study
thoroughly the framework that will enable us to understand how and why several
features of the Earth continuously change. This theory is what we call “Plate
Tectonics.”
D. Lesson Proper
Class, Will show you some photos or Figures.
Pictures of Earth Crust and map of plate boundaries
E. Generalization
What are the kind of the earth’s crust?
F. Evaluation
Activity 1: (Find the Center)
Materials: • hypothetical records of earthquake waves • Philippine map • drawing
compass and ruler Procedure:
1. Study the data showing the difference in the arrival time of P-wave and S-wave
on three seismic recording stations.
Recording station Time difference in the Distance of epicenter from
arrival time of P-wave and the station (km)
S-wave (seconds)
Batangas 44.8
Puerto Princesa 32
Davao 38.4
2. Compute the distance of the epicenter from each of the stations using this
formula: d = Td x 100 km 8 seconds Where: d = distance (km) Td = time
difference in the arrival time of P-wave and S-wave (seconds) This formula is
suited because 8 seconds is the interval between the times of arrival of the P-
wave and S-wave at a distance of 100 km.
3. Choose one of the recording stations and measure the computed distance on
the map scale (the scale of the map in Figure 3 is 1.5 cm: 200 km). Set your
compass for that computed distance.
4. 4. Center your compass on the station you have chosen. Draw a circle.
5. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the rest of the stations. You should get three circles
that intersect or nearly intersect at a point. This intersection is the epicenter
G. Assignment
Q1. Where is the epicenter of this hypothetical earthquake?
Q2. What difficulty will you encounter if you only have data from two recording
stations?
Q3. What is the distance of the epicenter from the seismic station?
Q4. What do you think is the importance of determining the epicenter of an
earthquake?
