Detailed Lesson Plan in Science V

I. OBJECTIVES

A. Content Standard:
The learners demonstrate understanding of weathering and soil erosion shape the
earth’s surface and affect living things and the environment.

B. Performance Standard
The learners should be able to participate in projects that reduce soil erosion in the
community.

C. Learning Competencies
Describe how rocks turns into soil. (S5FE-Iva-1)

D. Learning Objectives
a. Describe how rocks turns into soil
b. Identify the forces that break down rocks
c. Explain how rocks are broken down

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Process that shapes Earth Surface: Weathering and Soil Erosion

Reference: Environmental Science- Soil and Its Uses

Kids Geo.com, Science for Daily Use 5 pp. 219-222

Materials: PowerPoint presentation, pictures, Cartolina

Process Skills: Observing, describing, inferring, listening

Values Integration:

Appreciation of God’s creation

Conservation of natural resources

Awareness

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
A. Preliminary

1. Prayer
Please all stand.
Who can lead the prayer?
 Father God, as we start this new day for
new learning, we ask for your guidance.
Lead us all the way. May you let us see
through your eyes, listen through your
ears, and speak with your mouth. Be with
us as we explore the world. Give us the
heart to love and be kind to one another.
Amen.
Amen.

2. Greetings
Good afternoon, class!

Good afternoon, ma’am

Before you sit down please arrange the
chairs properly and pick up pieces of paper.

All done? Okay you may now take your

seats.

Yes, Ma’am.
How are you today class?

3. Check attendance We’re fine ma’am.

Who is absent for today class?

No ma’am.
4. Reading the rules in class
 Listen to the teacher.
 Don’t talk to your seatmates.
 Raise your hand if you want to
answer.
 Respect the answer of your
classmates.

Understood class?

Yes, ma’am.
5. Elicit
Review
Last week, we tackled about the
electromagnetism we will having a quick
activity recap for our past discussion.
I have here a spinning wheel which is used
for choosing your names. When the spin
stops and pointing at your name it means
you are the one to arrange the given words.
Understood?
So the title of our activity today is all about

Arrange Me!
Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters in
column A to form the word being
described.

Column A.
a.) RCNUODTCO _________________ BATTERY
b.) TRABEYT ___________________ ELECTRICITY
c.) EWRI ________________ CONDUCTOR
d.) CTEICLERYIT _____________ WIRE
e.) STINLROUA ______________ INSULATOR

All clear?

Yes, Ma’am.
Very Good!
Now since you already understand our past
lesson, let us continue our discussion.

B. Engage
Motivation

Our country is well known as tourist

spot because of its beautiful beaches and
historical places. It also has breathtaking
rock formations that are really amazing to
look at. We will be having an activity
entitled,
(PUZZLE ME)
I have prepared a picture here.
What you are going to do is fix the
scrambled photo in order to puzzled the
given picture.

(The learners who visited the said place will

raise their hand)

(The pupil’s Formed the picture)

So take a look at the pictures you all

formed.
What photo that you all puzzled in the
three picture?
-Beaches
Some more?
-big rocks
-trees
Very Good!

So as you can see in the pictures, its rocks

have very peculiar shapes, sizes, and
patterns.
In this picture it is a tourist spot located in
Palawan and it is called a Coron.
Who among you here are already visited
coron? (The learners who visited the caves in
Quezon, Palawan will raise their hand)
What do you see when you visited the
place?
It is majestic, ma’am.

Wow! I am looking forward to visit there

soon.

Have you seen the rock formations?

Yes, ma'am. It is a big rocks ma’am.

How about the caves in Quezon, Palawan?
Who already visited the tabon cave?
-Not yet ma’am.
The last picture is El nido

Do you know a beautiful and breathtaking

rock formations you can see there?
All pictures the we have seen a while ago
has a connection to our new topic this
afternoon.

Okay today we will learn a new set of

knowledge and experiences.
Our topic is all about How Rocks turns into
Soil.

Explain
C. Discussion
Discussing a new concept and practicing
new skills.

Have you seen that kind of rocks?

How big it is? Yes’ ma’am

So big ma’am

What can you say on the picture provided?

It’s a rock ma’am but there’s has a crack.

What happen to the rock?
The Rocks has a cracks ma’am.
Rocks break up into smaller pieces and
resulted in the formation of soil and
different landforms.

This is also the reason why we have an

amazing rock formation.

The crust of the Earth is a layer that covers

the entire surface of the planet and is the
top component of the lithosphere. The
surface of the earth is always changing.
Some changes occur very slow while others
take place very rapidly.
These changes are brought about by many
factors. Some factors are caused by natural
forces such as volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes, others from human activities,
animal actions, or even the growth of
plants.

The main cause of soil formation is

weathering.

Weathering is the wearing a way of rocks

or the breaking of rocks into fragments. It is
an important process that helps shape the
surface of the Earth.
Weathering occurs when rocks near or on
the surface of the Earth are exposed to air,
water, and other living things.

Weathering can be classified into two

general types: mechanical or physical
weathering and chemical weathering. In
this lesson, we will study the processes of
mechanical weathering.

Mechanical Weathering

refers to the process by which rocks

disintegrate into small particles due to
change in temperature, human activities,
and the actions of plants, animals, and
frost.

In this process, the physical characteristics .

of rocks are changed but their chemical
composition remains the same. It occurs
when water enters cracks and crevices of
rocks and exerts more pressure, causing the
rocks to break. Only the physical
appearance (form and shape) of rocks is
changed.

Agent of Mechanical Weathering

Temperature
Rocks are exposed to changes in
temperature. When the sun heats rocks to
high temperatures it causes rocks to
expand. At night, rocks cool off because of
the low temperature which causes the
rocks to contract unevenly. This uneven
expansion and contraction of rocks cause
minerals that makeup rocks to loosen.

As a result, the rocks crack or flake and fall

apart. The outer layer of rocks may peel off
known as exfoliation.

Wind
The wind carries with it pieces of sand and
small rocks that scratch and hurl other
rocks. This process is called abrasion.

The weathered rocks break off from cliffs

and are pulled down by the gravity of heavy
rains.

Plant
The plant also grows on the surfaces of
rocks. They help break down rocks by
forcing their roots into smaller cracks in the
rocks. As the root of the plant grow bigger
the roots of the plant grow bigger which
will make the cracks on the rocks grow
bigger.

This causes the rocks to crumble into

smaller pieces.

Animal
Ants, earthworm, moles, and other
burrowing animals dig their habitats in the
soil or rocks. In this process, these animals
expose fresh rock surfaces to different
weathering processes.

Chicken, dogs, wild animals, and other

animals scratch on rocky surfaces and also
expose them to weathering process.

Frost
The repeated freezing and melting of water
are called frost wedging. Water sips into
the cracks and pores in rocks. If the water
freezes because of very low temperature, it
expands and therefore breaks the rock.

Unlike other substances, water expands

when water freezes.

Human
Human activities also cause weathering of
rocks which include drilling, building
roads and tunnels, wells, mining activities,
and quarrying.

Huge pieces of rocks are broken into

smaller pieces so that people could use
them.

Do you understand class? If you really have

listened for our discussion, I have some
question.
Yes, ma’am.
What do you mean by weathering?

What are the different agent of mechanical It is the wearing a way of rocks or the
weathering? breaking of rocks into fragments.

Human
2. Plants
3. Temperature
 4. Animals
5. Frost

Very Good!

Fantastic Jed!
Since you all know our topic for today we
will be having an activity to boost your
minds.

D. Application
We will have an activity.
Before we begin, I will divide you into 3
Groups.
Before starting the activity, set the rules for
the group activity).
G-ive thoughtful feedback
R-espect each other
O-organize your group by keeping track of
the time
U-nite and collaborate with your group
P-articipate and share your thoughts and
ideas

Direction: Using Carolina, crayons and

pencil, create a poster of a natural process
on how rocks turn into soil.
I will give you 10 minutes to finish your
work and after that, each group will present
their work in front.
Before we start let me read to you the
rubrics for our activity.
( I will present the Rubrics)

E. Generalization
Wow! I am glad that all of you did
understand about our lesson today.

May I ask if what is the secret ingredients of

this group enable for you to finish the
group work on time?

Our secret ingredients to finish our work is

What was our topic all about again, class? cooperation and dedication to finish it on
time.
 It’s all about How rocks turn into soil
What is weathering? ma’am.

-.
is the wearing a way of rocks or the
breaking of rocks into fragments. It is an
important process that helps shape the
How can you tell that the weathering is surface of the Earth.
mechanical?

- When the process by which rocks

disintegrate into small particles due
to change in temperature, human
Marvelous ______! activities, and the actions of plants,
animals, and frost.

Can you give me a different agent of

mechanical weathering class?

Human
2. Plants
3. Temperature
Wow, Fantastic! 4. Animals
5. Frost

Why weathering is an important process in

the environment?

- Weathering helps for soil formation,

Bravo! control erosion, and natural
resources formation.
Very well said, Pupils!
IV. EVALUATION

V. ASSIGNMENT

V. ASSIGNMENT.

Directions: Search and gather some pictures of places that have obviously
undergone weathering and places that have not.