October 15-19, 2018 (M,W, Th, F)

Content Standards: Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of comets, meteors,

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
 Compare the characteristics of these Near Earth Objects (NEO's), comets,
meteors, and asteroids
 Briefly describe their origin and its interaction in the solar system.
 Describe how impact craters are formed when a comet or asteroid hits Earth
based on a simulation; and

II. Subject Matter

III. Procedures
Day 1
A. “We need to train, prepare and equip ourselves with all the knowledge, skills and
the right attitude to ready ourselves for calamities and disasters”
B. Watch a video presentation about near-earth objects (youtube.com)
C. The teacher will explain that a near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System
body whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth. They include about thirteen
thousand near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), more than one hundred near-Earth comets
(NECs), and a number of solar-orbiting spacecraft and meteoroids, large enough to
be tracked in space before striking the Earth.
D. Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. An instrument used by astronomer to look for heavenly bodies in the sky.
a. telescope b. kaleidoscope
c. gyroscope d. microscope Ans. A
2. A shooting star is more accurately termed as
a. meteors b. comets
c. meteorites d. moons Ans. C
3. What NEO stands for?
a. near Earth office b. near Earth optics
c. near Earth orbit d. near Earth objects Ans. D
4. An object at appears like a streak in the sky.
a. comets b. satellite
c. moons d. meteor Ans. A
5. It is an object in the sky that usually burns up as it enters the earth Atmosphere.
a. meteorites b. satellite
c. moons d. planets Ans. A
Day 2
A. Where did the Near-earth object came from?
B. Watch a video presentation about the reason why there is a near-earth object.
C. The teacher will explain that collisions in the past have had a significant role in
shaping the geological and biological history of the planet. NEOs have become of
increased interest since the 1980s because of increased awareness of the potential
danger some of the asteroids or comets pose to Earth.
D. 1. Has Earth ever been hit by a comet or an asteroid?
2. If yes, how have such impacts affected Earth?
3. How often does a comet or an asteroid hit Earth?
Day 3
A. What are the near-earth objects that can be found outer space?
B. 1. How do we know that there is Near-earth object that exist?
2. What do you call to the person that study about the Near-earth objects? In
land? Outer space?
C. The teacher will explain that astronomers and astronaut is the reason why all of us
knew that there are a Near-earth object exist.
D. Bring the following materials for tomorrow’s activity.
1 rectangular flour/ starch
container (plastic) pencil
1 pebble (1-4 cm in diameter)
Day 4
A. What was our last topic all about?
When looking up in the sky what do you see?
B. Let’s play “Please, complete me”
The teacher will present a picture but a broken heart. The students need find their
match to make that broken heart, a whole again. After they need to explain the
picture based on their ideas or opinion.
C. The teacher will asked the student to observe the following for then to answer the
guide question:
1. Fill the rectangular tray with colored flour about 3-4 centimeters deep.
2. Place the tray on top of a table (or armrest of a chair).
3. Throw a pebble to hit the flour in the tray. Do this about four times, hitting
different parts of the flour in the tray.
4. In the space below, draw the shape of the “craters” made by the pebble on the

flour as:
a. viewed from the top. b. viewed from the side

Guide Question:
1. What do you notice about the shape of your pebble’s crater and the shape of
the impact crater shown in the photo?
2. What do you think happened to the plants and animals living in the area
where the comet crashed?
Evaluation: Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What do you to the comets that orbit the sun in less than 200 years?
a. Short-period comets c. Long-period comets
b. Comets d. Medium-period comets
2. Where do we found the long-period comets?
a. Kuiper Belt c. Asteroid Belt
b. Oort Cloud d. Nimbus Cloud
3. A smaller celestial body mainly composed of ice and dust.
a. Asteroids c. Comets
b. Meteors d. Meteoroid
4. Where do we found the long-period comets?
c. Kuiper Belt c. Asteroid Belt
d. Oort Cloud d. Nimbus Cloud
5. How many years did Halley’s Comet complete their orbit?
a. 73 b. 74 c. 75 d. 76
D. Assignment: Write 5 superstitious beliefs that coincide with the appearance of
meteorites and comets.