Republic of the Philippines Department of

Education REGION XI
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF DAVAO DE ORO

TEACHER’S NAME: RE-ANN C. FLORES Learning Area: Science

DATE: March 21,2023 Grade Level: 6

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

Title: Exploring Earth's Layers
Science 6

Objectives At the end of the 45-minute discussion, 85% of the students

will be able to do the following:

a. Identify and describe the layers of the Earth.

b. Explain the characteristics and composition of each layer.
c. Apply knowledge of the Earth's layers to real-world
contexts.

Learning Competency Students will be able to describe the layers of the Earth,
understand the unique properties and features of each layer
and they should be able to relate their understanding of the
Earth's layers to practical examples.
Students will be considered proficient when they can
Performance Standards accurately describe the layers of the Earth and explain their
characteristics and composition with clarity and detail and
explaining how the composition of the crust influences the
formation of different landforms

Materials/Resources: PowerPoint Presentation, Video presentation, visuals of the

Earth’s layer, Learner’s Material, blackboard, chalk
Preliminary Activities Greetings
Prayer
Tidying up the classroom
Attendance Checking
Class Conditioning
- Giving “word “of the Day, Health Advice, life values,
financial planning etc.
Reminders of the Classroom rules
Review of the past lesson
Review Questions: Rocks
1. What are the three main types of rocks?
2. Can you give examples of igneous rock, sedimentary rock
and metamorphic rock?
3. Why is it important to study rocks?

Lesson Procedure: Elicit:

The teacher will show a picture of the Earth.

And ask the following questions:

What do you know about the composition of the Earth?

The teacher will show another picture of the Earth and a slice
of cake

The teacher will ask the students about the similarities of the
two.

The teacher encourages the student to think critically by asking

the student the following:
Imagine you have a giant shovel that can dig deep into the
Earth. What do you think you would find as you dig deeper and
deeper?

The teacher then, introduces the topic.

The teacher then let the students read the lesson objectives.

Engage:

The teacher will play a short video clip depicting the Earth's
layers:

After playing the video the teacher will ask the following
questions to engage the students:

What do you notice about the different layers of the Earth?

Why do you think it's important for scientists to study the

Earth's layers?

Explore:

The teacher will divide the class into groups and distribute
illustrations depicting the layers of the Earth.

The teacher will instruct them to closely examine the visuals

and discuss among themselves the characteristics and
composition of each layer.
Group 1- Crust Group 2- Mantle

Group 3- Outer Core Group 4- Inner Core

Encourage every member of the group to participate and

record their observations and questions.

Explain:

The teacher will let the representative of each group explain in

the class their findings.

The teacher will scaffold the explanation and make corrections

on any misconceptions.

Encourage students to ask questions and participate in

discussions to clarify their understanding.

Elaborate:

GROUP ACTIVITY

The teacher will divide the class into four and conduct group
activity using Differentiated instructions to facilitate different
types of learners.

Each group will have their own rubrics

*See attachment for rubrics
Group 1 (For Visual Learners)

Create infographics that illustrate the characteristics and

compositions of each layer of the Earth.

Group 2: (For Auditory Learners)

Make a story or narrative about a hypothetical journey

through the Earth's layers.

Group 3: (For Kinesthetic Learner)

Make a role-play that simulate geological processes and

phenomena related to the Earth's layers.

Group 4: ( For Reading and writing learners)

Create annotated diagrams of the Earth's layers, labeling key

characteristics and compositions.

They can write descriptions or explanations next to each layer

to reinforce understanding.

Extend:

Case Study:
(Real-World Application)

The Teacher will give the following case study to apply the
learnings in a real-life situation for further enrichment.

The local community has decided to build a new elementary

school to accommodate the growing population. As part of the
construction process, the builders need to ensure that the
school's foundation is stable and resilient to withstand various
environmental factors, including earthquakes and soil
conditions.
Imagine you are part of a team of junior geologists tasked with
assessing the site for the new school and advising on the
foundation design.

Apply your knowledge of the Earth's layers to recommend

appropriate foundation designs and construction techniques
that will ensure the school's stability and safety in the long
term.

Evaluate:

The teacher will evaluate the students' understanding

through a quiz format.

Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest and where we

live?
a) Inner core
b) Outer core
c) Mantle
d) Crust
2. What is the main component of the Earth's crust?
a) Iron
b) Silicon
c) Oxygen
d) Carbon
3. Which layer of the Earth is primarily responsible for
Earth's magnetic field?
a) Outer core
b) Mantle
c) Inner core
d) Crust
4. The Earth's mantle is composed mainly of:
a) Silicates
b) Iron and nickel
c) Liquid magma
d) Molten rock
5. Which layer of the Earth is solid but flows over long
periods of time due to convection currents?
 a) Outer core
b) Mantle
c) Inner core
d) Crust
6. The layer of the Earth beneath the mantle is known as
the:
a) Asthenosphere
b) Lithosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Outer core
7. The Earth's inner core is primarily composed of:
a) Iron and nickel
b) Solid rock
c) Liquid magma
d) Silicon and oxygen
8. Which layer of the Earth is the hottest?
a) Outer core
b) Mantle
c) Inner core
d) Crust
9. What is the primary difference between continental
crust and oceanic crust?
a) Continental crust is thicker and denser than oceanic
crust.
b) Oceanic crust is thicker and denser than continental
crust.
c) Continental crust is thinner and less dense than
oceanic crust.
d) Oceanic crust is thinner and less dense than
continental crust.
10. Convection currents in the Earth's mantle are primarily
responsible for:
a) Driving the movement of tectonic plates
b) Creating Earth's magnetic field
c) Generating volcanic eruptions
d) Forming sedimentary rocks

Answer Key:

1. d) Crust
2. c) Oxygen
3. a) Outer core
 4. a) Silicates
5. b) Mantle
6. a) Asthenosphere
7. a) Iron and nickel
8. c) Inner core
9. d) Oceanic crust is thinner and less dense than
continental crust.
10. a) Driving the movement of tectonic plate

Assignment:
For their homework, the students will be tasked to identify
real-life examples or phenomena related to the Earth's layers,
such as volcanoes, earthquakes, or mountain formation and
make a journal about it.

They can research how these phenomena are influenced by

the structure and composition of the Earth's layers .
Lesson Plan Prepared By: RE-ANN C. FLORES

1. Rubric for Visual Learners:

Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
Student does not
Student effectively effectively use
utilizes diagrams, Student uses visual Student attempts to visual aids to
charts, and other aids to represent incorporate visual represent the
visual aids to the Earth's layers, representations but Earth's layers,
accurately depict but there may be struggles to leading to
Understanding the characteristics minor inaccuracies accurately convey significant
of Visual and compositions or omissions in the the characteristics inaccuracies or
Representations of each Earth layer. depiction. of each layer. confusion.
Student Student shows Student has
demonstrates a Student accurately some difficulty
deep interprets the understanding of interpreting the
understanding of visual information the visual visual information
the visual provided, information provided,
Interpretation of information identifying key provided but may resulting in limited
Visual provided, making characteristics and overlook or understanding of
Information insightful making relevant misinterpret certain the Earth's layers.
 Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
observations and connections to the aspects related to
connections related Earth's layers. the Earth's layers.
to the Earth's
layers.
Student creatively
integrates visual Student effectively
elements to incorporates visual Student's use of
enhance elements to Student attempts to visual elements
understanding of represent the incorporate visual lacks creativity
the Earth's layers, Earth's layers, elements but lacks and originality,
demonstrating demonstrating creativity or detracting from
originality and some creativity and originality in their the clarity and
Creativity and innovation in their originality in their presentation of the effectiveness of
Originality presentation. approach. Earth's layers. their presentation.

2. Rubric for Auditory Learners:

Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
Student Student
demonstrates Student actively demonstrates some Student struggles to
active listening listens to auditory listening actively engage with
skills, consistently explanations and comprehension but auditory
engaging with descriptions of the may occasionally explanations and
auditory Earth's layers, lose focus or descriptions of the
explanations and demonstrating require repetition of Earth's layers,
Listening descriptions of the comprehension of information related leading to limited
Comprehension Earth's layers. key concepts. to the Earth's layers. comprehension.
Student
demonstrates
critical thinking
skills, asking Student
insightful Student engages in demonstrates
questions and critical thinking, limited critical Student's critical
offering asking relevant thinking, with thinking and
thoughtful questions and occasional reflection skills are
reflections on offering reflections questions or minimal, resulting in
auditory on auditory reflections on limited engagement
information information related auditory with auditory
Critical Thinking related to the to the Earth's information related information related
and Reflection Earth's layers. layers. to the Earth's layers. to the Earth's layers.
 Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
Student actively Student
participates in Student demonstrates Student's
auditory participates in limited participation participation in
discussions and auditory in auditory auditory discussions
activities related discussions and discussions and and activities
to the Earth's activities related to activities related to related to the
layers, the Earth's layers, the Earth's layers, Earth's layers is
Participation contributing offering relevant with sporadic minimal, with little
and valuable insights contributions to contributions to the to no contribution
Engagement and ideas. the conversation. conversation. to the conversation.

3. Rubric for Kinesthetic Learners:

Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
Student's
Student actively Student participates Student engagement in
participates in in hands-on demonstrates limited hands-on activities
hands-on activities activities related to engagement in related to the
related to the the Earth's layers, hands-on activities Earth's layers is
Earth's layers, showing interest related to the Earth's minimal, with little
Engagement demonstrating and engagement in layers, requiring enthusiasm or
in Hands-On enthusiasm and the exploration encouragement to interest in the
Activities curiosity. process. participate fully. exploration process.
Student effectively Student
manipulates demonstrates some
materials to Student successfully difficulty in Student struggles to
explore the manipulates manipulating manipulate
properties and materials to explore materials to explore materials effectively
characteristics of the properties and the properties and to explore the
the Earth's layers, characteristics of characteristics of the properties and
demonstrating the Earth's layers, Earth's layers, characteristics of
precision and with occasional requiring additional the Earth's layers,
Manipulation accuracy in their guidance or support assistance or resulting in limited
of Materials actions. as needed. instruction. understanding.
Student applies Student utilizes Student attempts to Student's
kinesthetic kinesthetic learning apply kinesthetic application of
learning strategies strategies to learning strategies to kinesthetic learning
to deepen enhance understand the strategies to
understanding of understanding of Earth's layers but understand the
Application the Earth's layers, the Earth's layers, may struggle to Earth's layers is
of Kinesthetic making demonstrating make meaningful minimal, with
Learning connections some ability to connections between limited ability to
 Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
between physical make connections physical experiences make connections
experiences and between physical and conceptual between physical
conceptual experiences and knowledge. experiences and
knowledge. conceptual conceptual
knowledge. knowledge.

4. Rubric for Reading/Writing Learners:

Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
Student
Student demonstrates some
demonstrates Student exhibits reading
thorough reading solid reading comprehension but Student's reading
comprehension, comprehension, may struggle to comprehension is
accurately effectively fully grasp written limited, resulting in
interpreting written interpreting written materials related to difficulty
materials related to materials related to the Earth's layers, understanding
the Earth's layers the Earth's layers requiring additional written materials
Reading and extracting key and identifying support or related to the
Comprehension information. important details. clarification. Earth's layers.
Student
Student effectively Student demonstrates some
communicates communicates difficulty in
understanding of understanding of expressing Student's written
the Earth's layers the Earth's layers understanding of responses lack
through clear and through written the Earth's layers clarity and
organized written responses that are through written organization,
responses, using generally clear and responses, with making it difficult
Written appropriate organized, with occasional lack of to discern
Expression and terminology and some minor errors clarity or understanding of
Organization examples. or inconsistencies. organization. the Earth's layers.
Student attempts Student's use of
Student supports Student to use supporting supporting
written responses incorporates evidence and evidence and
with relevant supporting examples in written examples in written
evidence and evidence and responses but may responses is
examples related to examples into struggle to provide minimal, resulting
the Earth's layers, written responses, sufficient depth of in limited depth of
demonstrating providing some understanding or understanding and
Use of depth of depth of critical thinking critical thinking
Supporting understanding and understanding and related to the related to the
Evidence critical thinking. critical thinking Earth's layers. Earth's layers.
 Needs
Criteria Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Improvement (1)
related to the
Earth's layers.