THE SOLAR SYSTEM

A. Subject Name: Science and Health

B. Lesson Reference Number: Grade 3

C. Lesson Title: The Solar System

D. Lesson Description:
The lesson will discuss about the solar system as the sun's family. The lesson also will make students aware that the solar system is made up of the sun in the center and all the heavenly bodies that revolve around it.

E. Learning Outcome:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to

• recognize that the sun is the center of the solar system
• tell that there are planets and other heavenly bodies that move around the sun
• identify the nine planets and their proper arrangement from the sun
• appreciate the planet Earth that we live in

F. Learning Presentation:

http://solarsystem.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=SolarSys&Display=Kids

http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kidzone.ws/planets/solar.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.kidzone.ws/planets/&h=334&w=352&sz=18&tbnid=tpSO1AS2Vu1pGM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=116&hl=en&start=8&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsolar%2Bsystem%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

G. Learning Activity:

Whew! What a great space travel. Now you are going to make a model of the solar system.

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/orbitsV3.swf

Now, try the next link for your next activity.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/label/labelsolarsystem.shtml

H. Learning Evaluation:

Congrats!!! Now, click on the link below to take a test.

http://www.prongo.com/quizstation/

Try completing this puzzle on the next link.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/activities/radiobuttonquiz/Sspz.shtml

I. Assignment:

Make a model of the solar system. Go to the link below for the procedures.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/astronomy/solarsystemmodel/