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Pangasinan State University

Bayambang Campus
Bayambang, Pangasinan
College of Teacher Education

Detailed Lesson Plan in Grade 9 Science

Practice Teacher Joan V. Tagulao Date of Implementation January 09, 2023

Topic/Title Seasonal Constellations Cooperating Teacher Ma'am Febren Velasquez

Course BSE SCIENCE IV-1 Grade level Grade 9

School Bautista National High School Time allotment 60 minutes

Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

1. Understand the concept of constellations.

2. Identify which constellations may be observed at different times of the year.
3. Understand why some constellation can seen on particular season.

Subject Matter

SubTopic:

References: https://youtu.be/seAJopIyBIc - video

presentation

https://sciencing.com/list-constellations-
visible-seasonally-7789783.html

Materials: Video, PowerPoint Presentation, and pictures

Value Focus: Give deeper understanding in constellations.

Learning Procedure

Teacher's Activities Student's Activities

a. Elicit

Good day class! I'm Teacher Joan. " Good morning Maam! "
Let us pray first. ( One student will lead the prayer )

Please arrange your chair and pick up some ( Students arrange their chair, check and pick
paper on the floor. up papers under their chair. )

Okay! that's enough ,settle down ( Students settle down )

Let's check your attendance. ( Students raise their hands and say present
as the teacher call their name. )
So how was your weekend?
"It was great ma'am"
That's good! Have you enjoyed your weekend
bonding with your family? "Yes ma'am!" "we've enjoyed ma'am "

That's good to know. For today's discussion, our "Stars ma'am"

topic will be in relation to constellation. What
word comes on your mind when you hear
constellation?

Okay. Let see. Are you ready to listen class? " Yes ma'am "

b. Engage

For today's discussion I prepared some "Yes ma'am! "

interesting game. Are you familiar with the
name of constellations you can see in the night
sky?

Okay that's good. I'm going to show you ( Students listened attentively )
pictures with rambled letter and guess what
constellation is being shown. Raise your right
hand if you want to answer okay. Am I clear
"Yes ma'am!"
with my instruction?

The teacher starts showing pictures with

rambled letters. ( Students raises their hands to answer.)
1. "Taurus ma'am!"

TURASU
Yes, very good! How About the next one?
( Students raises their hands )
Anna!
 2.

"Big dipper ma'am!"

GBI PEDPIR
( Students raise their hands )

That's good! Next is.....

Blad?
3.
"Gemini ma'am"

GNIEMI
Wow that's great! How about this one?
( Students raise their hands )
Yes Mila.
4.
"Is that Pegasus ma'am ?"

PGUSASE

Yes its pegasus. Good job Mila!

For the last one.
Nowe!
5.
( Students raise their hands. )

SOPUCRIS
"Scorpius ma'am?"
Great job class! Give yourself a round of
applause. ( Students clap their hands happily. )
c. Explore

Okay very good class now I'm going to present "Yes ma'am!"
to you a short video about why theres
constellation that only seen on a particular
season. Are you ready class?

https://youtu.be/seAJopIyBIc - Seasonal ( Students watch video )

Constellation

So I hope you know now what will be our topic

for today. Any guess class, it's obvious. ( The students raise their hands )

Yes Anna.

"I think our topic for today ma'am is about

constellations."
Okay very good!

d. Explain

For today's lessons we will be discussing about

Seasonal Constellations.
( Students raise their hands )
What is constellation?
"Constellations are the group of stars that
Yes bryan
form certain patterns."
Yes very good! Constellations are group of stars
that form patterns in the night sky.

Some constellation can be seen all year, while

the others appear seasonally. Each
constellation are named after characters in
Greek mythology and contains star patterns
that abstractly resemble its namesake.

So other constellation can be seen seasonally,

what do you think cause this?

Okay Boni.
( Students raise their hands )
Very good Earth's revolution around the sun
"Earth's revolve around the sun ma'am"
causes changing seasons and position of
constellations throughout the year.

Since earth completes it's revolution around the

sun in 365.24 days and that is equal to 1 year.
There is also Circumpolar Constellations

Each appearing to rotate around the North Pole

star, these are constellations that can be seen
all year from the Northern Hemisphere. While
some non-circumpolar stars can only be seen at
night during certain times in a year.

Let's proceed, we have here

Winter Constellations which are best seen in

December, January, and February.

Spring Constellation are seen during March,

April, and May

Summer Constellation are best observed in the

months of June, July, and August.

Autumn Constellation are observed during

September, October, and November.

Can you follow class?

Winter Constellations "Yes ma'am!"

Braving the cold to stargaze in winter is worth it.
Here are seven constellations you can observe
in the celestial Hemisphere during this season:

1. Canis Major
2. Cetus
3. Eridanus
4. Gemini
5. Orion
6. Perseus
7. Taurus
Canis Major, known as the Great Dog, is named
after one of Orion's hunting dogs and contains
Sirius, the brightest star in the sky.

Cetus sometimes called 'the whale' in English.

Eridanus is a constellation in the southern

celestial hemisphere. It is represented as a
river.
Gemini constellation made up of two twins:
Castor and Pollux. Castor was great horseman
and Pollux was a great fighter.

Gemini birth month from May 21 to about June

21.

So who from the class are born within these

dates?

Okay next is....

(Some Students raise their hands)
Orion, known as the Hunter, is thought to be the
most famous of the winter constellations
because it's the brightest and easiest to
recognize.

Perseus is a constellation in the northern sky,

being named after the Greek mythological hero
Perseus.

Taurus represents a bull and is one of the most

magnificent and interesting constellations in the
sky.

Taurus birth month April 20 to about May 20

Who among you are born within these dates?

( Students raise their hands )
How many constellation in Winter?

Very good!

Okay next is.... "We have 7 constellation ma'am"

Spring Constellations

Six constellations visible from the Northern

Hemisphere during spring include the following:

1. Bootes
2. Cancer
3. Crater
4. Hydra
5. Leo
6. Virgo
Bootes, known as the Herdsman, contains the
supergiant red star Arcturus, which is 37 light-
years from Earth and is 20 times larger than our
sun.

Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of

the zodiac and its name is Latin for crab and it
is commonly represented as one.

Cancer birth month June 22 to about July 22

Crater its name is the latinization of the Greek

krater, a type of cup used to water down wine

Hydra is the longest and, in terms of area, the

largest constellation in the sky. In Greek
mythology, Hydra was a multiheaded serpent
that grew its heads back immediately after
being cut off.

Leo It is one of the zodiac constellations and

one of the largest constellations in the sky. Leo
represents the lion and is usually associated
with the Nemean lion in Greek mythology.

Leo are born on July 23 to August 22.

Who among you was born on these dates?

( Some students raise their hands. )
Virgo, known as the Maiden, contains Spica as
one of its stars. Second-largest constellation in
the sky.

August 23 to about September 22.

( Students raise their hands )
In spring how many constellation we have?
"We have 6 constellation ma'am."
That's correct! Next is.

Summer Constellations

Summer is another great time for stargazing.

Here are seven constellations that make up the
Northern Hemisphere's lineup in this season
 1. Aquila
2. Cygnus
3. Hercules
4. Lyra
5. Ophiuchus
6. Sagittarius
7. Scorpius
Aquila takes it name from the Latin word for
“Eagle”

Cygnus deriving its name from the Latinized

Greek word for swan.

Hercules is a constellation named after

Hercules

Lyra, known as the Lyre, contains the star Vega,

which is 26 light-years away from Earth and is
more than twice the size of the sun. The annual
Lyrid meteor shower features meteors that
appear to shoot out from Lyra.

Ophiuchus name comes from the Ancient

Greek meaning "serpent-bearer", and it is
commonly represented as a man grasping a
snake. The serpent is represented by the
constellation Serpens.

In Greek mythology, Sagittarius is a centaur,

with a man's head and torso on a horse's body.
This constellation features several celestial
objects, including globular clusters.

Scorpius It represents a scorpion sent by the

goddess Artemis to kill the hunter Orion in a
story from Greek mythology. At the scorpion's
heart lies Antares, a giant star that is hundreds
of times larger than the sun.

Fall Constellations

Fall is the Northern Hemisphere's season with

the fewest constellations. Look out for these:
 1. Andromeda
2. Aquarius
3. Capricornus
4. Pegasus
5. Pisces
Andromeda is named for the daughter of Queen
Cassiopeia and King Cepheus of Greek
mythology.

Aquarius is home to several globular clusters

and the planetary nebula called the Saturn
Nebula.

Capricornus Its name is Latin for "horned goat"

or "goat horn" or "having horns like a goat's",
and it is commonly represented in the form of a
sea goat: a mythical creature that is half goat,
half fish.

Pegasus is symbolic of the winged white horse

of Greek mythology and contains several
galaxies and a bright globular cluster.

Pisces composed of two fish who are

connected together by a ribbon. The fish are the
goddess Aphrodite and her son Eros (Roman:
Venus and Cupid).

That's all the constellations in different season.

Any questions class?
"What about big and little dipper ma'am?"
The Big Dipper itself is actually a part of Ursa
Major, a constellation in the northern sky that
borrows its name from antiquity. It consist
seven bright stars of the constellation. While
little dipper or Ursa Minor, also known as the
Little Bear, also consist of seven stars. We can
see these all year and it's best in spring, worst
in autumn, during the evening hours.

Anything else class? "No more ma'am!"

Are you sure? "Yes ma'am!"

Okay that's good.

e. Elaborate

So let's have a short recap.

What is Constellation again? ( Students raise their hands )

Yes Bea. "Groups of stars that form patterns ma'am"

Very good!

How many constellation in spring season? ( Students raise their hands )

Yes apple. "We have 6 constellation ma'am."

Okay that's right.

How about the Constellation in autumn or fall ( Students raise their hands )
season?
"There are 5 constellation ma'am."
That's right!

For winter season, how many constellation we

have discussed? ( Students raise their hands )

Okay Amy. "7 constellation ma'am"

You are correct. We have 7 constellations.

How about summer season? ( Students raise their hands )

Yes Lea.

Correct "There are also 7 constellation ma'am."

Very good class!

f. Evaluate
Now let's have a short quiz bring out 1/4 paper.
Ready class?
"Yes ma'am !"
Don't worry it's a multiple choice, you just need
to pick the correct answer okay.

1. A constellation is a group of visible ____

that form a pattern when viewed from
Earth.
a. planets
b. stars
c. patterns
d. creatures
2. Ursa Minor means “Little Bear” in Latin
and is commonly known as the Big
Dipper.
a. True
b. False
3. Ursa Major is also called “Great Bear”
and is one of the largest constellations.
a. True
b. False
4. Why can't we see constellations during
the day?
a. They move
b. Its not dark
c. The sun is too bright
d. They change shape

5. The flying horse constellation is...

a. Perseus
b. Pegasus
c. Unicorn
d. Scorpius
6. Who is the big bear?
a. Ursa Major
b. Apollo
c. Medusa
7. Represents Pollux and Castor the
mythical twins..

a. Gemini
b. Andromeda
c. Virgo
d. Cassiopeia
8. A great hero....
a. Hercules
b. Crux
c. Hydra
 9. What are the reasons for the season?
a. Earth's tilt & rotation
b. Earth's tilt & revolution
c. Earth's rotation & size
d. Earth's tilt & resolution
10. An earth sign represented by the bull.
a. Virgo
b. Gemini
c. Taurus
d. Leo
Are you done class? "Yes ma'am!"

Let's check your paper

Here's the answer key

1. B
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. C

g. Extend

Assignment
1. Ask your parents or grandparents how
stars are useful to man.
2. Write your answer in your science
notebook.
3. Discuss your findings in the class.
Reflection

No. of learners who earned 80% in the

evaluation

No. of learners who require additional activities

for remediation who scored below 80%

No. of learners who have caught up with the

lesson

Prepared by: Noted by:

Joan V. Tagulao Mrs. Febren V. Velasquez
Demo Teacher, BSEd Science Cooperating Teacher