MARFRANCISCO, PINAMALAYAN,

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ORIENTAL MINDORO

Senior High School 043-284-4504

Abada College Basic Education Department

ABADA COLLEGE

COURSE SUBJECT DESCRIPTION

This learning area is designed to provide a general background for
the understanding of Earth Science and Biology. It presents the
history of the Earth through geologic time. It discusses the Earth’s
structure, composition, and processes. Issues, concerns, and
problems pertaining to natural hazards are also included. It also
deals with the basic principles and processes in the study of biology.
It covers life processes and interactions at the cellular, organism,
population, and ecosystem levels

JERRY DE LEON TAAY

[email protected]

References: Fundamentals of Earth Science

Earth and Life Science (DIWA Series)
Teaching Guide (PEAC)
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 ABADA COLLEGE
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Marfrancisco, Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

SELF LEARNING MODULE

Wow! Earth-terrific!
Quarter 1 Week 1 Module 1
Learning Competency: Recognize the uniqueness of Earth, being
the only planet in the solar system with properties necessary to
support life. (S11/12ES-Ia-e- 3)

“When you think positive, good things happen.”—Matt Kemp

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 HOW TO USE THIS MODULE

Before starting the module, I want you to set aside other tasks that will disturb you while
enjoying the lessons. Read the simple instructions below to successfully enjoy the
objectives of this kit. Have fun!

1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated in every

page of this module.

2. Write on your notebook the concepts about the lessons. Writing

enhances learning that is important to develop and keep in mind.

3. Perform all the provided activities in the module.

4. Let your facilitator/guardian assess your answers using the answer key
card.

5. Analyze conceptually the posttest and apply what you have learned.
6. Enjoy studying!

PARTS OF THE MODULE

• Expectations - These are what you will be able to know after completing
the lessons in the module.
• Pre-test - This will measure your prior knowledge and the concepts to be
Mastered throughout the lesson.

Brief Introduction - This section will give you an overview of the lesson.
• Activities - This is a set of activities you will perform with a partner.
Check your Understanding - It will verify how you learned from the lesson.
Post-test - This will measure how much you have learned from the entire module.

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 LESSON 1: THE PLANET EARTH

EXPECTATIONS
You will recognize the uniqueness of Earth, being the only planet in the solar
system with properties necessary to support life.

Specifically, this module will help you:

• recognize the difference of physical and chemical properties between the Earth
and its neighboring planets; and
• identify the factors that allow a planet to support life.
• describe how the matter and energy flow across the Earth.
Let us start your journey in learning more about our home planet - Earth. I am sure you are
ready and excited to answer the Pretest. Smile and cheer up!

PRETEST

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer

__________1. Earth is found between planet ______ and ________?
a. Venus and Mars c. Mars and Neptune
b. Mercury and Venus d. Mercury and Sun
__________2. Which of the following is NOT a related study to Earth Science?
a. Geology c. Meteorology
b. Genetics d. Oceanography
__________3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Earth?
A. It is the third planet from the Sun.

B. It is the only known planet that can support life.

C. It has blue waters, rocky and green land masses.

D. It has abundant carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

__________4. Which of the following is NOT a factor of why Earth is habitable?

A. Abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

B. Presence of liquid water

C. Magnetic Field

D. All of the above.

__________5. Which of the following BEST describes planet Earth?

A. It is a “Blue Marble” planet as seen from the outer space.

B. It is the only known planet that can support life.

C. It is in the Goldilocks zone.

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D. All of the above.

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Great! You finished answering the questions. You may request your facilitator to check your work.
Congratulations and keep on learning!

LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON

Since elementary, the study of Earth is part of our Science subjects. To recall some

Earth facts, let’s try this Cryptogram to unlock the following words being described.

Cryptogram : It is a type of puzzle that consists of a short piece of encrypted text.

Each letter is replaced by a number as represented in the box below.

Solve the following encrypted texts to reveal the concepts.

1. It is the only natural satellite of Earth.
13 15 15 14

2. It is known as the twin planet of Earth because of its similarity in size, mass, and surface
material composition.
22 5 14 21 19

3. This gas abundant in Earth allows humans and animals to breath.

15 24 25 7 5 14

4. The shape of the Earth’s orbit around the sun.

5 12 12 9 16 20 9 3 1 12

5. Earth is the densest and largest ________ planet in the solar system.

5 12 12 9 16 20 9 3 1 12 12
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BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Earth is also often called as the “Blue Marble” because it looks like a blue globe
encircled by swirling white clouds as seen from the outer space. As of today,
Earth is the only planet in the Solar System which is habitable or where living
things exist although scientists are now looking at exoplanets that are
potentially habitable.
Are you familiar with the story of Goldilocks and the three
bears?
Scientists coined the term Goldilocks zone (habitable or life
zone) for the regions in the space where a planet is just in the
right distance from its home star (usually a low-mass star) so
that its surface is neither too hot nor too cold. The term
Goldilocks is related to the story of “Goldilocks and the Three
Bears.” It is because of how a little girl named Goldilocks, who
was lost in the woods and entered the house of the three
bears, liked everything that is just right. She chose the
porridge that is not too hot or too cold, the bed that is not
too hard or too soft, and so on. Just like Goldilocks’
choices, our planet – Earth has factors necessary for life in
just the right amount.
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Amazing Facts
How much of the Earth’s surface is land and how much is water?
Approximately 30% of the Earth’s surface is land. This is about 57, 259, 000 square miles (148,
692, 000 square kilometers). The area of the Earth’s water surface is approximately 139, 692,
000 square miles (361 800, 000 square kilometers) or 70% of the total surface area.
Earth is so terrific that it is the only planet known in the Solar System that can support
life but the question is, “What makes Earth unique among other planets?” and “What are the
factors to consider a habitable planet?” Let us learn more through the following activities.

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Activity 1.1: Compare and Contrast

Here’s our neighbour planets: Venus and Mars. On this activity, compare and contrast
the physical and chemical properties of these planets using the provided factsheet as your guide.

PROPERTIES VENUS EARTH MARS

Mass (1,024 kg) 4.87 5.97 0.642

Diameter (km) 12,104 12,756 6,792

Density (kg/m3) 5,243 5,514 3,933

Gravity (m/s2) 8.9 9.8 3.7

Escape Velocity (km/s) 10.4 11.2 5

Surface Pressure (bars) 92 1 0.01

96% CO2 , 3.5% 95 % CO2, 2.7% N,

Composition of Atmosphere N 77% N, 21% O2, 1% Ar 1.6% Ar
Major Greenhouse Gases (GHG) CO2 CO2 H2O CO2

Mean Temperature (°C) 464 15 -65

Temperature if no GHG -46 -18 -57

Change in Temperature (°C) due

to GHG + 523 + 33 + 10

Distance from Sun (106 km) 108.2 149.6 227.9

Orbital Period (days) 224.7 365.2 687

Orbital Velocity (km/s) 35 29.8 24.1

Length of Day (hours) 2,802 24 24.7

Global Magnetic Field No Yes No

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Guide Questions:

A. In what properties does Earth is almost similar to Venus? Mars? Both planets?

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B. What are the notable differences between Earth and Venus? Earth and Mars?

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C. Based on the fact sheet above, what do you think are the physical properties of Earth which makes
it unique and habitable compared to Venus and Mars?
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Activity 1.2: Crash Landing on You

Scenario:
A meteoroid has hit your spaceship!

Luckily, you are passing through an unknown System, which consists of a

sun-like star surrounded by seven planets, some of which have moons. Your
ship has barely enough fuel and guidance ability to allow you to select a
nearby place to crash-land. Below are profiles of each of the planets and
moons in the unknown system. The information is sketchy, but it's all your sensors had time to
collect before going off-line due to the damage caused by the meteoroid. Good luck!

Profile of the Planets

Planet 1 (closest the star)
 Mass: 1.5 (Earth = 1) ; Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic activity detected
 Atmosphere: CO2 , N, and H2 0 ; Average Temperature: 651 °Celsius
 Description: Thick clouds surround the planet. No surface is visible through the clouds.
Planet 2
 Mass: 0.5 ; Tectonics: No activity detected.
 Atmosphere: Thin CO2 atmosphere detected. ; Average Temperature: 10 °Celsius
 Description: Polar ice caps, dry riverbeds, and many craters can be seen from orbit.
Planet 3
 Mass: 1
 Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic activity detected.
 Atmosphere: CO2 , H2 0 ; Temperature: 30 °Celsius
 Description: Liquid water oceans cover much of the surface. Volcanic island chains
make up most of the dry land.
Planet 4
 Mass: 1.5
 Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismic activity detected.
 Atmosphere: N, O2 , and ozone layer ; Average Temperature: 2 °Celsius
 Description: Cold oceans, covered with ice along much of the globe. Some open water
around equator.
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Planet 5
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 Gas Giant with one large moon. Moon: Sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) atmosphere.
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  Tectonics: Many volcanoes and hot springs on surface.
 Temperatures in hot spots can be up to 600 °C. Other spots away from volcanic heat
can get as low in temperature as 145 °C.

Planet 6
 Gas giant with four large, rocky satellites (moons).
 Moons have no appreciable atmosphere. Ice detectable on one.

Planet7
 Gas giant with two large moons.
 Moon 1: Thick methane atmosphere with high enough pressure to keep a potential
methane
 ocean liquid underneath. Temperature: -200 °C
 Moon 2: Covered in water ice. Ice appears cracked and re-frozen in parts,
indicating a potential liquid ocean underneath. Surface temperature -100 °C.

1. What planet will you choose to crash-land? ____________________________________________________

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2. Why did you choose this planet?

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3. How will you compare the planet you choose from the Earth?

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Earth is:

 the third planet from the Sun and fifth largest planet in the Solar System o a terrestrial
planet located in the Goldilocks zone (habitable zone).
 it has unique physical and chemical characteristics compare to other neighboring planets.
 the only habitable planet known in the Solar System.

Though Earth is the only known planet in the Solar System that is habitable, scientists are now
looking at possible habitable exoplanets (planets outside the Solar System). A potentially
habitable planet implies a terrestrial planet within the circumstellar habitable zone and with
conditions roughly comparable to those of Earth and thus potentially favorable to Earth-like life.

Factors that Make the Planet Habitable (Unique characteristics)

The right amount of the following factors makes the planet Habitable like Earth.
1 Temperature - Influences how quickly atoms & molecules move
2 Water - Dissolves & transports chemicals within and to and from a cell.
3 Atmosphere - Traps heat, shields the surface from harmful radiation, and provides
chemicals needed for life, such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

4 Energy - Organisms use light or chemical energy to run their life processes.
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5 Nutrients - Used to build and maintain an organism’s body.

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 6 Magnetic Field - a planet requires a rapidly rotating magnetic field to protect it from
flares from nearby stars and from harmful radiation.

Activity 2: Essay
Answer the following questions focusing on the content of our lesson. Write your answers
on a paragraph form with five (5) to six (6) statements per paragraph.

1. What is the significance of understanding the characteristics of the earth?

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2. Which of the aforementioned unique characteristic of earth do you like the most and
why?
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Rubrics 1 : for Essay/ Writing Activity

Criteria & Descript Unsatisfactory Needs Improvement Satisfactory Outstanding RATI

Percentage ive NG
Rating
(Scor
score 1 2 3 4 e x %)

Content & - Content is - Content is not - Content is - Content is comprehensive

Development incomplete. comprehensive, accurate. and accurate.
- Major points are - Major points - Major points are stated
not clear. -Major points are are stated. clearly and are well
-Specific examples addressed, but not - Responses are supported.
(70 %) well supported.
are not used. adequate and - Responses are excellent,
- Responses are address topic. timely and address topic.
inadequate or do not - Content is - Content is clear.
address topic. clear. -Specific examples are
-Specific examples do -Specific used.
not support topic. examples are
used.

- Organization and - Structure of the - Structure is -Structure of the paper is

structure detract paper is not easy to mostly clear clear and easy to follow.
from the message. follow. and easy to - Transitions are logical
- Writing is disjointed - Transitions need follow. and maintain the flow of
Organization &
and lacks transition improvement. - Transitions thought throughout the
Structure
of thoughts. - Conclusion is are present. paper.
missing, or if - Conclusion is - Conclusion is logical and
(15 %) provided, does not logical. flows from the body of the
flow from the body of paper.
the paper.

Grammar, - Paper contains - Paper contains few - Rules of - Rules of grammar, usage,
Punctuation & numerous grammatical, grammar,
Spelling grammatical, punctuation and usage, and and punctuation are followed;
punctuation, and spelling errors. punctuation spelling is correct.
spelling errors. are followed
(15 %) with minor
errors.
Spelling is
correct.

TOTAL RATING
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Activity 3- Writing a Summary

Give at least five (5) insights that you learn from this lesson, as your way of recognizing the
uniqueness of Earth as a planet of life. Write it in paragraph form. A rubric will be used to assess
your output on this activity.

CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING

ACTIVITY 1: Graphic Organizer

Create a graphic organizer to describe the characteristics of Earth
that makes it habitable. Make sure to include the factors that
makes the Earth habitable and write a brief description about it.
You can use the sample diagram below as a guide. You can be
creative as you can in making your graphic organizer .

Activity 4- Think Beyond the Pages

Create an info graphics regarding the unique characteristics of planet earth. Upload your
output through our Google drive or send it through messenger. A rubric will be used to assess your
output on this activity.

RUBRICS
Category 4 3 2 1
The infographics clearly The infographics The infographics The infographics does not
Presentation communicates the main clearly communicates indirectly communicates sufficiently communicate any
idea and strongly promotes some of the important the idea and hardly idea that can promote
awareness. ideas and slightly promotes awareness. awareness.
promotes awareness.
All of the graphics used Most of the graphics The graphics were made The graphics were not made by
Creativity and reflect an exceptional degree used reflect student by the student but were the student.
Originality of student ingenuity in their ingenuity in their copied from the designs
creation. creation. or ideas of others.

All graphics are accurate Most graphics are Some graphics are The graphics are neither
Accuracy and and related to the topic. accurate and related to accurate and related to accurate nor related to the topic.
relevance the topic. the topic.
It includes all required All required elements Few required elements Required elements are missing.
Required elements as well as are included. are included.
Element additional information.
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POST TEST
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer
______ 1. Earth is found in between planet _____ and ______?
A. Venus and Mars C. Mercury and Sun
B. Mercury and Venus D. Mars and Neptune
______ 2. Which of the following is NOT a related study to Earth Science?
A. Geology C. Genetics
B. Meteorology D. Oceanography
______ 3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Earth?
A. It has abundant methane gas in the atmosphere.
B. It is the only known planet that can support life.
C. It has blue waters, rocky and green land masses.
D. It is the third planet from the Sun.
______ 4. Which of the following BEST describes planet Earth?
A. It is a “Blue Marble” planet as seen from the outer space.
B. It is the only known planet that can support life.
C. It is in the Goldilocks zone.
D. All of the above.
______ 5. The image below is just some of the currently potentially habitable exoplanets. The
number below the name of each exoplanet is the Earth.

Similarity Index or ESI or their degree of similarity to Earth. Which of the following DOES
NOT describe this image?

a. The ESI of exoplanets estimates their similarity to Earth.

b. The size of the exoplanet is not a directly associated to ESI.

c. The most potential habitable exoplanet from the image is Gliese 581-d.

d. The exoplanet Gliese 581-g ranks highest in order of similarity among the other
potential habitable exoplanets.
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REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET

Name: ____________________________________________ Grade & Section: ____________

Directions: Write a reflection about what you have learned about The Planet Earth, our home
planet, by answering the questions inside the box. You may express your answers
in a more critical and creative presentation of your great learning. Have fun and
enjoy!

The lesson on Planet

•What learnings have I •What examples can I
Earth guides me to
found from this lesson? explore and think more?
ponder on...

•What are good

•What learnings can I characteristics
•What is my conclusion
share with my family I have developed from
on the lesson?
and peers? this lesson?

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