This lesson plan aims to teach students how latitude affects climate. The objectives are for students to define latitude, explain how it affects climate, identify the three climate zones, and understand how climate influences lifestyles. The content will discuss how latitude and the tilt of the Earth's axis affects climate. Students will watch a video and participate in group activities to assess their understanding of key concepts like the three climate zones and how the angle of sunlight varies with latitude. Finally, students will explain how climate in the Philippines influences local activities and lifestyles.
This lesson plan aims to teach students how latitude affects climate. The objectives are for students to define latitude, explain how it affects climate, identify the three climate zones, and understand how climate influences lifestyles. The content will discuss how latitude and the tilt of the Earth's axis affects climate. Students will watch a video and participate in group activities to assess their understanding of key concepts like the three climate zones and how the angle of sunlight varies with latitude. Finally, students will explain how climate in the Philippines influences local activities and lifestyles.
This lesson plan aims to teach students how latitude affects climate. The objectives are for students to define latitude, explain how it affects climate, identify the three climate zones, and understand how climate influences lifestyles. The content will discuss how latitude and the tilt of the Earth's axis affects climate. Students will watch a video and participate in group activities to assess their understanding of key concepts like the three climate zones and how the angle of sunlight varies with latitude. Finally, students will explain how climate in the Philippines influences local activities and lifestyles.
This lesson plan aims to teach students how latitude affects climate. The objectives are for students to define latitude, explain how it affects climate, identify the three climate zones, and understand how climate influences lifestyles. The content will discuss how latitude and the tilt of the Earth's axis affects climate. Students will watch a video and participate in group activities to assess their understanding of key concepts like the three climate zones and how the angle of sunlight varies with latitude. Finally, students will explain how climate in the Philippines influences local activities and lifestyles.
At the end of the discussion, students are expected to:
● define what latitude is;
● explain how latitude affects climate; ● identify the three climate zone; and ● identify how climate influences people’s lifestyles, particularly in the Philippines.
II. CONTENT
Subject Matter: Unit 3 Module 2
How Latitude Affects Climate
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References Learners Module : page 185
B. Instructional Materials
For the discussion: Powerpoint and video presentation
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Routinary Activities Prayer, checking classroom’s cleanliness and students’ attendance
B. Review Ask students to Identify if the statement relates to Weather or Climate. • Average rainfall in the Philippines varies from 900 to 4000 mm every year. -Climate • Today’s temperature is 30 degree Celsius. - Weather • The coldest months in the Philippines are in January and February, with temperatures at around 25 degree Celsius. -Climate
C. Motivation Ask students to find a partner to work with. Present Task #1 PAIR AND SHARE ACTIVITY: Problem-based situation of Blackpink to the students. Activate students’ prior knowledge by asking them “How can it be summer in South Korea and rainy season in the Philippines at the same time? Facilitate a class discussion, encouraging students to share their ideas about climate differences across Earth.
D. Lesson Proper From the motivation, guide and expand the discussion so about how latitude and tilt of the Earth affects the climate after letting the students watch a video from Uniclass content- Heat Zones of the Earth.
The core concepts that teacher should be assessing understanding of are:
❖ Latitude is the measure of the distance of a place north and south of the equator. Latitude is measured in degrees.
❖ Five important lines of latitude that used to determine climate
The Equator The Tropic of Cancer The Tropic of Capricorn The Arctic Circle The Antarctic Circle
❖ Climate in a particular area can be classified as tropical, temperate, or polar based on the amount of sunlight which the area receives. This is highly dependent on the location of the area by latitude.
❖ Three Climate Zone- each climate zone’s name deals with how much direct sunlight is receives.
Tropical Zone – region between 23.5º north and 23.5º south of the equator; sun’s rays are most intense; generally warm year-round Temperate Zone – region located between 23.5º and 66.5º north and south of the equator; sun’s rays strike Earth at a smaller angle; hot summers and cold winters Polar Zone – the region between 66.5º north and south of the equator and the poles; sun’s rays strike at a very low angle; experience cold temperatures year-round
❖ Most of the sun’s rays strike vertically in places near the equator. This makes the temperature higher in these areas, resulting in warm climate. Places that are not always vertically hit by the sun’s rays experience cold climate. As the latitude increases, the smaller the angle of the sun’s rays strike the surface. Therefore, when the area is farther from the equator, the air temperature is lower. When the place is closer to the equator, the air temperature is higher.
❖ The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees relative to our orbital plane. Earth’s tilt results in sunlight striking Earth at different angles over different latitudes on any given day of the year. The concentration of the Sun’s rays varies with the angle at which they strike Earth.
TASK #2 GROUP ACTIVITY (10 minutes)
Q1. How much is the tilt of the earth’s axis?
Q2. Which part of the earth receives most of the sun’s rays? Q3. Why does the amount of heat receive by places far from the equator becomes less? Q4. Why are the coldest places on earth found near the poles? Q5. Why are places with high temperature found at the equator? Q6. How does latitude affect climate?
Let the students present their answer after 10 minutes.
Ask the students ”How does the climate in our country affect our activities and lifestyles? Share photos of people that show their climates and lifestyles. Let the students share their thoughts.
E. Generalizations and Abstractions
Let the student explain how latitude affects the climate.
F. Evaluation (10 minutes)
TASK #1 PAIR AND SHARE ACTIVITY ( 1 whole sheet of paper)
“Why do we have different seasons at different places at the same time?”
Answer should be related to the following statement: The reason why we have different seasons at different places at the same time is because Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of about 23.5 degrees and different parts of Earth receive more solar energy than others. Earth’s tilted axis causes the seasons. Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun’s most direct rays. So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere. And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
