An Instructional Material

in Grade VI Science

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Prepared by:
RINA B. ATIENZA
Teacher III
San Sebastian Elementary School
Hagonoy East District
 Table of Contents

Title Page………………………………………………..…….i

Table of Contents…………………………………………...ii

Competency………………………………………………...1

I. Guide Card………………………………………………...2

II. Activity Cards

Activity Cards 1A to 1F……………………………..3-8

Activity Card 2…………………………………………9

III. Assessment Card….…………………………………….10

IV. Enrichment Card………………………………………..11

V. Answer Key……………………………………………….12-13

VI. References………………………………………………..14

VII. Scoresheet……………………………………………….15

VII. Credits…………………………………….………………16
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SUB-TASKS
 Compare planets (S6ES-IVg-h-6)
 Identify the physical characteristics of
each planet.
 Guide Card
Most pupils find planets interesting. How about you? This tool
was created to provide you with the different knowledge about
the eight planets.

As you go along, you will learn the physical characteristics of

each planet and compare it to others.

TWINKLE is here to assist you.

Hello! I am Twinkle! I am here to

help you. Whenever I appear, I bring
with me new knowledge for you to
learn. No need to worry, just
enjoy!

All you need to do ….

1. Read, understand and answer the Activity Cards. Check the
answers and record the scores. If the result is not so good, you
may repeat the task.

2. Work on the Assessment Card to find out if you have acquired

the target skill for the activities taken.

3. Improve more by accomplishing the Enrichment Card.

ENJOY WHILE LEARNING!!!

 Relative Distance of the Eight Planets
Planets Distance (x1000 km.)
Mercury 57,910
Venus 108,200
Earth 149,600
Mars 227,940
Jupiter 778,330
Saturn 1,426,940
Uranus 2,870,990
Neptune 4,497,070
Try answering the following questions to compare the planets.
1. What is the planet farthest from the sun?
2. What is the nearest planet to the sun?
3. Which is farther from the sun, Jupiter or Venus?
4. What is the exact or actual distance of the sixth planet from the sun?
5. What planet is almost 3 billion km. from the sun?

Did you answer all the questions right?

My Score
Yes---Move on with the next! is ________
No--- Have a review before proceeding. out of 5
 Relative Surface Temperature of the Eight Planets
Planets Temperature in Degrees Celsius
Mercury 467 - -183
Venus 456.85
Earth -88 – 58
Mars -87 - -5
Jupiter -14.85 – 19.85
Saturn -139.15
Uranus -197.15
Neptune -200.15
Compare the planets by answering the following questions.
1. What is the hottest planet?
2. What planet has the lowest temperature?
3. Do you think it is possible for human to live in Saturn? Why?
4. Why can humans live on Earth?
5. What makes Venus the hottest planet?

Did you answer all the questions right? My Score

Yes---Move on with the next! is_______
No--- Have a review before proceeding. out of 5
 The Orbit of the Planets
Planets Orbit from the Sun
Mercury 57,910,000 km.
Venus 108,200,000 km.
Earth 149,600,000 km.
Mars 227,940,000 km.
Jupiter 778,330,000 km.
Saturn 1,429,400,000 km.
Uranus 2,870,990,000 km.
Neptune 4,504,000,000 km.

Based on the table, compare the planets according to their orbit.

Answer each question.
1. What planet has the longest orbit?
2. What planet has the shortest orbit?
3. Why do you think Mars has the shorter orbit around the sun than
Saturn?
4. Why does Uranus have a longer orbit than Jupiter?
5. Give the orbit of our own planet.

Did you answer all the questions right? My Score

Yes---Move on with the next! is_______
No--- Have a review before proceeding. out of 5
 The Diameter of the Eight Planets
Planets Diameter
Mercury 4,880 km.
Venus 12,103.6 km.
Earth 12,756.3 km.
Mars 6,794 km.
Jupiter 142,984 km.
Saturn 120, 536 km.
Uranus 51,118 km.
Neptune 49,532 km.

Compare the planets by answering the following questions.

1. What planet is the biggest in diameter?
2. What has the smallest diameter?
3. What planet is almost as big as the Earth in diameter?
4. What is the next to Saturn in diameter?
5. Arrange the planets from smallest to biggest according to
diameter.

Did you answer all the questions right? My Score

Yes---Move on with the next! Is_______
No--- Have a review before proceeding. out of 5
 The Mass of the Planets
Planets Mass
Mercury 3.30 x 1023
Venus 4.869 x 1024
Earth 5.972 x 1024
Mars 6.4185 x 1023
Jupiter 1.900 x 1027
Saturn 5.68 x 1026
Uranus 8.683 x 1025
Neptune 1.0247 x 1026

Compare the planets by answering the questions that follow.

1. Which planet has the biggest mass?
2. Which has the smallest mass?
3. What planet is the second smallest in mass?
4. What 2 planets can be estimated with nearly the same mass?
5. What do you think a planet’s diameter has to do with its mass?

Did you answer all the questions right?

My Score
Yes---Move on with the next!
is_______
No--- Have a review before proceeding. out of 5
 Planets No. of Name Derived Meaning
Satellites from
Mercury 0 Roman Mythology God of commerce, travel
and thievery
Venus 0 Greek:Aphrodite Goddess of love and
Babylonian:Ishtar beauty
Earth 1 none none
Mars 2 Greek: Ares God of War
Jupiter 61 Roman:Jupiter/Jove -the King of the Gods
Greek:Zeus -Ruler of Olympus
-the Patron of the Roman
State
Saturn 13 Roman God of Agriculture
Uranus 21 Greek -Deity of the Heavens,
earliest supreme god
Neptune 4 Roman:Neptune -God of the Sea
Greek:Poseidon

Answer the following questions.

1. What are the two planets without satellite?
2. What planet has the most number of satellites?
3. What is the meaning of Jupiter?
4. From whom did the name Uranus come from?
5. From its name, what is the meaning of Mars?

Did you answer all the questions right?

My Score
Yes---Move on with the next!
Is______
No--- Have a review before proceeding. out of 5
 Activity Card 2
Complete the table by giving the missing information.

Time Started:_____________ Time Finished:______________

Description Name of Planet

1. Planet nearest to the sun
2. Planet farthest from the sun
3. Hottest planet
4. Coldest planet
5. Planet with the longest orbit
6. Planet with the shortest orbit
7. Planet with the smallest diameter
8. Planet with the biggest diameter
9. Biggest planet by mass
10. Smallest planet by mass
11. Planet with the most number of
satellites
12. Planets with no satellite
13. Planet with the name God of War
14. Planet of the Goddess of love and
beauty
15. Planet whose name was not
derived from any

My Score is
_____________
out of 15
 Assessment Card
It’s time to know if you have acquired knowledge from what
you have read and answered.
Test A. Compare the following planets by using the correct
word. Choose inside the box.

biggest longest nearest farthest least

1. Neptune is the ________________ planet from the sun.
2. Mercury is the _________________ planet to the sun.
3. Neptune has the ________________ orbit among the
planets.
4. Jupiter has the _________________ mass among the planets.
5. Mercury and Venus has the ________________ number of
satellites.
Test B. Answer the following question briefly.
1. Why is Venus the hottest planet rather than Mercury?
2. Why is Neptune with the longest orbit among the planets?
3. What makes the Earth a living planet?
4. Differentiate Uranus from Neptune when it comes to mass.
5. What makes Neptune the coldest planet?

Did you answer all the questions right? My Score is

Yes---Move on with the next! _____________
No--- Have a review before proceeding. out of 10
 Enrichment Card
Match the description to the planet it refers to. Give only the
letter of your answer.
_____1. The largest planet
_____2. Name which means "God of the sea
_____3. The nearest planet to the sun
_____4. Contains 13 rings
_____5. Has only one natural satellite called moon

Earth Jupiter Saturn Neptune Mercury

My Score is

_____________

out of 5

This is the last part of your

travel to this book. Congratulations
for a job well done!!!
Great
Don’t forget to record your job !!!
scores on the Score Sheet so I may
know whether you learned or not.
 Answer Key
Activity 1A Activity 1B

1. Venus
1. Neptune
2. Neptune
2. Mercury
3. No, because it is very cold in
3. Saturn
there.
4.1,426, 940, 000 km.
4.Humans live on Earth because
5. Uranus
of the good kind of temperature.
5. Because of its atmosphere
and thick clouds

Activity C Activity D

1. Neptune 1. Jupiter
2. Mercury 2. Mercury
3. Because Mars is nearer to 3.Venus
the sun than Saturn 4. Jupiter
4. Because Uranus is farther 5. Mercury-Mars-Venus-
from the sun than Jupiter Earth- Neptune-Uranus-
5. 149, 600,000 km. Saturn- Jupiter

Activity E Activity F

1. Mercury and Venus

1. Jupiter 2. Jupiter
2. Mercury 3. King of the
3. Mars Gods/Ruler of
4.Venus and Earth Olympus/the Patron of
5. The bigger the the Roman State
diameter, the bigger the 4.Greek
mass
5.God of War
Activity Card 2 Assessment Card

1. Mercury
2. Neptune
3. Venus
4. Neptune
5. Neptune
A. 1. farthest 2. Nearest 3. Longest
6. Mercury
4. Biggest 5.least
7. Mercury
8. Jupiter B. 1. Because Venus has thick atmosphere
9. Jupiter composed mainly of carbon dioxide
10. Mercury 2. Because Neptune is the farthest
11. Jupiter
Jupiter planet from the sun
12. Mercury and 3. Because Earth has a temperature/
Venus atmosphere fit for humans
13. Mars 4. Uranus has a less mass than
14. Venus Neptune.
15. Earth 5. Nept une is the farthest planet from
the sun

Enrichment Card

1.Jupiter 2.Neptune 3.Mercury 4. Saturn 5. Earth

REFERENCE BOOK

Building
Knowledge
in Science
and Health
Grade 6
 SCORE SHEET
Name:________________________________ Grade:___________
School:_______________________________ Date:____________
Activities Number of Items My Score
Activity 1A 5

Activity 1B 5
Activity 1C 5

Activity 1D 5
Activity 1E 5

Activity 1F 5
Activity 2 15

Assessment Card 10
Enrichment Card 5
Total 60

Remarks

Over-all Performance
Score Remarks
60 Excellent
50-59 Very Good
40-49 Good
30-39 Fair
Less than 30 Needs Improvement

Teacher:________________________________________________
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Bulacan
District of Hagonoy East
SAN SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
San Sebastian,Hagonoy, Bulacan

July 3, 2019
Dr. PRISCILLA SM. NAVARRO
District Supervisor
HAGONOY EAST DISTRICT

Madam:

Good day!

I humbly request your good office to validate my SIM entitled “Up

in the Sky!” to be used as an Strategic Intervention Material (SIM)
for Grade VI Science.

Your ideas, comments and suggestions will be much appreciated

that will contribute for the improvement and quality of the
material with the goal of achieving higher learning outcomes.

Attached herewith is the SIM and the checklist.

Sincerely yours,

RINA B. ATIENZA
Grade VI Adviser

Approved:

PRISCILLA SM. NAVARRO, Ed.D.

District Supervisor
 A Strategic Intervention Material
for Grade VI Science

THE EFFECT OF TEACHER-MADE

STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL
(SIM) ENTITLED
“UP IN THE SKY !!!’
ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF
THE GRADE VI PUPILS OF
SAN SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IN SCIENCE.

RINA B. ATIENZA
Teacher III
Hagonoy East District
July, 2019
Appendix A. Letter Request to Validate
the SIM

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Bulacan
District of Hagonoy East
SAN SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
San Sebastian,Hagonoy, Bulacan

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Date
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Sir/Madam:

Good day!

I humbly request your good office to validate my SIM entitled “Up

in the Sky!” to be used as an Strategic Intervention Material (SIM)
for Grade VI Science.

Your ideas, comments and suggestions will be much appreciated

that will contribute for the improvement and quality of the
material with the goal of achieving higher learning outcomes.

Attached herewith is the SIM and the checklist.

Sincerely yours,

RINA B. ATIENZA
Grade VI Adviser
Appendix C. Profile of the Validator

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Name:_____________________________________________
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Birthday:_____________________________
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 SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BULACAN

ZENIA G. MOSTOLES,Ph. D. CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent

JERRY D. CRUZ, Ph.D.

Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

RAINELDA M. BLANCO Ph.D.

Education Program Supervisor-LRMDS

MARINELLA P. GARCIA-SY, Ph.D.

Education Program Supervisor- Science

RINA B. ATIENZA
Writer

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – REGIONAL OFFICE III

NICOLAS T. CAPULONG,Ph.D.,CESO V
Schools Division Superintendent
OIC- Regional Director
Office of the Regional Director

ELIZABETH M. PERFECTO, Ed.D.

Chief, Curriculum and Learning Management Division

MA. EDITHA R. CAPARAS, Ed. D.

LRMDS Supervisor

LIBRADA M. RUBIO
Education Program Supervisor - Science