School: Grade Level: 7

MATATAG Name of Teacher Learning Area: Science

K to 10 Curriculum Teaching Dates and Time: Quarter: Fourth
Weekly Lesson Log

I. CURRICULUM CONTENT, STANDARDS, AND LESSON COMPETENCIES

A. Content The learners learn that rapid movements along normal, reverse or strike-slip faults cause earthquakes.
Standards
B. Performance By the end of the Quarter, learners will appreciate the value of using systems to analyze and explain natural
Standards phenomena and demonstrate their understanding of the dynamics of faults and earthquakes. They are confident in
identifying and assessing the earthquake risk for their local communities using authentic and reliable secondary data.
They use the country’s disaster awareness and risk reduction management plans to identify and explain to others
what to do in the event of an earthquake. Learners explain the cause and effects of secondary impacts that some
coastal communities may experience should a tsunami be produced by either local or distant earthquake activity.
Learners use reliable scientific information to identify and explain how solar energy influences the atmosphere and
weather systems of the Earth and use such information to appreciate and explain the dominant processes that
influence the climate of the Philippines.
C. Learning Learning Competency: Classify geological faults according to the angle of the fault plane and direction of slip;
Competencies Learning Objectives:
and Objectives 1. Describe the Pacific Ring of Fire;
2. Classify the geologic faults according to the angle of the fault plane and the direction of slip; and
3. Acknowledge the relevance of seismic activities with the location of the country.

Learning Competency: use models or illustrations to explain how movements along faults generate earthquakes and
identify and explain which types of faults are most likely to occur in the Philippines and explain why
Learning Objectives:
1. Illustrate how movement along faults generates earthquakes;
2. Analyze a map that shows the faults and fault lines in the Philippines; and
3. Recognize locations that are safe during earthquakes in the Philippines.

● Content Topic: Introduction to Earthquakes and Faults

Sub Topics:
1. Energy within the Earth and the Pacific Ring of Fire: Introduction to earthquake
2. Faults
2.1 Types of Faults
 2.2 Active and Inactive Faults
2.3 Fault Lines in the Philippines

● Integration Safety and Resiliency

II. LEARNING RESOURCES

● Samonte, B. S. et.al. First edition (2019). Science 8 Quarter 2 – Module 1: Earthquakes and Faults, Department of Education Caraga
https://www.britannica.com/science/seismicity, accessed: 02/24/2024
● Yanukovich, Y. (2024, January 30). Top countries where earthquakes most often occur. Realting.com.
https://realting.com/news/which-countries-are-most-prone-to-earthquakes lifted: 02/24/2024

III. TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCEDURE

A. Activating Prior Day 1

Knowledge ● Short Review

The teacher will show a picture of a volcano and post it on the board. Write as many words as they can
recall that are associated with the volcano.

Illustrated by: Loreza M. Argente using Canva

B. Establishing
● Lesson Purpose
Lesson Purpose
Show the learners a news film on the Philippine fault zone and ask them
these questions:

Processing Questions:

1. What is the video about?

2. Why is it important
for you to learn about
the Philippine Fault
Zone and its
implications?

Video link: https://youtu.be/IVXn92K_bMA

● Unlocking Content Vocabulary

Unscramble the letters of the term being described by the given statement.

SCRAMBLED LETTERS DESCRIPTION

It is a fracture in the Earth's crust through which
FLUAT
movement has occurred
ETRAHAUEKQ It is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
caused by the movement of the tectonic plates
beneath the earth. It can occur on land or under
the ocean.
HAIGNNG The side of a non-vertical fault that occurs above
WLLA the fault plane.
FTOO The side of a non-vertical fault that can be found
LALW below the fault plane.
SEIICMS Also referred to as seismicity, is the occurrence
AIICTTVY and distribution of earthquakes in a region.
C. Developing and Day 2
Deepening SUB-TOPIC 1: Energy within the Earth and the Pacific Ring of Fire - Introduction to Earthquake
Understanding 1. Explicitation
The teacher facilitates a true or false activity based on what they have previously learned.

Is it a Fact or a Bluff?
Ask the learners if the statement is a fact or a bluff. If their answer is a bluff, ask them why it
is a bluff.

1) The Pacific Ring of Fire covers a chain of shoreline countries around the Atlantic Ocean.

2) The Pacific Ring of Fire is where wildfire often occurs.

3) The movement of the ground is responsible for the geological activities on the Pacific Ring of Fire.

2. Worked Example
The teacher will show the picture to the class and ask them the
questions that follow.
 ● What do you see in the picture?
● Why is it called the Pacific Ring of Fire?
● Why are there a lot of volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
● Aside from volcanic eruptions, do you know other phenomena in the Pacific Ring of Fire?

1. Lesson Activity

I. Activity No. 1: Map Me! (20 mins)

II. Objective(s): At the end of the activity, the students should be able to map the listed places, analyze its
location and relate it to its seismic activity.

III. Materials Needed: world map/globe, marker

IV. Instructions:
1. Locate the following countries on the map/globe with a marker.

o Japan o Turkey
o Indonesia o Peru
o China o U.S.
o Philippines o Italy
o Iran o New Zealand
 2. Analyze the location of the marked countries, then, answer the guide
questions that follow.

Guide Questions:
1. What do you notice about the location of the places listed above?
2. How is the location of the places related to its seismic activity?

Rubric or Score Guide

Advanced Proficient Nearly Emerging Needs
(5 points) (4) Proficient (2) Improvement The answer of learners must be
(3) (1) directed to the following idea:
The countries listed belong to the
All of the listed All of the listed 8-9 of the 6-7 of the Below 6 places Pacific Ring of Fire. The term
places were places were listed places listed places were located, "Ring of Fire" specifically refers
located, and located, and were located, were located, and the to the chain of volcanoes that
the answers the answers and the but the answers were encircle the Pacific Ocean,
were well- were well- answers were answers were not organized indicating the high level of
organized and organized and somewhat not organized and not volcanic and seismic activity in
completely completely organized and and not explained in the region.
explained in explained, but explained but explained in detail.
detail. not in detail. not in detail. detail.

Day 3

SUB-TOPIC 2: Faults
2.1 Types of Faults
2.2 Active and Inactive Faults
2.3 Fault Lines in the Philippines

1. Explicitation

Match the Faults

Direction. Identify the fault being described by the statements by placing

them near the picture.
 Angle: Inclined at an angle greater than 45
degrees from the horizontal

Angle: Inclined at an angle less than 45 degrees The learners will analyze the
from the horizontal pictures and match them with
(a) the corresponding descriptions
Angle: Nearly vertical with minimal inclination to be posted by the teacher.
from the horizontal
This activity will check what the
learners know and what they can
Direction of Slip: Horizontal motion, where two
do by analyzing figures. Make
tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
sure to relate the previously
learned earthquakes to the
Direction of Slip: Vertical motion, where hanging movement of the plates.
(b)
wall moves downward relative to the footwall Identify the hanging wall and the
that occurs from tensional tectonic settings. foot wall in each figure.

Direction of Slip: Vertical motion, where hanging

wall moves upward relative to the footwall that
(c) typically form in compressional tectonic settings.

Illustration adapted from Niña Santos from Sketchify Education, colors edited
by Loreza M. Argente using Canva

2. Worked Example
Gallery walk: Ask the students to do the activity: A walk to the different
faults. The teacher will prepare 4 stations containing information on the (use the student worksheet
different types of plates. Give the students a copy of the worksheet, and provided)
have them fill out the table as they go around the stations.
The stations can be set up ahead
of time in a laboratory. If a
laboratory or an extra room is
STATION 1 not available, this can also be
done inside the classroom.
Type of fault: Normal fault If the number of students makes
Fault Plane Angle: Inclined at an angle less than it impossible to set-up 3 stations
45 degrees from the horizontal. and doing so will create chaotic
Direction of Slip: Vertical motion where the environment, the material will be
hanging wall moves downward relative to the passed on instead of the
This type of faulting occurs in extensional students.
footwall.
tectonic settings, such as divergent plate Foot wall
boundaries. Hanging
These classifications provide
wall
insights into the tectonic forces
Generation of Seismic Activity: Forms in areas undergoing extensional
and movements within the
tectonic stress, where the Earth's crust is being pulled apart (divergent
Earth's crust at different plate
movement) forming valleys. As the hanging wall moves downward relative to boundaries and geological
the footwall, tensional stress builds up along the fault plane. Eventually, the settings.
accumulated stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, causing them to
rupture and release energy in the form of seismic waves. Guide the discussion to identify
geologic features that can form
in each fault. For example,
valleys are formed in normal
STATION 2
faults.
Type of fault: Reverse Faults (Thrust Faults)
Fault Plane Angle: Inclined at an angle greater than
Highlight the relevance of
45 degrees from the horizontal. understanding fault types in
Direction of Slip: Vertical motion where the hanging earthquake preparedness and
wall
faultsmoves upward relative to the footwall. Reverse Hanging mitigation efforts.
typically form in compressional tectonic
settings,
Foot wall wall
such as convergent plate boundaries.
Generation of Seismic Activity: Reverse faults form in areas undergoing
compressional tectonic stress, where the Earth's crust is being pushed
together. As the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall,
compressional stress builds up along the fault plane. When the
accumulated stress exceeds the strength of the rocks, they break along
the fault, releasing stored energy as seismic waves.
STATION 3
Type of fault: Strike-Slip Faults
Fault Plane Angle: Nearly vertical, with minimal
inclination from the horizontal.
Direction of Slip: Horizontal motion where the
movement is predominantly lateral along the fault Foot wall
plane. Strike-slip faults are common in transform Hanging wall

plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates slide past each other
horizontally.
Generation of Seismic Activity: Strike-slip faults form in areas
undergoing lateral tectonic stress, where the Earth's crust is moving
horizontally past each other. Stress builds up along the fault plane due
to the friction between the moving plates. When the frictional resistance
is overcome, the rocks on either side of the fault suddenly slip past each
other, releasing energy in the form of seismic waves.

STATION 4
In the Philippines, the most common types of faults are typically strike-slip
faults and thrust (reverse) faults. The country is located along the boundary
of the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate, where the movement is
predominantly lateral (strike-slip) and compressional (thrust). These types
of faults are responsible for the significant seismic activity and earthquakes
experienced in the region.
3. Lesson Activity
Are You in a Safe Location?

Let the learners analyze the Philippine East and West Valley Fault lines and
answer the processing questions.

A printed copy of the map may

aid the presentation of the
Processing Questions: lesson.
Which locations does the
Discuss that the Philippine Fault
West Valley Fault passed Zone (PFZ) is a transform
through? How about the boundary formed by the
East Valley Fault? movement of the Philippine Sea
Considering your location, Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
do you think you are safe? The Marikina Valley Fault
System (MVFS) is the most
active fault line in the
Image retrieved at:
https://www.lamudi.com.ph/journal/wp- Philippines.
content/uploads/2022/07/Marikina-Valley-

Discuss the active and inactive

faults.

Active faults are structures

where we expect displacement to
occur. Because a shallow
earthquake is a mechanism that
causes displacement across a
fault, they must all occur on
active faults. Inactive faults are
features that we can recognize
but do not produce earthquakes.
 D. Making Day 4
Generalizations ● Learners’ Takeaways Asking these questions will help
Ask the learners the following questions: you check what the learners
1. What are the 3 types of faults? Classify them according to angle and understood and what further
direction of movement? concepts need clarification.
2. How are faults related to the generation of earthquakes?
3. How does understanding the fault, fault lines, and its location help you in
keeping you and your family safe?

Reflection on Learning

3-2-1 Exit Ticket

Allow the learners to reflect on their learning by

answering the 3-2-1 exit.
3 - The things that I learned.
2 – The things that I wanted to explore further.
1 – The question/s that I still have.

After 5 minutes, ask some learners to share their

answers with the class.

IV. EVALUATING LEARNING: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND TEACHER’S REFLECTION NOTES TO TEACHERS

A. Evaluating 1. Formative Assessment

Learning
Part I. For each scenario below, determine the type of fault based on the given
angle of the fault plane and the direction of slip. Choose your answer from the
illustration that follows.
 1. The fault plane is inclined at an angle greater than 45 degrees from the horizontal,
and the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall.
2. The fault plane is nearly vertical, and the movement is predominantly lateral along
the fault plane.
3. The fault plane is inclined at an angle less than 45 degrees from the horizontal, and
the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall.

Answers:
Part I.
1. (B) Reverse Fault
2. (C) Strike-Slip Fault
3. (A) Normal Fault

Normal fault (B) Reverse Fault (C) Strike

Slip Fault

Illustration by Loreza M. Argente using Canva Part II.

The safest city is City H
Part II. Analyze the fault map below. because no fault was found in
the area.

2 points – if the learner chose

city H and explained why.
1 point – if the learner chose
city H but did not explain why.
1 point if the learner chose a
different city but did not
explain why.
 Analyze the fault map above to decide on the safest city to reside. Briefly explain
your answer.

2. Homework The homework is optional.

Use the fault finder using your browser to locate the nearest active fault in
your area.
Link:earthquakesultfinder.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/

B. Teacher’s Note observations on

Remarks any of the following Effective Practices Problems Encountered
areas:

strategies explored

materials used

learner engagement/
interaction

others

C. Teacher’s Reflection guide or prompt can be on:

Reflection ▪ principles behind the teaching
What principles and beliefs informed my lesson?
Why did I teach the lesson the way I did?

▪ students
What roles did my students play in my lesson?
What did my students learn? How did they learn?

▪ ways forward
What could I have done differently?
What can I explore in the next lesson?