Topic/Title 1.

Earthquake and Faults

1.1 What is a Fault?

Grade Level: Grade 8

Time Allotment 60 minutes (1 day)
Prepared by LEYNETH C. MANARANG / PULONG GUBAT HS
Learning Competencies/Objective

At the end of the cycle, student should be able to:

1. Describe the appearance of a fault
2. Explain how a fault forms
ELICIT (ICT) MATERIALS
At the start of the lesson the teacher will show a LCD projector / Video
video clip of actual earthquake. Clip

Tell the students to write their observations on the

video clip which will be used in answering the
activities

 What have you observed from the video?

ENGAGE (Language)
The teacher will show pictures of
Ask the following questions:

Do you see anything unusual?

Can you spot the crack?
What is that crack?

EXPLORE (Arts/ Mathematics)

Designing the Experiment: two sheets of
cardboard (or folder)
Divide the class into 4 groups using the materials the fine sand
students prepared, they will be asked to do the ruler
activity below. newspaper (or plastic
sheet ) as wide as a
Procedure: newspaper page
1. Spread the newspaper on a table. Do the activity
on the newspaper.
2. Arrange the two sheets of cardboard edge to edge.

3.Pour sand along the boundary of the two sheets

4.With the ruler, flatten the top of the sand and make
two parallel lines.

5. Now move the sheets slowly in the direction

Guide Questions:

1. As you move the sheets, what is found in the

sand?
2. What happens to the lines?

EXPLAIN (LANGUAGE)
Group Presentation.
Chalk, Chalkboard
Each group will choose one representative to
present their work and observation in class.

ELABORATE (ICT)
The teacher will elaborate the lesson by discussing Powerpoint
the following concepts; Presentation
LCD projector
Concepts:
* Faults are cracks in rock caused by forces that
compress or stretch a section of earth’s crust. Earth’s
crust is divided up into several tectonic plates that
essentially float on a mantle of plastic, partially
melted rocks. These plates slide under or slide past
one another, stressing the rock along the edges of
each plate.
* It is a break in the Earth’s crust, and along the
break, significant movement has taken place.
Earthquakes are associated with faults. When a fault
suddenly moves, an earthquake occurs.

EVALUATE (LANGUAGE)
Written test: Pen and paper

*Compare what you see in the picture and what you

saw in the activity.
*Is there something in the picture that looks like
what was formed in the activity?
*Do you see anything similar?

EXTEND (Language/ History)

Bring picture with a cut across the road or with two Picture
sections just like the image shown to you before the Pen and paper
activity started. (located only in the Philippines)

Spot the fault in the picture and make an essay about

it.
References
Science 8 LM, pp. 115- 119
Science 8 TG, pp. 67-72
www.blogs.britannica.com