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Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites Guide

The document provides a learning module on comets, meteors, and meteorites for an 8th grade science class. It includes pre-assessment questions to gauge student knowledge, activities for students to explore the topics and compare the different objects, and assessments to check understanding. The goal is for students to be able to compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids and understand their importance.

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Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites Guide

The document provides a learning module on comets, meteors, and meteorites for an 8th grade science class. It includes pre-assessment questions to gauge student knowledge, activities for students to explore the topics and compare the different objects, and assessments to check understanding. The goal is for students to be able to compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids and understand their importance.

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  • Learning Module Introduction
  • Lesson 1: Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites
  • Explore Activities
  • Firm-Up and Deepen
  • Transfer and Reflection
  • Check up Test
  • References

DOANE CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION, INC.

5th Avenue, Ledesco Village, La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines


Tel. #: (033) 320-4854
School ID: 404172

LEARNING MODULE
SCIENCE 8 / Q2

Comets , Meteors and


Meteorites
____________________________________

Name of Student
Name of Student: Grade Level:
Teacher: Learning Area:

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Teaching dates & Module No.
time:

LessonLearning Objectives:
Specific Comets , Meteors and Meteorites
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1. Compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids (S8ES-IIg-22 )

2. Draw how impact craters are formed when a meteor or asteroid hits Earth.

3. Value the importance and occurrence of comets, meteors, and asteroids.

Pre-Assessment

I. Multiple choice:
Directions: write the letter of the answer that corresponds to your choice before each number
1. The primary chemical constituent of comets is
A. water B. nitrogen C. methane D. carbon dioxide

2. A meteor shower occurs when


A. a meteor is about to get married
B. the earth passes through the asteroid belt
C. the head of a comet hits the earth’s atmosphere
D. the earth passes through a swarm of dust particles in space, the remnants of a comet, once a year

3. A meteorite is:
A. a rock from space that strikes the ground
B. B. a piece of rock passing through the earth’s atmosphere
C. the trail left by a piece rock as it passes through the earth’s atmosphere
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D. D. all of the above

4. Most of the asteroids orbit the sun in a belt between the orbits of
A. Venus and Mars B. Mars and Earth
B. Mars and Jupiter D. Jupiter and Saturn

5. The asteroids are


A. miniature planets B. satellites of planets
B. pockets of gas in the solar system D. planets orbiting the stars other than the sun

6. Comet tails are the result of


A. interplanetary material streaming into the comet
B. melting and evaporation of ice from the comet core
C. dust collected by the comet as it moves in its orbit
D. solar wind blowing more gases from the central comet core

7. Why are meteorites and comets important in studying the origin of the solar system?
A. They have recently formed themselves.
B. They are recently produced fragments of planets.
C. They represent the material that formed the planets.
D. None of the above

8. The orbits of most comets, which we see in the inner solar system
A. are nearly circular B. are highly elliptical
B. never come closer to the sun D. are only slightly inclined to the earth’s orbit

9. Most meteoroids are formed when


A. comets melted B. volcanoes erupted
B. C. asteroids exploded or collided D. satellites exploded or collided

10. Meteors are


A. falling stars B. signals from the other worlds
C. solar wind particles captured by the earth’s magnetic field D. luminous trails left by small extraterrestrial
particles rapidly passing

EXPLORE
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Activity 1: Recall who I am.

Directions: From your elementary science, describe the following members of the solar
system in your own words.

1. Comets - _______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

2. Meteors - _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

3. Asteroids - ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Activity 2: Draw Me

Directions: Describe and draw the object.

Comets Meteor Asteroid

Describe Describe Describe

Draw the object Draw the object Draw the object

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Activity 3: I am Me

Direction: Arrange the characteristics that correspond to each of the objects.

Kuiper belt and Oort cloud Excluding the tail about the size of the

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter mountain

Comets and Asteroids Typically less than 1 km; some are more

than 300 km in diameter

Smaller than comets or asteroids

Ice, dust, small rocky particles

Rock

Rock or dust

Feature Comets Meteors Asteroids

Origin

Size

Composition

End of Explore

Now you already know the characteristics of comets, meteors and asteroids

Let’s start gathering information in the next part.

Firm-Up

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Activity 4: Anticipation-Reaction Guide

Activity 5: Our Differences and Similarities

Directions: Copy and answer on your activity notebook.

Objective: At the end of the activity you must be able to compare and contrast the

characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids.

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Materials: paper and pen

End of Firm-Up

In this section, the key concepts of comets, meteors and asteroid

Now that you know the important ideas .Let’s go deeper by moving on to next chapter

DEEPEN
Activity 6: My Characteristics

Direction: Answer on your activity notebook.

A. After exploring the amazing asteroids, comets, and meteors, test yourself if you can
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differentiate the three: comets, meteors, and asteroids

B. Given below are some characteristics of comets, meteors, and asteroids. On the

space provided, write

A. if it refers to comets

B. if it refers to meteors

C. if it refers to asteroids

D. both comets and meteors

E. if it refers to both meteors and asteroids

F. if it refers to both asteroids and comets

G. if it refers to all (comets, meteors, and asteroid)

Characteristics:

___1. Progress across the sky very slowly

___2. Known as falling stars or shooting stars

___3. Remnants of the formation of the solar system

___4. They glow as they enter the earth’s atmosphere

___5. Reflect sunlight

___6. Rocky composition

___7. Orbit the sun in highly elliptical orbits s

___8. Minor planets

___9. Mostly found between Mars and Jupiter

___10. Can reach 150 million km in length

___11. Most have slightly elliptical orbits

___12. The result from the collision of asteroids

___13. Streak across the sky very fast

___14. Come in all sizes and shapes

___15. Icy object

End of Deepen
In this section, the discussion was about the characteristics of comets, meteors, and
[Link] realization do you have in this activity?

Now that you have deeper understanding of the topic, you are now ready to proceed to the
next section.

TRANSFER
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Activity 7: Ask and Act

Objectives:

After performing this activity, the students must be able to:

1. Provide sound, scientific evidence to support one’s stand about superstitions

on comets, asteroids, and meteors; and

2. Formulate doable actions to address superstitions on comets, asteroids, and

meteors.

Materials Needed

Pen

Paper (for taking notes)

Procedure:

1. Research about superstitions related to comet and asteroid in the library and by

interviewing your parents or elderly members of the family.

2. Choose at least 3 superstitions.

3. Discuss each superstition with your family to answer the question: Do superstitions

about comets and asteroids have a scientific basis? Why or Why not?

4. List down as much scientific evidence to support the group’s answer to the question.

Data:

1. Do superstitions about comets and an asteroids have scientific basis? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

2. What scientific facts/evidence to support the group’s answer?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

3. Proposed actions to promote a more scientific understanding of comets, asteroids,

and meteors.

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Activity 8: My Reflection Journal

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Relate this Bible verse in the topic:

so that you may become blameless and pure,


"children of God without fault in a warped and
Philippians 2:15 crooked generation." Then you will shine among
them like stars in the sky

End of Transfer

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Check up Test

Direction: For each item, encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Most of the asteroids orbit the sun in a belt between the orbits of

A. Venus and Mars

C. Jupiter and Saturn

B. Mars and Earth

D. Mars and Jupiter

2. The primary chemical constituent of comets is

A. water

C. methane

B. nitrogen

D. carbon dioxide

3. A meteorite is

A. a rock from space that strikes the ground

B. a piece of rock passing through the earth’s atmosphere

C. the trail left by a rock as it passes through the earth’s atmosphere

D. all of the above

4. A meteor shower occurs when

A. a meteor is about to get married

B. the earth passes through the asteroid belt

C. the head of a comet hits the earth’s atmosphere

D. the earth passes through a swarm of dust particles in space, the remnants of a

comet, once a year

5. The asteroids are

A. miniature planets

C. pockets of gas in the solar system

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B. satellites of planets

D. planets orbiting the stars other than the sun

6. Why are meteorites and comets important in studying the origin of the solar system?

A. They have recently formed themselves.

B. They are recently produced fragments of planets.

C. They represent the material that formed the planets.

D. none of the above

7. Comet tails are the result of

A. interplanetary material streaming into the comet

B. melting and evaporation of ice from the comet core

C. dust collected by the comet as it moves in its orbit

D. solar wind blowing more gases from the central comet core

8. Meteors are

A. falling stars

B. signals from the other worlds

C. solar wind particles captured by the earth’s magnetic field

D. luminous trails left by small extraterrestrial particles rapidly passing through the air

9. The orbits of most comets, which we see in the inner solar system

A. are nearly circular

C. never come closer to the sun

B. are highly elliptical

D. are only slightly inclined to the earth’s orbit

10. The first satellite to discover a comet was/were

A. Mariner 2

C. Hubble Telescopes

B. Vikings 1 and 2

D. Infrared Astronomical Satellite

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References

Asteroids and Comets. Retrieved July 28, 2004, [Link]

Asteroids. Retrieved September 2, 2004, [Link]

Do Superstitions about comets, asteroids, and meteors have a scientific basis? First Edition

2013 Department of Education-Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-

IMCHS) Pasay City. Page 165-166

Ocampo, Pia C., [Link]., Science – Grade 8 Learner’s Material Unit 2 Module 3, Activity 3,

Page 165-167

Project EASE – First-year Science Learner’s Module 17, Other Minor Members of the Solar

System.2010 Edition. Department of Education. DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig Avenue

Space Object Differences from [Link] ://[Link]

[Link]/scitech/Comets-and-Asteroids/[Link]

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PEAC Learning Repository

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen
you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Philippians
4:13”

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Common questions

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Comets and meteorites are crucial in studying the origin of the solar system because they are composed of material that is representative of the primordial matter that formed the planets. They have remained largely unaltered since their formation, providing direct insights into the conditions and processes that prevailed in the early solar system .

A meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through a swarm of dust particles in space, which are the remnants of a comet. These particles enter Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, creating luminous trails as they burn up. The periodic nature of meteor showers is due to Earth's annual orbit intersecting the debris trail of a comet at the same point in the sky each year .

Comets develop tails when they approach the sun, which causes the volatile compounds within them to vaporize, creating a glowing coma and one or more tails. The direction of a comet's tail is determined by the solar wind, which blows dust and gas away from the comet's nucleus, always pointing the tail away from the sun .

Comets typically have highly elliptical orbits, which bring them close to the sun and then swing them back to the outer reaches of the solar system. In contrast, most asteroids have orbits that are more circular and are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, which keeps them approximately equidistant from the sun .

Astronomers use telescopes equipped with specialized sensors to detect and track the orbits of comets and asteroids. By applying principles of orbital dynamics, they can extrapolate their future positions and potential collision courses with Earth. Advanced modeling software and simulations allow accurate predictions of impacts. Additionally, ongoing surveys like those conducted by the Near Earth Object Program help identify objects that pose a potential threat .

A planetesimal is classified based on its role in the aggregation process during the early formation of planets. Asteroids considered planetesimals are those that have retained their composition since the solar system's formation, maintaining their status as building blocks of planets. Their study is significant in understanding planetary formation and the early conditions of the solar nebula .

Most superstitions about comets and asteroids, such as them being omens of bad luck, do not have a scientific basis. Scientifically, comets and asteroids are natural celestial objects with predictable orbits and behaviors. Their significance lies in their contribution to understanding solar system formation rather than any mythological implications .

Impact craters on Earth are predominantly formed when a meteor or asteroid collides with the Earth's surface. These craters reveal historical celestial events, indicating the size and frequency of past impacts. They provide clues about the makeup of projectiles and the dynamics of impact processes, helping to reconstruct planetary history and the role of solar system bodies in shaping planetary surfaces .

Education can mitigate misinformation by providing accurate information about celestial phenomena and their scientific significance. Activities that engage students in critical thinking, such as examining myths versus scientific evidence, and hands-on learning experiences, like constructing models of space objects, can foster a deeper understanding. Public outreach programs and collaboration with media to relay scientific discovery news can also shift public perceptions .

Asteroids are typically rocky or metallic bodies, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and they can vary significantly in size, some being larger than 300 km in diameter. Comets, on the other hand, consist of ice, dust, and rocky material, and are generally smaller, extended by their temporary tails when close to the sun .

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