Science 8 DLL
Science 8 DLL
Science 8 DLL
We hear so much about typhoon Let that students give their The students will be asked to read Challenge the students by asking:
and PAR. insights on why tropical cylones newspaper clippings about
move in northeast direction. typhoons. What are the coordinates of PAR?
What is typhoon? What is PAR
1. What are the important facts
that are always mentioned in
B. Engage weather news?
Show students the vicinity map of Ask the students to do “Activity # The learners will conduct an The students will be ask to draw a
the Philippines. Ask students to 2 Tracking a Tropical Cyclone” activity 1: Plotting the PAR boundary of the Philippine Area of
point out the exact location of the (Learner’s Material) Responsibility
Philippines and the PAR.
The teacher may supplement
C. Explore
information with short powerpoint
presentation and video.
Ask:
1. What is your understanding
about PAR?
Guessing game Where did Glenda form? What is PAR? When can you say that a tropical
The teacher will post 4 When did Glenda enter cyclone is inside the PAR?
characteristics of tropical cyclone, the PAR? If a typhoon is located 15°N,
students will guess the When did Glenda leave 138°E, is it within the PAR? What agency of the government
D. Explain
classification of the tropical storm the PAR? monitors the movement of
by placing the paper strips on the In what direction did How about if the typhoon is at tropical cyclone?
corresponding characteristics. Glenda move? 19°N, 117°E, is it inside the
PAR?
Tropical Cyclones are low Cyclones formed in the Pacific Tropical cyclone is a Sendong started out in the Pacific
pressure systems that form over Ocean from a low-pressure are system of thunderstorms as an area of low pressure.
warm tropical waters and have (LPA). It did not yet have a name that are moving around a Because it was just a low-pressure
gale force winds (sustained winds at that point. Names are not
center. As the winds area, it was not given a name.
of 63 km/h or greater and gusts in given to LPA’s. Then the winds
excess of 90 km/h) near the became stronger and the LPA intensify or weaken, the Then it intensified into a tropical
centre. became a tropical depression. In category is upgraded or depression. Again it was not yet
Tropical Cyclone Classification other parts of the world tropical downgraded accordingly. given a name because it was still
1. Tropical Depression-45-62kph depressions are not given outside the PAR. When it finally
2. Tropical Storm-63-117kph names, on the other hand, Tropical cyclones need entered the PAR, it had already
3. Typhoon-118-239kph PAGASA given names to this. water vapor in order to form. strengthened into a tropical storm.
4.Super Typhoon-240kph or
Since it was within the PAR by
higher Thus, tropical cyclones require then, PAGASA gave it a name—
warm ocean waters to be able to Sendong— from its prepared list.
E. Elaborate develop. According to scientists, Internationally, the tropical storm
the temperature of ocean water was called Washi.
must be 26.5°C or greater.
Categorize the following tropical Using the latitude and longitude Activity I – Plotting the PAR Worksheet on PAR.
cyclones: trace the path of Milenyo
1. 64 kph
2. Greater than 200 kph
F. Evaluate
3. 118 kph
4. 125 kph
5. 200 kph
Why do we need to understand Watch news advisories about Task: Research about area that Task: Research about area that hit
tropical cyclones? cyclone. Shows the effects of hit by the super typhoon and by the super typhoon and identify
typhoon in Bacoor. identify what are the similarities what are the similarities they
G. Extend encounter before, during and after
they encounter before, during and
the typhoon.
after the typhoon.
V. REMARKS