ACTIVITY GUIDEBOOK

AIMED AT GRADE 5 & 6 LEARNERS

PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

WESTERN VISAYAS CAMPUS
Project Talampad
Constellating Students Towards
the Wonders of the Universe

Talampad Filipino word for

constellations

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This guidebook aims to supplement – not substitute – the

Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) of DepEd
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 ! Safety first !
We would like to remind you to follow these
precautions to make yourself safe throughout
the activities we have in store for you!

Use scissors that are not pointed

on the tips as shown on the left.

When holding sharp objects such

as pins, point the sharp parts away
from you and everybody else.

Make sure to have your parents

or guardians with you. They
can help with the activities but
don’t let them do all the work!

Remember to follow CoVID-19 rules

and guidelines. Only engage with
immediate members of the family.
 Table of Contents
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids ………………………………….. 5

Moon Chart …………………………………………………………………….. 8

Planetary Models …………………………………………………………... 11

Star Clock …………………………………………………………………….... 14

Star Map …………………………………………………………………………. 16

Sun Dial …………………………………………………………………………… 20

Sun-Earth-Moon Model …………………………………………………. 22

Comets, Meteors, and
Asteroids
Materials
Objective Needed
★ 1 pc bond paper
★ Printed CMA printable
★ Scissors

Caution !
Be careful when using scissors.
Make sure to ask for guidance
from your parents and work in
well-lit areas.
Procedures

1 5
Using scissors, cut out the
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Flip the cutout so that the
square sheet by following the printed side is facing the table
outer solid lines. and then fold the corner
pieces to the center.

2
Place the square sheet on a 6
flat surface.
Flip it again, facing you, and
then fold the corner pieces
3 to the center.

Fold along the center horizontal

line. Make sure to press along 7
the edges. Open the flap again.
Fold it in half.

4
8
Fold along the center vertical
Insert your left and right
line. Make sure to press along
thumbs and index
the edges. Open the flap again.
fingers under the flaps.
 Knowledge Corner
The following are the DEFINITIONS of each
heavenly body. Make sure to study them for
the next activity!

Asteroid
An asteroid is a celestial object larger than a
meteoroid that orbits the sun and is made of
rock or metal. Historically, objects larger than
10 meters across have been called asteroids.

Meteoroid Meteorite
A meteoroid is a small rocky or metal object, A meteorite is a meteor that hits Earth without
usually between the size of a grain of sand or burning up in the atmosphere.
a boulder, that orbits the sun. It originates
from a comet or asteroid. Meteor
A meteor is a meteoroid that enters the
Asteroid Belt earth’s atmosphere and vaporizes. This is also
An asteroid belt is a region in the solar system called a “shooting star.”
found between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter
that is occupied by asteroids. Oort Cloud
The Oort Cloud is the most distant region of
Kuiper Belt the solar system. It is spherical-shaped that
The Kuiper belt is a donut-shaped region in surrounds the entire solar system.
the solar system that is found outside the
orbit of Neptune and composed of icy, comet- Comet
like objects. A comet is a body of ice, rock and dust that
can be several miles in diameter and orbits the
sun. Debris from comets is the source of many
Activity meteoroids.

Describe the Picture

Look for a partner. It could be your younger sibling, father, grandmother, or anybody in
1 your household who can spend a few minutes with you.

2 Place your finished foldable on your fingers.

With coordination, move your fingers vertically then horizontally repeatedly until your
3 partner says “Stop”.

4 Make your partner choose from the flaps.

5 Open the flap and describe to your partner the characteristics of the heavenly body.

6 Repeat Steps 3 to 5 until you master the descriptions of all given heavenly bodies.
Source: Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids, Meteorites, & Asteroids (Space Science/ Astronomy) – Teachers for
Teachers 2020 [accessed 2021 Jan 26]. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Comets-
Meteors-Meteoroids-Meteorites-Asteroids-Space-Science-Astronomy-1914033
Moon Chart:
Face the Moon
Materials
Needed
★ 2 pcs board paper
★ 1 pc folder
Objective ★ 1 pc round fastener
★ Scissors

To infer the pattern in

the changes in the
appearance of the Moon Caution !
When using scissors, cut in a direction
MELCs Code: SGFE-IVg-h-7 away from your body (fingers, hands,
arms, and legs). Use scissors in well-lit
work areas. Beware of papercuts.

Procedures
Using scissors, cut out the two circles Activity
1 by following the outer dashed lines.
It’s Just A Phase
Note: For the second circle, cut the
dashed trapezoid.
Find a place where there is clear sky
and the moon can be seen. You may

1 also base on the calendar in which you

can see the phase of the moons on
four days of the month.

Comparing the face of the moon with

2
Shade the part of the moon your moon chart, you can already
which represents its faces. 2 predict what the next phase of the
moon will look like and what it looked
like before the current.
Overlay the second circle over the first
circle, then insert the round fastener in
3
D D

As the moon revolves around the

the black shaded circle in the middle.
Earth, you can watch the moon’s

Now that you have your

3 shadow growing or shrinking. This
comes from the position of the moon
as it revolves around the Earth.
phases of the moon, you can 4
now do the following activity.
Planetary Models:
Touring the Solar System
Objective
Materials
Needed
★ Planetary model printable
★ 3 pcs A4 folder
★ 3 meters ribbon
★ Ruler
★ Scissors
★ Tape

MELCs Code:
S6ES-IVg-h-6
Construct a model of the solar
system showing the relative sizes
of the planets and their relative MELCs Code:
distances from the Sun S6ES-IVi-j-7

Compare the planets

of the solar system

Important: The model is not scaled, but the actual diameters and distances from the
sun of the planets are stated below.

Planet Actual Model Actual Model Distance

Diameter Diameter Distance from from the Sun
(in kilometers) (in centimeters) the Sun (in meters)
(per 106
kilometers)

Mercury 4,879 0.456 57.9 0.048

Venus 12,104 1.152 108.2 0.084

Earth 12,756 1.200 149.6 0.120

Mars 6,792 0.648 227.9 0.180

Jupiter 142,984 13.440 778.6 0.624

Saturn 120,536 11.280 1,433.5 1.152

Uranus 51,118 4.800 2,872.5 2.304

Neptune 49,528 4.680 4,495.1 3.600

Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/)
 Procedures

Using glue, paste each printable

Caution !
1 on one side of the folder. Be careful when handling the
scissors. Make sure to ask
guidance from your parents
Using scissors, cut out the eight (8) and work in well-lit areas.

2 planets and the Sun from the printable

by following the outer solid lines.

Using a ruler, measure the distance of the

Base your measurements on the fifth
placement of each planet from one end of
3 the ribbon (Assume that this end is the
column of the table above labeled
“Model Distance from the Sun”.
location of the Sun).

Tape the planet on its

4 corresponding position on
the ribbon. The results should
look like this

Now that you have your

Note: This model shows the relative distances and
5 planetary model, you can now
sizes of the planets. Planets do not perfectly exist
conduct the following activity.
in the same plane, so the figure presented by the
model does not occur in the real solar system.

Activity
Compare & Contrast

Compare the distances of

Compare the sizes of the
the planets from the sun.
planets. Which one is the
Which planet do you think is
biggest? the smallest? How
the hottest? the coldest?
do they fare from the
Which planet/s do you think
Earth’s size?
is/are habitable?
Star Clock:
Time to Shine!
Materials
Objective Needed
★ 1 pc board paper
★ Round fastener
★ Pin
★ Scissors
To describe the natural
objects that are found
in the sky during
daytime and nighttime
Caution !
Be careful when handling the pin
and scissors. Make sure to ask
MELCs Code: S3ES-IVg-h-6 guidance from your parents and
work in well-lit areas.

Procedures
Activity
1
Finding Star Time
Using scissors, cut out the
star clock from the
Look into the sky and locate the
printable by following the
Polaris and the Ursa Major.
outer solid lines. 1 Note: You may use the star map
(Page 16) as a guide.
2
After cutting it out, use the pin to Align Polaris in the sky with the Star
poke the hole in the center of the two 2 Clock while looking up at the sky.
cut-outs.

Turn the time and date clock

3 3 according to the month when you
Place the star clock above the time and are finding the star time.
date clock and use the paper fastener
to secure both clocks. Write down the time and compare it
4 with the actual time while using the
4 star clock.
Now that you have your star clock,
you can conduct the following Write down the time when you saw
activity. 5 the stars, the Moon, and the Sun.
Source: Make a Star Clock – Sky & Telescope. 2007 [accessed 2021 Jan 26].
https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/make-a-star-clock/
Star Map:
Constellating the World

Materials
Needed
Objectives ★ 2 pcs board paper
★ 1 pc folder
★ Scissors
★ Glue
Caution !
When using scissors,
cut in a direction away from
your body. Use scissors in
well-lit work areas.

Activity
Procedures Night Sky Observation
Go out in your backyard or in an open

1
Paste the star map holder on one 1 field and observe your surroundings for 5
side of the folder. Then, paste the minutes.
star map on the other half.
Look at the night sky and observe the
2 constellations that can be seen.
Using scissors, cut out the star
2 map and star map holder by Plot the stars on a piece of paper as dots
following the dashed lines and
solid lines.
3 and try to connect the dots to form
constellations.

The results should look like these: Use the star wheel by aligning the arrow
of the time right now and the date right
3 4 now to check on what constellations can
be seen as of the moment.

Compare your plotted constellations with

5 the constellations that are visible in the
star map.

Now that you have your star Draw and write down the names of the
4 map and star wheel, you can constellations that you plotted that were
conduct the following activity. 6 also visible in your star map in the next
page.
Constellations
Draw your constellations here:
Sundial:
What Time Is It?
Objective
Materials
Needed
★ 1 pc board paper
★ Glue
★ Makeshift compass
(Magnet with styrofoam)
★ Scissors

Activity
Caution ! What’s the Time?
When using scissors, cut in a direction away
from your body (fingers, hands, arms, and 01: Find a place where there is sunlight all
legs). Use scissors in well-lit work areas. throughout the day (6am-6pm), may it
Beware of papercuts. be the ground, a table, or bench.

Procedures To make the makeshift compass, glue

the side of the magnet to the
:02
styrofoam matching the “N” labeled
1 side of the magnet with the side
Using scissors, cut out the sundial by entitled north in the styrofoam.
following the outer solid lines.
With the makeshift compass, determine
2 03: where “North” or “N” is located. You can
Fold the center vertical line up, and the do this by placing the compass on a
2 “True North” lines down to create a cup or bowl of water and the compass
triangle (called the Gnomon) that will point to true north.
stands vertically from the horizontal
paper sundial face. Make sure the Position the sundial by aligning the :04
Gnomon stands vertically, perpendicular shadow to the time you have in your clock
to the sundial. or watch. Make sure it is facing north.

3 05: As our planet rotates, you can watch as

Now that you have your sundial, you can the shadow moves and indicates the time.
conduct the following activity.
Note: For Iloilo City only
Source: Printable paper sundials - how to make a working sundial - metric. 2020 [accessed 2021 Jan 26].
https://www.blocklayer.com/sundial-pop.aspx
Sun-Earth-Moon
Model: Round & Round

Objective Materials
Needed
★ 1 Sun-Earth-Moon model
printable
To differentiate between the
★ ½ A4 folder
rotation of the Earth on its axis
and the revolution of the Earth ★ 2 round fasteners
around the Sun ★ Scissors
★ One-hole punch (optional)
MELCS Code S6ESIVe-f-5

Important: The models of the Sun, Earth,

and Moon are not to scale. The lengths of
Caution !
the strips showing the distances between Be careful when using the pin and
these heavenly bodies are also not to scale. scissors. Make sure to use them in well-
lit areas and point the sharp edges
away from your body.

Procedures
1 Paste the printable on one side of a folder.

Cut out the printable sheets with the Sun,

2 Moon, earth, and connecting strips.

With the use of either a pin or a one-hole punch, punch a hole

3 through the numbers in each cutout piece.

Push one fastener through the front of number 1. Insert number 3

4 behind number 1. Seal the fastener by opening and flattening it.

Push one brass fastener through the front of number 2. Insert

5 number 4 behind number 2.

Insert number 5 behind number 4. Seal the fastener by opening and

6 flattening it.

Now that you have your Sun-Earth-Moon model, you can conduct
7 the following activity,
 Activity
Rotation & Revolution

Hold the Sun down on a flat surface. Turn the

Earth around it. This is the revolution of the
Earth around the Sun. How long does this
cycle take?

Turn the Earth around on its “axis”, the fastener. Notice

how the different parts of the Earth face the Moon and
the Sun. This movement is called the rotation of the
Earth. What is the duration of this movement?

Turn the Moon around the Earth. As you can see, the Moon does
not rotate on its own axis and only revolves around the Earth. As
the Moon moves, the Earth sees a fraction of Moon thus the
presence of the different phases of the Moon. The Moon Chart
activity can better explain this phenomenon.
 2

1
Note: not to scale
384,400 km

147,300,000 km
Note: not to scale
 Project Talampad
Acknowledgements and Contacts

This guidebook was created by the following students of

Philippine Science High School – Western Visayas Campus

Raymond Borres
Communications Head

Francine Tarrazona
Creatives Head

Julia Duane Selibio

Human Resources Head

Amos Nathan Tuangco

Finance Head

Ewemiz Insigne
Material Resource Head

Nicolle Angela Subong

Logistics Head

We would also like to thank the following for their support of this project:

Dr. Shena Faith Ganela

Director, PSHS-WVC Dr. Carlito Cerbo, Jr.
Social Science 6 Teacher, PSHS-WVC
Dr. Rolando Libutaque
Curriculum Instruction Division (CID) Chief, PSHS-WVC Ryann Catilo
District Science Coordinator, DepEd
Dr. Myrna Libutaque
Student Affairs Unit (SAU) Head, PSHS-WVC Dr. Roel Bermejo
Schools Division Superintendent
Dr. Aris Larroder
Project Talampad Adviser Corazon Alarcon
Education Program Supervisor (EPS)
Josiah Jayzon Mangangot
Project Talampad Adviser

For further suggestions or questions regarding this activity book, you may contact:

Julia Duane Selibio Siklab Raymond Borres

0998-862-4981 (SMART) facebook.com/siklabwvc 0966-733-2620 (Globe)