Teacher JESSA C.

LUCERO Grade Level 9

Date Quarter 1
Subject Catch Up Friday Week
I. OBJECTIVES A. Read the story Fossil Mystery
B. Answer the comprehension questions related to the story
Fossil Mystery
C. Perform the activities related to the story, Fossil Mystery
II. CONTENT Catch Up Friday in Reading
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
IV. PROCEDURE
A. Pre-reading (30minutes) 1. Drill reading on basic sight words
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we my said you any they were
run look hard than of two legs
hand foot long ago over yet
had
2. Drill on reading on selected words in the story Fossil
Mystery
human archeologist
examine switching fingers
different across quiet
fossil confused
mystery colleagues straight
changed rotation
puzzling rushed dug up
prank creature
3. Unlocking of difficult words
fossil- preserved from a past geologic age
Example: Fossils were found in the middle
part of the farm land in
Palawan.
archeologist – a person who studies human
history and prehistory,
through the excavation of sites.
Example: She wanted to be an
archeologist and took part in
several digs in her youth. colleagues- an
associate or coworker typically in a
profession. Example: She went with a
group of work colleagues and was
determined not to be turned away.
snippets- a small part, piece or thing
Example: The archeologists all started
talking at once I listened to
snippets fr5om each of their
conversation.
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B. During Reading 1. Read the questions and will be answered after reading the
story.
What changes happened in the fossil overnight?
What kind of fossil was this?
Why do you think the fossil keeps changing?
2. Story Reading (by the class, by row, individual) Fossil Mystery
“What is that?” “It looks like a fossil.” “It looks part-human.” “It can’t
be…” The archeologists all started talking at once. I listened to snippets
from each of their conversations. The words “animal” and “human” were
argued about, with half of us thinking it looked like one while the other
half was thinking it looked like the other.
As the chatter started to dwindle, I spoke. “What if it’s neither
human nor animal? What if it’s something we haven’t discovered yet?
Maybe even something from out of our world…” There was silence as
my colleagues digested what I was saying. Frank said, “I think you
might be right. It’s not a dinosaur or any other animal we’ve
encountered. It’s not a human. What else could it be?” The other
scientists started talking with one another again. They were talking
about tests they could run, and about species of animals they could
look up to compare this fossil to. They began to head back to their
laptops to begin researching.
Frank and I stayed behind. We continued to examine the fossil. It
was hard to describe the creature that was fossilized. It was smaller
than a human, but looked like it would have stood on two legs instead
of four. Its head was large and it had 6 fingers on each hand, and 8
toes on each foot.
“Do you think it could have been a human from long ago?” Frank
asked. “Maybe, but I’ve never seen one with that many fingers and
toes,” I answered. “It could be a new animal species. Maybe it just
looks like it would have stood on two legs, but it only looks like that
because of the way it was fossilized. I really don’t know.”
Frank and I headed back to our rooms to think it over and get
some sleep.
The next morning, I rushed straight to the fossil. There were
already other archaeologists there, with confused looks on their faces.
As I headed closer, I began to see why. The fossil was different. It had
changed overnight! Now it looked like a small bear.
“What happened?” I asked. No one had an answer. None of us
could understand how a fossil we had dug up yesterday had just
changed. We spent time examining it again. We took pictures and
videos of it. We searched to see if anyone had ever come across a
changing fossil.
No one found anything that was helpful in solving our mystery. What
kind of fossil was this?
When night fell, we set up a rotation to make sure two of us were
with the fossil at all times. We wanted to make sure that someone
wasn’t playing a prank on us by switching fossils somehow. All was
quiet for my watch, which was in the middle of the night.
In the morning, I went by the fossil to again find my colleagues
puzzling over the fossil. It had changed again! No one had seen or
heard anything on their watch. How and why did it keep changing? To
this day, no one has found the answer to the mystery, but it is very
interesting to see the creatures the fossils dreams up!

3. Answering of questions for the comprehension check.

What changes happened in the fossil overnight?
What kind of fossil was this?