TG - Science 3 - Q4
TG - Science 3 - Q4
TG - Science 3 - Q4
Use a separate
sheet for your answer.
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box.
II. Put a check () mark on good practices and ( x ) for not
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good practices.
OVERVIEW
Many things make up our surroundings. Our surroundings consist all living
and non-living things that occur naturally on Earth. Living things as discussed in
Unit II include people, plants and animals around us. Non-living things
include water in water bodies, soil, rocks, and the landforms.
This Unit contains three lessons. In Lesson 1, it focuses on the things that
make up our surroundings at home, school and community. In Lessons 2 and 3,
it tackle the bodies of water and landforms found in the community, in other
places in the country, and their importance to people and other living things.
Through these lessons, it is hoped that pupils will learn to appreciate their
immediate surroundings and learn to care for the natural resources in their
community.
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The activities are fun-based and exploratory in nature. All these activities
aim to develop the basic science process skills like observing, recording,
gathering and recording data and communicating data.
The activities can be modified to meet the needs of the learners in view of
the availability of resources. As the teacher, you may add activities as
needed to help the pupils’ conceptual understanding.
Background Information
The environment includes everything plus the air, sun, water, weather,
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and the Earth itself. http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/earth.html
Plants are the primary habitat for thousands of other organisms. Animals
live in, on, or under plants. They provide shelter and safety for animals. They
also provide a place for animals to find other food. On a small scale, plants
provide shade, help moderate the temperature, and protect animals from the
wind. On a larger scale, such as in rainforests, plants actually change the rainfall
In the forest and the grasslands, the roots of plants help hold the soil
together. This reduces erosion and helps conserve the soil. Plants also help
make soil. Soil is made up of lots of particles of rocks which are broken down into
very small pieces. When plants die, their decomposed remains are added to the
soil. This helps to make the soil rich with nutrients.
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. describe one’s environment as being made up of life forms, land,
water and air;
2. make observations of the school’s and community’s surroundings
and ; 3.tell something about the surroundings.
Materials
magic square chart, garden, a body of water like a pond or a river
Procedure
1. Ask the class the following questions:
What do you see in this room ? Name as many as you can.
What place in your surroundings do you like most? Why?
What place in your surroundings you don’t like? Why?
A. Motivation
1. Post the lyrics of the song “Bahay Kubo” on the board. Ask the class
to sing.
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2. Ask the pupils what things are found in the bahay kubo. You can also
show a picture of a bahay kubo and ask the pupils what are the things
they see in the picture.
C. Lesson Proper
1. Post the magic square chart on the board. Explain what the magic square
chart is all about. Introduce LM No.1 entitled Things in Our Surroundings.
Ask the pupils to write their ideas about their surroundings at home using
the magic chart as guide. Tell them to give a short description about
what they write.
2. Tell the pupils to answer the guide questions to make them more aware of
the nature of their home surroundings.
3. When they have finished writing, ask few pupils to share their ideas
and experiences with their immediate surroundings. Select pupils who
come from different environments to come up with varied sample
answers. Look for commonalities and differences in their ideas.
4. Summarize the pupils ideas of their surroundings.
Activity 2
Assessment
1. Make a list of things you see at home and in school. Opposite it
place a check mark if these things are important to the people.
2. Your friend Samantha lives in a farm. Her father and brother take good
care of the pond near their house. There are plants in the pond that
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served as food of some “dalag”. Why does her father and brother need
to take care of the pond?
Assignment
Draw a picture of the surroundings of your house. Color it to show a
happier and livelier mood. Share in class next meeting.
Background Information
Plants are the primary habitat for thousands of other organisms. Animals
live in, on, or under plants. Plants provide shelter and safety for animals. Plants
also provide a place for animals to find other food.
Plants help make soil. Soil is made up of lots of particles of rocks which
are broken down into very small pieces. When plants die, their decomposed
remains are added to the soil. This helps to make the soil rich with nutrients.
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. identify things that are found in a garden;
2. classify the things in the garden as living and nonliving; and
3. describe the importance of living and nonliving things in the surroundings.
Materials
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paper, pencil and crayons,
Procedure
A. Motivation / Presentation
1, Show six objects to the class. (i.e., stone, paper, plant seedling, little
aquarium, a small worm, soil, wooden stick).
2, Ask the pupils to identify the objects and classify them as living or
nonliving things.
3. Review the lessons on living and non-living things taken up in the
C. Lesson Proper
1. Introduce the use of a magnifying lens.
2. Let the pupils perform LM No. 3 : A Walk in the Garden .
3. Give the necessary precautions while observing objects in the garden.
4. Ask the pupils to answer the guide questions.
5. Discuss the objects observed by the pupils and the classification they
made. Discuss also the importance of the animals to other living things in
the garden.
Assessment
1. List down 5 examples of living and non-living things that you can find in
a garden. Make a table to show their classification as living and non living
things.
2. Lolo Domeng likes planting vegetables and flowers in his garden. This keeps
him busy and happy every day. He has planted pechay, kamote, okra, and
malunggay. On one side, along the fence, he also planted gumamela,
rosal, and a row of roses. What do you think are the reasons why Lolo
Domeng enjoys planting different plants?
Assignment
Draw a water body found in your community.
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Lesson 3. Bodies of Water in your Community
Duration: 3 days
Background Information
Water bodies are described in a plethora of different names in English -
There are different forms of flowing water. The smallest water channels
are often called brooks but creeks are often larger than brooks but may
either be permanent or intermittent. Creeks are sometimes known as streams
but the word stream is quite a generic term for any body of flowing water.
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A sea is a large body of saline water that may be connected with an
ocean or may be a large saline lake that lacks a natural outlet. An example is
the Camotes Sea, a small sea between the Eastern Visayas and the Central
Visayas. It is bordered by the islands of Leyte to the north and east, Bohol to the
South and Cebu to the West.
Larger than a bay is a gulf which is usually a deep cut of the land, such as
Ragay Gulf IN Camarines Sur . Bays and gulfs can also be known as inlets.
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. describe the bodies of water; and
2. infer that plants and animals are present around and in the bodies of
water.
Materials
pictures of different bodies of water; pencil
Procedure
A. Motivation/ Presentation
1. Ask the pupils these questions:
Have you gone swimming with their parents, brothers and sisters.
Where was the place? Did you enjoy swimming?
Have you traveled by boat with their parents, brothers and sisters.
Where was the place? Did you enjoy the travel?
Where do you get the water you use for drinking, for taking a bath,
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and for washing their clothes?
Based on the answers to the questions, ask the pupils: are there
different kinds of bodies of water? Name some of them.
Assessment
Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer on your paper.
A B
1. a body of water with a current,
confined within a bed and stream banks.
It moves to a lower level in a channel on land. a. stream
2. usually
freshwater, flowing towards an ocean,
a lake, or sea, or another river. b. river
3. produced by
the emergence of geothermally heated
ground water from the Earth’s crust, c. hot spring
4. localized in a basin,
that is surrounded by land apart from
a river, stream, or other form of moving
water that serves to feed or drain the lake d. lake
f. oceans
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by a lake, sea, or ocean.
Assignment
1. Draw a landform found in your place. Write a three sentence
description of the landform.
Background Information
Mount Apo. The highest mountain in the Philippines, towering over
Southern Mindanao, covering the provinces of Davao del Sur and North
Cotabato. At 2, 956 MASL, it possesses a formidable array of landscapes,
from craggy rocks capes to virgin forests; from mossy swamps to volcanic
structures.
The Chocolate Hills are probably Bohol's most famous tourist attraction.
They look like giant mole hills. The chocolate hills consist of are no less than
1268. They are very uniform in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 meters
high. They are covered with grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns
chocolate brown. From this color, the hills derive their name. At other times,
the hills are green.
Cagayan Valley. In a round-up of the Philippines’ stunning
destinations, Cagayan will most likely go unmentioned. Yet this beautiful
province is home to picturesque beaches, volcanic islands and historically
significant natural and man-made sites. It may be devoid of luxury trappings, true,
but it is rich in natural, rugged beauty.
Plateaus of Bukidnon. Bukidnon comprises more than half of Northern
Mindanao, and is the fourth largest province in the Philippines. It’s also
Mindanao’s major producer of rice and corn, and has vast pineapple, banana
and sugarcane plantations. The city’s cool climate is a result of it being a
plateau some 915 meters above sea level, surrounded by mountain ranges.
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The Central Plains of Luzon ( Region III ).Only 66 kilometers away
from Metro Manila, Central Luzon contains the largest plain in the country
and is the gateway to the Northern Luzon regions. It covers a total land area
of 21,470 square kilometres. It includes all land area north of Manila Bay
from the tip of Bataan peninsula on the west, and all the lands north of the
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. describe common landforms; and
2. discuss how landforms can be beneficial to people, plants, and animals.
Materials
pictures of different landforms, pencil, activity sheet, pair of scissors, glue
or paste, crayons
Procedure
A. Motivation
1. Ask the pupils the questions:
Is there any kind of landform in your community (hill. mountain,
plain, volcano, valley).
Are there plants growing in these landforms?
Have you tried mountain climbing? How did you feel while climbing?
What is meant by landform ? Are landforms naturally occurring or
man-made?
What are some of the different land forms?
B. Lesson Proper
1. Perform LM No. 5; The land forms . Ask the pupils to look closely at
the pictures.
2. Ask the pupils to carefully read the descriptions of different land forms.
3. Ask them to match each picture with the description.
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4. Make a poster using the matched drawing and description.
5. Allow them to answer the questions indicated in the learners material.
Assessment
Post a photocopy of 10 land forms on the board. Ask them to identify and
describe each landform . ( see attached pictures)
peninsula delta
isthmus valley
Chapter 2: Weather
Overview
The condition of the air at a particular place and time – whether it is warm
or cold, wet or dry and how cloudy or windy it is tells the weather of that
particular place.
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including asking questions, planning and conducting simple investigations,
using appropriate instruments and procedure to gather data, thinking
critically and logically about relationships between evidence and
explanations, making and analyzing alternative explanations and
communicating information using drawing symbols and short phrases.
The eight lessons in this chapter integrate values development like
Background Information
It is a sunny day when the sun is shining, the air is warm, and the wind is
weak. It is a rainy day when the sun cannot be seen, the clouds are dark and
the rain is falling. It is a windy day when the sun is shining, clouds are slightly dark
or clear and the air is blowing hard. It is a cloudy day when the sun is not
seen and there are plenty of slightly clouds yet the rain is not falling .
Objective
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to describe the
appearance of the clouds.
Materials
word puzzle; charts showing pupils’ description and observations of the
sky , KWL chart
Procedure
A. Motivation/ Presentation
1. Post the word puzzle on the board . Ask the pupils to encircle the words
in the puzzle. Ask them to write it on the board.
( thunder, lightning, wind, clouds, rain, weather )
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Using the word puzzle, ask your pupils to list in column one all words that
are familiar to them. In column two, ask them to write the words that
are not familiar to them. Under the column with unfamiliar words, let them
write what they want to know about it.
C. Lesson Proper
1. Find a place in the school where your pupils can observe the clouds,
either through an open window or outside the room. Form five groups.
Have your pupils look up the sky for a few minutes. CAUTION: Warn your
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pupils about the bad effects of looking directly at the sun.
The description may just be shapes like short clouds, puffy clouds, a
cloud that looks like a curly hair , thread-like clouds.
4. Discuss further the descriptions made by the pupils. Ask your pupils to
exchange LMs to see the drawing of other pupils. Ask them to describe
the clouds in the drawing. You may also ask the following questions after
looking at their drawings.
What is the weather today?
What is the shape of the cloud ?
What is the color of the cloud?
SAMPLE ANSWERS
Descriptions
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The sun cannot be seen
I cannot see the blue sky because it is covered with white and gray
clouds.
Assessment
Assignment
Draw the basic types of clouds. If available, use the internet or any
science books to get details about them.
Lesson 2. The Types of Clouds
Duration: 5 days
Background Information
Certain conditions must exist for clouds to form - water vapor in the
air, temperature change, and particles in the air for the water vapor to
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condense on. As warm, moist air rises, it begins to cool and condense on
dust particles forming water droplets. These water droplets form clouds. They
will not fall to Earth because they are too small.
Clouds
A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The
Clouds are white because their water droplets or ice crystals are large
enough to scatter the light of the seven wavelengths (red, orange, yellow,
green, blue, indigo, and violet), which combine to produce white light. Clouds
take different shapes depending on the amount of water vapor available and
the speed and direction of the moving air. Clouds are classified according to
how they are formed. Below are the main types and their descriptions.
Stratus clouds are low, flat, gray clouds that look like sheets covering the
sky. They are the closest clouds to the ground. They form as low as surface
level (fog) to about 6,500 feet above the ground. They can produce
rain, drizzle, snow, or mist.
Cumulus clouds are puffy and white-like cotton balls. They form from 2,000
to 20,000 feet above the ground. They usually indicate fair weather.
Sometimes they grow very large and become thunderheads. As these
clouds gather they create thunder and lightning and produce
precipitation in the form of rain and hail.
Cirrus clouds are thin, curly, wispy clouds. They are sometimes referred to
as mares’ tails. They form between 25,000 to 40,000 feet above the
ground. They are so high in the atmosphere that the water droplets
freeze into ice crystals. They often indicate an incoming storm or weather
change.
There are cloud charts that you can buy to show what these clouds look like.
However, most cloud charts will have more than these basic clouds. They use the
prefixes “alto” and “nimbo” to tell more about these three basic clouds. If the
prefix “alto” is used, it means middle, referring to the position of the clouds in
their respective areas. If they use prefix “nimbo” is used, it means water and
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these clouds will often bring rain.
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. draw and describe the basic types of clouds; and
2. show a four-day observation of the clouds in the locality.
Procedure
A. Motivation/Presentation
1. Ask the pupils to go out of the classroom with their pencils, crayons
and worksheets. Observe the clouds and the weather using the
following questions as guide:
Weather Condition: (is it sunny, rainy, windy, stormy?)
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Size: How big or small?
5. On the second day, after observing the clouds and weather, Ask them to
make a model of what they have observed for the day and the
previous day using the materials. Use the cotton to emphasize the
type of clouds. Refer to the materials and procedure 1 to 4 found in LM.
No.2 .Ask them to answer the succeeding questions.
6. Ask them to classify the clouds they have observed into three types:
Cirrus clouds, cumulus clouds, and stratus clouds.
10. Ask the pupils to fill out column 3 of their KWL chart, “what they
have learned about clouds and weather.
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Assessment
Ask each group to evaluate the model done by each group using the
rubrics.
Assignment
List down the different weather instruments.
Duration: 2 days
Background Information
Uses
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Anemometers measure the direction and speed of wind in miles per hour. A
common type of anemometer has three cups fixed to a mobile shaft. As the
wind blows faster, the cups spin around faster. The actual speed of the wind
shows up on a dial. Another type of anemometer uses a propeller instead of
cups to accomplish the same function.
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A wind vane, also called a wind sock, measures the direction of the wind at
any given point in time. A weighted arrow spins around a fixed shaft and points
north, south, east or west, typically marked on separate fixed shafts parallel
to the arrow.
A rain gauge measures the amount of rainfall. The standard rain gauge consists
of a long, narrow cylinder capable of measuring rainfall up to 8 inches. Many
rain gauges measure precipitation in millimeters, or to the nearest 100th of
an inch. Other gauges collect the rain and weigh it, later converting this
measurement into inches.
Hail pads measure the size of hail that falls during a storm. A standard hail
pad consists of florist's foam and aluminum foil. The falling hail strikes the
foil and creates dimples for the observer to measure after the storm.
The Campbell Stokes Recorder measures sunshine. Sunlight shines into one side
of a glass ball and leaves through the opposite side in a concentrated ray. This
ray of light burns a mark onto a thick piece of card. The extensiveness of the
burn mark indicates how many hours the sun shone during that day.
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
Materials
wooden sticks, strip of paper, glue , cardboard, wooden sticks, glue
Procedure
A. Motivation/ Presentation
Post the drawings below on the board. Ask the pupils to arrange the
letters to form the words describing the pictures posted on the board. Post
the correct word above the picture. Ask the following questions after the
word was formed for each picture.
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What is the difference between sunny and rainy day?
What is the difference between sunny and windy day?
What is the difference between rainy day and cloudy day?
What is the difference between cloudy day and windy day?
What is the difference between windy day and stormy day?
C. Lesson Proper
1. Presentation
Show pictures of some weather instruments to the class.
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Ask the class which of the instruments is familiar to them.
Ask the pupils to draw these instruments in their notebooks.
2. Activity 3
a. Group the class. Distribute the materials in each group. Ask
the pupils to read the procedure in LM’s No.3 entitled “My
b. Show and explain to the groups the rubrics for scoring their
participation in the activity.
Score Indicators
b. Divide the groups into 2. Assign half of the group (called group A)
to do Model A, the other half (called group B) to Model B.
Models A and B are different models of the wind vane.
d. Ask each group to present their output and show how it works.
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Ask them also to answer the questions. As one group is
presenting, ask the other groups to rate the group using the
rubrics.
Duration : 4 days
Background Information
At times the anemometer almost does not move. We say that the wind is
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calm. A slow wind will move the anemometer a little. A moderate wind can
turn the cups of the anemometer. At times the anemometer can make
several circles or revolutions. We say that the wind is strong or fast.
Winds are always described according to the direction from which they
are blowing. As the wind strikes the tail of the wind vane, the wind vane turns so
that the arrow points in the directions from which the wind is blowing
Calm 0-1
Storm 103-117
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heated by the sun. The coldest time of a 24 hour day is just before sunrise, this
is because the earth has been losing heat all night.
During the day, the temperature depends on the amount of sunlight that
enters the earth. If it is sunny, then it is warm and the temperature is high.
When it is cloudy, then it is cool and the temperature is low. Even if it is sunny ,
The movement of wind also affects the air temperature. When the wind
blows, it blows out warm air. Cooler air comes in and air temperature will also
be lower.
An area gets hotter when it is heated by the sun and gets cooler
when the heat leaves it. The coldest time of a day is just before sunrise, after
the earth has been losing heat all night.
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. tell how cold or hot the air is ;
2. compare the temperature of air in different places; and
3. describe the speed and direction of the wind.
Materials
Procedure
weather chart timer
1. Prepare the illustrations ahead of time. Make them large enough for
2. Divide the class into four or five groups. They will do the activity by
station. Ask them to move from one station to another after 3 minutes.
This should give them time to answer the questions in the activity
cards. The pupils can write their answers in their notebooks.
STATION 1
Why is the boy fanning himself?
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To what direction is the wind blowing?
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STATION 2
Is it raining hard outside? STATION 4
Whendo we experience strong winds and heavy rains?
C. Lesson Proper
3. Divide the class into 2 groups. One group will take the
temperature inside the room. The other group will stay outside
the room. Give reminders on what to avoid when working outside
the classroom.
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What happens when the speed of the wind is fast? Is slow?
How do you know if the wind is moving fast?
What else can you look at to describe the speed and
direction of the wind?
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Ask them the following questions;
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4. Explain the use of primary directions in telling the direction of the
wind.
5. Ask how the wind affects the weather condition to arrive at this
generalization;
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Changes in the speed of the wind cause changes in
weather conditions
Duration: 4 days
Background Information
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occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather generally refers
to day-to- day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the
term for the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time
Materials
weather chart , improvised wind vane, thermometer,
string or thin rope
Procedure
A. Distribute the weather chart done by the group. Ask the pupils to
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draw the weather symbol for each day.
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What is the kind of weather from Monday to Friday?
What tells you that the day is sunny? windy? cloudy? Rainy
Does the weather remain the same everyday?
B. Motivation/Presentation:
Present a weather bulletin. Ask the pupils to answer the
following questions.
1. The weather in Metro Manila is .
2. The wind is blowing from direction.
3. The lowest temperature reading is .
4. The highest temperature reading is .
5. The general weather condition is .
Weather Bulletin of the Day
Metro Manila : Fair weather condition with rain showers in the afternoon.
Rest of the Country: Luzon will have occasional rain showers. Other parts of the country will have fair weather with lig
Temperature Range: 23 C – 31 C
C. Lesson Proper
1. Group the class into five groups. Select a leader for each group.
2. Ask them to read the instructions of the activity entitled The
Daily Weather on LM No.5. Assist them in their assigned area.
3. After the activity, Ask the following questions:
a. Based on the activity, is the temperature inside and outside the
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room the same? What about in the shade and under the sun?
b. Why does the air temperature inside and outside the room
not the same?
c. How does air temperature affect the weather?
d. During what kind of weather is the temperature of the air
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Duration: 4 days
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. make a weather bulletin for a week; and
Materials
weather chart, thermometer
Procedure
A. Motivation/Presentation
1. Divide the class into four groups.
2. Ask each group to draw and complete a set of pictures. Ask
each group to present their drawing.
C. Lesson Proper
1. Distribute the weather charts done in the previous lesson.
2. Ask the class to work on Activity 6 found in LM No. 6 entitled The
Weather Reporter.
3. Ask each group to present their weather bulletin in class. Allow each
group to use the rubric below to evaluate the presentation.
4. Guide the pupils in arriving at a generalization using the following
questions;
What makes up the weather?
What do we consider in determining the weather
conditions of the day?
Assessment
Ask each group to report the weather forecast. Use the rubrics in
evaluating the group output.
Assignment
Assign pupils to collect and bring pictures that show activities when;
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a. the sun is high
b. the wind blows fast and
c. the wind blows lightly
Background Information
Objectives
At the end of each lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. describe how weather affects people, plants, and animals.
2. make a collage showing the effects of weather on people, plants,
and animals.
Materials
cut out pictures showing different activities of people
paste or glue
coloring pen/pencils
cartolina for each group
Procedure
A. Motivation/Presentation
1. Post a picture on the board. Ask them to tell the activities seen
in pictures A, B and C.
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A B
C
C. Lesson Proper
2. Ask the pupils to complete the table posted on the board by listing
the activities done in each of the weather conditions?
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3. Ask the
pupils the following question
Activities I enjoy
Sunny Rainy
Assessment
Assignment
Ask your parents the what are the safety measures in dealing different
weather conditions.
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Lesson 8. Let’s Be Careful with What We Do
Duration: 5 days
Objective
Materials
clothes and things used in different weather conditions
Procedure
A. Motivation/Presentation
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C. Lesson Proper
1. Introduce the activity by asking the pupils to read the instructions
found in LM No. 8 entitled Safety and Precautionary Measures in
Dealing with Different Types of Weather.
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2. After the activity, ask the pupils the following questions;
a. What are some activities that can be done on good/fine weather?
b. What activities cannot be done on bad weather? Why?
c. What activities should be done during bad weather?
d. What can you say about the food and clothes of people during
hot or cold weather?
e. Why is it important to have knowledge about the kind of
5. In groups, ask the class to present a skit, talk show, song about what
valuable lessons they learned about weather. Discuss the rubrics to
guide the pupils on what to show in their presentation.
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Assessment
1. The sun cannot be seen and there are plenty of dark clouds,
but the rain is not falling.
2. The sun is shining and the wind is blowing very slightly.
3. There are plenty of dark clouds and rain is falling.
4. The sky is dark, the wind is strong and the rain is falling.
5. The sky is clear and the clouds are so high.
Assignment
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Chapter 3 : Objects Seen in the Sky
Duration : 1 Day
1. We can see the sun during the day and the moon at night.
Gazing at the sun directly can damage your eyes.
2. Aside from the sun and the moon, stars and other heavenly bodies
can be seen in the sky.
3. Stars, along with the brighter planets, can be seen with the
unaided human eye in a daytime sky that is, when the sun is above
the horizon normally only during a total solar eclipse.
Objective
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to describe the objects
seen in the sky.
Materials
blue and white metacards; pictures;
Procedure
A. Motivation/ Presentation
1. Post the pictures one at a time on the board. Ask your pupils the following
questions;
What objects can you see in picture A? picture
B? Picture A: sun
Picture B: moon, stars
Is it daytime or night time?
Picture A: daytime
Picture B: night time
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B. Lesson Proper
1. Divide the class into four. Distribute the meta-cards to each group.
2. Tell the pupils to write their answers on the metacards, white for objects
seen during daytime and blue for objects seen at night.
3. Ask the pupils to refer to LMs No 1. Objects Seen In The Sky to complete
the graphic organizers . After the activity, ask the pupils to paste the metacards
in the graphic organizers posted on the board.
Organizer 1. Objects in the sky during night time
Sky at
night
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Other? STARS ? SHOOTING Other? MOON ?
STARS ?
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4. After the two graphic organizers are completed, ask your pupils the
following questions;
What are the objects seen in the sky at night? during the day?
Are they the same objects?
Why do these objects seen at night not seen during the day?
5. Lead the class to come up with a generalization using the following
questions ;
Which objects do you see at night time? During the day?
Why do objects seen during the day not seen at night time?
Assignment
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Lesson 2. Sizes of Objects Seen in the Sky
Duration: 2 Days
Background Information
Different sizes of objects are seen at night and during the day. Objects
may appear smaller than their actual size because of their location at a
Objective
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to describe the sizes of
objects seen in the sky.
Materials
big pictures of sunset and sunrise
Procedure
A. Motivation/Presentation
1. Post the pictures on the board. Ask your class the following
questions;
A B
Are the Pictures A and B the same as what you have actually observed?
(Responses may vary. Pupils may have different descriptions of what they saw
in the night sky )
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Tell something about the objects that you saw in the two pictures?
(Responses may vary )
C. Lesson Proper
1. Group the class into five groups. Explain the procedure of the activity. Ask
3. After the activity, ask each group to write their results in the manila
paper The rapporteur of the group will do the presentation.
Total
Category Scoring Criteria Points Score
Organization Activity results are presented clearly. 5
Content All the expected results were obtained. 10
The questions are answered correctly. A
conclusion summarizing the presentation is
given.
The rapporteur maintains good eye 5
contact with the audience and is
Presentation
appropriately animated (e.g., gestures,
moving around, etc.).
Length of presentation is within the 5
assigned time limits.
Information was well communicated. 5
Score Total Points 30
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c. How did the big ball appear in set-up C? How about the small ball?
7. Show the big pictures to guide pupils in applying the concepts to real
and new situations using the following situations:
(The1st bird appears biggest since it is at the nearest distance from the
viewer. The 3rd bird appears smallest because it is at the farthest
distance from the viewer).
Why does the sun looks big during sunset? small at noontime?
Assessment DRAFT
On a sunny day, Peter looked up the sky. He was wondering why the
flying bird looks big while the moving airplane appears very small. What will
you tell Peter to help him understand the situation?
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Assignment
What are the objects seen in the sky which are bright at night? Why? Make a
three sentence paragraph for your answer.
Lesson 3. Brightness and Dimness of Objects Seen in the Sky
Duration: 2 days
Background Information
http://earthsky.org/space/stellar-luminosity-the-true-brightness-of-stars
In our cosmology, the stars we see with the eye alone on a dark
night are located at very different distances from us, from several light-
years to over 1,000 light-years. Telescopes show the light of stars millions
or billions of light-years away.
DRAFT For instance, nearly every star that you see with the unaided eye
is larger and more luminous than our sun. The vast majority of stars that
we see at night with the eye alone are millions – even hundreds of millions
– of times farther away than the sun. Regardless, these distant suns
can be seen from Earth because they are hundreds or thousands of
times more luminous than our local star.
Have you ever noticed that stars shine in an array of different colors
in a dark country sky? If not, try looking at stars with binoculars sometime.
Color is a telltale sign of surface temperature. The hottest stars radiate
blue or blue-white, whereas the coolest stars exhibit distinctly ruddy hues.
Our yellow-colored sun indicates a moderate surface temperature in
between the two extremes. Spica serves as prime example of a hot blue-
white star, Altair: moderately-hot white star, Capella: middle-of-the-road
yellow star, Arcturus: lukewarm orange star and Betelgeuse: cool red
supergiant.
Bottom line: Some stars look bright because they’re near Earth.
Others are truly extremely bright members of our Milky Way galaxy.
Astronomers call the true, intrinsic brightness of a star its luminosity. The
luminosity of any star depends on size and surface temperature. Some
extremely large and hot stars blaze away with the luminosity of a
million suns!
Objective
At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to describe the brightness and
dimness of objects seen in the sky at night time
Materials
candles ; ruler; venn diagram
Procedure
A. Motivation/Presentation
1. In groups, ask your pupils to draw and color objects they see in the
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sky at night and day.
2. Ask them to post their drawing on the board.
B. Lesson Proper
3. Ask your pupils to complete the Venn diagram using the two pictures.
Helen loves to look up the sky on a clear night. She sees the stars, so
many of them, but she was wondering why some stars appear big and bright ,
others appear so small and bright and more others appear very small and dim.
Having done with the lessons on objects seen in the sky during
daytime and night time, what will you tell Helen? Why do some stars
appear big and bright? Some stars appear small but bright? Other stars
appear very small and dim?
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Duration : 2 Days
Objective
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to make observations of
the position of the sun at different times of the day
Procedure
A. Presentation
1. Allow the class to play a game using a roulette. The center of the
roulette refers to any object on earth. Each spin refers to the position
of
the sun relative to the object on Earth. Tell your class to observe the
position of the “sun” for every spin or turn in the roulettte.
2. Ask the class to write their observations on the board using the table
below. (Observations may vary, depending on the position of the “sun”
after every spin )
Observations
1st spin
2nd spin
3rd spin
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which serves as a reference point to the position of the sun at different
times of the day)
What happened after the first spin? second spin? (Observations may
vary.)
C. Lesson Proper
2.Distribute the manila paper to each group for them to write their
observations.
3. After the presentation of each group, ask these questions to the class:
During daytime, the sun can be seen across the sky in different places
or location. In the morning, it rises in the east, at noon it is overhead and in
the afternoon, the sun sets in the west. After a few hours, the moon and the
stars replace the sun in the sky.
Lesson 5. Harmful Effects of Sun’s Heat and Light on People
Duration : 1 Day
Background Information
The sun emits ultraviolet radiation - a kind of light that is not visible.
There are three kinds of ultraviolet light, each with a different frequency, or
"colour". The first, UVA has a long wavelength, and is least damaging to us. It
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does cause some damage in the long term, but it tends to give us a nice tan first!
UVB & UVC have shorter wavelengths and tend to burn us rather than give a tan.
Fortunately for us, UVC, the most damaging of the two types, is completely
filtered out by the planet's ozone layer. This is why it is so important to preserve
the ozone layer, as even small doses of UVC are damaging to humans and many
other significant life forms.
The sun can be harmful very rapidly in some places. A hot summer sun in
relatively northern climes is safe only for up to 40 minutes, and hotter areas of
the world are, of course, much less safe.
The sun affects some people more than others. In particular, those with
fair or freckled skin (and usually blonde or red hair). People with dark hair
and dark skin are less likely to suffer from sunburn. People with black skin are likely
to be not affected by the sun, and yellow and brown-skinned people are much
less likely to suffer than white-skinned people. All colors of skin do burn
however, given enough time.
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wrinkles, blotching, yellowing, etc.
After repeated sunburn, cancerous areas can develop. Skin cancer can
spread quickly to other areas of the body, and it is not unknown for even
young people to die from cancers directly attributable to over-exposure to the
sun.
However, all lotions become less effective as they dry off, or wear off
on towels, etc., so you'll need to put more on from time to time. If you're likely
to be
swimming, invest in a waterproof sun lotion, but even these types tend to
wash off after a bit so reapply regularly.
Some sunscreens can cause skin irritation so it's worth checking that
yours does not, before you leave.
You can buy a handy twin pack that has conjoined bottles of different
strengths. I like a pack available from pharmacists that contains a lot of low
factor and a smaller section of high factor lotion.
If you feel as though you will not be able to avoid being in the sun, it
is also worth buying a protective balm, that will protect the sensitive skin on
your lips, blocking the sun completely. These are reflective - rather than
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absorbing the rays, they contain tiny pieces of metal that reflect the sun's rays.
You should build up your exposure to the sun gradually. The skin naturally
thickens with exposure to the sun, and builds up levels of pigmentation (a tan!),
both of which are the body's own response to prevent further damage. Start
off by avoiding it as much as possible, and gradually work up to longer
When the sun is highest in the sky, its rays are strongest. The most important
thing is to avoid the mid-day sun at all costs. It's also worth noting that a
cool breeze, or a refreshing soak in water, may relieve the heat associated
with sunbathing, but they don't get rid of the harmful rays.
Objective
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to describe the effects of the
heat of the sun to people.
Materials
big pictures showing a child putting sunglasses, young mother with 2 kids
on the beach,
Procedure
A. Motivation / Presentation
1. Post the 3 big pictures on the board. Ask your pupils to study
these pictures.
Picture A: Child putting on sun glasses Picture B: Young mother and her two kids on the beach
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C. Lesson Proper
Picture C: A girl holding an umbrella
At home, You can also wear white shirts, or any thin shirts,
some khaki or bermuda shorts and some sandals or flip-flops )
- How will you protect yourself from the heat of the sun? Why?
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head from long exposure to sun’s heat; c) wear sunglasses to
shade your eyes from extreme brightness of the sun; d) use
umbrella to shade not only your head but your body from too
much exposure to the heat of the sun; e) apply sun block lotion on
your skin for soothing effect and protection from too much heat)
Make a list of what to bring if you wish to go hiking on a hot sunny day. Tell why.
(Responses of pupils may vary.)
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e.
Assessment d.
1. The class of Mrs. Santos is on a field trip to the Dinosaur’s Land in Angeles
Assignment
None
Duration : 1 day
Background Information
In nature, plants are triggered to flower by any number of factors. It
might be warm weather. It might be the beginning of the rainy season. Or it
might be the amount of available light. Some plants, such as the kalanchoe
plant or poinsettia plant, time their blooms to the amount of sunlight they
receive. When the hours of sunlight declines, they are triggered to bloom.
These are called
"short day" plants. Others, such as spinach, are triggered to bloom only after the
days stretch out to a certain length. These are called "long-day plants." This trait
in plants is called photoperiodism. It simply means the plant's reproductive cycle
is timed to the amount of light available.
Most home growers will never have to worry about photoperiods, but
there are some cases where it matters. For example, poinsettias don't
naturally bloom around Christmas. Instead, they are forced to bloom by
keeping them in the dark for a certain number of hours each day in the
winter to trick them into blooming for the holiday. The same is true for
kalanchoes: they can be forced into bloom any time of the year simply by
keeping them in darkness for 14 hours a day. That's why you can find
flowering kalanchoe any time of the year, but they'll only bloom in the fall or
early spring on their own.
Plants that don't base their flowering on available light, such as tomatoes,
are known as day neutral. In these plants, flowering is triggered by different
factors, such as age, water and nutrition levels, and hormones.
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Photoperiodism refers to the effect on the growth and reproduction of
plants or animals of varying exposures to light and darkness. It also refers to the
relative amounts of light and darkness in a 24-hour period required to best effect
the growth, reproduction, and flowering of plant species or the growth and
reproduction of animals.
On windy days the moisture present in the air is swept away from the leaf
causing it to transpire more. On calmer days, the humidity rate can rise causing
a decrease in transpiration. The amount of water in the soil also plays a
major role in the rate of transpiration. The plant must have a continuous supply
of water to be able to transpire. If adequate water cannot be absorbed by the
roots and carried up the xylem, the rate of transpiration will decrease. A lack
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of water supply will also decrease the rate of photosynthesis and the overall
health of the plant.
Objective
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to describe the effects of
the sun’s heat on plants.
Materials
Procedure
A. Motivation/Presentation
1. Show to the class plants on a dry potted soil in a room and plants
wilting under the sun. Ask them to compare the two plants.
3. Ask your pupils to look for plants under the shade of the tree and those
planted on the sunny side of the garden. Ask them to name the plants by
accomplishing Tables 1and 2. ( Observations may vary)
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4. After the report , ask your pupils the following questions;
Assessment
Assignment
Ask pupils to conduct an informal interview to at least 2-3 farmers in the
community using the following questions:
How does weather affect the growth of plants?
What do they plant during the dry season? rainy season?
Lesson 7: Effects of the Heat of the Sun on Animals
Duration : 1 day
Background Information
Insects in general are poikilotherms, but some of them exhibit a
limited degree of heterothermy by maintaining their body temperature a little
higher or lower than that of their environment. The grasshopper, Oedipoda
coerulescens, gets warmer than air shortly after sunset (Franz, 1930)
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solar radiation with the result that, for instance, certain desert lizards have a
cloacal temperature of 38° C at an air temperature of 13° C
High temperatures cause a direct metabolic effect on the organism
resulting in greater speed of locomotion, and an indirect effect of avoiding
reactions by action through the nervous system, which no longer exists
under optimal conditions.
Cockroaches and other insects are known to prefer warm places.
The preferred temperature of an insect may vary during its life history.
Thus in the housefly, migration from the feeding place ( = dung) to pupation
site( = ground) is due to behavioral changes in the central nervous system
which modifies the temperature preferendum as the larvae grows.
All domestic livestock are homeotherms; that is, they maintain relatively
constant internal body temperatures, usually within a 1 to 2° C range.
The body temperature of most domestic animals is considerably higher
than the environmental temperature to which they are exposed most of the
time. They maintain their body temperatures by balancing internal heat
production and heat loss to the environment. The hypothalmus gland acts as
a body thermostat by stimulating mechanisms to counteract either high or
low ambient temperatures. For example, increased conversion of feed to-
heat energy is used to counteract low ambient temperatures, while for
example increased respiration (rate and volume) and blood circulation in the
skin counteracts high ambient temperatures. Varying temperature also
results in changed behavior. Most animals reduce their level of activity in a
hot environment and, for example, pigs lie clustered in a heap at low
temperatures,
while they lie spread out with extended limbs at high temperatures. This
would suggest increased space requirement for pigs held in a warm, tropical
climate. The body can tolerate short periods of heat stress, but if the
ambient temperature exceeds the body temperature for an extended period,
it may prove fatal.
Objective
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to describe the effects of sun’s
heat on animals
Materials
in the garden, magnifying lens, paper and pencil or crayons
Procedure
A. Motivation / Presentation
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B.Lesson Proper
1.Group the class into 5 groups. Each group will choose a leader and a
rapporteur for the group report.
2. Accompany the pupils to the school garden for the activity found
in Activity No 7 of the LM.
Assessment
Dogs, like people can suffer in the hot weather. Pedro observed that his
dog is panting, the mouth is open and the tongue is hanging out.
Why? What should Pedro do?
Assignment
Draw a situation at home showing an animal is affected by suns heat.
Unit Test
(Sample Only)
1. Dogs, like people can suffer in the hot weather. Pedro observed that his
dog is panting, the mouth is open and the tongue is hanging out.
Why? What should Pedro do?
2. Mrs. Gonzales received a potted plant as a gift on her birthday. She told
her daughter to water it every morning. It is a house plant but she thought
the plant will be healthier if she puts it under the sun. After 2 days, the
plant looked like the picture below.
Predict what happened to the plant. Why did the plant wilt?
3. On a sunny day, Peter looked up the sky. He was wondering why the
flying bird looks big while the moving airplane appears very small.
What will you tell Peter to help him understand the situation?
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4. The class of Mrs. Santos is going on a field trip to the Dinosaur’s Land in
Angeles City, Pampanga, the following day. Samantha is so excited to
wear her leather jacket, a birthday present from her uncle in the USA. The
weather forecast is a hot, sunny week.
What will you advise Samantha to wear? Why?
A.
Post the following situations in a manila paper. Ask your pupils to answer the
questions in each situation on a piece of paper.
1. One day, John was playing at their front lawn when an “ASKAL” – street
dog ran by. Two boys were after the dog with bamboo sticks. They
wanted to beat the dog.
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Do you think that’s a good way to treat the dog? Why? Do you find the
dog important in the community?
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2. Guide the pupils to arrive at this
generalization
(missing generalization here)
Study the Table. Identify where each living thing is found by putting a check ( √
) mark under the proper heading.
Write True before the number if the statement is correct and False
if the statement is wrong.
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2. Wind comes from a single direction.
3. The sun makes the land and water warm.
4. When you feel warm, the temperature of the air is high.
5. The temperature of the air helps us to tell the weather.
6. Weather affects the people and the environment
7. People avoid doing outdoor activities during sunny days.
Choose the letter of the best answer and write on the space
before each number
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a. anemometer
c. wind vane
c. thermometer
d. wind gauge
C.Write Good before the number if the statement is correct and Bad if
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