Sci5 Elem MODULE8 Q2-Edited

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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 8
Protecting and Conserving
Estuaries and Intertidal
Zones
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Quarter 2 – Module 8: Protecting and Conserving Estuaries and Intertidal Zones.
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Lesson Protecting and
Conserving Estuaries
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and Intertidal Zones
At the end of this module, you will be able to:
• Learn about two specific ecosystems: the intertidal zones and the estuaries.
• Explain how to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones.
Note: All the answers to the activities should be written in a separate sheet.
What Is It
Intertidal zones and estuaries are homes to different kinds of living things. These make
them a vital place of the earth. These places are meant to be protected by us, human beings.
However, most of our intertidal zones and estuaries are already under threat. Some of them
are being converted to buildings, malls, etc, while others are now extensively polluted by man’s
industrial activities. Thus, we should protect and conserve our environment now before it is too
late.
Ways to Conserve and Protect our Estuaries and Intertidal Zone
At Home
• As much as possible, avoid using synthetic fertilizers. Plants do not absorb them
completely and it can wash off into our streams and waterways.
• Use natural fertilizers instead. Trimmed grass clippings from your lawn can be used
as natural fertilizer.
• Cut grass moderately. A little height can make the roots move deeper and may
lessen erosion.
• Grow plants in your garden. Choose plants that are native to your area so that it
would need less water and fertilizer.
• Dispose toxic products properly. Improper disposal may pollute coastal rivers and
estuaries.
• Remind your parents to pump your septic tanks at least every three years.
• Use nontoxic pesticides. Examples of which is a mixture of soap water and chili
pepper. Excessive use of toxic pesticides can pollute nearby waterways.
• Look for natural alternatives to chemical-based household products. Example of
which are table salt and baking soda.
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•Always clean up after your pets’ waste. Never let their waste be washed up to
waterways and end up polluting our estuaries.
At the Beach
• Leave our beaches clean. Always pick up your trash and dispose it properly.
• Do not disturb or keep animals that you found along the shoreline.
• Avoid using motorized boats in sensitive habitats. Use canoe or kayak if you want
to snorkel near the coral reefs.
• When on boat, avoid throwing your trash out of the sea.
Estuaries are important because it filters dirt before the freshwater enters the seas or oceans.
It also filters the salt from the seas and oceans before it enters the mouth of the river. It also plays
a vital role during storms since it serves as an exit point for floods. Can you imagine life without
estuaries and intertidal zones?
What’s More
Directions: Mark check (✓) if the statement is correct and (X) if it is wrong.
______1. Using synthetic fertilizers can harm estuaries.

______2. Factories are threats to intertidal zones.
______3. Planting mangroves in the shorelines can protect the estuaries and intertidal zones.
______4. Using motorized vehicles near coral reefs is good for corals
______5. Using dynamite in fishing.
______6. Coastal clean up is one way of conserving our marine life.
Assessment
Directions: Read and answer the questions carefully. Write the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of these activities can cause destruction to estuaries and intertidal zones?
A. avoid using synthetic fertilizers

B. planting mangroves
C. dumping garbage
D. use nontoxic pesticides
2. In estuaries, you will find a large number of birds. Why do migration birds such as geese use
these places?
A. They can rest and look for food
B. They find these places comfortable to fly with.
C. Water in these places are good to drink.
D. They can get enough carbon dioxide.
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3. The following are importance of mangroves, except one. Which one is it?
A. They provide shelter to animals in intertidal zones and estuaries.
B. They protect the coast against erosion caused by waves, winds, and tides.
C. Breeding grounds for different kinds of fish and shellfish.
D. Habitats of whales, dolphins and other big fishes.
4. As a child, how will you help protect and conserve our estuaries and intertidal zones?
A. Treat the homes of vital marine life with care.

B. Encourage others not to plant native plants.
C. Discourage other to join costal clean up.
D. Gather sands at home for your house flooring.
5. What will you do to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones?
A. use dynamite in fishing
B. use canoe or kayak when you snorkel near the coral reefs
C. use small hole fishnet when fishing
D. use motorized boat when you snorkel near the coral reefs
6. What can damage an intertidal zone?
A. stepping organisms and their habitat
B. allowing them to survive in the changing environment
C. providing them reservoirs of breeding places
D. protecting intertidal community
7. Which of these human activities is a threat to estuaries and intertidal zones?
A. dispose garbage properly
B. pump septic tanks at least every three years
C. plant more mangroves
D. use synthetic fertilizers in your plants
8. What do you think will happen when estuaries are converted into malls and other commercial
buildings?
A. decrease in the production of sea foods
B. increase in the production of sea foods
C. abundant harvest of marine animals
D. more foods for the community
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9. When you see a boy throwing garbage in the sea, what will you do?
A. tell him to throw it far

B. tell him to burrow the garbage in the muddy area
C. ask him if he needs help to throw it in the deeper part
D. stop him and explain the bad effects of what he did
10.You and your friends are having fun collecting shells and sea urchins. Other shells are hiding
behind rocks. You have observed that your friends break the rocks to get those who are hiding
behind. Are they doing the right thing? Why?
A. Yes, so that they can get them easily.
B. No, because they are destroying their habitat.
C. Yes, so that they can bring more at home.
D. No, because rocks are heavy and hard to break.
References
Apolinario, Nenita A., Evelyn T. Larisma, M. Jan Jason Mariano, and Gil Nonato C. Santos. The
New Science Links Worksheet in Science and Technology. Manila: REX Publishing, 2015.
Arradaza, Harold A., Ednaliza R. Garcia, Eliza A. Lopez, and Evelyn T. Sarte. Science Beyond
Borders. Quezon City: Vibal Group, Inc., 2016.
Sarte, Evelyn T, Eliza A. Lopez, Mary Jean G Dela Cruz, Harold A. Arradaza, and Ednaliza R. Garcia.
2016. Science Beyod Borders Teachers Manual. Quezon City: Vibal Group Inc.
Sarte, Evelyn T, Eliza A. Lopez, Mary Jean Dela Cruz, Harold A. Arradaza, and Ednaliza R. Garcia. 2016.
Science Beyond Borders Textbook. Quezon City: Vibal Group Inc.
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ANSWER SHEET
Science Quarter 2
Name: _______________ Grade & Section: __________ Score: ______

MODULE 8
What’s More:
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Assessment:
1.
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Answer Key
What’s More
1.✓
2.✓
3.✓
4.X
5.X
6. ✓
Assessment
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. B

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Published by the Department of Education

Writers : Almira A. Estaca

Printed in the Philippines by Schools Division of Bohol

______1. Using synthetic fertilizers can harm estuaries.

A. avoid using synthetic fertilizers

A. Treat the homes of vital marine life with care.

A. tell him to throw it far

Name: _______ Grade & Section: Score:

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