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Instructional Plan in Science — Grade 7

Name of Teacher MARIA JESUSA C. DESPOJO Grade/Year Level 7
Learning Area: SCIENCE Quarter: SECOND Module No.: 5
Competency: Describe the different ecological relationships found in the ecosystem.
Lesson No. 1 Ecological Relationships Duration 1 hour
Learning Knowledge Describe the different ecological relationships in the ecosystem.
Objectives Skills Create a pair from the given set of organisms to form an ecological relationship.
Attitudes Propose ways by which ecological balance is attained despite the harm caused by other
organisms in a relationship.
Resources A. References:
Needed LMs, Unit 2, Module 5, pp. 7-11
TG Unit 2, Module 5, pp. 6-9
Science CG, Ecosystem p.19 (S7LT-llh-10)
B. Materials:
Names/pictures of organisms, double-sided tape, manila paper, pentel pens, masking tape, pair
of scissors, crayons, cartolina
Elements of the Plan Methodology
Preparations Introductory Activity What is your understanding about the word "relationship"?
- How will I make (Optional) What relationships are depicted in the pictures? (ex:
the learners ready? brothersister, husband-wife, boyfriend-girlfriend, etc.) What
other relationships do you know of?
- How do I
Is this relationship limited to human beings only?
prepare the learners
for the new lesson?
How will I connect my
new lesson with the
past lesson?
Presentation Activity 1. Pick out a name/picture from the box. Stick it to the upper
- (How will I left portion of your chest. (ex: carabao-grass, orchid-tree, etc)
present the new 2. Find a partner whom you think a relationship can take
lesson? place.
- What materials 3. Discuss with the partner what happens when you pair with
will I use? each other. Write the answers on a sheet of paper.
What generalization 4. Group together those pairs having the same ecological
/concept /conclusion relationship and come up with one group output using the
/abstraction should the template below.
Name of the organisms What happens to each Type of ecological
learners arrive at?
of the organisms in the Relationship
relationship?

5. Explain your output.

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Analysis 1. When can you say that the relationship is
mutualism? commensalism? parasitism? predation?
competition?
2. Do alt organisms in the relationship benefit from
each other?
3. Can the relationship occur between living and non-
living

organisms? Defend your answer.

4. How can we minimize the harmful effect of some relationships
in the ecosystem?
Abstraction There are different relationships existing in the ecosystem.
These are mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation and
competition.
In mutualism, both organisms are benefited from each other.
When one organism benefits while the other does not, the
relationship is commensalism.
When an organism benefits while the other is harmed but not
die, the relationship is parasitism.
The relationship is predation when one benefits and the other
dies.
in competition, both organisms will fight, and the bigger and much
stronger of the pair benefits the most.
Practice Application Design a poster of an ecosystem illustrating the 5 different
What practice relationships using examples other than those mentioned in the
exercises/application discussion.
activities will I give to Explain briefly what happens to each one in the relationship and
the learners? identify the type of ecological relationship existing between the
pair of organisms.
How is ecological balance achieved, despite the harm caused by
other organisms in a relationship? Explain.
Assessment Assessment Matrix
Levels of Assessment What will I How will I assess? How will I score?
(Refer to assess?
DepED Order
Knowledge (15%) Knowledge Pencil and paper test No. of correct items
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for the
different ecological
examples)
ecological relationships
relationships
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Process or Skills (25) Skill in the The presentation of Rubric:
preparation the output on the > Ask the students to
and manila paper formulate the criteria for
presentation of judging and the
the output corresponding percentages
(Teacher may present
sample rubric.)
Understanding(s) Pairing of Ability to explain the No. of correctly identified
(30%) organisms pairing of organisms relationships
created created and the
relationships involved
Product/performance Poster of an Poster making Rubric:
(30%) ecosystem Ask the students to
(Transfer of formulate the criteria for
Understanding) juäging anq the
corresponding percentages
(Teacher may present a
sample rubric.)
Assignment Reinforcing the 1. Outline the effects of the following pair of organisms to each other. Tell the
day's lesson ecological relationship existing between the two.
Algae and lichen
Ants and aphids
Termite and wood
Man and lice
Dog and tapeworm
Orchid and tree
Preparing for the What is the effect of changes in one population on other population in the
new lesson ecosystem?
Prepared by:

MARIA JESUSA C. DESPOJO

EPS, CLMD

Corrected and Approved for Demo:

CARMELITA T. DULANGON
Director Ill
Officer-in-Charge