Detailed Lesson Plan on Soil Resources

LEARNING COMPETENCY: recognize that soil, water, rocks, coal, and other fossil fuels
are Earth materials that people use as resources
CODE: S7ES-IVb-3

I. Objective
At the end of the lesson, 85% of the learners must be able to:
recognize that soil is Earth’s materials that people use as resources
trace the formation of soils from rocks; and
illustrate the process of soil formation.
II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Soil Resources, Rainfall and Temperature

B. References:
 K-12 Curriculum Guide for Science.
 Grade 7 Teachers Guide
 Grade 7 Learners Material
 Mantel,S. “How do soils form?” retrieved at:
https://www.isric.org/discover/about_soils/how-do-soils-form
 “How Soil Forms” retrieved at:
http://www.barren.kyschools.us/userfiles/1261/Classes/240/How%20Soil%20For
ms%20Notes.pdf
 Broome, W.C. (2016) “All about Soil” retreived at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3A7OnTLSM8&t=45s
 Its AumSum Time (2015) “Soil Formation for Kids” retrieved at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybPmB1zBUw
C. Time Allotment: 1 hour
D. Instructional Materials
 Laptop
 LED TV
 Presentation about Soil
 Videos about what is soil and soil formation
 Cartolina
 Marker
 Crayons
 Adhessive tape
III. Procedure
A. Teaching Strategy
 Think-pair share- The students in pair will work together to answer the guide
questions after watching the video about soil.
 Inquiry Approach – The teacher will throw questions to the students to allow them
share their knowledge/ideas about.
 Cooperative learning- The teacher will let the students work in group to discuss and
illustrate how soil is formed
 Discussion – The teacher and students will discuss what soil is and how is it formed.
B. Interdisciplinary integration

The lesson is integrated to Arts as they will use their creativity and imagination to
create an illustration of the processes involved in soil formation and English as they will
discuss their illustrations in english and as they construct an essay about the importance of
soil resources in our environment.

C. Contextualization
Bukidnon is found in the central part of Mindanao. It is also the biggest landlock in the
Philippines. It is a place which has rich natural resources like soil. Different root crops,
and abundant harvest of fruits and vegetables is a manifestation of its rich and fertile
soil.
D. Routine Activity
 Classroom Management
 Prayer
 Attendance

E. Developmental Activity
 Review of past lesson
 Motivation
The students will analyze the puzzle and answer the guide questions;

LAND STONE SOIL

Guide question:
What is common among the pictures?

F. Lesson Proper
- Think-pair Share. For 6 minutes, the students will be viewing a video about
soil and asked to discuss and answer the following guide questions:
o What is soil?
o What are the components of the soil?
o What are the three layers of soil?
o What are the uses of soil in our environment?
Key concept:
The soil is the uppermost layer of the earth which consist of tiny
rock particles, decaying plants, water and air. Soil has three layers namely
the topsoil, subsoil and bedrock. The topsoil consist of mostly organic
matter or humus which is also formed from decayed plants and animals.
The soil is also the part where we plant the seeds to grow. The subsoil is a
combination of soil and rocks and lastly, the bed rock which is the bottom
layers that contains many layers of rocks. It usually takes thousands of
years to create a soil.Soil plays an important role in our environment, it
gives nutrients for plants to grow, and it also provides home for animals
and is use to sustain life for both plants, animals and humans.
 - The students will share their answers to the class
- The teacher will divide the class into 5 groups. Every group is given a 1
cartolina, art matertials and a worksheet. In a span of 25 minutes, the students
will discuss and illustrate how soil is formed and will answer the guide question:
o What are the factors that act together on rocks to form soil?
o “Soils were once rocks”, What does this mean?
- After 25 minutes, one representative of each group will explain how soil is
formed.
- To further elaborate the formation of soil, a video about soil formation will be
played. The students will take note.

Key concept:
The early phase of soil formation starts by disintegrating the rock
under the influence of climate. When a piece of rock is exposed to the sun,
the outer part of it will expands. During night time, the temperature will
drop and so, the rock will compressed. As the process of expansion and
compression goes on and on as time goes by, it creates cracks in rocks. Once
broken, water enters the cracks and sometimes freezes causing some
minerals to dissolve thus, it makes the cracks to further break apart. Air also
enters the cracks and components in the air like oxygen combines with
elements present in the rock like iron that will react and produce iron oxide
or known as rust which will make the rock brittle. Once soft and broken,
bacteria and some small plants start to grow in the cracks of the rock. .
Moreover, decaying plants and animals debris will produce organic acids,
which further disintegrates the rock forming into soil. The factors that
affects the formation of soil are temperature, rainfall, chemical changes,
biological factors.

G. Generalization
The students were asked to summarized all the things that they have learned.
IV. Assessment
The students are evaluated in each part of the lesson. A rubric for evaluation is
hereby attached.
V. Assignment
Direction: In 1 whole sheet of paper, write an essay about the importance of soil
resources in our environment.