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Science

SCIENCE
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Changes in the Materials that
are Useful to
One’s Environment
Science 4
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Changes in the Materials that are Useful to One’s Environment
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the Changes in the Materials that are Useful to one’s Environment. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow
the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be
changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module focuses only on:

● Lesson 5.1 – Changes in the Materials that are Useful to one’s Environment

After going through this module, you are expected to

Identify changes in the materials that are useful to one’s environment.

What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter to the space
provided before each number.

___ 1. Which change in material shows useful effect to the

environment?
A. Burning of dried leaves.
B. Cutting cloth to make a pillow.
C. Using styrofoam in packing food.
D. Throwing decaying garbage into the river.

___ 2. Who among them practices waste disposal useful to

environment?
A. Jayson throws egg shells in the window.
B. Jeboy throws his candy wrapper in the canal.
C. Wenonah throws her banana peeling in their front yard.
D. Wellalyn throws her crumpled paper in the garbage can.

___ 3. Which is the correct practice in disposing waste materials?

A. Manny uses hat and shoes.
B. Adrian uses mask and gloves.
C. Wella uses a hairnet and apron.
D. Wenna uses socks and handkerchief.

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___ 4. It is a change in material that is beneficial to one’s
environment.
A. Burning wastes.
B. Cleaning the playground.
C. Belching smoke from vehicles.
D. Emitting smoke from factories.
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___ 5. Which of the following activities contributes to taking care of
the surroundings?
A. Plastic cups were recycled.
B. Dynamite is used in fishing.
C. Garbage were thrown in the canals.
D. Floormat not in use is being burned.

___ 6. Who among them DOES NOT SHOW good practice at home?
A. Aling Sita uses big cans as her flower pots.
B. Mang Bruno cuts down trees using his chainsaw.
C. Aling Inday uses plastic bottles as her flower vase.
D. Mang Undo uses old cloth as diaper for their baby.

___ 7. The following changes in the materials are useful to the

environment, EXCEPT ONE.
A. Using insecticides in killing insects.
B. Using old wrapper in wrapping gifts.
C. Using eco bag when buying groceries.
D. Using both sides of bond paper when writing.

___ 8. Identify the changes in the materials which is useful to the

environment.
A. Recycling empty plastic bottles.
B. Burning disposable spoon, cups, and plates.
C. Throwing sanitary napkins in the bodies of water.
D. Combining biodegradable to non-biodegradable wastes.

___ 9. Which is NOT a practice in the following situations?

A. Joseph reuses his old notebooks.
B. Kristine recycles empty plastic bottles.
C. Kennah uses cellophane to start a fire.
D. Joshua collects his broken crayons for the next use.

___ 10. Which statement is correct about the useful effects of

materials to the environment?
A. Empty cans can be useful if you throw it.
B. The worn out tires are useful if you recycle them.
C. Vegetable peelings are harmful if they are made into fertilizers.
D. The materials that decay are harmful if you place them in the compost pit.
E.

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 Lesson Changes in the Materials that are Useful to one’s
5.1 Environment

Hello Grade 4 learners! Have you seen materials in your surroundings?

Materials are found everywhere. These materials undergo changes. Changes in
materials can be useful to the environment.
In this module you will identify the changes of materials that are useful to one’s
environment. You are going to study and answer series of activities in order to widen your
knowledge and understanding about the topic.

What’s In

What do you see inside your household? Do you see wastes? Can you name
them? How can you classify these wastes materials?

LET’S THROW OUR WASTES PROPERLY!

Directions: Classify the waste materials below into biodegradable, non-

biodegradable and/or recyclable. Write the name of the waste material on the correct
box.

WASTE MATERIALS

bread can plastic bag food wrapper

eggplant plastic caps bottle pen leaf

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 biodegradable

non-biodegradable

recyclable

Notes to the Teacher

This provides you with supplemental teaching strategies, materials, ideas and activities to be used all throughout
the lesson.
The content and usage of this module is good for one week. Week 6 will start from What I Know until the end of
the module. The submission of this module is on Friday.
It is hoped that with this module, our learners will have fun as they learn and explore the topic. Proper evaluation
and great results will be achieved with your help.
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 What’s New

In this module, you will identify the changes in materials that are useful to the
environment. Are you ready? You may now proceed to the first activity.

Activity 1- “How I Change Challenge!”

Directions: Identify how change takes place from one material to another.
Choose your answer from the box and write on the blank to complete the following
statements.

cut and shaped added and mixed

cleaned and designed
cut and sewed cleaned and planted

1. Pieces of wood were _____________________ to make a table.

2. Pieces of cloth were ________________ to make a handkerchief.

3. Tin can was _________________ to make a pencil holder.

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 4. Old tire were ____________________ with flower.

5. Salt were _____________________ to make the food tasty.

Guide Questions:

1. What are the changes that happened to the wood?

_________________________________________________________
2. How was the handkerchief made?

________________________________________________________
3. In what material can tin can be made into?

________________________________________________________
4. How can you make a flower pot out of an old tire?

_________________________________________________________
5. What changes happened to the salt when added to cooked vegetables?

________________________________________________________

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Activity 2- “How Am I Useful?”

Directions: Match the changes in materials in Column A with its usefulness in Column
B. Choose the letter of your answer and write on the space provided before each
number.

A B
_____1. From wood I am now A. organize and place
a table pencils
I can now be useful
by ___

____ 2. I am now a B. it can be used to

handkerchief from plant your plants.
just a piece of cloth.
I can now be used
to ____

____ 3. How can I be useful C. placing your food and

if from tin can. use me during meal
I am now a pencil time.
case?

____ 4. Old tire made into D. it gives taste to the

flower pot is cooked food.
beneficial because __

____ 5. Dissolving salt in E. wipe the sweat and

cooking is tears.
useful because ____

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 What is It

Did you know!

Materials play important role in our lives. We use them in our daily household
chores and in developing new products like in food, agriculture and medicine. There are
a lot of benefits that every material can bring if we use them properly.

Changes in the Materials that are useful What made them useful to the
to the environment environment

Shaping pieces of • It is used for sitting, making us

wood to make a chair. comfortable

• It is used for protection against dirt

Cutting piece of and viruses.
cloth to be made
into face mask.

• Old tire can be used as fence in your

Using old tire to make garden to protect your plants from
a fence. stray animals.

• Plastic bags can be recycled or

Recycling plastic reused.
bags.

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 Using detergents in • Detergents used in washing can
washing clothes remove dirt in clothes.

• Biodegradable materials placed in

Biodegradable compost pit will turn into fertilizer.
materials are
placed in a
compost pit.

Placing animal • Animal manure serves as fertilizer.

manure in They provide essential nutrients
plants. required to grow healthy plants.

Using waste • Recycling plastics like empty

plastics into container of paint, making them into
other uses. flower pots will reduce wastes in the
environment.

What’s More

Draw Me!
Directions: Draw a star if the statement is correct and moon if not. Draw your
answer on the space provided before each number.
________ 1. Changing wood into table is useful.

________ 2. Recycling is making materials useful.

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________ 3. Burning tire is useful to one’s environment.

________ 4. Making rubber tires made flower pots is useful.

________5. Decayed materials can be used as organic fertilizer.

What I Have Learned

Mirror Me Out!

Directions: Write your reflection about the lesson by completing the sentences below.

1. I have learned that changes in materials become useful when

a. wood is made into a _______________________.

b. plastic bottle is made into _________________.

c. old tires are made into _____________________.

d. animal manure turns into __________________.

2. There is a change to a piece of cloth when you cut it. The change that happened to
this piece of cloth is beneficial if it will be made into _________ and _____________.

What I Can Do

Apply. What changes you can make into the following materials?
Are the changes you made in the following materials useful to the environment?

Can You Make Me?

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 A. Directions: What will you do to change the following materials and make them
useful to the environment? Choose your answer from the words in the box and
write it on the blank.

flower crayon organic water gift

pot holder fertilizer container box

1. I will make this waste material into _____________ to make it useful

in the environment.

2. I will make this waste material into _____________ to make it useful

in the environment.

3. I will make this waste material into _____________ to make it useful

in the environment.

4. I will make this waste material into _____________ to make it useful

in the environment.

5. I will make this waste material into _____________ to make it useful

in the environment.

I Want to Help!
B. Directions: Nice one! Now, you are going to recycle all the recyclable materials.
Try to help Haezel recycle the materials out from them. Choose the correct answer
from the box below and write on the space provided for.

flower vase pillow pencil case

flower pot water dipper

Haezel collects all the recyclable materials from outside and inside their house.
She gets the big can and uses it as 1_______________ during bathing. She cuts
wrappers of candies, coffee, shampoo sachet, biscuits and tetra packs and places them
together to make a 2_________________ which she can use when sleeping. She also
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gets the small empty mineral bottle to make a 3_____________________ for her brother
to put his pencils. With the help of her sister, she makes a 4___________________ out
from the small can so that she will have something to put on her cut flowers.
When Haezel goes out from the house, she sees her mother planting flowers. She
tells her mother to use the old tires as 5_________________ to plant her flowers.

Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of your answer and write it on the space provided before
each number.

___ 1. Which activity is NOT BENEFICIAL to one’s environment?

A. Toto kicks the garbage he saw in the street.
B. Tata prepares trash cans to put their waste.
C. Bea uses the decaying materials as fertilizer to her plants.
D. Boy recycles the plastic cups and makes an improvised anemometer.

___ 2. Who among the following children shows proper waste

disposal that useful to the environment?
A. Jane burns her crumpled paper.
B. Jay throws empty cans in their backyard.
C. Joy throws the dried leaves under the trees.
D. Jack throws his banana peelings in their front yard.

___ 3. Basya will have a birthday party on Sunday. What is the best
preparation she can do that will beneficial to the environment?
A. Use disposable plates.
B. Pack the food in styrofoam.
C. Use straws in drinking beverages.
D. Prepare plates that can be washed after use.

___ 4. It is a change in material that is beneficial to one’s

environment.
A. Burning wastes.
B. Cleaning the playground.
C. Belching smoke from vehicles.
D. Emitting smoke from factories.

___ 5. Which of the following activities is useful to the environment?

A. Throwing garbage in the sea.
B. Using net with small holes in fishing.
C. Selling old newspapers in the junk shop.

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 D. Burning old slipper made of rubber to start a fire.

___ 6. Who among them DOES NOT SHOW good practice at home?
A. Aling Sita uses small can as water dipper.
B. Mang Bruno cuts down trees using his chainsaw.
C. Aling Inday uses plastic bottles as her flower vase.
D. Mang Undo uses old cloth as diaper for their baby.

___ 7. The following changes in the materials are useful to the

environment, EXCEPT ONE.
A. Using pesticides in killing insects.
B. Using old wrapper in wrapping gifts.
C. Using eco bag when buying groceries.
D. Using both sides of bond paper when writing.

___ 8. Identify the change in the materials which is useful to the

environment. Wildren and Nino get bamboos to ______________.
A. burn
B. play with it
C. make “kalakat”
D. throw in the river

____ 9. All of the activities are beneficial to the surroundings

EXCEPT
A. Josef his new pad paper as scratch.
B. Kristine fixed the flip flop of her slipper in order to use it again
C. Kennah prefers to buy shampoo in tubes rather than in sachets.
D. Kenneth makes a toy car made of wood instead of buying new one.

____ 10. Which statement is correct about the useful effects of

materials to the environment.?
A. The old tire becomes useful if you recycle.
B. The empty cans can be useful if you throw it.
C. The decayed materials are harmful if you put it in the compost pit.
D. The vegetable peelings become harmful if they are made into fertilizers.

Additional Activities

Greetings! You are almost done! Write the name of any material found in your home that
undergoes changes and how it becomes useful to the environment.

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1. _____________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________

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Lexicon Press,INC, 2015
Abutay, Lelani R., et al. Science 4 Learner’s Materials 1st Edition. Philippines:
References
What I Know What’s New What’s New
1. B Lesson 2 Lesson 1
2. D
1. C 1. Cut and shaped
3. B 2. Cut and sewed
4. B 2. E
3. Cleaned and
5. A designed
3. A
6. B 4. Painted and
4. B
7. A arranged
5. D 5. Added and mixed
8. A
9. C
10. B
What's More What I Can Do Assessment
1. Flower pot 1. A
1. 2. Crayon holder 2. C
3. Gift box 3. D
2.
4. Water container 4. B
3. 5. Organic fertilizer 5. C
6. B
4.
7. A
5. 8. C
9. A
10. A
Answer Key
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This Self-learning Module (SLM) was developed by DepEd

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