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A DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE III

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:

a. identify renewable and nonrenewable resources.

b. describe how living things benefit from the environment.

c. protect and conserve the available natural resources.

II. Subject Matter

A Topic: Earth and Its Natural Resources

B. Materials: Pictures; Cartolina; Printed Materials

C. Reference: Science Works

Gregorio L. Jesuitas, pp. 244-247

D. Science Process: Observing, Communicating, Comparing, Classifying

E. Value: Thank God for creating a wonderful environment to live in.

III. Methodology

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A. Priming Activating Knowledge

Learning Task 1-Review

Last time we discussed about what? Safe and wise use of light, heat, sound and
electricity in daily life.

Is there any question about our past lesson? No.

Alright, let us answer this statement by true or

false.

Everyone read the direction on the board.

.

DIRECTION: Write TRUE on the blank if the DIRECTION: Write TRUE on the blank if the
statement is correct and FALSE if it is not statement is correct and FALSE if it is not
correct. correct.

___________ 1. People exposed to noisy ___TRUE _ 1. People exposed to noisy

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engines without proper ear protection will likely engines without proper ear protection will likely
damage their ears. damage their ears.

___________ 2. Play under the sun for long ___FALSE__ 2. Play under the sun for long
hours. hours.

___________ 3. Do not insert your fingers or ___TRUE __ 3. Do not insert your fingers or
any small object into an outlet. any small object into an outlet.

___________ 4. It is safe to use electrical __FALSE __ 4. It is safe to use electrical

appliances when wet. appliances when wet.

___________ 5. Drink plenty of water and do __TRUE _ 5. Drink plenty of water and do
not wait until you are thirsty to drink. not wait until you are thirsty to drink.

Learning Task 2 – Motivation

(Show a picture of the Earth)

Class, what picture is on the board? -The picture of the earth.

When you look at the earth from the outer Its looks like a blue marble.
space, what does it look like?

What do you think is the bluish color surface of The bluish color that covers the surface of the
the earth? earth is water.

Very good!

Now class, how many percent of the earth’s 75% of the earth’s surface is covered by water.
surface is covered by water?

Very good!

As you look closer, what is the other color that Green.

you see?

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What does the green color represent on earth’s The green color represents the land.
surface?

Very good.

How many percent of earth’s covered with 25% of the land.

land?

Yes. Correct.

Is earth also covered with air? Yes it is covered with air.

What colors represent the air in this picture? The white color represents the air.

Correct. Very good!

B. Lesson Proper
Learning Task 3 - Activity

Now class, let us have picture puzzle. As you

can see, I have here 4 envelopes. Inside it is the
picture that you are going to form.

I will divide you into two groups. Each group

will have two envelopes to form.

I will give you 5 minutes to do that.

Is it clear? Yes it is.

Group 1

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Group 2

Learning Task 4 – Analysis

Where do we find the animals?
Correct. And what is environment?
In the environment.
Environment is everything that makes up the
surroundings and affects the activities of living
things. It consists of all living and non living
things on earth.

All things that we see in our surrounding are all

part of the environment, including us.
Human, plants and animals
Can you give examples of living things?
Natural resources.
What do we call the things in the environment?
A natural resource is anything that people can
What are natural resources? use which comes from nature like land, water
and air.

Without water, air and land, living things

How do living things benefit from the cannot exist, so they are dependent upon the
environment? environment.

Correct. Now class let us go back with these

two groups.

There are two groups of natural resources.

Sunlight.
Can you identify the first picture in the first
group?
Yes it does.
Does sunlight give us unlimited supply of light
in a day?
Very good!
Animals.
What about the other picture?
Very good.

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Yes. It can replace through reproduction.

Can animals be replaced? How?

Correct. This group of natural resources was

considered as renewable resources.
Renewable resources are natural resources that
What are renewable resources? can be replaced or renewed within a short
period of time.

Petroleum and Coal.

Can you identify the pictures in the second
group?
Non-renewable resources
If the first group are called renewable resources,
how about the second group?
. Because it takes a long period of time to replace
Why do you think petroleum and coal is under it.
nonrenewable resources?
Nonrenewable resources are natural resources
Now class what are nonrenewable resources? that cannot be easily replaced within a short
period of time. They can take hundreds or even
million years to form.

No. Because it can cause pollution that is very

Do you think the improper use of this harmful to our environment.
nonrenewable resources good in our .
environment? Why?
Those are use for running electricity and
Do you have any idea what are the uses of these energy.
nonrenewable resources?
We need to use them wisely.
So, what do we need to do to those
nonrenewable resources?

Very good.
We can prevent pollution by proper disposal of
How do we prevent pollution? these nonrenewable resources.

Very good!
Yes it is. Because we need it to survive.
Is it important to conserve and protect our
natural resources? Why?
We need the Earth’s natural resources.
What do we need in order to survive?
Correct!
Recycling.
What is the effective way to conserve our
natural resources?
Bottles, newspaper, magazines, boxes etc.
What are the things that can be recycling?

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Very good!
Learning Task 5 – Abstraction
Natural resources are the naturally occurring
Again class what are natural resources? materials that are used by living things.

Correct.
Renewable and nonrenewable.
What are the two groups of natural resources?

Correct.
Renewable resources are the natural resources
What are renewable resources? that can be replenish in a short period of time.

Very good!
Sunlight, water, air, plants and animals.
Give me examples of renewable resources.

Correct.
Nonrenewable resources are the natural
What are nonrenewable resources? resources that cannot be easily to replaced
within a short period of time.
Correct.
We need to use it wisely.
What do we need to do to those nonrenewable
resources?

Learning Task 6 – Application

Now class, I have here some pictures. I will call

you one by one and then you will tell what is in
the picture then identify what group of
resources is that.

Is it clear class?
Moon Nuclear
Renewable Resources Nonrenewable Resources

Water Crude Oil

Renewable Resources Nonrenewable Resources

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Fruits Fuel
Renewable Resources Nonrenewable Resources

IV. Evaluation

Write R on the blank if the material is renewable and N if it is nonrenewable.

_______ 1. Rain ________6. Sunlight

_______ 2. Metal ores ________7. Oxygen
_______ 3. Kerosene ________8. Fossil Fuels
_______ 4. Vegetables ________9. Natural Gas
_______ 5. Tree _______10. Wind

V. Assignment

List at least 5 natural resources found in the Philippines.