Republic of the Philippines

Region VI-Western Visayas

Department of Education
Division of Negros Occidental
Lopez Jaena National High School

LESSON PLAN

HUMAN ADAPTION ON NEW

CHALLENGES IN THE PHYSICAL,
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT

PREPARED BY:

MICAH CHARICE VALENCIA

GRADE 12- EMERALD (STEM)
RHEA SUAREZ
GRADE 12- EMERALD (STEM)
LIEZYL MAE YANSON
GRADE 12- EMERALD (STEM)
JOHN LORD RUBATON
GRADE 12- EMERALD (STEM)
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Region VI-Western Visayas
Department of Education
Division of Negros Occidental
Lopez Jaena National High School

LESSON PLAN
Human Adaption on New Challenges in the Physical, Social and Cultural Environment

 GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
1. Describe how human societies adapt to new challenges in the physical, social and cultural
environment
2. Analyze how human societies adapt to new challenges in global warming and climate
change
3. Value the importance of adaption in the physical, social and cultural environment

 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE:
1. Identify the new challenges to human adaption and social change
2. Explain the effect of global warming, climate change and transmigration of families and value
3. Examine human responses to emerging challenges in contemporary societies.
 MOTIVATION
∆ Video presentation
 ACTIVITY
I. Scratch Me!
II. Crossword puzzle
 ABSTRACTION
A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its
environment is called adaptation. This also refers to the action or process of adapting or being adapted
or the process of changing to suit different conditions. Adaptations enhance the fitness and survival of
everyone. Adaptation is not always easy and not something simple. An individual or organism must be
physically fit and viable at all stages of its development evolution to be able to survive. All of organisms
or even human should possess adaptation traits and these may be:
A) Structural adaptations are physical features of an organism such as shape, body covering,
armament; and even the internal organization (e.g. a penguin has blubbered to protect itself from
freezing temperatures).
B) Behavioral adaptations are composed of inherited behavior chains and/or the ability to learn (e.g.
bears hibernate in winter to escape the cold temperature and preserve energy).
C) Physiological adaptations permit the organism to perform special functions like venom (in the snakes
and the like), secreting slime, phototropism; and more general functions such as growth and
development, temperature regulation and ionic balance. This means that adaptation is making
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adjustments to decisions and activities in order to manage risks and capture potential opportunities
brought about by any changes in the environment such as global warming and climate change.

Humans like any other organisms and animals try to act more cautious if changes in their environment are
perceived to have a dangerous impact on their welfare. They may try to work on new ways to meet own goals
more effectively. This action is called behavioral adaptation, risk compensation or risk homeostasis, or rebound
effect. Behavioral adaptation is defined as the things organisms do to survive. Unlike other adaptations, these
are not always heritable but are learned. An example of this is the difference between populations of animals that
live in the wild and those that live among humans. Wild birds tend to be scared of people, but birds that live in
urban areas are often less fearful of people and they even see people as source of food. The ability of humans to
be able to rapidly adapt to varying environment conditions and changes has made it possible for them to survive
in any regions or places anywhere in the world. They can normally adapt to environment changes in several
ways such as:
A) Genetic change is an inherited or acquired modification in organisms that makes them better suited to survive
and a particular environment. For instance, people whose ancestors have lived in areas that had endemic,
malaria for thousands of years often inherit some degree of immunity to this serious disease.
B) Developmental adjustments. One of the more powerful types of adjustments to environmental stresses is a
change in growth patterns and development. This occurs in childhood and typically results in anatomical and/or
physiological changes that are mostly irreversible in adulthood. An example of the latter was the now illegal
custom in China of tightly wrapping or binding the feet of young girls with cloth in order to hinder normal growth.
While this caused permanent, crippling deformities of the foot bones, it also resulted in extremely tiny feet which
were considered to be very attractive. Parents crippled their www.shsph.blogspot.com 4 daughters with good
intentions. Small feet would make them more attractive marriage partners for rich important men and save them
from a life of drudgery.
C) Acclimatization and cultural practices. All other forms of adjustment to environmental stresses are usually
reversible whether they occur in childhood or adulthood. These reversible changes are referred to as
acclimatization or acclimatory adjustment. It is useful to consider the different forms of acclimatization in terms of
the length of time over which they can occur. An example of a long term acclimatization is people who lose
excess body fat and are very slender as a result of mild, long- term undernourishment. If they later increase their
diet to a consistent level of excessive calories, they will very likely retain more body fat and eventually become
obese.
D) Use of technology. Humans do not only interact with their environments biologically. People invented
technological aids that allowed us to occupy new environments without having to first evolve biological
adaptations to them. Houses, clothing, and fire permitted us to live in temperate and, ultimately, arctic regions
despite the fact we still essentially have the bodies of tropical animals. Human made technology eliminates the
biological adaptive advantages of particular individuals or groups. People wo have thicker layers of fat insulation
under their skin still usually survive better in cold climates, while people who are slender do better in hot ones.

Adaptation to Global Warming and Climate Change Adaptation to global warming and climate change will be
needed, but it will not be as simple as it seems to be. Global warming is still unsolved issue. There are different
programs implemented to avoid global warming and climate change. These actions seek to lessen the
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vulnerability of all social and biological systems to the current and immediate issue of climate change. But, in
reality is, even if emissions are stabilized relatively soon, global warming and its effects will definitely still last
many years from now. And as human population will increase in number and more people are living in highly
arranged societies, there is a greater impact of global warming, the more difficult adaptation will be. Adaptation
councils or committees have been formed to oversee the various way people can adapt to the changing
environment in some countries. Each councils and committees have duties to ensure that private parties should
be responsible for managing risks to private assets and incomes, while government entities, on behalf of the
community should be responsible primarily for managing risks to public schools and assets including the natural
environment and to government service delivery, and for creating an institutional, market and regulatory
environment that support and promotes private adaptation. Mitigation is another term for adaptation to climate
change which is defined as technological change and substitution that reduces resource inputs and emissions
per unit of output. Several ways of mitigation include the following:
A) Using efficient energy generation technology.
B) Using more efficient energy end user technology.
C) Replacing fossil fuels with none or low carbon emitting energy generating technology such as renewable
energy sources or nuclear energy.
D) Adopting a more sustainable natural resource management.
E) Harvesting or extraction technologies and practice. Adaptation is a broader one than mitigation because
adaptation requires a good understanding of the natural environment and the ongoing effects of climate change
within and needs a thorough earth and environment observation.

Transnational Migration and Overseas Filipino Workers People on earth are also facing adaptation challenges
borne by the need for mobility. Life has been moving so fast and people as well as changing residences as
rapidly. The process of geographic mobility or the change of residence of a person from one community to
another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently is migration. The movement is often over long
distances and from one country to another, or it can be within the immediate community. Migration can also be
done by individuals, family units or in larger groups. There are three types of mobility or migration namely:
A) International Migration is the permanent transfer of residence from one country to another. It is the change of
residence over national boundaries. An international migrant is someone who moves to a different country.
International migrants can be further classified as legal immigrants, illegal immigrants and refugee. Legal
immigrants are those who moved with the legal permission of the receiver nation. Illegal immigrants are those
who moved without legal permission, and refugees are those crossed an international boundary to escape
persecution.
B) Internal Migration is a change in residence within a country and refers to a change of residence within national
boundaries, such as between states, provinces, cities, or municipalities. An internal migrant is someone who
moves to a different administrative territory.
C) Circulation Migration is a temporary movement of a person. The change in residence is temporary due to work
or study, but the migrant will definitely return in his home community. Migration is not a one-way street. There are
reasons why people transfer from one residence to another because they just want to. Sometimes, people
relocate to other places or countries in the hope of finding a greener pasture. Some move from an insecure land
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to a securer region or from places without employment opportunities to areas which are hoped to offer better
economic, political, cultural, and social prospects. Some people move to places even if they do not want t, given
the chance, but because they need to.

 APPLICATION
∆ Did you experience being away with your loved ones? how does it feel?

 ASSESSMENT
Write T if the statement is truet and F if it is false.