April 17 and 18, 2024

6:40-7:20-Silang/Bonifacio
8:10-8:50-Rizal/Mabini
9:30-10:10-Luna/Aguinaldo

WEEK 3
OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard The learners demonstrate understanding of weathering and soil erosion shape the
Earth’s surface and affect living things and the environment
B. Performance Standard The learners should be able to participate in projects that reduce soil erosion
in the community
C. Learning Competency The learner should be able to investigate extent of soil erosion in the
community and its effect on living things and it environment S5FE-IVb-2
I. Objective Investigate extent of soil erosion in the community and its effect on living things and it
environment
II. CONTENT: Soil Erosion
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
Textbook pages
Enjoying the Wonders of Science 4, pages 204-207
Light in Science 4, pages 252
B. Other Learning Resources:
http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/shapeitup_final.swf
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES
08/ES08.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activity/rocks-minerals-andlandforms-12-studyjams-interactive-
science-activities
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocksminerals-landforms/weathering-and-
erosion.htm
IV. Procedures:
Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson
Direction: Unscramble the letters to identify the words being described which are associated with the
Earth’s surface.
1. RSOCK ROCKS
A natural solid material which is usually made up of one or more minerals
2. ALSMINER MIINERALS
These are what rocks made up of
3. WTEAHRENGI WEATHERING
Breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
4. OILS SOIL
Tiny pieces of rocks which are combined with water and remains of animals and plants.
5. EODER ERODE
Move away or carry away
Elicit (3 mins)
Sing the landform song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAc6yrdmAbw&list=RDiAc6yrdmAbw#t=21
Landform Song
Hmmm. Hmmm. Hmmm. Hmmm 2x
A waterfall, a waterfall
River, lake, valley and a waterfall
A glacier, a glacier
River, lake, valley and the waterfall
A volcano, a volcano
Cliff, plains, island, and a volcano
A mountain, a mountain
Cliff, plains, island, and a volcano
ENGAGE (5 mins)
Show pictures of soil erosion.
Ask the pupils to say something about each item.

(Erosion by human activities)

(Erosion by wind)

Questions:
1. What is the man doing? The man is mining.
2. What does the wind do to the soil? The wind blew or carried away the
soil.
3. Why do you think the roots of the trees are already exposed? The roots of
the trees are already exposed because the roots are growing roots as
the time passes by.
4. Where will the sand/soil go during floods? The sand/soil will be
transferred by the water to other places.
5. What are similar with the pictures 1,2, 3 & 4? All the pictures show how
soil/sand wears away (carried or moved away).
You have learned from the previous lessons that rocks changes as
they break slowly into smaller pieces and that is called weathering.
But have you ever wondered what are produced after weathering or
what happens after rocks are broken into smaller pieces?
Let’s find out by doing an activity.
Explore (15 mins)
Activity Proper: Group Activity
I. Objective: Describe soil erosion
II. Problem: What happens after rocks are broken into smaller pieces?
III. Materials: rock salt, hand lens, sand, small jar with lid, tablespoon, water, shallow dish,
paper
IV. Procedure:
1. Place few pieces of rock salt on a sheet of paper.
2. Look at the rock salt through a hand lens. Draw what you observed.
3. Describe the size and shape of the pieces of rock salt.
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4. Put enough rock salt into a jar to cover the bottom.
5. Add a spoonful of sand.
6. Pour sufficient water into the jar to cover the salt and sand.
7. Cover the jar with its lid and shake the jar for two minutes.
What do you think is happening to the rock salt as you were shaking the jar?
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8. Open the jar and pour the water into the shallow dish.
9. Place the pieces of rock salt on the sheet of paper.
10. Examine the rock through the hand lens. How has the size and shape of the pieces of
rock salt changed?

Explain (10 mins)

1.Group Reporting and Presentation of Output
2. Analysis and Discussion
 Elaborate (10 mins)
Answering follow up questions about the pictures presented in the
previous activity.
a. What does mining do to rocks? Mining breaks the rocks into small pieces.
b. Where does the soil /sand go when blown by the wind? The soil/sand will be blown
by the wind to another places.
c. When the roots grow over the years, what do you think will happen to the soil where it is
planted? The soil will be disintegrated or
split.
d. How would you describe the soil when mixed with water? The soil will be muddy and
becomes dark.

What is soil erosion?

Soil erosion…
 is the moving or carrying away of soil from one place to another.
 is a continuous process that gradually change the natural environment overtime.
Evaluate (4 mins)
1. When is wind an agent of soil erosion?
A. When it breaks rocks into pieces
B. When it blows rock pieces to other places
C. When it stops picking up rocks
D. When it presses down rocks
2. Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of____________.
A. gravity
B. wind
C. runoff
D. running water
3. What makes the water muddy after a heavy rain?
A. The pebbles picked up by water.
B. The soil and sand are mixed with water and carried by it.
C. The goddess of rain make muddy rain fall on the ground.
4. Which of the following shows that soil erosion is caused by animals?
A. Construction workers are building a housing project.
B. Hen is digging the soil.
C. Root of pants are growing.
D. Sandstorm
5. All of these are causes of soil erosion except one.
A. Water
 B. People
C. Sun
D. Wind
Extend (3 mins)
Why is flood water dark in color?

Reflection:
A. No. of learners achieve 80%:
B. No. of learners who require additional activities for remediation:
C. Did the remedial lessons work?
D. No. of learners who have caught up the lesson:
E. No. of learners who continue to require remediation:
F. Which of my teaching strategies worked well? Why did these work?
G. What difficulties did I encounter which my principal or supervisor help me solve?
H. What innovation or localized materials did I used/discover which I wish to
share with other teacher?