LESSON PLAN IN MAPEH 9 (Health)
First Quarter
Content Standard: The learner demonstrates understanding of the principles in protecting
the environment for community wellness.
Performance Standard: The learner constantly demonstrates healthful practices to protect
the environment for community wellness.
Learning Competencies and Codes:
Analyzes the effects of environmental issues on people’s health. (H9CE-Ib-d-12)
I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of 60 minutes, 100% of the learners are expected to:
1. analyze the effects of environmental issues on people’s health
II. Subject Matter: Environmental Issues
Integration: Science
Strategies: Small Group Discussion
Materials: Laptop for Power Point
References: EASE Health Education II Module 1 Lesson 2 pp.4-5
III. LEARNING TASKS:
1. Setting the Mood
Preliminaries (Prayer, Checking of Attendance, etc.)
1. Motivation
a. Activity: STARTUP ACTIVITY (Memory Lane)
STRATEGY: CLASS DISCUSSION
Directions: The teacher will show/present pictures in class and student will identify
the following environmental issues based on the picture presented. Select from the
following environmental issues:
Deforestation Flash Floods Coral Reef Degradation Oil Spill
Soil Erosion Illegal Mining Pollution
b. Analysis
Questions:
1. How can we prevent from environmental problems?
2. How can we prepare against this natural phenomenon?
3. How can you relate the effects of these phenomena from human activities?
4. Presentation of the Lesson
c. Abstraction
The teacher will explain to the class the significance and relation of the startup
activity to the effects of environmental issues on people’s health.
Discussion of the main topic: Effect of Environmental issues on people’s health
Environmental ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON PEOPLE’S
Problems EFFECTS HEALTH
Deforestation Soil erosion Landslides Livelihood destruction
Greenhouse effect Decreased natural
Denuded upland resources
Silting of rivers and Reduced clean air
dams Reduced water supply
Degraded watershed
Flooding
Destruction of corals
along the coast
Flash Floods Causes of diseases Decreased natural
such as Cholera and resources
other water Loss of Life
borne diseases Contamination of drinking
Loss of life water
Contamination of
drinking water
Destruction of Sewage
System
Destruction of dams
and destruction of
levees
Soil Erosion Unproductive use of Decreased Natural
farmland Resources
Difficulty in raising of Difficulty in raising of
livestock livestock
Silting of artificial lakes
Loss of soil and
vegetation which
causes climate
changes
Oil Spill Suffocation of marine Decreased marine
mammals resources
Death of trees from oil People could include skin
in roots and eye irritation
Breathing problems
Coral Reef Loss of edible reef fish Decreased Marine
Degradation Reduction of species resources
diversity and richness
Alteration in the size
structure of target
species
Illegal Mining Water poisoning of all Soil Erosion
the living things in it Formation sinkholes
Destruction of
beautiful coral reefs
Bareness of land
Here’s what you need to know!
“Environmental Law: Pollution Control” is all about combating pollution in the
Philippine setting.
The following are pertinent laws adhering to environmental safety and health
protection:
P.D. 389 (P.D. 705) – The Forestry Reform Code
- codifies, updates and raises forestry laws in the country. It emphasizes the
sustainable utilization of forest resources.
P.D. 704 – Preservation of optimum productivity of fishery resources through
conservation and protection.
P.D. 1219 – Providing for the protection of coral ecosystems.
P.D. 1067 – Water Code of the Philippines
- adopts adequate measures to conserve and regulate the use of water in
commercial, industrial and residential areas. It also provides other policy
guidelines on water quality and management of water resources.
P.D. 463 – Amended the Mining Act of 1936. Requires all mining leaseholders
to comply with Pollution Control Laws and regulations and provide for penalties
for noncompliance.
P.D. 1251 – Imposes fines on tailings and mine wastes and the fund generated is used
to pay for the damages to land, agricultural crops, forest products, aquatic
resources and infrastructures caused by pollution for mining operations.
P.D. 984 – The Pollution Control Law
P.D. 825 – Prohibits the improper disposal of garbage
P.D. 856 – Sanitation Code
- places the responsibility on the local government units for he solid waste
management in their area of production.
R.A. 8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999- provides for a comprehensive air
pollution control policy.
d. Application : COMPREHENSION CHECK (SUM IT UP!)
Directions: Work in group with three members.
You have already identified the different environmental issues and their effects
on people’s health. Now, you have to sum up what you have learned.
Effects on the Environment Effects on the People’s Health
IV. ASSESMENT/ EVALUATION
ESSAY:
1. Do people still have the chance to restore what was lost in the environment?
Why?
V. AGREEMENT/ ENRICHMENT
The learners will research the following:
1. Ways to prevent and manage environmental health.
VI. REFLECTION:
VII. REMARKS:
