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LESSON TITLE Earth’s Resources
II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING
COMPETENCIES (MELCs) Cite and explain ways of using Earth’s resources sustainably.
III. CONTENT/CORE CONTENT
The relation of geographical location of the Philippines
to its environment.
Learning
SCIENCE 7 Grade Level 7
W2 Area
Quarter Fourth Quarter Date
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IV. LEARNING d
Learning Activities
PHASES Timefram
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A. Introduction 10 Pre Test
minutes
Panimula Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. In what way does renewable resources different from nonrenewable?
A. They can be replaced by nature.
B. They cannot be replaced by nature.
C. They cannot be regenerated on a useful timescale.
D. Fossil fuels and most minerals are renewable resources.
2. Which resources are considered non-renewable?
A. Fossil fuels
B. Plants
C. Sunlight
D. Water
3. What are fossil fuels?
A. Coal, oil, and natural gas are fossil fuels.
B. They convert solar energy directly to electricity.
C. They are formed on Earth over 300 million years.
D. Both A and C are correct.
4. Which of the following ways may help sustain Earth’s resources?
A. The wise use of resources includes not throwing away products that
are
reusable or recyclable.
B. Overconsumption of Earth’s resources is the best way to sustain its
availability.
C. Always keep in mind that they are always available and can be used
forever.
D. Human activities must be continued because all of them are
replaceable.
5. What does “CLAYGO” mean in terms of waste management?
A. Putting up everything in one place.
B. Just drop your trash anywhere else.
C. This is a practice to keep the area free from any mess before
leaving.
D. Just leave everything on the area and let the utility men clean up
the mess.
6. Managing the Earth’s resources sustainably is called ________.
A. Conservation B. Recycle C. Reduce D. Reuse
7. It is a resources that is found freely in nature.
A. Deforestation C. Natural Resources
B. Global Warming D. Non-renewable Resources
8. If there were lots of garbage in the lakes and oceans, how are you going
to help in reducing its effect in the environment?
A. Conduct a clean-up drive C. Ignore what others do.
B. Don’t swim on the lake and oceans. D. Throw more garbage.
9. Which among the following is a way in reducing the effect of human
activities on natural resources?
A. Burn fossil fuels. C. Pollute the air using chemicals.
B. Conserve water. D. Use aerosol sprays.
10. Which among the choices portrays saving energy and electricity?
A. Replace all your old appliances with better and efficient ones.
B. Switch to cloth bags and reuse them instead of plastic bags.
C. Planting more trees on the forest.
D. Avoid dynamite fishing.
B. Development 30 Planet Earth is made up of natural resources such as animals,
minutes plants, air, soil, rocks, water, minerals, crude oil, and other fossil
Pagpapaunlad fuels (Figure 1). These things are called natural resources because
they are gathered from nature-hence they are not made by people.
Natural resources can be classified into two, renewable and
nonrenewable.
Sunlight, water, air, biomass, and geothermal are renewable
resources because they cannot be used up. Renewable resources
can be regenerated at the same rate or even faster as they are
being used. They are replenished over relatively short periods of
time by natural processes.
Fossil fuels were formed within the Earth from dead plants and
animals over millions of years. Coal, oil, and natural gas are fossil
fuels. They are the major types of nonrenewable resources
because once they are used up, they cannot be replaced. This is
due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished.
Nonrenewable resources must be conserved for future use
because there is no reasonable way for humans to produce more.
Crude oil is a liquid fossil fuel found in rocks below Earth’s surface
and is pumped out through wells. It is used for the manufacturing
of plastics and to produce gasoline and diesel fuel for vehicles.
Coal is another fossil fuel that is used for heating homes and
generating power plants. Natural gas is a flammable gas,
consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons and is found
near oil deposits below Earth’s surface that it is used for cooking
and for heating homes.
Land and Soil Resources
Land is the solid portion on the surface of the Earth’s crust. It is
one of the important natural resources needed for the survival of
organisms on earth. Land is also needed for industry. New and
improved technologies are being developed and used to sustain
the agricultural land for humanity. Non- agricultural lands are
being converted into residential and commercial areas.
Water Resources
71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water mostly oceans
but also rivers, lakes, and other fresh water. Since Earth is mostly
covered with water, there is great variety of life forms on it. A
small percentage of this vast water is available for human
consumption. Humans get freshwater from rivers, lakes, and
groundwater.
Mineral Resources
Minerals are mined from Earth. They are pure inorganic
substances that occur naturally in the earth’s crust. Mineral
resources are non-renewable and include metals (e.g. iron, copper,
and aluminum), and non-metals (e.g. salt, gypsum, clay, sand,
phosphates). They constitute the vital raw materials for many
basic industries and are a major resource for development.
Activity No. 1: Renewable or Non-Renewable!
Direction: Match the following products to the natural resources
used. Write the letter of your answer before the number.
In what way does renewable resource different from nonrenewable
resource?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
C. Engagement 30 Activity No. 2: Good Deeds!
minutes
Pakikipagpalih Direction: Write a short sentence describing the pictures on the
an proper ways of sustaining Earth’s resources.
Why is it important to know the proper ways on how to sustain
Earth's
resources?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
D. Assimilation 30 Activity No. 3: Conserve Earth’s Resources!
Paglalapat minutes
__________1. Maintains ecological balance
__________2. Preserves the natural resources
__________3. May cause destruction of habitat.
__________4. It may result to a limited supply of natural resources.
__________5. May cause the drying up of bodies of water like lakes
and river.
II. List down 5 simple ways you can do to conserve Earth’s
resources.
Is it necessary to sustain Earth's resources? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
V. ASSESSMENT 10 Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
minutes
(Learning Activity Sheets for 1. Why do fossil fuels consider as nonrenewable resources?
Enrichment, Remediation or
Assessment to be given on
Weeks 3 and 6)
A. They can be replaced by nature.
B. They cannot be replaced by nature.
C. They can be regenerated on a useful timescale.
D. Fossil fuels and most minerals are renewable resources.
2. Which of the following statement explains why sunlight, water, air,
biomass,
and geothermal are examples of renewable resources?
A. They can be replaced by nature.
B. They cannot be replaced by nature.
C. They need to be conserved for future use.
D. This is due to the long time it takes for them to be replenished.
3. Which of the following cannot be replaced by nature?
A. Biomass C. Geothermal
B. Coal D. Wind
4. What do you call the type of earth’s resources that can be used again
and
again?
A. Renewable C. Inexhaustible
B. Non-Renewable D. Conservation
5. Which of the following does NOT show the proper way of conserving
natural
resources?
A. Illegal logging C. Use of 3r’s
B. Proper waste disposal D. Using of organic fertilizer
II. Direction: Identify the following statements as to what ways in
reducing the effects of human activities on natural resources. Write if it is
to conserve water, save energy or reuse, reduce and recycle.
___________1. Do not let water flow while brushing teeth or washing
utensils.
___________2. Switch to cloth bags and reuse them instead of plastic bags.
___________3. Use public transportation rather than driving a car all alone.
___________4.Use buckets instead of showers or you can take short
showers.
___________5. Replace all your old appliances with better and efficient
ones.
VI. REFLECTION 10 ● The learner, in their notebook, will write their personal insights
minutes about the lesson using the prompts below.
I understand that ___________________.
I realize that ________________________.
I need to learn more about __________.
Prepared MARIVIC R. ALCAZAR Checked
by: by:
KRISTINE A. AUDITOR
SANCHO J. LIMPIADA
