Final Lesson Plan On Environmental Issues (1).docx

University of Baguio Junior Science High School General Luna Road, Baguio City, Philippines

A Detailed Lesson Plan on Environmental Science, Grade 10 I.

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should have been able to: 

Determine the causes and effects of Natural Resources Degradation;

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Recognize the importance of the environment in the society through an essay;

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Demonstrate the causes and effects of natural resources degradation and how to address those through a skit.

II.

Subject Matter: Natural Resources Degradation: It’s Causes and Effects Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.). References: Lakhimi Gogoi, Degradation of Natural Resources,pg.12-24 Retrieved at: http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-1213/ijsrp-p2459.pdf.

III.

Procedure Teacher’s Activity

Students’ Activity

A. Preliminaries 1. Checking of Attendance 2. Review: b. What are the environmental

-Pollution, climate change,

issues that we have

deforestation, urban sprawl, and loss

discussed from the previous

of biodiversity.

meeting? 3. Motivation: 

A video clip about the

causes and effects of natural resources degradation will be shown to the students.

B. Presentation  “Today, we are going to talk about another environmental issue.” C. Lesson Proper -Recitation: a. What have you observed in

-I observed that people are

the video?

experiencing famine because they have nothing to eat.

b. What else?

I saw that people are irresponsible because they cause harm to the environment.

c. Anything else?

-I think the video is trying to convey that farmers don’t have enough plant to harvest, forests lack trees, water animals are becoming lesser and lesser, cattle and other land animals are decreasing in number.

d. What do you think causes

-Sir, I think human beings cause

these problems?

these problems. The video showed that people throw garbage in the bodies of water and do illegal fishing, they also cut trees to build houses and even burn the forests to build different establishments.

e. The cause of these problems is human disturbances. We dwell in the environment but we also destroy it. The environment is there to help us satisfy our needs. However, we tend to abuse it. What else do you think

-Sir, I think overpopulation is also one

are the causes?

of the causes of these problems. Because of overpopulation, the demand of the people increases.

f. The higher the number of our population, the higher the demands and the greater the chance of destroying the environment. How about the

-There will be limited resources sir.

effects of these problems?

Thus, this could lead to famine, poverty and destruction of the environment.

g. Because of humans’ inappropriate behaviors towards nature, we experience famine, poverty, and deteriorated environment These problems also cause pollution, deforestation, drought, global warming, toxic pollutants, lack of agricultural resources, and many more. These problems are collectively known as

natural resources degradation. What do you think is natural resources

-Sir, for me natural resources degradation is a situation of our

degradation? environment where available resources in the environment are limited. h. Our environment is very important so it is our responsibility to take care of it. What do you think is the importance of environment?

-Our environment provides us shelter, food, clothing, buildings, oxygen, and a lot more. So, our environment is very crucial for us because it is where we entirely depend on to live every day.

D. Generalization 

So generally speaking,

-Sir, there different causes of natural

what are the causes and effects

resources degradation. These include

of natural resources

overpopulation and humans’

degradation?

inappropriate behavior towards the environment. The effects comprise of famine, poverty, global warming, deforestation and limited resources.

E. Application 

Instruction: You will be divided into three groups. Provide a skit portraying the causes and effects of natural resources degradation and how to properly address those problems. You have 10 minutes to practice and after that the first group shall start at exactly 10:25.

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Questions after the skit: -What have you learned from

-We have learned that we should

your skit?

preserve our natural resources because those things are essential in everybody’s lives.

-Do you think it’s still possible to

-Yes.

solve this problem? -What can we do to solve

-We should avoid inappropriate acts

natural resources degradation?

like illegal mining, illegal fishing, deforestation, and many more. We should preserve our environment.

IV.

Evaluation/Assessment Explain the importance of the environment in the society in a ¼ sheet of paper. Relate it to natural resources degradation.

V.

Agreement Watch a movie/documentary/a short video clip about energy conservation.

Prepared by: Rolly D. Herida Jr.

Date: March 23, 2018