TRENDS, NETWORK AND CRITICAL THINKING IN THE

21ST CENTURY
QUARTER 2 – WEEK 1 & 2

Consequences of Action to Planetary Climate

Change

What I need to know

Climate change is the global phenomenon of climate transformation which are said
to be characterized by the changes in the usual climate of the Earth regarding
temperature, precipitation, and wind that are especially caused by human activities. As a
result of unbalancing the weather of the Earth, the sustainability of the
planet’s ecosystems is under threat, as well as the stability of the global economy and the
future of humankind in general.
Climate Change has been the defining issue of our time and we are also at a
defining moment. Without our actions today, adapting to the impacts brought about by
climate change will surely be more difficult and costly.
This module will help you explore the key concepts on topics that will guide you
answer the questions pertaining to problems and issues on climate change.

This module has three (3) lessons:

 Lesson 1 - Consumption and Production: Effects on Climate Change
 Lesson 2 - We Can Help Solve Climate Change
 Lesson 3 - Your Action Affects the Environment

Learning Objectives
After undergoing through this module, you are most likely to:

1. Explain the effects of consumption and production patterns on climate change.

2. Discuss personal contributions that can actually solve the problem of climate change.

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3. Make a stand on how the consequences of one’s action affect the lives of others and
the environment.

General Instructions

To achieve the competencies of this module, complete the following:

1. Understand and follow the instructions carefully.
2. Accomplish the pre-test to identify your preparedness about the lessons in this module.
3. Refer your answers to the given answer key.
4. Read each lesson and do the activities provided for you.
5. Demonstrate the activities to guide you in comprehending the lessons.
6. Take the self-test after each lesson to assess your understanding of the topics.
7. Answer the post-test to measure how much you have gained from the topics.

Pretest
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read and understand each item and choose the CAPITAL LETTER of your
choice. Write your answers on a piece of paper.

1. It is the global phenomenon of climate change transformation which are said to be

characterized by the changes in the usual climate of the Earth.
a) Climate Change c. mining
b) Deforestation d. volcanic eruption
2. The following are causes of climate change, which of the following is NOT?
a) Cutting down of trees
b) Changing the landscape of the area
c) Construction of concrete materials
d) Collecting garbage
3. Which of the following is not considered as one of the effects of climate change in
terms of consumption?
a) Scarcity of food
b) Low food resources
c) High demands of crops to be harvested
d) Rising of the sea level

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4. According to the National Ocean Service of the US National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, there are simple things we can do to help protect the Earth,
one is the application of the 4R’s, what do you mean by 4R’s?
a) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse
b) Reduce, Refresh, Reuse, Recycle
c) Refuse, Recycle, Reuse, Reserve
d) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reserve
5. Which of the following is not considered as one of the few things we can do to protect
the Earth.
a) Application of the 4R’s
b) Volunteer
c) Educate
d) Consume more water
6. How does production of goods and services contributes to global climate change?
a) By means of production, cutting down of trees is less expected
b) By means of production, mining arouses which then lead to cutting down of
trees for the area to be cleared.
c) By means of production, reforestation is expected.
d) By means of production, the environment is safe.
7. Which of the following is a cause-effect when cutting down of trees.
a) Soil erosion c. environmental conservation
b) Reforestation d. health family and communities
8. The following are common effects that human act affect the environment, which of
the following is NOT?
a) Decreased water quality due to poor water control management
b) Increased pollution
c) Greenhouse gas emissions
d) Segregation of waste disposal
9. How does solid waste management proper disposal affect the environment?
a) Polluted water c. No pollution, less flood
b) Clog waterways d. killing marine wildlife
10. Which of the following choices is not considered as things should be done at home
to protect mother earth?
a) Segregation of waste c. burning of waste
b) Cleaning the environment d. planting trees

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 LESSON

Consumption and Production:

1 Effects on Climate Change
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Learning Concept
In this section, you will learn about the impact brought about by production and
consumption to the environment. Common knowledge is telling us that when deciding to
construct a concrete, we also are destroying the environment. First, the space or land,
we alter it by cutting down trees to clear the area. We change the landscape of the area
and if not killed, displaced the previous occupants of the area – the trees, the birds, the
ants, bees, butterflies, lizards, and earthworms to speak of the least.

The study called the Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR),
provides a general backdrop of projected increases in global temperature and its
corresponding effects:
 Globally, since 1950, ocean temperature has increased by roughly about 0.09oC
 Sea levels have also been rising by 15-20 cm from pre-industrial levels with the
rate nearly doubling from that of the past century.
As a small and archipelagic country, the Philippines is highly vulnerable to sea-
level rise. The report cited a study (Dasgupta et al. 2009) which listed the cities of San
Jose, Manila, Roxas and Cotabato among the top 10 most vulnerable cities in the East
Asia and Pacific Region to sea-level rise. This is very alarming since not just by seawater-
level, most low-lying areas both cities and urban in the country are also suffering from
flood.

On Consumption
Climate change is altering production systems and compromising food security
and nutrition for millions of people in the
Philippines, according to the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO).
José Manuel Fernandéz, FAO’s country
representative in the Philippines, said that amid
an annual population growth rate of 1.5 per cent,
the Philippines now have an estimated 109
million people, ranks 13th biggest population in
the world as of 2019. This means a bigger threat
The food on our plate.
source:https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/ar
ticles/how-to-eat-like-a-true-filipino/

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to food security in the country. The more mouth to feed, the more food resources are
needed from the environment.
Imagine feeding not less than 109 million Filipinos for one meal, how many animals
must die and how many crops must be harvested just to put food on our plates? How
many liters of water must be fetched just to quench our thirst? The bigger the population,
the bigger also is the damage we could give to the environment. Moreover, wasting food
must now come to an end and must not be practiced.
On Production
Have you picture out how your dream house? The style, the elegance, the color,
the size, and the location? But before the dream house, have you thought of what are the
materials needed to finish building even just a small house? Probably you’ll think of
coconut lumber, good wood, nails, hollow blocks, plywood, cement, deformed steel bar,
corrugated sheet, sand and gravel. Its truly easy to name the materials but have we
thought on how were they produced? Let us try to look at the nails – made of iron. Before
it reaches the shelves in the hardware stores, it has to be mined at an identified area.
Trees and other plants must be cut to clear the area. This would include displacing or
worst killing the living animals occupying the area. Terrains of mountains and hills have
to destroyed for deep excavation just to get the best stock of iron materials. The
excavation goes on and on until it is already very difficult and costly to do so. From the
mine area, it then goes to the plant where the mined iron will be processed and produced
according to the desire of the people in the market.

Clearly we could tell that

production of certain goods and
services does clearly affect the
environment which results and
contributes to global climate
change.

At its core, production and

consumption contributes to
climate change and today,
Mineral mining in the Philippines climate change has also
Source: https://ejatlas.org/conflict/san-roque-metals-inc-nickel-
mining-in-tubay-agusan-del-norte-philippines brought about problems to
production and consumption.
Understanding the problem is the only way to find the solution.

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 What’s New
Learning Activity: Fill me up
DIRECTIONS: Using the cause-and-effect tree below, enumerate the possible effects of
converting a forest land into a subdivision. Use separate sheet.

Source: https://sites.google.com/site/firstyearteachers/causeandeffect

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 LESSON

2 We Can Help Solve Climate

Change
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Learning Concept
In this topic, you will acquire knowledge on ways we can do in order to help solve
climate change. It is because of our acts that the environment has suffered a lot just to
satisfy our needs and wants. We have created the problem then probably we also should
find ways and means to find for the solutions.

Here are Simple Things We Can Do to Help Protect the Earth according to the
National Ocean Service of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
 Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle + Refuse.

Reduce – if possible, we must stop buying for items with so much plastic packing.
Reuse – cut down on what we throw away, we might probably be able to still use it.
Recycle – plastics can also serve as nursery pots rather than just throwing it and
adding piles for our community landfill space. Above all, practice the bigger “R” –
REFUSE. If we can bring with us containers for food items, we probably can stop
production of plastic waste.

 Volunteer.

We can spare our time to volunteer for coastal clean-up and other clean-ups in our
respective community. We also all can volunteer to get involved in protecting our
watershed by tree planting.

 Educate.

When we further our own education, we can help others understand the importance
and value of our natural resources. We also can attend symposia and information
drives on environmental protection.

 Conserve water.

The less water we use, the less runoff and wastewater that would eventually end up in
the ocean. Waters from doing laundry can also be used in cleaning our comfort rooms
than just throwing it.

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 Choose sustainable.

Learn how to make smart food choices. Eating leafy vegetables are far better than meat.
Why? We will just perhaps hurt horse radish (malunggay) tree for a plain native soup
but we have to kill a chicken in order to have a fried chicken for breakfast.

 Shop wisely.

Buy less plastic and bring a reusable shopping bag. Choose to buy items which uses
less plastic.

 Use long-lasting light bulbs.

Energy efficient light bulbs reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Stop using the old
light bulbs for it costly on electrical consumption. Rather use LED bulbs. Also flip the
light switch off when you leave the room!

 Plant trees.

Trees provide food and oxygen.

They help save energy, clean the
air, and help combat climate
change. During high noon, many
would want to stay under the shade
of a tree, but nobody cares to plant
a tree.

 Don't send chemicals into our

waterways.

Choose non-toxic chemicals in the A man planting a tree.

Source: https://dailylife.com/article/planting-trees-to-feed-your-soul
home and office. Throw waste
properly. Battery acids should be thrown anywhere.

 Bike more.

Drive less. Pollution comes in the moment we start the engine of our motorcycles and
automobiles. Biking or walking helps the environment and it even makes us healthier.

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 What’s New
Learning Activity: Absolutely, We Can!
DIRECTIONS: Using the tree diagram below, other than the one listed above, list six
things we can do at home in order to help save mother earth and lessened the effects of climate
change. Use separate sheet.

Source: https://freeology.com/graphicorgs/details-tree-note-taking-organizer/

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 LESSON

Your Action Affects the

3 Environment
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Learning Concept

In this lesson, you will acquire knowledge on how your act can affect the lives of
others especially the environment. We all know humans impact the environment in
several ways. Common effects include decreased water quality due to poor water control
management, increased pollution due to improper waste disposal, and greenhouse gas
emissions and depletion of our natural resources. Indeed, humans have contributed a lot
for the worsening of our environment which resulted to global climate change.

Based on reports by WWF-Philippines, the country's National

Solid Waste Management Commission, and the World Bank, a whopping 74 per cent of
plastic leakage comes from waste that has actually been collected. For example, of 2.7
million tonnes of garbage, 2.27 million tonnes are collected per year. Of this, 386,000
tonnes are still leaked into the ocean, mainly because of hauler dumping, when private
hauler companies unload their trucks into water bodies on the way to proper disposal
sites in order to cut costs, and because of poorly located dumps situated near waterways.

Meanwhile, uncollected garbage

in informal settlements is haphazardly
dumped elsewhere, while small
communities living near rivers and
water bodies dispose of personal waste
directly into the waterways or canals
and irrigations.

We know that marine debris

affects both human and natural Seawater Pollution
Source:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/07/human
systems. Ingestion and -impact-has-pushed-earth-into-the-anthropocene-scientists-say
entanglement in plastics in the ocean have been documented in many posts on social
media sites killing marine wildlife like whales, turtles, fishes and other terrestrial animals

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like seabirds. Humans also face the danger of ingesting persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) through eating seafood, as this links to the food chain. Plastics absorb
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), which are
POPs that will directly affect human health.

Moreover, marine debris also have negative impacts on revenue-generating

nature-based tourism, as well as the fishing industry. Fishermen in WWF-Philippines
project sites have commented that plastics are smothering coral reefs. This results in
ecosystem-wide impacts, which also affect their yield or catch.

What’s New
Learning Activity: Before and After

DIRECTIONS: Make a poster slogan showing the before and after of one’s action which affects
the lives of others and the environment in general. Use guide below. Use separate sheet.

SAMPLE POSTER-SLOGAN

Paste Picture/Drawing Here

BEFORE AFTER

(Ex. A picture of a man throwing garbages at (Ex. A picture of dead fishes, polluted sea
the beach) waters)

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 Your Slogan

What I have learned

 Climate change is the global phenomenon of climate transformation which are

said to be characterized by the changes in the usual climate of the Earth regarding
temperature, precipitation, and wind that are especially caused by human
activities.

 At its core, production and consumption contributes to climate change.

 Climate change has also brought about problems to production and consumption.
 Understanding the problem is the only way to find the solution.
 In our simple ways, we can always help solve climate change.

 Your action may affect the lives of others and also to the environment.

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\
1. Assessment

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read and understand each item and choose the CAPITAL LETTER of your
choice. Write all your answers on a piece of paper. (1 point each)

1. It is the global phenomenon of climate change transformation which are said to be

characterized by the changes in the usual climate of the Earth.
a) Climate Change c. mining
b) Deforestation d. volcanic eruption
2. How does production of goods and services contributes to global climate change?
a) By means of production, cutting down of trees is less expected
b) By means of production, mining arouses which then lead to cutting down of
trees for the area to be cleared.
c) By means of production, reforestation is expected.
d) By means of production, the environment is safe.
3. Which of the following is a cause-effect when cutting down of trees.
a) Soil erosion c. environmental conservation
b) Reforestation d. health family and communities
4. The following are common effects that human act affect the environment, which of
the following is NOT?
a) Decreased water quality due to poor water control management
b) Increased pollution
c) Greenhouse gas emissions
d) Segregation of waste disposal
5. How does solid waste management proper disposal affect the environment?
a) Polluted water c. No pollution, less flood
b) Clog waterways d. killing marine wildlife
6. Which of the following choices is not considered as things should be done at home to
protect mother earth?
a) Segregation of waste c. burning of waste
b) Cleaning the environment d. planting trees
7. The following are causes of climate change, which of the following is NOT?
a) Cutting down of trees
b) Changing the landscape of the area
c) Construction of concrete materials
d) Collecting garbage

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8. Which of the following is not considered as one of the effects of climate change in
terms of consumption?
a) Scarcity of food
b) Low food resources
c) High demands of crops to be harvested
d) Rising of the sea level
9. According to the National Ocean Service of the US National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, there are simple things we can do to help protect the Earth,
one is the application of the 4R’s, what do you mean by 4R’s?
a) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse
b) Reduce, Refresh, Reuse, Recycle
c) Refuse, Recycle, Reuse, Reserve
d) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reserve
10. Which of the following is not considered as one of the few things we can do to
protect the Earth.
a) Application of the 4R’s
b) Volunteer
c) Educate
d) Consume more water

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