Diocese of Imus Catholic Educational System, Inc.

Office of the Superintendent of the Diocesan Schools

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: _________________________________ Expert Teacher: _________________________ Act. #: _____ 1.2

Grade/Year & Section: ____________________
9 Subject: _____________________
Health Date: ________________
Please check the box for the type of the activity:
Concept Notes Illustrations/Examples Seat work Written Work (Pls. Specify WW:______________
Quiz Performance Task Meaning-making Activity Others:
Nature of Environmental Issues.
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Activity Title: ______________________________________________________________________________
1. Discuss the nature of environmental issues.
Learning Target/Competency: _________________________________________________________________
2. Analyze the effects of environmental issues on people’s health.
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The learners become clean and healthy in lifestyle.
Values/Graduate Attributes: ___________________________________________________________________
DepEd Health 9 Module
Reference(s) & Author(s): ________________________________________________Page(s) No. __________

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A. Concept Notes
These are some of the environmental issues and concerns here in the Philippines:

 Deforestation – the destruction of big areas of forest.

 Flashfloods – a sudden flood of great volume, usually caused by heavy rains.
 Illegal mining – the extraction of valuable minerals or geological materials from earth.
 Soil Erosion– happens when soil and rock moved from one place to another by wind, water, gravity.
 Coral Reef Degradation – destructions of coral reefs.
 Pollution– alteration of the physical, chemical and biological properties of water, air and/or land resources.
 Cyanide fishing  - is a method of collecting live fish mainly for use in aquariums, which involves spraying a
sodium cyanide mixture into the desired fish's habitat in order to stun the fish.
 Pesticide drift - refers to the unintentional diffusion of pesticides and the potential negative effects
of pesticide application
 Climate Change - a long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the
average atmospheric temperature

B. Matrix Making
Create a matrix that will show different environmental issues and concerns and the possible effects of
those issues and concerns to human health.