SCIENCE V

Name: of Learner: _________________________________________ Grade Level: ________________

School: ____________________________________________________ Date: _______________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

“Managing our Wastes: Practicing the 5R’s Technique”
(Quarter 1, Week 5)

Background Information for Learners

Wastes refer to used or consumed products or materials. A very good example of this is
garbage. Garbage emits foul odor and makes us sick.
Waste management refers to the practice of proper waste disposal. A kind of waste
management we follow nowadays is the 5Rs of waste management which stands for Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle, Repair, and Recover. This aims to promote a clean and healthy environment, to
transform garbage into something useful, and to make the earth “zero waste” or free of any
garbage or waste material.

The following is the definition of each R:

Reduce - it simply means reducing or lessening the amount of possible waste
materials.
Example: using big Eco bag to carry many items as one instead of
individually placing the items to a plastic bag.
Reuse - it means to use again for the same purpose the materials as much as
possible.
Example: Using old hand-me-down clothes.

Recycle - it means processing waste materials to make another product.

Example: Making old newspapers into paper ornament.

Repair - is fixing or restoring broken items so that these will be used again.
Example: Repainting tables and chairs.

Recover - it means taking energy or materials from wastes to be converted into new
resources.
Example: Making animal manure into fertilizer for plants.
Designing a product out of local recyclable solid or liquid materials in making useful products
is an application of the 5Rs of waste material.

Learning Competency:
Design a product out of local, recyclable solid and or liquid materials in making useful products.
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Note: Practice Personal Hygiene Protocols at all times

DESIGNING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS | The 5R’S TECHNIQUE

Activity 1: Puzzle Time!
Directions: Research or Interview someone about 5Rs and use the following clues to complete the
crossword puzzle.

Across:

2. Finding another purpose for materials

3. Producing a new product out of discarded materials

4. Regenerating energy from waste materials

Down:

1. Using less of a certain material or using alternatives

5. Fixing broken things so that they can be used again

Activity 2: Think of it!

Direction: Think of any useful products that can be made from the following materials:

USEFUL PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE MADE

ITEM
FROM IT
Scratch
paper

Empty milk box

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DESIGNING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS | The 5R’S TECHNIQUE

 Empty plastic bottle (coke,
sprite,
orange)

Paper box

Plastic
spoon/fork

Guide Questions

1. In what ways or situations can you apply what you have learned about 5Rs?
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. How do you think does the 5Rs help in managing the waste in the environment?
____________________________________________________________________________________

Rubric scoring for Activity 2

Criteria Description Points

a. Correct application of concept Meets all four criteria 4
b. Richness and accuracy of information Meets three of the criteria 3
c. Clarity of organization and presentation Meets two of the criteria 2
d. Creativity of application Meets only one of the criteria 1

Activity 3: What do you think?

Directions: Study the pictures and identify what waste management practice is shown. Write
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, or Recover.

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1. ____________________ 2. _____________________

Reflection:
In this activity, I learned that it is important to________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

I enjoyed most on ________________________________________________________________________

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DESIGNING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS | The 5R’S TECHNIQUE

I want to learn more on __________________________________________________________________ _

References
Science– Grade 5 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 1 – Module 2- Lesson 1: Changes in Materials
Due to Heat and Oxygen First Edition, 2020

Science and You Grade 5 page 30-33

Answey Key
Activity 1 Repairing (DOWN)
Recovering (ACROSS)
Recycling (ACROSS)
Reusing (ACROSS)
Reducing (DOWN)

Activity 2 **students possible answers

ITEM USEFUL PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE MADE FROM IT

Scratch paper Art designs, scrapbooks, can be compiled for a

standalone notebook

Empty milk box Can be cleaned and used as a coin bank, can be
designed and used as a container for school/office
supplies, organizer

Empty plastic bottle (coke, sprite, Flowerpots, container for school/office supplies, eco-
orange) fence, water container

Paper box Can be cleaned and used as a coin bank, can be

designed and used as a container for school/office
supplies, organizer,

Plastic spoon/fork Decorations, arts and crafts, can be washed and

reused, used for science experiments

Guide Questions

1. In what ways or situations can you apply what you have learned about 5Rs?
- Reusing of Eco bags, repairing of chairs, and tables, reducing the use of disposable spoons and forks, using of
rechargeable batteries, etc.
2. How do you think does the 5Rs help in managing the waste in the environment?
- 5Rs teaches people to maximize the use of a material and to minimize the use of disposable ones which contribute
to the amount of waste in the environment. For example, instead of using disposable batteries, using a
rechargeable battery is better because you can reuse it by simply charging when it runs out of power

Activity 3: What do you think?

1. Reuse 2. recycle

Prepared by:
_____IKE B. SAMUEL_____
Writer

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DESIGNING RECYCLABLE MATERIALS | The 5R’S TECHNIQUE