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Health
Community and Environmental
Health
Lesson 3

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Health – Grade 9
Quarter 1: Community and Environmental Health

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Health 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on The

Community and Environmental Health.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

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Welcome to the Health 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Environmental
Problems in the Philipines.
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What I Need to Know

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 The Philippines is presently facing a lot of environmental concerns. If you look at the
environment around us, you can see that there are a number of issues that really
affect our lives.. The current environmental concerns represent a considerable
measure of danger to the well-being of people and creatures.

Our environment is constantly changing. people need to be aware of what types of

environmental problems
country problems make us
our s ifacing. Current environmental
vulnerable to disasters and tragedies, now and in the future.

This module will help you understand concepts and enjoy different activities .
At the end of this module you are expected to:

1. Discusses the nature of environmental

. issues

What I Know

TRY THIS!
Direction
: From the given words inside the box choose the most
problems
pressing
of environment
today and write them inside the shape.
.

earthquake , deforestation, flash floods , typhoon , soil erosion ,

drug abuse, ‘ coral reef degradation , oil spill , illegal mining, pollution ,
food sanitation, water supply,

Environmental Problems

DO THIS!
Direction: Look around you. Imagine the places in your locality. List down the
environmental problems that they encountered.

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 What’s In

Activity : Memory Check!

Direction 1.:Look at the picture below . What are the effects of this type of environmental
condition on human’s life? Choose the letter of you answer.

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 https://www.businessinsider.com/types-of-pollution-health-effects-2019-3

A. It promotes healthy living and stress free way of life.

B. People in the community are suffering from different physical and mental
illnesses.
C. People have to spend most of their earnings on curing and treating these
dangerous diseases.
D. People will not be able to work properly.
E. The amount of disease increases.

2. What type of environmental problem is in the picture?___________________

What’s New

Activity1. Picture Recognition:

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 Direction: Match the given pictures to the correct descriptions. Select the word of

Pollution Flash Flood Illegal Mining

Oil Spill Coral Reef Degradation Deforestation
air pollution Soil Erosion

1. 3.

_____________________________________ _____________________________________

___________________________

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2 4..

your answer from the box and write it on the blank below the picture.
https://hosbeg.com/effects-soil-erosion/ https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/13/losing-our-coral-reefs/

______________________ _____________________

5. 7.

https://www.cnn.ph/regional/2019/3/8/davao-del-norte-oil-spill.html https://philippineslifestyle.com/plastic-pollution-philippines/

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 ___________________________________ _______________________________

6.

_______________________________

What is It

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Lesson

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1.DEFORESTATION is the destruction of big areas of forests.

2. FLASH FLOOD is a sudden flood of great volume, usually caused by a heavy

rain.

3. ILLEGAL MINING is defined as the extraction of valuable minerals or other

geological materials from the earth from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, or reef,
which forms the mineralized package of economic interest to the miner in the
absence of land rights, mining license, exploration or mineral transportation
permit or of any document that could legitimate the on-going operations.

4. SOIL EROSION happens when soil and rock are moved from one place to
another by wind , water, and gravity.

Causes of Soil Erosion

 Deforestation
 Building of Roads
 Agriculture
 Urbanization
 Mining
 from oil tankers with equipment faults
 from nature and human activities on land
 from water sports
 from drilling works carried out in the sea

The Most Pressing Environmental Problems in the Philippines

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5. CORAL REEF DEGRADATION is a significant problem throughout the world. It
has been acknowledged that 27 % of the world’s reefs have been affected.

6.POLLUTION means any alteration of the physical, chemical, and biological

properties of water, air and /or land resources.
Air Pollution means any alteration of the physical , chemical , and biological
properties of the atmospheric air.
Water Pollution means any alteration of the physical , chemical , and
biological or radiological properties of a body of water resulting in the
impairment of its purity or quality.
Noise Pollution is the excessive sound that causes hearing loss, stress,
fatigue, irritability , tension, headaches, and high blood pressure.
Soil Pollution is chiefly caused by chemicals in pesticides, such as poisons
that are used to kill agricultural pests like insects and herbicides that are
used to get rid of weeds.

7. OIL SPILL is an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a

tanker,
offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard
to
marine life and the
environment.

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 What’s More

Activity: Picture Analysis

Direction: Look at the picture below, find the different environmental problems and
write them on the spaces below.

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___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

In your community or place do you have that kind of environmental problem?_____

If there is write it on the blank ___________________________________________

What I Have Learned

I have learned that_______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

What I can do

Activity: I am an Earth Saver

Direction: What can you do in the given situations?

1.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plastic_Pollution_in_Ghana.jpg

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

2.

https://ecology.wa.gov/Air-Climate/Air-quality/Smoke-fire/Outdoor-residential-burning

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

Assessment

Directions: Give what is described in each item by writing the letter of the correct
answer before each number,

___1. The destruction of big areas of forests

A. illegal mining C. flash flood
B. deforestation D. soil erosion
____2. A sudden flood of great volume, usually caused by a heavy rain
A. illegal mining C. flash flood
B. deforestation D. soil erosion
____3. It happens when soil and rock are moved from one place to another by wind
water, and gravity.
A. illegal mining C. flash flood
B. deforestation D. soil erosion
____4. It is an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker,
offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to
marine life and the environment.

A. illegal mining C. oil spill

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B. deforestation D. soil erosion
____5.It is the alteration of the physical, chemical, and biological
properties of water, air and /or land resources.

A. pollution C. oil spill

B. deforestation D. soil erosion
Additional Activities

Direction : Match the descriptions on the right to the environmental problems on

the left. Write the letter of your answer on the blank before each number

Environmental Descriptions
Problems
___1. DEFORESTATION A. The extraction of valuable minerals or other
geological materials from the earth from an ore
body, lode, vein, seam, or reef, which forms
the
mineralized package of economic interest to
the miner in the absence of land rights,
mining license, exploration or mineral
transportation permit or of any document that
could legitimate the on-going operations.
___2. FLASH FLOOD B. It happens when soil and rock are moved from
one place to another by wind , water, and
gravity.

___3. ILLEGAL MINING C. The destruction of big areas of forests

___4. SOIL EROSION D. A significant problem throughout the world. It

has been acknowledged that 27 % of the
world’s reefs have been affected.

___5.. CORAL REEF E. A sudden flood of great volume, usually caused

DEGRADATION by a heavy rain.

___6. P0LLUTION F. Any alteration of the physical , chemical, and

biological properties of water, air and/or land
resources

___7. OIL SPILL G. An accidental release of oil into a body of

water,
as from a tanker.

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 Answer key

What I Know What ‘s in What’s new

Try this! 1.B, C, D, E 1. deforestation
Deforestation 2. soil erosion
Flash flood 2. POLLUTION 3. flash flood
Soil erosion 4. coral reef
Coral reef degradation
degradation 5.oil spill
Oil spill 6. illegal mining
Pollution 7. pollution
Illegal mining

Do this
(answers may
vary)

What’s more What I can do

Answers may Answers may
vary vary

What I have learned

Answers may vary

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 Assessment Additional Activity
1. B 1. C
2.C 2.E
3.D 3.A
4. C 4.B
5. A 5.D
6.F
7.G

References

1.Physical Education and Health – Grade 9 Learner’s Material pages 243-246

2. https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/top-25-environmental-concerns.php

3.https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-current-environmental-problems.php

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