SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Subject: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Grade Level: 7 Quarter: 3 Week: 2

MELC: Formulate ways to conserve and preserve the Competency Code: N/A
environment

Name ______________________________ Section ________ Date __________

School ______________________________ District __________________________

A. Readings/Discussions

Conservation and Preservation of the Environment

Conservation refers to the responsible management of the environment and its

resources for present and future use. Preservation, on the other hand, is a much stricter
approach where the environment, lands and natural resources are put away, not to be
consumed, but are instead maintained in their original form.

With the continuous incease of our population, the scarcity of our natural resources
also rises. The big challenge is how to provide sustainable resources to the next generations
and the answer to that is conserving and preserving the environment and biodiversity we have
now.

Common Ways of Conserving and Preserving our Environment

1. Afforestation (planting trees on nonforested lands) and reforestation (replacing cut trees)

2. Use of natural fertilizers

3. Waste Management and 3Rs (Reduce/Reuse/Recycle)

4. Use water wisely

5. Control pollution

6. Practice composting

7. Create public awareness

8. Ban plastics

9. Support environmental programs

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10. Unplug unused electrical devices

Importance of Environmental Conservation and Preservation

1. Increases farmlands fertility thus producing sustainable agricultural products for the nation

2. Improves bodies of water which results to restoring our rich marine resources

3. Reduces impacts of climate change because of less gas emissions

4. Restores our excellent water quality

5. Leads to healthy air quality

6. Restores and preserves biodiversity

7. Protects wildlife and prevents species extinction

8. Protects the earth from deteriorating

9. Protects human health and leads to less diseases

10. Helps provide the next generation with abundant resources

B. Exercises

Exercise 1: 'B A Match!’

Direction: Match the ways of environmental conservation and preservation on column B to
their respective illustrations on column A. Write the letter of your answer on the blank.

A B
A. Composting

B. Using rechargeable
batteries
____1. ____6.
Image by Dot Earth-New York Times Image by SciTechDaily.com C. No plastic policy

D. Using of solar devices

E. Lessen air pollution

____2. ____7.
Image by Dot Earth-New York Times Image by Shutterstock
F. Recycling

G. Upcycling crafts
2 H. Conserving electricity

I. Conserving water
____3. ____8.
Image by Gardening Know How Image by craftsbyamanda.com

____4. ____9.
Image by cheshirefire.gov.uk Image by IndiaMART

____5. ____10.
Image by Dreamstime.com Image by Shutterstock

Exercsise 2: Plastics Fun-tastik!

Direction: To help save our environmental resources, create a recycled craft out of used
plastics like wrappers, bags, bottles, and others available in your home. Kindly follow the
rubrics given. Just choose one from the following sample crafts as your basis. You may also
search online for more ideas and procedures or ask some assistance from your family.

Pots Flowers Piggy Bank Pillow Pen holder Stuff container

Take pictures of yourself doing the activity from the start until the end and paste them
in the box below. There is no need to submit the actual recycled craft, just use it at home.

BEFORE DURING AFTER

(Preparation of the (Upon doing the activity) (Finished craft)
materials)

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C. Assessment/Application/Outputs
TRAITS
(Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)
RUBRICS POINTS
Direction: Read the following questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.
3 4 5 (__/15pts.)
1.Correctness/ The recycled
What action involves craft
maintaining The recycled
the original craft The
form of natural recycled
resources craft makes
instead of being consumed?
Reliability makes less use of used makes use of used use of used plastics and
A. Conservation B. Preservation C. Both A & B
plastics and pictures plastics and pictures pictures clearly show the
2. What action involves managing
are limited to show natural
the areresources
limited for
to sustainable use inofthe
show reliability thefuture?
maker.
reliability
B. Conservation of the the reliability
B. Preservation of the C. Both A & B
maker. maker.
3. Which of the following practices could result to scarcity of our natural resources?
Creativity The craftt made shows The craft made shows The recycled craft made
A. Overharvesting B. Afforestation C. Farming
less creativity of average creativity of shows a great creativiy of
4. After a celebration, you plastics.
recycling see wastes scattered everywhere,
recycling plastics. as an environmentalist,
recycling plastics. how would you
respond?
Visual The recycled craft still The recycled craft is The recycled craft is
A. Gather theneeds
Impact
garbage and dispose properly.
to be furnished. neatly made and neatly made and visually
B. Ask for assistance from your elders
/Neatness to throw
averagely the garbageattractive.
attractive. on your dumping site.
C. Segregate the garbage and apply the 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
5. Which of the following is an example of preservation of our environment?
A. Quitting plastic burning B. Letting wild species be at their habitats C. Using solar devices
6. As a student, how can you contribute to help conserve our environment?
A. Preserve our forest lands by not cutting down trees
B. Stop developing nature springs as tourist destinations to maintain its original beauty
C. Make use of solar devices for less consumption of electrical energy
7. What is the importance of conserving our environment?
A. Promotes quality water, land and air resources C. Worsen population problem
B. Gives greater advantage to investors and economists
8. As a student, how can you help conserve our resources in school?
A. Turn off faucets when not in use. B. Use chairs with no care C. Litter plastics after using
9. Why do you think we have limited natural resources nowadays? It is because of _______________.
A. people misuse, abuse, and overuse of natural resources.
B. improper mangement of natural resources by the people and government

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 C. Both A and B.
10. What could be the worst result of the continuing scarcity of our natural resources?
A. Abundant farmlands and marine biodiversity
B. Insufficient resources for the nation
C. More corruption in the government

D. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies

‘Puno Para sa Bayan’

More trees have been cut nowadays due to higher demands of paper, furnitures,
lumbers, and other tree products. It has been reported that or country has lost more than half of
our forest trees. Therefore, when we have typhoons reaching our country, a great destruction
of floods and landslides are expected because of our diminished number of trees. Should we
just leave our country in this state? How can we help and save our countrymen?

Task: Plant two (2) tree seedlings in your area, they can be fruit-bearing or nonfruit-bearing
trees of your own choice depending on what is available. Nurture them not just for compliance
for this activity but for showing sincere concern to our environment. Take pictures of yourself
planting your tree seedlings on the first three days and paste them below. Kindly include the
date and a brief description on your plant’s development.

First Day Second Day Third Day

Date: ________________ Date: ________________ Date: ________________

Description: Description: Description:

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References

https://www.peanc.org/whats-difference-between-conservation-and-preservation (Date
Retrieved: November 18, 2020)
https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/methods-and-importance-of-environmental-
conservation.php (Date Retrieved: November 17, 2020)
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/preservation/ (Date Retrieved: November 18,
2020)
https://www.powa.org/all-blogs/499-ways-of-protecting-and-preserving-our-environment.html
(Date Retrieved: November 18, 2020)

Prepared by: Edited by:

ALITA J. LUMBAB RACHEL PERL C. CAINILA

Teacher 1 Teacher 1
Buanoy National High School San Remigio National High School

JESUSA P. RAMIREZ
Teacher 3
San Remigio National High School

CHARRY MAE M. PESTANO

Teacher 1
San Remigio National High School

MARIA TRESICA C. SILVEDERIO

Teacher 1
Consolacion National High School

JEAN A. MORALES
Teacher 2

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 Minglanilla National High School

Reviewed by:

JUVIMAR E. MONTOLO
EPS - Science
Division of Cebu Province
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