HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Senior High School
S.Y. 2021-2022
FIRST QUARTER
GRADE 11, EARTH SCIENCE

Name: ___________________________ Section: ____________________

Teacher: _________________________ Date: ______________________

Activity Title: LAS 4 – Reality Bites (Water and Soil Resources)

Learning Targets: 
1) Explain how different activities affect the quality and availability of water for human use.
2) Identify human activities that affect the quality and quantity of soil.
3) Describe how people generate different type of waste as they make use of various materials and
resources.
4) Explain how different types of waste affect people’s health and environment.

Concept Note Box:

PART 1: PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Instructions:
Visit this link, https://archive.thinkprogress.org/6-human-activities-that-pose-the-biggest-threat-to-the-
worlds-drinking-water-7e7a2d881cbe/, it will give you an idea how human activities affect the quality and
availability of water for human use. In support to this click this other link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=h6y18NaLO2g, and watch the video regarding the situation of the bodies of water in the world. Your task is
to write a short essay that will show what the effects of water-resources-deterioration are on the Earth. Your
essay should:
a. inform your readers about what water resources are,
b. inform your readers about human activities that are considered threats to our water resources. Give at
least three,
c. explain the effect of the diminishing drinkable water to us and the community. Cite at least one example,
d. persuade your readers to act and protect the bodies of water by giving at least one possible action that
you think would help the most; and
e. be within 5 to 10 sentences only.

Essay:

Note: Please refrain from violating copyright laws. Do the activity according to your own understanding and
effort.
PART 2: VIDEO ANALYSIS

Title: Why Soil Matters

Retrieved from: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kZXulLobA8)

Instructions: Please watch the video entitled “Why Soil Matters” and answer the following process questions.
Process Questions:
1. How does soil affect living organisms?
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2. How do human activities affect the quality and quantity of soil? Justify your answer by citing examples
mentioned from the video.
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PART 3: TABLE MATRIX COMPLETION

Instructions: Complete the table by writing the types of waste produced and the potential impact of these
wastes to the environment. Refer to your textbook on pages 66 – 74.

AMOUNT
POSSIBLE
TYPES OF WASTES (IN NUMBER
EVERYDAY WASTES EFFECTS TO
PRODUCED (SOLID, OF PIECES
ACTIVITIES PRODUCED THE
LIQUID, GAS) OR GRAMS
ENVIRONMENT
PER WEEK)

Be guided by the rubric below for the assessment of your work.

Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning
Correct explanation Correct explanation Insufficient Wrong or no
 based on the concepts but with insufficient explanation; explanation;
involved; justification is reference to the justification is not incorrect
correct and is based on concepts involved backed by evidence justification or
valid evidence justification is correct justification is
but evidence lacks missing
validity

DOCUMENTATION

GROUP PICTURE (VIDEO CALL OR CONVERSATION)

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