5 Science

Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Local Recyclable
Solid and/ orLiquid Materials
 Dear Learner
In your previous grade level, you have learned the
meaning of 5R’s which is the Recycle, Reduce, Reuse,
Repair and Recover. And this is under the Ecological
Solid Waste Management programs of the
government. In order to be able to apply the 5R’s
practices, you must first learn to classify and sort out different wastes materials. This
module will provide you such knowledge and skill.

Before you start studying this module, take the exercises below first to find out
how well you learned about the lesson to be discussed.

Direction: Write U if the word refers to useful materials and H if it is harmful.

_________1. paper ________6. old magazines

_________2. Used syringe ________7. plastic bottles
_________3. cigarette butts ________8. tissue paper
_________4. dried leaves ________9. rubber tire
_________5. cans ________10. used diaper

How did you find the test? If you got it all right then, Good job!
Now let’s see how you are going to relate your stocked knowledge to the new
lesson in this module.

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After studying the module, you should be able to:

-Classify different waste materials and sort it out.

Managing our waste properly can reduce wastes production and save our
environment.
Doing the 5R’s is the best practices for solid waste management. And to
make it easy we must learn how to segregate and sort our wastes.
Waste materials are classified into biodegradable, non-biodegradable,
hazardous and infectious wastes.

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 Activity #1
Look, Collect and Segregate

Materials: scissor, old magazines or newspaper

Glue or paste, 4 pcs. Long bond paper

Procedures:

1. Look for sample pictures of wastes or materials in the magazine or newspaper.

2. Cut each picture and group them according to their classification as to
biodegradable, non-biodegradable, hazardous and infectious
3. Paste them in the bond paper.

Activity # 2
No Segregation, No Collection

Materials: chart, paper, pencil

Procedures:

1. In line with the segregation scheme under the ecological solid waste management
programs of barangays and cities, garbage or waste materials will not be collected by
garbage collectors unless segregated or separated.
2. Using the chart below, classify these waste materials into biodegradable, non -
biodegradable, hazardous and infectious.

plastic bottles banana peelings cigarette butts plastic wrapper

tin can scratch paper cellophane firewood
rubber brokenglass plastic cups steel bars
tissue paper used clothes diapers pesticide bottle
old battery drinking straw old newspaper expired medicine

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 Biodegradable Non- biodegradable Hazardous Infectious
Waste Waste

3. Answer the following questions:

a. What are waste materials?
b. How are waste materials classified?
c. What kind of materials are biodegradable?
d. What kind of materials are nonbiodegradable?
e. How should you dispose biodegrable and non-biodegradable materials?

LET’S SUM IT UP

Biodegradable wastes are materials that decompose or decay like fruit and
vegetable peelings, dry leaves, leftover food or paper. In time they become part of the
soil. They decay as compost or organic fertilizer which is used to enrich the soil utilized
by plants.
While Non-biodegradable wastes are materials that do not decay easily like
plastic, glass, or Styrofoam. They may accumulate if not disposed properly. It takes a
longer time for it to decompose. These materials, however, can be reused or recycled.
Materials that contain toxic substances are called hazardous wastes like expired
medicines, chemicals, use up batteries, nuclear wastes, etc. They are considered
hazardous or dangerous to people’s health and to the environment.
And infectious or pathological wastes are materials that may carry disease-
causing microorganisms like hospital waste, syringes, gauzes and dead animals. One
should handle these waste with extra care and segregated once.

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Let’s See What You Have Learned

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Now that you already know how to classify and sort out your waste, answer the
question and write your work in your Science journal notebook.

Question:
The common wastes produce by people in the community are plastics. As a grade
five pupil, how can you help minimize plastic wastes production in your school? In your
community?
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 Prepared By:

MA. ANNABELLE R. BAYBADO

Science Teacher

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