REFERENCE CARD #2 RECOGNIZING

USEFUL & HARMFUL

SCIENCE FOR ACTIVE MINDS 5 pp 44-75
SCIENCE Beyond Borders 5 pp 4-7 MATERIALS

ELEANOR CISCAR LUIS

Teacher III

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

GUIDE CARD ………. 1

ACTIVITY 1: Brain Gauge ………. 2
ACTIVITY 2 Word Pool ………. 3
ACTIVITY 3 Brain Buster ………. 4
ENRICMENT CARD #1 ……….. 6
ENRICMENT CARD #2 ……….. 7
ASSESSMENT CARD ……….. 8
KEY TO CORRECTION ……..… 10
REFERENCE CARD ....…….. 12

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REFERENCE CARD #1
When a material fulfills its purpose, it is considered “helpful.”
These materials may have water, heat, or acid resistance.
Hardness, elasticity, and flexibility are all terms used to
describe the properties of a material. A plastic bottle, for

The activities in this booklet is a
follow up exercises for the lesson
on useful and harmful materials.
Have fun in your science lessons.
Work harmoniously with your
siblings and parents or guardians
as you answer the activities
USEFUL &
HARMFUL
MATERIALS
LEAST MASTERED COMPETENCIES
 Identify useful materials at home, in school,
and in the community. S5MT-Ia-b-1.3
 Identify harmful materials at home, in school,
and in the community. S5MT-Ia-b-1.4
GUIDE CARD
Some substances are useful because they are used
for food, for cooking and cleaning purposes, for
destroying harmful insects and for keeping us
healthy.
Certain substances or materials have harmful
effects on people, animals and plants when not
used properly. Chemicals are very useful to people.
We used them daily. Soap and detergents are good
cleaning agents and antiseptics. They kill germs
and bacteria that can cause diseases.
ACTIVITY 1 : BRAIN GAUGE
Direction: Identify each picture that can be found
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at home in school and in the community whether

it is useful or harmful to use. Write the name
of the pictures in proper column

CAN BE BOTH USEFUL

USEFUL HARMFUL AND HARMFUL
Classify Me!
Useful Materials Harmful Materials
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1. plastic bottles 1. empty hair gel conditioner
2. food cartons 2. Drained batteries
3. Old newspapers 3. Candy wrappers
4. Vegetable scraps 4. Broken glass
5. empty mayonnaise jar 5. plastic bags
6. worn out rubber shoes 6. Empty disinfectant bottle
7. Worn out rubber tires 7. empty paint cans
SCAVENGER HUNT:
8. Used paint brush
WHAT SCORE DID YOU GET?
9-10 BRILLIANT. You did it well
6-8 AMAZING. Keep up the good work
5 and below Don’t’ loose hope. Keep
going. You can do it on the next activity
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KEY TO CORRECTION
 ACTIVITY 1 : BRAIN GAUGE Classify the different materials found in the word
pool below as useful or harmful. Write your
CAN BE BOTH USEFUL answers in the table below.
USEFUL HARMFUL AND HARMFUL
WASTE HAMMER broken glass candy wrappers
BAG SOLANE food cartons vegetable scraps
COMPUTER PENCIL
plastic bags drained batteries
CUP SHOVEL
BLEACH plastic bottles worn out rubber tires
PESTICIDES old newspaper used paint brush empty
mayonnaise jar empty disinfectant bottle
Activity 3 BRAIN BUSTER Student may vary answer
empty paint cans empty hair gel conditioner
ASSESSMENT: worn out rubber shoes
1. A
Useful Materials Harmful Materials
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. 6.. B
7. D
8. D
9. A/B
10. D
WHAT SCORE DID YOU GET?
DO YOU KNOW? 9-10 BRILLIANT. You did it well
6-8 AMAZING. Keep up the good work
ANSWERS MAY VARY 5 and below Don’t’ loose hope. Keep
going. You can do it on the next activity

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ACTIVITY 2 : CLASSIFY ME!
 ACTIVITY 3 : BRAIN
BUSTER be harmful?
Direction: A. Gives color to drawing
B. Makes my art work beautiful
Using the picture of the materials in the first C. It can puncture the skin
column, write its useful and harmful effect on its D. When crayons contain toxic substances and
corresponding column. The first one is done for you accidentally eaten.
8. Paints are very useful and helpful in building houses
MATERIALS USEFUL HARMFUL
and buildings. What are the most harmful affected
It is poisonous by these materials?
It is use to kill
and harmful if A. Aquatic plants and materials
insects like
not properly B. Birds flying around the sea
cockroach.
use. C. People travelling and crossing the ocean
D. None of the above

9. Joy and Axion are examples of dishwashers used to

clean dishes. When are these become harmful?
A. When not properly use especially when
dishes are not properly wash.
B. Keep this in the proper place
C. Do not use these without guide
D. None of the above

10.Plastic bottles, cans, plastic cups, plastic wrappers and

Styrofoam are useful. How can you prevent the
harmful
effect of it?
A. Keep it properly
B. Do not use it
C. Leave where can reach these
D. Avoid buying materials in a plastic container
and Styrofoam.

Do not use plastic bags instead use paper bags or

washable.

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7. Crayons are very useful art activity. How can crayons ASSESSMENT CARD:

DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the correct answer

1. Farmers use chemical fertilizer to increase their harvest.

WHAT SCORE DID YOU GET?

9-10 BRILLIANT. You did it well
6-8 AMAZING. Keep up the good work
5 and below Don’t’ loose hope. Keep
going. You can do it on the next activity

ENRICHMENT CARD : SCAVENGER HUNT

Directions:
Hunt 10 harmful materials.
Use color BLUE crayon to answer
 WHAT SCORE DID YOU GET?
9-10 BRILLIANT. You did it well
6-8 AMAZING. Keep up the good work
5 and below Don’t’ loose hope. Keep
going. You can do it on the next activity
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ENRICHMENT CARD 2: DO YOU CARE?

Answer the following questions below.
1. How do you properly dispose of the harmful
materials that you found at home or in school?
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2. List down ways on how you can maximize the use of

useful materials that you can found at home or in
school?
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WHAT SCORE DID YOU GET?

9-10 BRILLIANT. You did it well
6-8 AMAZING. Keep up the good work