School Grade Level 8

Teacher Learning SCIENCE

GRADE 8 Area
DAILY LESSON Teaching Dates June, 2021 Quarter 4
LOG and Time 1:00-2:00 pm

I. OBJECTIVES Wednesday
Advantage of High Biodiversity in an ecosystem.
A. Content Standards
Report (e.g., through a travelogue) on the activities that communities engage in
B. Performance to protect and conserve endangered and economically important species.
Standards
Explain the advantage of high biodiversity in maintaining the stability of an
C. Most Essential Learning ecosystem. (S8LT-IVh-21)
Competencies (MELC’s) 1. Differentiate low from high biodiversity.
(Write the LC code for 2. Describe ecosystems with low and high biodiversity
each.) 3. Predict what will happen to an ecosystem with low biodiversity.

BIODIVERSITY AND TRANSFER OF ENERGY IN AN ECOSYSTEM

II. CONTENT

III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References Science 8
1. Teacher’s Guide
Pages
2. Learner’s
Materials Pages
3. Textbook Pages
4. Additional
Materials from LR
portal
B. Other Learning PowerPoint, Projector, Images, Chalk, Blackboard, Module
Resources
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous Group Activity. What Happened?
lesson or presenting 1. Provide a students with an activity sheet/s.
the new lesson 2. Let the students Identify the different ORGANISMS found in the picture of an
ecosystem they captured last time. ( Note: The picture was captured by the
students where they were live .) localization.
3. Students will List down the organisms they have identified from the captured
photo in their area.
Name of Organisms

Note: Capturing Photos ( Photography: ARTS Integration)

B. Establishing Purpose
for the Lesson Setting the mood and presentation of learning objectives.
C. Presenting Video Presentation about Biodiversity and Ecosystem.
Examples/Instances Guide Question/s.
of new lesson 1. What is Biodiversity?
2. What is an ecosystem?
3. What is the difference between high and low biodiversity?
4. What is an organism/s?
D. Discussing New
Concepts and 1. Teacher will discuss the concept of High and Low Biodiversity.
practicing new skills # a. The picture to be presented are the selected picture from students
1 work and the teacher’s own captured picture.
2. Group the learners into four (4) in conducting the activity.
3. Conduct the Activity 1 entitled “What is the importance of Biodiversity to
ecosystem?)
a. Teacher will provide activity sheets for each group.
4. Each group will select a group member to present their output.

E. Discussing New Ad- Disad

Concepts and Directions: Use
practicing new skills # 2 the picture/s below
to answer the
questions.

Questions:
1. What are the Advantages of having a High Biodiversity?
2. What are the Disadvantages of having a Low Biodiversity?

F. Developing Mastery
(Leads to Formative “ FIND ME IF YOU CAN”
Assessment) DIRECTIONS: Study the Cross Word Puzzle and find the words that may serve as
causes of Low Biodiversity. Write the words in your ¼ sheet of paper.

W Q A R T Y U I O P C D Q C G R D S T B

I N V A S I V E A L I E N S P E C I E S

S L B H F D T V B M S F A W Q V H I C D

V G F N J M Z D R G Y O X C R T O A B S

Z C B R D M B I D Q M R A S V M V D C M

W Q V H U O C B E M S E A S F B E Z V M

R H B J K X C B Q A T S Z X N D R Q A V
 N O V E R P O P U L A T I O N A C W V M

A S C V X Z E R T U M R L A Q D O Q R B

C A E C V B Y H J M D A Q C B T L A C X

Q W C D R T F H A M L T Q C G X L A V X

H K U F M P O D D A G I B X M Y E C I D

C Q A B P O L L U T I O N F M J C X V O

Q E O I T G I P V E K N C N M L T Z V C

A M V X I U G L O B A L W A R M I N G I

T Y K L C B N L R E W C X O P S O A Q P

Q O V E R E X P L O I T A T I O N Y L M

H A B I T A T D E S T R U C T I O N B V

G. Finding Practical I CARE

Application of Concepts 1. What are the activities that Barangay Panitian engage in to protect and
& Skills in daily living conserve endangered and economically important species?
2. Do PLANTITO and PLANTITA helps in conserving our ecosystem? Why or Why
not?
3. Give some simple ways to protect, conserve and preserve our environment.

H. Making Generalization “HIGH VS. LOW”

and Abstraction DIRECTIONS: Identify and Explain whether
the given pictures show HIGH biodiversity or
LOW biodiversity.

I. Evaluating Learning
MULTIPLE CHOICE
DIRECTIONS: Read and understand each question. Choose the letter of
the best answer and write it in your ¼ sheet of paper.
 1. High biodiversity can provide _________.
A. Shelter B. Water
C. Food D. All of the above
2. What places most likely have low biodiversity?
A. Rainforest B. Mangrove ecosystem
C. Desert D. Coral ecosystem
3. What causes low biodiversity?
A. Pollution
B. Habitat destruction
C. Over-exploitation
D. All of these
4. How can we help to protect our environment?
A. Plant trees
B. Burning of plastics
C. Throwing garbage anywhere
D. Hunting animals
5. What is the advantage of having a high biodiversity?
A. Poor soil
B. Helps to maintain the food web circle
C. Decrease livelihood
D. Increase contact with decease

J. Additional Activities

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of Learners who earned 80%
in the evaluation
B. No. of Learners who require
additional activities for
remediation
C. Did the remedial lesson works?

D. No. of Learners who continue to

require remediation

Prepared by:

Teacher 1
Observed by:

Principal 1