GRADE 7-SCIENCE

UNIT 1: The Earth and Its Resources

NAME:_____________________ GR.& SEC._________ DATE:____________

At the end of this unit, you are expected to:

 demonstrate how places on Earth may be located using a coordinate system
 cite and explain ways of using Earth’s resources sustainably

Lesson 1: Locating Places on Earth

Activity 1. Loop Activity

Using a world map, do the following:
a. Identify the equator by marking it with a different color other than black (0 degrees latitude)
b. Highlight the Prime Meridian with another ink to identify 0 degrees longitude.
c. Choose a country in the European continent that you want to explore and mark with an X.
d. Similarly, choose an island in the Pacific and mark it with another Y.
e. This time, choose any place on the map and mark it with another Z.
f. Mark the following cities on the map using ANY COLOR other than black.
 Manila
 Tokyo
 Jakarta
 Hongkong
 New York
 San Antonio
 Los Angeles
 Sydney
 Nairobi
 Mumbai

NOTE: INSERT YOUR MAP WITH MARKS HERE

Activity 2. Investigate Activity

How to Locate Places Using Latitude and Longitude

 Identify the coordinates of the following locations on the map using latitude and
longitude.

a. Hawaii
b. Philippines
c. Mongolia
d. Portugal
e. Philippine Sea
f. Atlantic Ocean
g. North Pole
h. South Pole
Lesson 2: The Earth’s Natural Resources

Video-watching
Click on the given link below. This video talks about the Earth’s natural resources, their sources
and how we use and depend on them. After watching, do all required activities that follow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTgyb_ITtk

Activity 1: Main Idea Web

A. Write inside each box the sources of energy that can be found in the different components of
the Earth’s biosphere.

LITHOSPHERE HYDROSPHERE

EARTH’S NATURAL RESOURCES

ATMOSPHERE
OTHER SOURCES

B. Enumerate at least FIVE ACTIVITIES where YOU need the Earth’s resources?

Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
 C. Enumerate at least FIVE ACTIVITIES where the society/community requires the use of the
Earth’s natural resources.

Answers:
1
2.
3.
4
5.

Post Test

Answer Unit Test, I-II on pages 348-349. Write your answers in your book. Checking of answers during
our next meeting.

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