SCIENCE – GRADE 3 Self-Instructional Packets (SIPacks)

Fourth Quarter - Week 2

OBJECTIVES
Content Standard:
Performance Standard:
Learning Competency:
The learners demonstrate understanding of people, animals,
plant, lakes, rivers, streams, hills, mountains, and other
landforms, and their importance
The learners should be able to express their concerns about
their surroundings through teacher-guided and self-directed
activities
The learners should be able to relate the importance of the
surroundings to people and other living things

CONTENT: Lesson 2: Bodies of Water and Landforms in the Community

LEARNING RESOURCES
References
Teacher’s Guide pp. 175-179
Learner’s Material pp. 151-155
Other Learning Resources

PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson
In the previous lesson, you have learned about the things found in your surroundings. As a
review, answer the following questions:
1. What are the things that you can see in your surroundings? Give at least 3 things.
2. Name two living things and two non-living things found in your surroundings.

B. Establishing the purpose for the lesson

Study the following pictures. Guess and write the missing letters to complete the word. Clues
are given to guide you.

s ___ ____
Clue: The water is salty. It is located near v__ __c__ __o
beaches. Clue: When it erupts, it gives off smoke,
ash, and lava

In this lesson you will learn about the different bodies of water and landforms in your
surroundings.

C. Presenting examples and instances of the new lesson

Let’s Study

Bodies of Water in the Community

Bodies of water are described in different names. These are rivers, streams, ponds,
bays, gulfs, and seas. A stream is a body of water with a current confined within a bed and
stream banks. It moves to a lower level in a channel on land. A river is a natural water
course flowing towards a lake, sea, or ocean. Examples are the Pampanga River, Pasig
River, and Cagayan River. A lake is a body of relatively still water of considerable size,
localized in a basin that is surrounded by land apart from a river, stream, or other form of
moving water that serves to feed or drain the lake. Examples of this are the Laguna Lake
and Taal Lake. A pond is a small lake. Most often in a natural depression. It is also
surrounded by land. A sea is a large body of water that may be connected with an ocean or

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may be a large lake that lacks a natural outlet. Examples are the West Philippine Sea, Sulu
Sea, and Camotes Sea. Oceans are the ultimate bodies of water. Examples are the Atlantic
Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.

Landforms in the Community

A landform is the physical appearance of the Earth’s landscape. These landforms can be
mountains, hills, valleys, plateaus, volcanoes, peninsulas, and plains. Common landforms
in the country are the Mt. Apo in Davao, the highest mountain in the Philippines; the
Chocolate Hills of Bohol; the Cagayan Valley, Plateuas of Bukidnon planted with rice and
corn, pineapple, banana, and sugarcane. The Central Plains of Luzon is the largest plain in
the country and is the gateway to the Northern Luzon regions and the Mayon Volcano in
Albay is noted for its perfect cone.

D. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #1

Activity 1: Bodies of Water in your community

Objective:
 Describe the bodies of water
 Infer that plants and animals are present around and in bodies of water.

Procedure:
1. Study the pictures of different bodies of water below.

2. Answer the following questions:

a. Are there bodies of water in your community similar to the pictures above?
b. What are the living things that can be found in the bodies of water?

E. Discussing new concepts and practicing new skills #2

Activity 2: The Landforms

Objectives:
1. Describe the different landforms

Procedure:
1. Study the different landforms shown in the picture below:

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2. Answer the following questions:

a. What landforms can be seen in your community?
b. What living things are found in the different landforms?

F. Developing Mastery
Group the following as to bodies of water and landforms. Use the table below.
hill river
lake sea
mountain stream
plain valley
plateau volcano

Bodies of Water Landforms

G. Finding practical applications of concepts and skills in daily living objects

Give at least three reasons why bodies of water and landforms are important to people and to
other living things.
1. _____________________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________

H. Making generalizations and abstractions about the lesson

Remember this
 Bodies of water and landforms are found in the surroundings
 There are many bodies of water in our country. These are rivers, lakes, seas,

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oceans, and streams

 Landforms include mountains, hills, valleys, plateaus, and plains
 Bodies of water and landforms are important to people and other living things.

I. Evaluating learning
A. Matching Type: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer.
Column A Column B
_____ 1. lake A. body of water surrounded by land
_____ 2. ocean B. water that falls from a higher place like a cliff
_____ 3. sea or mountain
_____ 4. stream C. smaller than an ocean with salty water
_____ 5. waterfall D. running or flowing water smaller than a river
E. largest body of water

B. Write the letter of the correct answer.

_____ 6. What do you call a plain found between two mountains?
A. hill B. mountain C. valley D. volcano

_____ 7. It is a mountain with an opening or crater at the top.

A. hill B. mountain C. valley D. volcano

_____ 8. It is a large flat surface of land which is good for planting.

A. hill B. mountain C. plain D. volcano

_____ 9. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?

A. mountain B. plain C. river D. volcano

_____ 10. Which of the following landform is surrounded by water?

A. hill B. island C. plateau D. valley

J. Additional Activities for application or remediation

In a separate sheet of paper, draw and color a landform or body of water of your choice. Give
its name and describe it.

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