Learner’s Activity Sheet

Assessment Checklist

SCIENCE
Quarter 4 – Week 2

The Earth’s Resources

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Teacher

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Date of Retrieval
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 TEACHER'S REFERENCE GUIDE (TRG)

School: Grade Level: 7

Teacher: Learning Area: Science
Teaching
Date: Quarter: 4 Week: 2

I.OBJECTIVES 1. Describe ways of using Earth’s resources

sustainably.
2. Differentiate renewable from non-renewable
resources.
3. Cite ways in protecting and preserving our
renewable natural resources.
4. Explain ways to sustain Earth's resources.
a. Content The learners demonstrate understanding of the relation of
Standard geographical location of the Philippines to its
environment.
b. Performance The learners should be able to analyze the advantage of
Standard the location of the Philippines in relation to the climate,
weather, and seasons.
c. MELC Cite and explain ways of using Earth’s resources sustainably
(S7ES-Iva-1)

II. SUBJECT The Earth’s Resources

MATTER
a. References SCIENCE LINKS, Estrelita A. Madriaga, Ph.D, Meliza P.
Valdoz, Marites D. Aquino, Nenita A. Apolinario pp. 308-
310.
http://www.google.com/search?
q=effects+of+human+activities+on+natural+resources

b. Materials TRG, LAS, AC, Answer Keys, pictures, puzzle, table.

c. Integration Conserve, preserve and sustain earth’s resources.

III. PROCEDURE
ACTIVITY Activity 1.1: Finding Important Resources
(DO) Instruct learner to encircle the hidden words in the puzzle
by referring to the words inside the clue box provided.

Activity 1.2: One-Stanza Description

Ask learner to describe in one stanza the human activities
shown on the pictures that greatly affect our natural
resources. Write it inside the box provided.

ANALYSIS Activity 2: Read, Analyze and Answer These!

(THINK) Guide Questions
1. Did you find it hard to encircle the hidden words in
 the puzzle? Why or why not?
2. Have you described in one-stanza the human
activities that affect our natural resources shown
in the two pictures? What could be the reasons of
these?
3. As a good member of your community, how will
you help your barangay officials in educating
people doing these undesirable human activities?

ABSTRACTION Activity 3: Add These to What You Already Know

(LEARN) Inculcate to the learner’s mind that this lesson will
develop deeper knowledge on the concept of the different
earth's resources as well as find ways on how to use and
sustain them.

APPLICATION Activity 4: Renewable vs Non-renewable

(APPLY) Encourage learner to classify the different resources or
materials into renewable and non- renewable resources
by checking the appropriate column in the table below.

IV. EVALUATION Activity 5: How Far You Know?

Direct learner to write T if the statement is correct, and F if it is
not before each item.

SELF- Reflect on your learning!

ASSESSMENT
 LEARNERS ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)
Dear Learner,
Good Day!

 Welcome to our Science subject. Below are your learning activities for the whole week. Please
carefully understand and follow the instructions provided. If you encounter difficulties in doing
the tasks, do not hesitate to ask for support from your parents or anyone whom you think can
help you do the activities. You can ask me via SMS or call ________________ , messenger
_____________________ or e-mail at _________________________ Always bear in mind
that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Most importantly, be free and creative in doing the activities. I
hope you will experience meaningful learning and gain a deep understanding of the relevant
competencies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. You can do it! Stay safe! Stay learning! God
Bless.

Sincerely, 
Your Teacher

The Earth’s Resources

Activity 1.1: Finding Important Resources

Directions: Encircle the hidden words in the puzzle. Refer to the clue box provided.

Conservation, Resources, Preservation

Renewable, Earth

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

Activity 1.2: One-Stanza Description

Directions: Describe in one stanza the human activities shown on the pictures that greatly
affect our natural resources. Write it inside the boxes provided.

Improper Waste Disposal

Forest Denudation

Read, Analyze and Answer These!

Directions: Briefly answer the following questions asked.

1. Did you find it hard to encircle the hidden words in the puzzle? Why or why not?
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2. Have you described in one-stanza the human activities that affect our natural
resources shown in the two pictures? What could be the reasons of these?
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 3. As a good member of your community, how will you help your barangay officials in
educating people doing these undesirable human activities?
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4. At the same time, how can you help protect, preserve and sustain the earth’s
renewable resources?
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Add These to What You Already Know

Natural resources can be classified into two; renewable and nonrenewable.

Renewable resources are those that can be used readily and can be produced or regenerates
repeatedly through; (1) nature’s recycling process and (2) sound management practices of
human beings. Sunlight, water, air, biomass, and geothermal are renewable resources because
they cannot be used up. Renewable resources can be regenerated at the same rate or even
faster as they are being used. They are replenished over relatively short periods of time by
natural processes.

Nonrenewable resources are those that have finite existence, that is, they cannot be replaced
or regenerated easily or the rate by which the regeneration process occurs is so slow. Fossil
fuels-coals, oil, natural gas, and minerals from the soil- are examples of nonrenewable
resources.

How Renewable Natural Resources can become Nonrenewable in Time

Mismanagement and the impact of undesirable human activities can limit the regrowth of
renewable resources. Once renewable resources are consumed at the rate that exceeds their
natural rate of replacement, the supply of such resources will dwindle and eventually such
resources become scarce. The Philippines is surrounded with water, but what purpose will
water serve if it cannot be used for what it is intended for?

The demand in the consumption of natural resources has increased in the past 40 years. The
utilization of our natural resources has gone beyond nature’s regenerative capacity, and one
root cause is the increasing human population.
Human Mismanagement Affects Our Environment

The forests are very rich in biodiversity. They provide us with the supply of food, fibers,
medicines, and timber. Forests also serve as habitats of plants and animals, and they also
create the characteristics of climate of the place. When trees in a forest are cut, the soil
quality changes become susceptible to erosion. The forest climate likewise changes since the
area that has been cleared of trees is exposed to intense sunlight. As a result, plants and
animals that are sensitive to temperature changes will die, trees no longer grow, and habitats
of animal’s shrink so they either migrate, die or disappear.

The supply of fresh water for our daily use comes from watersheds that drain into streams,
rivers, and lakes. When trees are cut, soil erosion sets in, and the sediments are deposited into
low-lying areas until they reach rivers and lakes. Excessive deposition sediments at the
bottom of lakes and rivers make them shallow and choke the plant and animals inhabiting the
environment.

Pollution tremendously affects water quality. Commercial and industrial establishments use
nearby lakes and rivers as “waste sinks”. Wastes from domestic or household activities are
disposed in a water-borne sewage system, and they end up in the nearest bodies of water.
Agricultural activities like the use of fertilizers and pesticides and deforestation bring and
create a surplus of nutrients which over fertilize the aquatic resource. This phenomenon is
called eutrophication. Oil spills in coastal waters have posed long-lasting effects on water by
destroying beaches and killing many aquatic forms of life.

The following problems and disasters have become prevalent: flash floods and landslides,
spread of insect-borne diseases, respiratory sickness, and infectious diseases which are
becoming common among children and the elderly and have claimed lives of many people.

We blame nature for all these calamities and miseries. However, the truth is, all these are
outcomes of the exploitation and abuse of our natural resources. Human activities have
altered environmental conditions locally, regionally, and even globally due to
mismanagement.

Conservation and Preservation of our Natural Resources

In order to solve the problems caused by rampant mismanagement and the exploitation of our
natural resources, the following recommendations are hereby posited to wit:

1. Conservation, according to them, means using and managing the earth’s resources
sustainably. The renewable resources like herbs and trees, for example, they can be
used for food and for building houses and they can be utilized in extracting medicines
and other useful commercial and industrial products. However, they should not be
utilized or consumed faster than they can be replaced or regenerated.
 2. Preservation, on the other hand, means maintaining the present state or conditions of
areas and protecting them from destruction and exploitation brought about by human
activities. Large areas of unproductive lands are being used for urbanization-housing
projects, tourism, sites for factories, and industrial establishments. Environmentalists
believe that these areas, although unproductive, have to be protected together with all
the organisms that inhabit those places so we will not lose nature.

It is noteworthy that we must conserved, protect and sustain non-renewable resources for
future use because there is no reasonable way for humans to produce more. Crude oil is a
liquid fossil fuel found in rocks below Earth’s surface. It is pumped out through wells and
generally used for the manufacturing of plastics and to produce gasoline and diesel fuel for
vehicles. Coal is another fossil fuel that is used for heating homes and generating power
plants. Natural gas is a flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons
and is found near oil deposits below Earth’s surface.

Renewable vs Non-renewable

Directions: Classify the different resources or materials into renewable and

non- renewable resources by checking the appropriate column in the table
below.

Resource/ Renewable Non- Resource/ Renewable Non-

Material renewable Material renewable
1. gasoline 11. water
2. air/wind 12. crude oil
3. biomass 13. fossil fuel
4. plants/animals 14. geothermal
energy
5. coal 15. minerals
6. sunlight 16. hydropower
7. biogas 17. wind energy
8. oil 18. methane
9. solar energy 19. soil
10. diesel fuel 20. trees

ACTIVITY 5: How Far You Know?

Directions: Write T if the statement is correct, and F if it is not before the item.
_____1. Fossil fuels-coals, oil, natural gas, and minerals from the soil are examples of
renewable resources.
_____2. Renewable resources are replenished over relatively short periods of time by natural
processes.
_____3. Conservation means using and managing the earth’s resources sustainably.
_____4. Nonrenewable resources must be conserved for future use because there is no
reasonable way for humans to produce more.
_____5. Light from the sun as well as the plants and animals that we use as food are all
examples of nonrenewable resources.
_____6. Fossil fuels are formed on Earth over 300 million years.
_____7. Natural resources are classified into renewable and non-renewable.
_____8. Water is considered non-renewable resource.
_____9. Conservation means managing the earth’s resources sustainably.
_____10. The destruction and exploitation brought about by human activities is called
preservation.

Self-Assessment
What I did?

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What I learned?

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 What I earned?

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ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
(To be accomplished by a parent or guardian)

The Earth’s Resources

Check ( ) the appropriate observation that corresponds to your child’s
performance in the accomplishment of the activities.

OBSERVATIO
N
Accomplished

Accomplished

Accomplished
Partially

Bases for Evaluation Parent’s/

Fully
Not

Guardian’s
Remarks

Activity 1.1: Finding Important

Resources
The learner was able to encircle the
hidden words in the puzzle by referring
to the words inside the clue box
provided.
Activity 1.2: One-Stanza Description
The learner was able to describe in one
stanza the human activities shown on
the pictures that greatly affect our
natural resources.

Activity 2: Read, Analyze and Answer

These!
The learner was able to answer the
given questions.
Activity 3: Add These to What You
Already Know
The learner was able to develop deeper
knowledge on the concept of the
different earth's resources as well as
find ways on how to use and sustain
them.
Activity 4: Renewable vs Non-
renewable
The learner was able to classify the
different resources or materials into
renewable and non- renewable
resources by checking the appropriate
column in the table.
Activity 5: How Far You Know?
The learner was able to write T if the
statement is correct, and F if it is not.

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Name and Signature of Parent or Guardia
Answer Keys
Activity 1.1: Finding Important Resources
1. Conservation
2. Resources
3. Preservation
4. Renewable
5. Earth

Activity 1.2: One-Stanza Description (probable answers)

1. Throwing of garbage or wastes everywhere will cause to air pollution
and may lead to various respiratory diseases to human. Trash can
travel to into the rives, seas and oceans. The toxic substance can kill
marine or aquatic resources and can poison our potable water.

2. Cutting of young trees will lead to soil erosion, flooding, increased in

greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, forest denudation and worst of
all will cause climate change.

Activity 2: Read, Analyze and Answer These! (probable

answers)
Q1 – NO, because I was guided with the words inside the clue box.
Q2 – YES, because of lack of proper information to people especially the
negative effects of undesirable human activities.
Q3 – Participate in a community information dissemination on the proper
waste disposal and stop rampant cutting of young trees.
Q4 – Participate in community clean-up drive, plant trees, proper use of
recycle bins, recycle any recyclable materials or wastes, educate everyone in
the community on negative effects of human activities to the environment,
etc.

Activity 4.1: Renewable (R) vs Non-renewable (NR)

1. R 2. NR 3. R 4. R 5. NR 6. R
7. R 8. NR 9. R 10. NR 11. R 12. NR
13. NR 14. R 15.NR 16. R 17. R 18. NR
19. NR 20. R

Activity 4.2: How Far You Know?

1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F
6. T 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. F