PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

SY 2023- 2024
1-1

Name: Raphael Seo Grade: Nine Scores:

Social Studies:
English: 55/60
Math: 57/60

Project Name: Collaborating Subjects: Date of Submission:

CARBON FOOTPRINT AND Social Studies Introduction/Research/Planni

ECONOMIC GROWTH: A STUDY English ng
OF THE PHILIPPINES CO2 Math Draft Writing/Groupings
EMISSION Mathematical Modeling
Integrated Lessons: Submission
Economic Resources
Cause and Effect Essay
Quadratic Functions
INTRODUCTION

In the Philippines, the escalating issue of carbon emissions has garnered significant
attention as it casts a growing shadow over the country's environmental and socio-economic
landscape. As one of the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change, the
Philippines faces a critical challenge in addressing the sources and consequences of carbon
emissions. Amidst this backdrop, your task is to delve into the intricacies of this multifaceted
problem by crafting a cause-and-effect paper. By exploring the underlying factors driving carbon
emissions and their far-reaching effects on the environment, society, and economy, our aim is to
shed light on the urgency of sustainable practices and policies to pave the way for a greener and
more resilient future.

OBJECTIVES

Social Studies
● Determine the components of an economy that are affected by the CO2 emission;
● Explain the impacts of the CO2 emission on resources, production, and consumption;
● Propose strategic plans to mitigate the negative effects of CO2 emission.

English
● Generate an effective thesis statement from the given situation;
● Identify the cause and effect relationships from the given text;
● Create an outline that models the relationship between the causes and effects.

Mathematics
● Formulate and investigate mathematical models representing real-life situations using
quadratic functions;
● Represent a quadratic function using (a) table of values, (b) graph, and (c) equation; and,

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Strand Skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking, Conceptual Understanding, Procedural

Fluency, Strategic Competence, Adaptive Reasoning

Transdisciplinary Skills: Communication, Creativity, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking

Technological Skills: Building and Designing a Website, Digital Literacy, and Productivity
OVERVIEW OF THE AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT

Analyze the impacts of CO2 emission to the circular economy. Use the following parts as your
pages.

I. Introduction (Social Studies, English)

II. Discussion (Social Studies, English)
III. Mathematical Models (Math)
IV. Recommendations (Social Studies, English, Math)

CRITERIA
Social Studies

Economic Resources: CO2 Emission Impact Analysis

● Background
○ shows the factors that affect the economy; and
○ analyzes relevant points about the multiple factors that affect 20
the economy

● Scope of Economics
○ presents relative information on the effects of CO2 emission to 25
macroeconomics and microeconomics

● Evidence of Creative, Reflective, and Collaborative Thinking

○ recommends the most feasible and well-thought plans for the
problem presented;
○ answers all reflection questions meaningfully; and 15
○ shows the understanding of production, and consumption with
the relevance and connection to the impacts of the pandemic

English

Cause and Effect Essay

● Cause and Effect
○ highlights information that shows the relationship between two
ideas namely, the reasons for the situations and its respective
results 20
○ verbally presents important ideas shown with the relationship
of the causes and effects
 ● Thesis Statement and Paraphrasing
○ expresses one’s own understanding of a given situation by
using appropriate words to also achieve clarity of the topic; and
○ establishes a concrete and supported statement that holds 10
the personal understanding of the journal to the over-all
content

● Conventionality
○ the purpose and the intent of the paper is CLEAR;
○ necessary information is COMPLETE;
○ ideas are presented in a CONCISE manner; and 10
○ the policy (sentences and paragraphs) is written in the
CORRECT format

● Evidence of Creative, Reflective, and Critical Thinking

○ recommends the most feasible and well-thought plans for the
problem presented; 20
○ answers all reflection questions meaningfully; and
○ establishes clear presentation of the objectives set

Mathematics

Mathematical Modelling and Recommendation

● Evidence of Critical Thinking
○ investigates one impact of CO2 emission to one resource or
sector involving quadratic functions using a table, a 30
scatterplot, a graph, and a mathematical model;

● Evidence of Creative Thinking

○ enumerates some ways or plans a country can do to boost the
economy;
○ predicts some values using the model and discuss the 20
significance of the intercepts or vertex;
○ presents output creatively and complete

● Evidence of Communication and Collaboration

○ recommends the most feasible policy after mathematical
investigation and evaluation of proposed policies against a set 10
of criteria;
○ answers all reflection questions meaningfully; and,
 ○ collaborates with and supports partners by asking and
answering questions, sharing relevant resources, offering and
providing assistance during solving, etc.

REFLECTION

1. What did you personally learn or realize about yourself and about our lessons through this
activity?

I learned that if I spend enough time and effort, doing the task is not as challenging as I
thought it would be. I realized that background information is really important to write a cause
and effect essay. By the impact analysis paper that helped in organizing the concept which I
wrote, I was able to clarify my ideas on the causes, effects, realizations, and
recommendations.

2. If you are to rate your level of involvement or participation in this activity, with 1 being the lowest
and 5 being the highest, what score will you give yourself and why? Explain by citing your
contributions.

I would rate myself 5, which is the highest point that I could give. That is because of course
this task should be done individually and I followed that. I conducted research about CO2
emissions to have a vivid idea of what it actually is and proceed to the next things that I should
answer.

3. If you are to rate the level of involvement or participation of your partner in this activity, with 1
being the lowest and 5 being the highest, what score will you give each of them and why? Explain
by citing his/her contributions.

This is an individual work teacher :) :/

TASKS

Create a report/ impact analysis paper to analyze the impacts of CO2 emission on the circular
economy. Use the following parts as your pages.

I. Introduction (Social Studies, English)

○ After going through the impact analysis paper and creating a draft of the thesis
statement, causes, effects, and recommendations, generate the best thesis
statement that supports your understanding of what the paper talks about.
 ○ Summarize and paraphrase the origin of the statement’s relevance or a background
of the topic.

Carbon emissions, the release of carbon compounds into the atmosphere, is one of the most
important and serious problems that is currently happening in this world. Trapping heat from the
sun, greenhouse gasses have kept Earth's climate habitable for humans and millions of other
species. But those gasses are now out of balance and human activities are responsible for
almost all of the increase in greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere over the last 150 years. It
came to this state where it is actually showing its significant effects and I write this essay
hoping it would evoke the seriousness of the several causes and effects of carbon emission. It is
a problem that all people should take care of, therefore, it is really difficult and takes a long time
to solve it and tackle its various effects. There are a lot of reasons causing carbon emissions, but
the most extensive and the most contributing one is the burning of fossil fuels. This report
handles how human activities such as burning fossil fuels, land use changes, and
individuals/household affects the environment which in turn negatively impacts agriculture, the
economy, and other aspects of our lives.

II. Discussion (Social Studies, English)

○ Use the given data from the journal “Carbon Footprints and Economic Growth: A
Study of The Philippines Co2 Emissions” and gather important information
regarding economic resources, utilities, and products that contribute to the
development of the circular economy.
○ After gathering the necessary information, elaborate on how CO2 emission affected a
particular industry and/or resource.
○ Explain the connection between each cause and its relative effect/s with the help of
flow charts/visual aids.

To understand CO2 emissions better, we have to dig deeper by going through the major
causes and effects of it. Let's begin with the causes of CO2 emissions to be followed by the
effects after.

Households, I believe, are the least major sources of carbon emissions because it is only
taking a small part of this carbon emissions cycle. Even if it is taking a big portion of the total
carbon emissions, we can’t fix this easily because this is the way we live and really
fundamental things to people’s lives nowadays. Many of our daily activities cause emissions of
greenhouse gasses. For example, we produce greenhouse gas emissions from burning
gasoline when we drive, burning oil or gas for home heating, or using electricity generated
from coal, natural gas, and oil. These are the things that we do almost every single day without
even realizing how it could affect the environment. Greenhouse gas emissions vary among
individuals depending on a person's location, habits, and personal choices. For example, the
quantity of greenhouse gas emissions from your home electricity use depends on the types of
fuel your power plant uses to generate the electricity and the amount you use, and also,
greenhouse gasses emitted from the appliances and electronics of individuals depend on the
efficiency of these items, the size and insulation of your house, and the amount and type of
fuel used. Households are only producing and contributing a small amount of carbon
emissions. But as the population grows, it will be stacked more and more which will be
irreversible.

Land use changes the transformation of the natural environment into areas for human use like
agricultural land or settlements, are a significant source of carbon dioxide emissions globally,
accounting for 9% of human carbon dioxide emissions and contributing 3.3 billion tonnes of
carbon dioxide emissions in 2011. An estimated 396-690 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide were
released to the atmosphere between 1850 and 2000 as a result of changes in land use, which
makes up 28-40% of all human carbon dioxide emissions. The majority of these emissions
have been caused by deforestation, the irreversible removal of standing forests, and the most
significant form of land use change. When forests are cleared for agricultural or other
purposes, it adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere because trees, which act as a carbon
sink, remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via photosynthesis. Deforestation reduces
the number of trees, thus, it also reduces how much carbon dioxide can be removed by the
Earth’s forests yearly. If the trees are cut for lumber, the woods lock the carbon in them, but
the carbon sink provided by forests is greatly reduced because of the loss of trees. Even if the
land is used for agricultural processes, the crops that replace the trees are not as effective
carbon sink as the forests.

The main and largest contributor to carbon dioxide emissions is the burning of fossil fuels
because 87% of human carbon dioxide emissions are caused by this. The energy released
when these fuels are burned is typically converted into heat, electricity, or power for
transportation. Some examples of where they are used are in power plants, automobiles,
aircraft, and industrial buildings. In 2011, The usage of fossil fuels resulted in global carbon
dioxide emissions of 33.2 billion tonnes. Coal, natural gas, and oil are the three types of fossil
fuels that are utilized most frequently. 43% of the carbon dioxide emissions from fuel burning
come from coal, 36% of it from oil, and 21% from natural gas. The reason why anything
involving fossil fuels has a carbon dioxide emission ticket attached is that burning these fuels
produces carbon dioxide as a byproduct in addition to energy release, which is because nearly
all of the carbon that is stored in fossil fuels is converted to carbon dioxide during this
process. The three main economic sectors that use fossil fuels are electricity/heating,
transportation, and industry. Nearly two-thirds of the world's carbon dioxide emissions in 2010
were produced by the first two industries, electricity/heat and transportation.

Even though natural sinks such as the trees and the ocean remove around the same quantity
of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than is produced by natural sources, human sources
of carbon dioxide emissions have upset the natural balance of carbon emissions, which was
kept stable and in a safe range by natural sinks, because human activities added extra carbon
dioxide to the atmosphere without any of them being removed additionally. These resulted in
countless effects on the world including the effects on the environment, human societies, and
economies. Important effects will be said and their ultimate impact on the economy will be
followed.

Global warming is the gradual rise in the temperature of the Earth's surface that has been seen
since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (between 1850 and 1900) and is believed to be
caused by human activity, notably the burning of fossil fuels, which raises the levels of
heat-trapping greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. The average global temperature of
Earth has reportedly grown by approximately 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) as a
result of human activity, and this number is currently rising by more than 0.2 degrees Celsius
(0.36 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade. Without a shadow of a doubt, human activity since the
1950s has contributed to the current warming trend, which is currently accelerating at a pace
that is unprecedented for millennia.The important thing about the effects of CO2 emissions is
that global warming, the heating of the Earth, caused by greenhouse gasses is leading to a lot
of other disastrous global issues.

One of the many and most concentrating follow-up effects of global warming is climate
change. Some people do not realize the difference between global warming and climate
change but they are definitely different from each other because global warming, as the name
implies, refers to the rise in global temperatures primarily brought on by an increase in the
atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gasses, while climate change is the term used to
describe the long-term, escalating changes in factors related to the climate, such as
precipitation, temperature, and wind patterns. Although we often believe that climate change
brought about by human activity will occur in the future, it is actually currently happening.
Communities and ecosystems in The Philippines are actually already being impacted. Extreme
weather events tend to result from the change in the climate, such as flooding and droughts.
In most of The Philippines, exceptional heavy precipitation events are stronger and more
frequent than they were at the start of the 20th century. There are not many places on Earth
where flooding is not a concern. Floods typically develop over hours or even days, allowing
communities ample time to prepare or evacuate. However, there is now a greater possibility of
floods emerging swiftly and without significant warning due to changes in the climate.
Droughts are also unignorable because conversely, they are becoming more common in The
Philippines aside from floodings. Drought is a period of time when an area or region takes in
less precipitation than average. Inadequate precipitation, whether rain or snow, can result in
decreased soil moisture or groundwater, reduced streamflow, agricultural damage, and a
general shortage of water. Droughts are the second most expensive weather occurrence next
to hurricanes.

Human health-related problems, which are already impacting us, are also taking a portion
among the numerous effects.The environment and its changes can endanger people's lives,
such as heat, one of the most dangerous weather conditions, and stronger and heavier
 hurricanes due to ocean temperatures rising, causing both direct and indirect casualties.
Moreover, dry conditions drive more wildfires, which pose numerous health dangers.
Increased flooding can result in the spread of waterborne illnesses, injuries, and chemical
hazards. Mosquitoes and ticks can spread diseases to new areas when their geographic
ranges increase. Children, the elderly, persons with preexisting medical conditions, outdoor
laborers, and people with low income are among the most susceptible groups as a result of
environmental change's compounding consequences.
Other than environmental problems that affect human safety, we also are experiencing
exposure to CO2 which can produce a variety of health effects. These may include headaches,
dizziness, restlessness, a tingling or pins or needles feeling, difficulty breathing, sweating,
tiredness, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, coma, asphyxia, and convulsions.

Ultimately, these interrelated problems result in various effects on the economy of The
Philippines. Warmer temperatures can cause economic losses for a country through many
pathways, such as lowering agricultural yields, reducing labor productivity, and decreasing
industrial output. Lower agricultural yields occur because if temperature exceeds a crop's
optimal level and if sufficient water and nutrients are not provided, yield increases may be
reduced or reversed. Moreover, extreme temperatures and precipitation can prevent crops
from growing because if farms are in the range of these events, especially floods and
droughts, of course, will cause countless damage to the crops’ growth and the total number of
crops produced. Aside from the lower agricultural yields, reduced labor productivity is also a
rising issue in The Philippines. Heat stress is referred to as heat received in excess of what the
body can endure without physiological harm. Heat stress primarily affects outside workers,
such as those in agriculture and on construction sites. It is an important problem for not just
The Philippines but many of the world's 1 billion agricultural workers and 66 million textile
workers (many of whom have to work inside factories and workshops without air conditioning),
as well as workers in refuse collection, emergency repair work, transportation, tourism, and
sports. As the country gets hotter, people tend to not work in a condition where they have to
fight with this exhausting temperature, which results in people not being involved in the
economy and having fewer options or choices of jobs. With all these being said, economic
Inflation will rise through the growing cost of food, energy, and insurance. That is because the
economy, inevitably, should be in balance with all of the factors in it such as supply and
demand. If one side of the market, for example, agriculture, gets affected by CO2 emissions,
then naturally, the whole economic pattern will change to get back the balance of the flow of
money.

III. Mathematical Models (Math)

○ Use this data set for the following tasks.

Raphael Seo Data Set for PT 1-1 Part III (Math)

IV. Recommendations (Social Studies, English, Math)
○ In order to help bounce back from the negative effects of CO2 emission, enumerate
some ways or plans a country can do to boost the economy. Plans proposed must
include the elements of production, consumption, business organizations, and the
scope of economics.

Through getting a vivid idea of what CO2 emissions are, I was able to realize that this problem
is not a joke anymore. CO2 emissions are the main causes of the majority of the global issues
around the world and it is actually leading to a lot more negative effects than people usually
think. But even though people are aware of this, they are not serious about it. The people tend
to not do anything because they can’t really draw an image of getting benefits from
volunteering to solve this problem. Also, Even though there are organizations that are trying to
handle this situation, they are not as powerful to completely fix the balance of CO2
concentration. That is why I believe that CO2 emissions are not something that an individual
or small group of people should be working on, but it is a human-caused disaster that the
whole of humanity should face and do something about it.

The things that we can do about this in my opinion is that the government or the whole world
should set this problem as a chronic human-caused phenomenon. By doing this, the
government and the preexisting organizations that tackle CO2 emissions will be incomparably
more powerful than before, and they will be able to actually pose laws and regulations that
manage the production of goods and unnecessary stuff, appropriate consumption of people,
limit to businesses and organizations to lessen the production of CO2 gasses and guide the
flow of economy properly. It is also important to have a world organization that takes care of
the overall processes and plans of these laws.

To conclude, CO2 emission is one of the origins of the majority of various global issues
happening right now and its major causes are households, deforestation, and burning of fossil
fuels. The emission of greenhouse gasses is a byproduct of humans’ lifestyle and we should all
understand this phenomenon to at least gradually make progress in rearranging the
unbalanced concentration of CO2 gas in the atmosphere. CO2 emission, because of its huge
scale, is also leading to numerous negative effects on Earth that human and lives are also
affected such as human health-related problems, global warming, and its following effects
such as climate change. That is why people should be more aware and serious about this
widespread problem.

https://whatsyourimpact.org/greenhouse-gases/carbon-dioxide-emissions#:~:text=Many%
20industrial%20processes%20emit%20carbon,is%20generated%20using%20fossil%20fuel
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https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/climate/climate-change-impacts

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/greenhouse-gases

https://climatechange.chicago.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions