Topic/Title The Philippine Environment– Landmasses and Bodies of Water

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Time Allotment/Date
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Learning Competencies
Objectives
7
April , 2024
Shaina T. Novicio / Aurora National High School
The learners demonstrate an understanding of:
The relation of geographical location of the Philippines to it’s environment
The learners shall be able to:
a. analyze the advantage of the location of the Philippines in relation to the climate,
weather and seasons.
The learners should be able to…
Demonstrate how places on earth may be located using a coordinate system. (S7ES-IVa-1)
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

a. locate landmasses and bodies of water that surrounds the Philippines;

b. Explain how the location of the Philippines affects the climate, weather and seasons
of the Philippines and
c. Develop an appreciation for the diverse geographical features of the Philippines,
including its islands, mountains, and coastal areas.

Elicit Materials
The teacher will conduct routine activities: PPT presentation,
● The class will stand up and choose a
 Prayer speaker
 Greetings prayer leader
 Checking Attendance ● The class will greet the teacher back in
 Class Rules return.
 Other announcement
● The president or secretary of the class
will report the attendance to the teacher.
● The student will be reminded of the class
rules
-sit properly
- raise your hand if you want to say/ask
something
The teacher will review the last topic by playing -Listen, cooperate and Participate
games specifically “FACT OR BLUFF”

 A globe is a two-dimensional graphical

representation of an area, land, or sea,
depicting physical features.
 Longitude is a horizontal imaginary line - Bluff
that runs from East to West of a Map or a - Bluff
Globe - Bluff
 Latitude is a vertical imaginary lines that - Fact
run from North to South of a Map or - Bluff
Globe - Fact
 Both the map and the globe are made of - Fact
horizontal and vertical lines that intersect - Bluff
with each other. - Fact
- Fact
 The equator is the starting line in the
- Bluff
measurement of latitude
- Fact
 Northern Hemisphere is an area located
under the equator down to the south pole
 The part of the world between the tropic
of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn is
called TROPICS
 Countries Located in Northern and
southern temperate zones experienced
four seasons

Engage
The teacher will show to students scrambled PPT presentation,
letters. They are going to arrange the letters for Map, Globe,
them to discover the hidden words describing the Instructional
picture A few selected students will share their answers Materials
 Dnlanssma (Landmass)
 Sedibo fo retaw (Bodies of Water)

After completing each word, someone from the Students answer:

class will be called to give his or her idea about -
the word until the definition of the word is
revealed.
 When we say landmasses what are we
referring to?
 Verry good! how about bodies of water?

Thank you for sharing!

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LANDMASS
- A landmass, is a large region or area of
land that is in one piece and not broken
up by oceans. The term is often used to
refer to lands surrounded by an ocean or
sea, such as a continent or a large island.

BODIES OF WATER
- A body of water or waterbody (often
water body) is any significant
accumulation of water on the surface of
Earth or another planet. The term most
often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes.

Explore
After the short discussion the students will The groups will conduct their activity and answer PPT presentation,
perform an activity. the guide questions provided by the teacher. Map, Globe,
The class will be divided into 3 groups. The 3 Instructional
groups then assigned each learning station. One Materials, Activity
group is task to locate landmasses that surround sheets
the Philippines and the other group will locate
bodies of water that surrounds the Philippines.
On the other hand, the remaining group will do

Each group will be given 10 minutes to scan the

globe or map and they will write their answers on
a sheet of paper.
Group 1/learning station 1: Landmasses

LANDMASSES

1.Philippine archipelago

2. Asian Continent

3. Malay peninsula

4. Indonesian archipelago
Students will answer the questions based on what
5. Australian Continent they have observed.
- are parallel to the equator and to each
other
- form circles that are smaller at the poles
- do not meet
- the equator

Q1. Which large landmass is found to the north of

the Philippines?

Group 2/learning station 2: Bodies of water

BODIES OF WATER

1. Philippine Sea

2. South China Sea

3. Indian Ocean

4. Pacific Ocean

Q1. Which bodies of water in the list are found to

the west of the
Philippines?
Q2. Which body of water in the list is located to
the east of the Philippines?

Group 3/learning station 3: Draw the Philippine

map and answer the following question

Q1. Why is the Philippines called an archipelago?

Explain
PPT presentation,
The teacher will ask for a representative of each Map, Globe,
group to report the activity. Let the student Instructional
describe the location of the landmass and bodies Materials
of water with respect to the Philippines.

Group 1/learning station 1: Landmasses

Q1. Which large landmass is found to the north of

the Philippines? Students will answer:
- Asian continent
Group 2/learning station 2: Bodies of water

Q1. Which bodies of water in the list are found to

the west of the Philippines?
Q2. Which body of water in the list is located to
the east of the Philippines?
Students will answer:
- South China Sea (called “West Philippine
Sea” by the Philippine Government) and
Indian Ocean
- Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean

Group 3/learning station 3: Draw the

Philippine map and answer the following
question

Q1. Why is the Philippines called an archipelago?

Students answer:
- The Philippines is called an archipelago
because it consists of thousands of
islands.

Elaborate
The teacher will have an in-depth discussion PPT
about landmasses and bodies of water
surrounded the Philippines

PHILIPPINES

- Located is south east Asia

- Country with no land borders
Philippine as an archipelago

- An archipelago is an area of a group or

chain of islands surrounded by bodies of
water.
Philippines
- Comprises about 7,641 islands
- Has 3 main group of Island

The teacher will then ask Student will answer:

 What are those 3 main groups of islands - The 3 main groups of islands in the
in the Philippines? Philippines are Luzon, Visayas and
 Verry Good! It’s indeed the Luzon, Mindanao Ma,am
Visayas and Mindanao - The capital of the Philippines is Manila
 If so, what is the capital of the Ma,am
Philippines?
 Verry Good!

- The Philippine archipelago is also located

along the pacific ring of fire
The teacher will ask:
 When you hear the word pacific ring of
fire, what is the first that comes to your
mind?
 Verry Good!
The students may answer:
- The pacific ring of fire is where
mountains, and volcanoes are formed and
earthquakes are generated.

These explains why the Philippines has a lot of

volcanoes and mountains. moreover, this is the
reason why we experience frequent volcanic
eruptions and earthquakes
Bodies of water

- The Philippines is surrounded by bodies

of water

- Luzon strait is found is the northern part

of the Philippines
- Philippine sea and Pacific Ocean are
found in the eastern part of the
Philippines
- West Philippine Sea or south China sea is
found in the western part of the
Philippine
- Celebes sea to the south
- Sulu sea to the southwest

Landmasses

- Japan, Taiwan, and China are found in the

northern part of the Philippines
- Malaysia and Indonesia in the south
- Vietnam in the west
A few students will answer
Ask the students about the following:
1) What have you learned in the activity?

To sum it up the teacher will emphasize that those

are the bodies of water and landmasses that
surround the Philippines. These bodies of water and
landmasses are important in locating the
Philippines. its location has something to do with
the natural resources that can be found in it. In our
next lesson, we are going to explore these natural
resources.
Evaluate
A quiz will be provided to the students. PPT presentation
Activity sheet
TRUE OR FALSE Answer:

1. The three main islands in the Philippines are 1. TRUE

Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao 2. TRUE
2. An archipelago is an area of a group or chain of 3. FALSE (Eastern)
islands surrounded by bodies of water. 4. FALSE (Northern)
3. Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean are found in 5. TRUE
the western part of the Philippines
4. Japan, Taiwan, and China are found in the
southern part of the Philippines
5. The pacific ring of fire is where mountains, and
volcanoes are formed and earthquakes are
generated

Extend (Homework)
For other application of the lesson Notebook
In your notebook, explain how the location of the
Philippines affects its weather, climate, and
seasons.
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References
Science 7 Unit 4Module 1: The Philippine
Environment - Landmasses and Bodies of Water
Teacher’s Guide
Learner’s Material

Prepared by:

SHAINA T. NOVIO
Pre-Service Teacher

Checked by:

JANE VARBETT M. MAMBALO

Cooperating Teacher

Noted by:

Rolando F. PAJARILLO
Principal-I