Chapter 1

lesson 3: Materials that undergo

decay
 Decay- to be slowly destroyed
into bits in the presence of
Activity 2 water, air and soil
Some factors that contribute to
the decaying process of the materials
are sunlight, water, soil, and
Lesson Guide
microorganisms.
Decaying materials become organic
Definition of Terms fertilizers that enriches
(pinagyayaman) the soil.
Refrigerating leftover food (tiring
Excercises pagkain) avoid or delay spoilage
(pagkapanis) because
microorganisms that break down food
do not grow fast in cold temperature
 Exercise 1
Direction: Use your imagination to answer the following.

What do you think will happen if: Write what you think will happen.
1. You leave the cheese bread on the table for  
two weeks?
1. You leave the mineral water bottle inside  
your bag for a month.

1. You leave the papaya peelings in a plastic

container for a week.

1. You place the fish inside the freezer for  

four days.
Exercise 2
Direction: Which of the materials enumerated below undergo decay? Color the cell
green if the material will decay or blue if the material will not decay.

1. Plastic cups    
1. Bread    
1. Aluminum foil    
1. Camote leaves    
1. Apple    
1. Paper    
1. Boxes    
1. Sando bags/plastic bags    

1. Magazines    
1. Styrofoam cup    
Exercise 3
Direction: Give five materials that decay and 5 materials that do not
undergo decay.

Decaying Materials Non-Decaying Materials

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
Exercise 4
Direction: Identify what is being described.
_________________________1. It means to be slowly destroyed into bits
in the presence of water, air and soil. (clue: CAEYD)
_________________________2. Decayed materials becomes ______ that
enriches the soil. (clue: two words)
_________________________3. It slows down spoilage. (clue: where you
put ice cream)
 
Enumerate in order the factors that contribute to the decaying
process.
________________________4. Clue: hot and bright
________________________5. Clue: without it, you will die
Thank you