Useful Effects of

Materials When
Bent, Pressed,
Hammered or
Cut
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WHAT’S NEW:
A Day with Mabunga Family
It was a busy day for the Mabunga
family. Everybody is preparing for
tomorrow’s big celebration. Peachy is
turning eighteen. Each of them was
tasked to do something.
Father was busy cutting wood that will be used in
cooking to save electricity. Peachey's brothers
were bending and hammering the wire where
Cherry can put the cut paper flowers for
decorations. Her mother was also busy cutting
patterns of fabrics for Peachey's dress to be worn
on her birthday. Grandmother was cutting and
preparing the ingredients for the menu.
Everybody was excited for the coming event.
They enjoyed helping each other.
 WHAT’S NEW:
Read the short story.
1. Who was busy preparing for a big event?
2. What was the celebration all about?
3. What was each family member doing?
(enumerate)
4. What do you think each family member
feels while doing their task?
5. Is it important that family members help
each other? Why?
6. As a member of your family, what do you
do for you to help them?
Based on the story about Mabunga family,
let us enumerate the task given to each
of the members.

Father cut the woods.

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Observe the processes that the materials

undergo. They were changed after they
were bent, pressed, hammered, and cut. Did
the changed materials turn out to be
useful to the family?
WHAT’S IN:
Observe the processes that the materials
undergo. They were changed after they
were bent, pressed, hammered, and cut. Did
the changed materials turn out to be
useful to the family?
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-The woods cut by the father were used as
charcoal for cooking made them save
electricity.

-The wire bent and hammered by Peachy’s

brother was made for decorations.
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-Papers cut by Cherry were used as
decorations.
-Fabrics cut by mother were made into a
dress.
-Ingredients cut by the grandmother were
used for the food.

Therefore, we can say that when materials

WHAT’S MORE:
Match the illustrations from column
A with column B. Write the letter of
the correct answer on the blank
before each number. What am I
going to be?
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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED:
Now I know that…
➢Materials when bent, pressed, hammer
and cut change its _________________.
➢These changes have useful effects on u
on one’s environment like _______________
 WHAT CAN I DO:
Situation: Jimmy collected these
materials in their backyard. What
can he do with
these materials to make them
useful? Draw your possible outcome
in the box.
WHAT CAN I DO:
ASSESSMENT:
________ 1. decayed materials in soil that produce
organic fertilizer
________ 2. putting chocolate and butter in the
freezer to prevent them from melting
________ 3. dead animals being thrown in the street
________ 4. cutting of woods for cooking
_________5. cut paper flowers used as decorations