Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division of Bulacan
District of San Rafael West
SAN ROQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
San Roque, San Rafael, Bulacsn

A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science and Health 2

(Human Activities Affect or Change the Earth’s Surface)

Prepared by:
EMELITA M. SANTIAGO
Teacher III

Noted by:
ELIZABETH F. IGNACIO
Principal III

Approved by:
AUREA F. LAJOM Ed.D

February 23, 2018

 I. Objectives
1. Infers that the surface of the Earth is affected by the activities of human beings.
2. Observes how human beings use the Earth to meet their needs.

Values: Practice conservation / Knowing the importance of Earth’s Natural Resources

II. Subject Matter

A. Science Concept
Human Activities Affect or Change the Earth’s Surface
B. Science Process
Observing, Inferring
C. Materials
pictures, flashcards, balloons, video presentation
D. References
Science and Health pp. 140 – 145
The New Science Links pp. 278 – 285
III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activities Pupils’ Activities
A. Preparatory Activities
1. Prayer
Before we start When I consider Your heavens, the
our topic for today. work of Your fingers, the moon and
Stand up, vow your the stars, which You have set in place,
head and feel the O LORD, our Lord, how
presence of the majestic is
Lord. Your name in all the earth! You have
set Your glory above the heavens.
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is
Your name in all the earth!
Psalm 8:1;3,9

2. Energizer
Children, remain standing
and let us sing and dance the
song “Shake Your Sillies Out”

3. Review
Let us have a short review
of our lesson yesterday.
What do you call the resources
that can be replaced in short span
of time? Renewable resources.
 Very Good!
How about the resources that
cannot be replaced at once due
to limited in supply? Nonrenewable resources.
Excellent! Let’s give them
Wow clap! 1,2,3. 1,2,3. W O W
Okay class, let us have a
contest on renewable and
nonrenewable resources.
Clap your hands twice if
it is a renewable resources
and raise your hands if it is
a nonrenewable.
Is it clear? Yes Ma’am.

(plants, animals, water, oil

coal, natural gas, rocks, soil,
gold, diamond)
4. Vocabulary
Before we proceed to our
new topic, let us know first
the meaning of some difficult
words. I have here a mystery
box, all you have to do is pick
one mystery meaning and
match it with the given word.
Use the picture as your guide.
Do you understand? Yes Ma’am.

The contamination of land

Polluted land with hazardous waste like
garbage and other waste
materials

Human beings A person

Denuded forest To remove all the trees

from an area or all the
 leaves from a tree

Garbage Discarded or useless

material

Earth’s surface The outermost level of the

land or sea

Very Good!
Let us read the words and
their meanings

B. Developmental Activities
1. Motivation
Now class, I have here a friend.
Do you know him? Yes Ma’am.
What is the name of my friend? Doraemon.
Very Good! Doraemon wants
to know more about our environment.
Do you want to go with him? Yes Ma’am.
I will show you a video of
a song that shows
the difference between our
environment then and now.
Listen and understand the
lyrics of the song.
(the video will play)
Do you understand the
meaning of the song? Yes Ma’am.

2. Video Presentation
For you to understand
more about the meaning
of the song, I will show
you another video presentation
about our environment.
 What is the difference with
the 1st and 2nd picture? Clean environment
and polluted
environment

Are there changes? Yes Ma’am.

What do you think cause of these
changes? Because of the
activities of people
to meet their needs.
Excellent!

C. Lesson Proper
1. Alright class, you are going to
perform an activity.
I will group you into three groups.
Each member of the group
will look for a partner.
And then each pair will get one
balloon. Inside the balloon
is some example of human activities.
Hit the balloon, and then select the
activities that affect the surface of the earth.
Then post your work on the board.
But before that what are the standards
to be followed in working on a group? Work quietly,
work neatly, work
cooperatively
and lastly, finish
your work on time.

2. Discussion
Let us discuss your work.
What human/people activities
that affect land surface? Cutting down trees
Burning Trees
Using pesticides
 Dumping garbage in
the soil
Very Good!

What happened if the trees

are cut? It destroys the forest.

Why do people cut trees in

the forest? For their needs
How about the soil, if the
farmers used pesticides for
their crops? It destroys the quality
of soil.

What people activities that

affect water surface? Throwing garbage
into water
Yes! Another? Throwing dead
animals
Very Good! What else? Using dynamite in
fishing

The water is not anymore

safe to use at home and it can
cause diseases. Why? It is dirty/polluted
Very Good!
How about the fishes and
other living things that live
in water? They will die
Is it good to use dynamite
in fishing? No.
Why? Because it kills small
fishes.
What activities affect the
air? Smoking
Burning garbage
 The smoke coming from
factories and vehicles affect
also the earth’s surface, it
destroys the ozone layer.

Okay class, these human

activities like cutting down
trees, burning garbage, using
pesticides, smoking and others
affect the earth’s surface.
What affect/change the earth’s
surface? Human/People
activities
Very Good!
Again, what are the human
activities that affect or change
the earth’s surface? Cutting down trees
Burning trees
Burning garbage
Using pesticides
Throwing garbage
Dumping garbage
Using dynamite in
fishing
Smoking

D. Generalization
What change/affect the earth’s
surface? Human activities
affect or change the
earth’s surface.
Excellent!
Value Infussion:
Do we need to conserve the
natural resources like land,
water and air? Yes Ma’am.
As children like you, what
can you do to conserve our
 natural resources? Plant trees in the
backyard.
Observe the 3R’S
What is the meaning Reduce
of 3R’s? Reuse
Recycle

E. Application
Say YES if the human activity changes the earth’s surface and NO if not.
1. Cutting down trees
2. Cleaning the house
3. Throwing garbage into the river
4. Burning garbage
5. Watching television

IV. Evaluation
Name: ___________________________ Score: _____

Put a check / before the number if the human activity changes the earth’s surface
and X if not.

_____ 1. You must throw garbage anywhere.

_____ 2. Use organic fertilizer instead of chemical fertilizer.
_____ 3. Report illegal loggers to authority.
_____ 4. Replace cut trees by planting new trees.
_____ 5. Smoke belching makes the air polluted.

V. Assignment
Bring pictures of activities of human beings that affect the surface of the earth.