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SCIENCE
Quarter 4 - Module 8
Impact of Human Activities
in an Ecosystem
Science — Grade 8
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Quarter 4 – Module 8: Impact of Human Activities in an Ecosystem
First Edition, 2020

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SCIENCE
Quarter 4 - Module 8
Impact of Human Activities
in an Ecosystem
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 Table of Contents
What This Module is About ......................................................................................................... i
What I Need to Know .................................................................................................................. i
How to Learn from this Module.................................................................................................. ii
Icons of this Module ................................................................................................................... ii
What I Know (Pre-Test) ............................................................................................................ iii
Ways to Minimize Human Impact to the Environment .............................................................. 4
What I Need to Know …………………………………………………………………………………4
What’s New …………………………………………………………………………………………4
Activity 1: Let's Find Out …………………………………………………………………………4
What Is It ………………………………………………………………………………………………5
What I Have Learned ……………………………………………………………………………….6
Activity 2: Human Impact in the Environment ……………………………………………………6
What I Can Do ……………………………………………………………………………………….7
Activity 3: Tell Me You Can Tell Me A Story …………………………………………………….7
Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Assessment (Post Test) ……………………………………………………………………………..9
Key to Answers………………………………………………………………………………………10
References ............................................................................................................................... 91
What This Module is About

In Grade 7, you study the Philippine environment and the conservation of its natural
resources. Did you have fun learning about conserving and protecting natural resources?
Have you identified the effects of some human activities on natural resources? Did you
suggest ways to reduce the effects? If so, there are more than awaits you in this module.
You’ve got to learn more about how human activities make an impact on the environment.

Humans are said to be the stewards of God’s creation. We are provided with
resources, enough to support our basic needs. However, man intervenes in the natural law of
order and created an imbalance in the ecosystem. Man’s activities have brought a huge impact
on its environment, causing a drastic change and long-lasting consequences.

As you continue to explore and study this module, you will soon realize that as young
as you are YOU can make a difference in the place that surrounds you. Start right by taking
seriously your learning and understanding of your environment, the inter-connectivity and
importance of organisms, and their interaction with each other in the circle called life.

This module contains one lesson only, but rest assured you will be challenged by
different activities included in this learning package.

Lesson 1- Ways to Minimize Human Impact to the Environment

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. suggest ways to minimize human impacts to the environment. (S8LT-IVj-25)

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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need This part contains learning objectives that are
to Know set for you to learn as you go along the module.

What I Know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand, meant
specifically to gauge prior related knowledge.

What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that of

the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented to
you.

What Is It These are discussions of the activities as a way

to deepen your discovery and understanding of
the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are intended

for you to practice further in order to master the
competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you have

Learned learned from the lesson.

What I Can These are tasks that are designed to showcase

Do your skills and knowledge gained, and applied
into real-life concerns and situations.

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 What I Know (Pre-Test)

Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Slash and burn methods of farming are also known as?
A. Deforestation B. Kaingin system
C. Logging D. Tree cutting
2. An extensively logged forest would affect
A. adjacent agricultural areas in B. rivers beside the forest
the lowlands
C. sea into which the river flows D. all of the above
3. Mangrove swamps are useful in a way that they provide
A. construction materials and B. food for birds
firewood
C. food for many aquatic D. all of the above
organisms
4. Peoples’ effect on their environment can be brought about by some of their activities
which includes
A. logging and extensive kaingin B. throwing waste into the bodies of
water
C. wasteful use of natural D. all of the above
resources
5. Which of the following is an example of non-biodegradable materials
A. banana peelings, leaves, seed B. papers, firewood, paper boxes
C. plastic wrapper, rubber, tin D. rice, bread, flour
cans
6. The following materials are recyclable, EXCEPT:
A. Can B. Fruit peelings
C. Paper D. Plastics
7. Which is a feasible material for house construction
A. Ashes C. Fruit peelings
C. Plastics D. Both A and C
8. An example of good practice to protect the environment is
A. Deforestation B. Kaingin
C. Over-harvesting D. Reforestation
9. The best that you can do to minimize human impact on the environment
A. Organic farming B. Planting of trees
C. Recycling and segregating of D. All of the above
waste
10. Agricultural processes which conserve soil nutrients include
A. Crop rotation B. Over-cropping
C. Terracing D. All of the above

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 Lesson
Ways to Minimize Human Impact to
1 the Environment

What I Need to Know

After completing this lesson, you are expected to:

• suggest ways in minimizing human impact to the environment (S8LT-IVj-25)

What’s New

Activity 1: Let’s Find Out

Instructions: Find the words or phrases that suggest ways on how you can minimize human
impact to the environment. List the words/phrases that you can find on a sheet
of paper.

W I P A R E F O R E S T A T I O N G C N
S A U K A Y M B E C D E L A U C S R V O
E T S Z V I A A D X Z G D M N D W E G B
V H E T F N R E U S E F A A C F A E H U
O E E V E O E K C I P I N Z R S L N Y R
L A C U P S R P E D I N R O U C K H I N
N S O N G H E H I N L I A N S I I O P I
I D B T D G C G V C I S E A H T N U N N
E Z A I Y O Y T R B N G L O C S G S A G
P Y G T K L C U E E D U E K O A R E G P
G N A G I O L B P U G D A A V L A G N O
N A O Y R M I O A B I A K M I P R A O L
Y K A A B M N K I L G M T G D O A S I I
P P Z E M A G A R O N O N I A T Y E D C
H A A H A L A K O Y T R A P O O A S O Y
A K O S I Y A G H T B H L M N N A U G H
G L O B A L W A R M I N G A U G U S T P
R A T R E E P L A N T I N G P E L P O E
W A L A L O V E A I R E L A N A G R E Y
O R G A N I C F A R M I N G I T A H U O

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 What Is It
Have you answered correctly all the questions in activity 1? Well done! It only shows
that you are aware of the things happening in your surroundings.

Activity 2 brings you to a new dimension wherein you find words or phrases in the
puzzle that suggests ways how you can minimize your impact to the environment

The human population is continually growing, but the Earth’s size remains the same,
resources are consumable and most are non-renewable. Human action may lead somehow
to the destruction of its environment, if not controlled or minimized.

HUMAN ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

1. Deforestation - is brought about by illegal logging or cutting of trees and Kaingin system
of farming, making the forest denuded resulting in soil erosion, landslide habitat
destruction and loss of wildlife
2. Illegal Mining – mining activity that is undertaken without the permission of the state or
country that may result in landslide and soil erosion.
3. Overfishing – overharvesting of fish, using illegal fishing methods such as the use of
cyanides, dynamite, and fine fishing nets resulting in a shortage of marine food supply.
4. Pollution – anything that makes the environment dirty or substance that changes the
quality of air, water, and land, making it unsafe for humans.
5. Indiscriminate throwing of garbage – improper disposal of waste (throwing of waste
everywhere) which often leads to air, water, and land pollution.
6. Wildlife Destruction – Illegal hunting or poaching, or collecting of wild plants and animals,
that leads to loss of biodiversity.

SOME WAYS TO MINIMIZE HUMAN IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

1. Reforestation – Planting trees to deforested areas or denuded forests

2. Waste Segregation - Proper waste disposal into designated garbage container like
biodegradable, non-biodegradable and recyclable wastes.
3. Application of 4Rs – REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE and REPAIR
4. Organic Farming / Organic Gardening – Using biodegradable wastes as a mean to
fertilize plants.

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 2: Human Impact in the Environment… Good or Bad?

Instructions: Improve your analytical skills by determining the impacts of specific human
activity or action by writing the positive or negative effects of certain action.
Copy the table on a one whole sheet of paper.

Good
Bad Impact/ Negative
ACTION Impact/Positive
Effects
Effects
1. Tree planting Example: Planting
trees helps prevent
soil erosion and global
warming
2. Recycling at Home

3. Waste Segregation

4. Throwing of waste
in the bodies of water

5. Burning plastics,
food wrappers,
Styrofoam and other
garbage
6. Organic Farming

7. Illegal Logging Example: Illegal logging

may cause destruction of
wildlife habitat and soil
erosion
8. Buying online
products
(Hint: Product
packaging)
9. Kaingin system of
farming

10. Use of dynamite,

cyanide and fine
fishing nets

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 What I Can Do

Activity 3: Tell Me You Can… Tell Me a Story

PART A
Instructions: Select one picture and make a story considering the cause, effect and what you
can do to the situation. Write your story on a one whole sheet of paper.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2F https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2F https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F

sloanreview.mit.edu%2Farticle%2Fyes-im-feeling-bad- www.vecteezy.com%2Fvector-art%2F299551-scene- %2Fwww.istockphoto.com%2Fvector%2Fdeforestati
about-climate-change-lets- with-factory-and-water-pollution on-rain-forest-flat-design-gm900111552-
discuss%2F&psig=AOvVaw0qkxPqjid2c4ec041426Ej&us 248357581&psig=AOvVaw3pscz3nC7cBW-
t=1593540851282000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0C qGSkmIBxR&ust=1593354042093000&source=imag
AIQjRxqFwoTCNjii7nQp- es&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCKiPjciYouoCFQA
oCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI(Winston 2019) AAAAdAAAAABAD

PART B. - I Create….
Instructions: Look at your garbage at home. Think about something you can make out of your
garbage. If you have an internet access, you can look into some of the DIY’s
(Do it Yourself) out of garbage.

Sample products:
*Belt out of coffee sachet
*Flower vase from old magazine
*Photo frame out of brochures or drinking straws
*Flower pot or wall decor

Your creativity matters!

“Basura man ako sa inyong paningin, gawin mong kaakitakit at pwedeng mahalin”

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Summary
• Human intervention on nature disrupts ecological balance thereby creating problems
with long term effects that include global warming, climatic changes, and ozone layer
depletion.

• Deforestation, mining, urbanization, pollution, depleting natural resources like over-

harvesting, over collection of wildlife, indiscriminate disposal of waste are some of
the ways that humans had impacted the environment.

• Humans as the causative agent of environmental destruction can also be an agent of

change, that is by engaging activities that minimize its impact on the environment.

• Reforestation or tree planting, Waste segregation, the use of 4rs-reduce, reuse,

recycle and repair, organic gardening is among the best activities that man can do to
minimize its effect on the environment thereby making the environment restore its
beauty and balance.

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 Assessment (Post-Test)

Direction: For each item encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Agricultural processes which conserve soil nutrients include

A. Crop rotation B. Over-cropping
C. Terracing D. All of the above
2. The best that you can do to minimize human impact on the environment
A. Organic farming B. Planting trees
B. Recycling and segregating D. All of the above
waste
3. An example of good practice to protect the environment is
A. Deforestation B. Kaingin
C. Overharvesting D. Reforestation
4. Which is a feasible material for house construction
A. Ashes B. Fruit peelings
C. Plastics D. Both A and C
5. The following materials are recyclable, except
A. Plastic C. Paper
B. Can D. Fruit peelings
6. Which of the following is an example of non-biodegradable materials
A. banana peelings, leaves, seed B. papers, firewood, paper boxes
C. plastic wrapper, rubber, tin D. rice, bread, flour
cans
7. Peoples’ effect on their environment can be brought about by some of their activities
which includes:
A. Logging and extensive kaingin B. Throwing waste into the bodies of
water
C. Wasteful use of natural D. All of the above
resources
8. Mangrove swamps are useful in a way that they provide
A. construction materials and B. food for birds
firewood
C. food for many aquatic D. All of the above
organisms
9. An extensively logged forest would affect
A. adjacent agricultural areas in B. rvers beside the forest
the lowlands
C. sea into which the river flows D. All of the above
10. Slash and burn methods of farming are also known as
A. Deforestation B. Kaingin system
C. Logging D. Tree cutting

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Pre-Test Post-Test
1. B 1. D
2. D 2. D
3. D 3. D
4. D 4. D
5. C 5. B
6. B 6. C
7. D 7. D
8. D 8. D
9. D 9. D
10. D 10. B
LESSON 1
Activity 1
1. C 8. C Activity 3: Answers may vary
2. C 9. C Activity 4: Answers may vary
3. C 10. B Activity 5: Answers may vary
4. C 11. A
5. C 12. B
6. A 13. C
7. C 14. B
Activity 2
• WASTE SEGREGATION • REUSE • WALKING
• NO BURNING POLICY • REDUCE • TREE PLANTING
• USE ECOBAG • RECYCLE • ORGANIC FARMING
• REPAIR • REFORESTATION
Key to Answers
References
Andrew Winston. 2020. Yes, I'm feeling Bad about Climate Change. Let's Discuss. [online]
Available at: <https://www.google.com/.mit.edu%2Farticle%2Fyes-im-feeling-bad-about-
climate-change-lets-discuss />; [Accessed 30 June 2020]

Jayce Hillington. 2020. Environment Quiz. [online] Available at:

<https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/vocabulary/environment/environment-
quiz/21980./>; [Accessed 27 June 2020]

Pia C. Ocampo; May R. Chavez; Maria Helen D. Catalan. 2013. Science learner Module.
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Rabago PhD, Lillia M., Cresencia, C. Joaquin Phd, and Catherine B Lagunzad Phd. 1997.
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