DETAILED SCIENCE LESSON PLAN

TOPIC: EARTH and SPACE

Level: Grade 7

I. OBJECTIVES
The learners demonstrate an understanding of:
A. Content Standards Protection and conservation of natural resources.

The learners should be able to, describe ways of using Earth’s

B. Performance Standards resources sustainably.
a. Investigate the practice that leads to the unwise use of
natural resources.
C. Learning Competencies/ b. Describe ways of using Earth’s resources sustainably.
Objectives c. Explain the importance of conservation of natural
(Write the LC code) resources.

II. CONTENT III. Conservation of Natural Resources

III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages Science Teacher’s Module pages 50-52
2. Learner’s Materials pages Science Learner’s Module pages 300-312
Popular Science pp.340-345
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials from
Ref: education.seattlepi.com
Learning Resource (LR) portal
B. Other Learning Resources
IV. PROCEDURES
ELICIT ( ___ Minutes)
1. What is natural resources?
Answer: A natural resources is what people can use
A. Reviewing previous lesson or which comes from the natural environment.
presenting the new lesson 2. Give 5 examples of natural resources.
Answer: Animal, Water, Soil, Plants, and Minerals
3. Why people needs natural resources?

B. Establishing a purpose for the ENGAGE ( ___ Minutes)

lesson A. The teacher will show pictures regarding natural resources.
1. What did you see?
2. List down some of the resources seen on the pictures.
3. Describe the condition of the natural resources, are they still
undestroyed?
C. Presenting examples/instances of
the new lesson 4. Identify some of the practices that lead to the unwise use of natural
resources.
5. What will happen if people may continue to destroy the natural
resources?

D. Discussing new concepts and EXPLORE ( ___ Minutes)

practicing new skills #1 A. The students will work by groups (5 groups). Each group will describe
E. Discussing new concepts and ways of using Earth’s resources sustainably.
 1. Poster (water) 4. Role play (Animals)
2. News Casting (Soil) 5. Jingle (Minerals)
practicing new skills #2
3. Pageant (Plants)

EXPLAIN ( ___ Minutes)

A. Conservation of water.
1. Freshwater should be controlled by dams and reservoirs.
2. No throwing of garbages into the water.
3. Follow some good tips in using water.
B. Conservation of soil
1. Soil can be improved by means of applying manures or organic
fertilizer.
2. Terracing
3. Avoid cutting down to avoid soil erosion.
F. Developing mastery (leads to C. Conservation of plants
Formative Assessment 3) 1. Do not cut more trees.
2. Reforestation
3. Use organic fertilizer
D. Conservation of animal
1. Avoid illegal hunting.
2. Don’t use dynamite in fishing
3. Forest conservation
E. Conservation of Minerals
1. Regulate quarrying
2. Formulate laws and ordinances to regulate mining of minerals

ELABORATE:

To conserve natural resources is to protect or use them wisely without wasting

G. Finding practical applications of them or using them up completely. Conserving natural resources can make them last
concepts and skills in daily living and be available for the future generations. This is what sustainability of natural
resources mean. Each one of us should think about how to make things sustainable.
Remember: “ The lives of future generations depend on how we use natural resources
today.
H. Making generalizations and
abstractions about the lesson
EVALUATE ( ___ Minutes)
I. Evaluating learning Multiple Choice: Read and understands the questions and choose the correct
answer. Encircle the correct letter.
1. Which demonstrates the best way to conserve water?
a. Use mineral water in watering the plants
b. Use at least 5 basins of water in rinsing the clothes
c. Use only one glass of water in brushing teeth
2. Which of the following practices damages the marine ecosystem?
a. Reforestation
b. Using dynamite in fishing
c. Using fish hook in catching fishes
3. Your community is rich in metallic minerals. Which of the following
should the community undertake in order to conserve such precious
mineral deposits?
a. Use all of them to earn money.
b. Put-up tunnels to harvest all metallicminerals.
c. Formulate laws and ordinances to regulate the mining activities.
 4. Some species of animals are already facing extinction, as a student
how can you help them?
a. Plant more trees
b. Avoid hunting them
c. All of the above
5. Conservation means__________
a. Use all the natural resources to earn money.
b. To use them wastefully.

To preserve or to avoid wasteful use of resources.

EXTEND ( __ Minutes)
J. Additional activities for application or Read in advance about Greenhouse effect
remediation

V-ASSESSMENT

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION

A. No. of learners who earned 80%

in the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require
additional activities for
remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons work?
No. of learners who have caught
up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to
require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies
worked well? Why did these
work?
F. What difficulties did I encounter
which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized
materials did I use/discover which
I wish to share with other
teachers?