Lesson 1

Objective:
Define what is soil.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of these is made up of smallest particles of rocks which contain
decayed matter of plants and animals?
a) Land
c) Soil
b) Mineral
d) Nutrients
2. How many types of soil are there?
a) 1
b) 2

c) 3
d) 4

3. What do we call the Scientist that study about soil?

a) Meteorologist
c) Pedologist
b) Geologist
d) Seismologist
4. Why
is
soil
important
to
living
things?
________________________________
a) Form part of the earth where animals live.
b) Provide the necessary nutrients needed by the plants.
c) Serves as a place where people lived.
d) All of the above

Because

it

5. How does decayed organism like plants and animals make the soil fertile? It
_______________
a) Change it color
c) Makes the texture thinner
b) Enhances odor
d) Adds nutrients to the soil
6. Which soil has loose particles?
a) Clay
b) Loam

c) Sand
d) Subsoil

Lesson 2
Objective:
Identify the different types of soil based on their physical
characteristics.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which type of soil is best for planting?
a) Loam
b) Clay
2. How do each soil types differ?
a) Texture
b) Color

c) Sand
d) Subsoil
c) A and B
d) Component

3. Which type is characterized as having the finest particles that holds greater
amount of water?
a) Loam
c) Sand
b) Clay
d) Subsoil
4. Which of the soil type is good for making pots?
a) Clay
c) Sand
b) Loam
d) Subsoil
5. Which of the soil do you usually expect if the community is along the
seashore?
a) Loam
c) Sand

b) Clay

d) Subsoil

6. In which layer of the soil we usually find loam?

a) Topsoil
c) Bed rock
b) Parent soil

Lesson

Objective: Investigate the effects of the soil type on the growth of mongo
seed.
Write C if the statement is correct and W if it is wrong
_____1. Seeds planted in a good soil without water grow well.
_____2. Seeds will germinate and start to grow fast if one of the conditioner is
absent.
_____3. Mongo seeds need more time to germinate than corn seeds
.
_____4. All plants can grow healthy in all types of soil.
_____ 5. Sunlight and air also play important roles in the growth of mongo seeds.
_____ 6. Seeds germinate when conditions are favourable.

Lesson

Objective: Identify factors that affect the growth of plants.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which soil has loose particles?
a) Loam
b) Clay

c) Sand
d) Subsoil

2. Which best describe humus? It is __________________________

a) A mixture of decayed plants and animals.
b) A combination of any types of soil.
c) Forms part of the loam soil.
d) Topmost layer of the soil.
3. Why
soil
called
a
_____________________________
a) It will last long
b) Available for use anytime
conserved

renewable

resource?

Because

it

c) can be recycled
d) needs to be

4. Which of these variables refer to the things, materials or conditions that

remain constant or the same in the experiment?
a) Manipulative variables
c) Constant variables
b) Responding variables
d) Experimental
5. Which of these variables are varied or changed in the experiment?
a) Responding
c) Manipulated
b) Controlled
d) Constant
6. What type of soil do you usually expected in a coastal community?
a) Clay
c) Sand
b) Loam
d) A and C

Lesson

Objective: Identify the different sources of water.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. _________ is found beneath the earths surface.
a) Seawater
b) Freshwater
2. It is also called hard water.
a) Seawater
b) Fresh water

c) Groundwater
d) Mineral water
c) Ground water
d) Mineral water

3. This is found in open but small bodies of water like rivers, lakes, creeks and
ponds.
a) Seawater
c) Groundwater
b) Freshwater
d) Mineral water
4. Which of this source of water is best for drinking?
a) Seawater
b) Freshwater

c) Groundwater
d) All of them

5. How do we make our water resources safe for drinking?

a) By keeping it clean
b) Throwing garbage on it
c) Playing with toy boat
d) All of the above
6. Are all water sources safe for human consumption?
a) Yes
b) No
Lesson

c) Maybe
d) Not sure

Objective: Explain the use of water in our daily activities.

Write T if the statement is correct F is it is wrong.
____ 1. Plants and animals need water in order to grow and survive.
____ 2. Water does not contain minerals which our body needs
.
____ 3. Water serves as a habitat for some animals like fishes, crocodiles, frogs and
sharks.
____ 4. In the human body water is needed for all of your bodies function.
____ 5. Water is only used for cleaning household things, laundering our clothes,
watering our plants
and cooking foods.
____ 6. Water is important in all living things.

Lesson

Objective: Describe the importance of the water cycle.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The ______________________ is the continuous movement of water from its

source and from the air.
a) Water level
c) Water tank
b) Water storage
d) Water cycle
2. It is called the water sphere of the earth water part.
a) Hydrosphere
b) Hemisphere

c) Lithosphere
d) Atmosphere

3. What are the different forms of water in our environment?

a) Solid
c) Gas
b) Liquid
d) All of the above
4. Which of the following is a part of a water cycle?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation

c) Precipitation
d) All of these

5. Much of the rain that falls come from the oceans through ocean water is
salty, rain is not. Why?
a) As rain water falls, air molecules absorb the salt.
b) As water evaporates, salt is left behind.
c) The surface of the ocean water does not have salt.
d) Salt evaporate from the water vapor as it condenses.
6. What happens when liquid evaporates?
a) It absorbs heat.
b) It lowers its temperature.
c) It cools off.
d) It turns to solid.

Lesson 8
1. At
a)
b)
c)

what time of the day is the temperature at its highest?

Noontime
Night time
Early morning

2. What is the instrument used to measure air temperature?

a) Barometer
b) Thermometer
c) Anemometer
3. At
a)
b)
c)

what weather condition is the temperature low?

Sunny days
Rainy days
Hottest days

4. At
a)
b)
c)

what time of the day is the temperature at its lowest?

10:00 A.M.
12:00 Noon
6:00 A.M.

5. If the sock is blowing straight out, it shows that the wind is;
a) Strong
b) Very light
c) Moderate
6. If the sock is limp the wind is;
a) Very light
b) Moderate

c) Strong

Lesson

Study this weather report:

Metro ManilaFair weather condition all throughout the day. Temperature ranges
from 30C 35C
light to moderate northeast wind. The sky will be cloudy with brief rain showers in
the
afternoon or evening. Temperature ranges from 20C 30C.
Baguio City
Light to moderate northeast wind. The sky will be cloudy with
brief rain showers in the
Afternoon or evening. Temperature ranges from 20 C- 24 C.
Cebu City
Occasional rain shower and thunderstorm in the afternoon with
moderate to strong
Easterly winds. Temperature ranges from 25 C 30 C.
Plot a Weather Chart of the above weather report by following the
format below:

Weather
Elements

Place/ Location
Metro Manila

Baguio City

Cebu City

Temperature
Sky Condition

Lesson

10

Direction: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is a fine sunny day. What clouds do you see in the sky?
a) Cumulus
c) Cirrus
b) Nimbus
d) Stratus
2. The sun is shining brightly. The air is still. It is warm outside. What do you
think is the temperature of the day?
a) High
c) Very low
b) Low
d) Normal
3. How does the wind move during a fair weather?
a) Violently
b) Hard

c) Gently
d) Fast

4. The best time to go swimming is, when the weather is

a) Clear and sunny
c) Rainy
b) Cloudy
d) Stormy
5. When the sky is cloudy, the air is
a) Cooler
b) Hot

c) Humid
d) Very hot

6. What is the indication that there is changes in weather?

a) Sky covering
c) Shifts in wind direction
b) Temperature
d) Wind speed

Lesson

11

Answer the following:

1. The sky is dark. You hear thunder. Your father requested you to help him
harvest the rice. What should you do?
2. Mang Jose prepared his fishing net. He observed that the sky is overcast.
What is the best thing he should do?
3. You are sweeping the dried leaves in the backyard. You have noticed that the
wind is blowing hard. Will you burn the dried leaves? Why or why not?
4. Typhoon signal no. 1 is raised over the place where you lived. Classes are not
suspended. However, the place where you live gets flooded easily when it
rains. Would you go to school? Why or why not?
5. A ship is about to board for Manila. A tropical depression is raised in the east
of Mindoro. What should the ship captain do?
6. The air temperature drops to 18 C. What should you wear?

Lesson

12

Choose the letter of the correct answer:

1. What is the main source of the heat and light?
a) Bulb
c) Flashlight
b) Candle
d) Sun
2. Mother washes clothes every weekend. What is needed to dry her laundry?
a) Blower
c) Conditioner
b) Brush
d) Heat
3. Norma noticed that the leaves of her plants became yellowish. What should
she do with her plants?
a) Place the plants under sunlight.
b) Remove the yellowish leaves.
c) Cover the leaves with plastic.
d) Apply insecticide
Answer the following questions:
4. One of Esthers slippers was destroyed while walking in going home during
noontime, as the sun was shining brightly. So she walked barefooted. What do
you think she feel when she stepped on the ground?
5. Why is the sun important to living things?
6. What do you call the process in which plant make food with the aid of
sunlight?

Lesson

13

Answer the following questions:

1. How are shadows formed?
2. Why do shadows changed position and length?
3. How do you describe the changes in position and length of the shadows as
the position of the sun changes?
4. How do you relate the length of the shadows with that of the changes in the
position of the sun?

5. Why do you think opaque objects form shadows when light strikes them?
6. Why do shadows change in position and length in different times of the day?

Lesson

14

Fill in the blanks with word or group of words to complete the sentence.
1. When the earths is heated ______________ takes place in the bodies of water
and on land.
2. ______________ takes place when water vapor in the atmosphere had cooled.
3. When the condensed water vapor became heavy, it falls back to the earth in
form of rain this is called _________________.
4-5 Water cycle is a continuous process of changing liquid water into
_____________________
when heated and back to ______________________ when cooled.
6
Water particles are released from the leaves of plants through
______________________.

Lesson

15

Choose the best answer. Write only the letter.

1. One Saturday you went swimming with your friends in the nearby river. You
noticed that your skin was reddish. What was the harmful effect of the suns
heat to your skin?
a) Boil
b) Cancer
c) Sunburn
2. What will be the probable effect if your eyes were exposed to the glares of
the sun?
a) Eyes will become cross-eyed
b) Eyes would be bulge
c) Vision would be impaired
3. When the intense heat is received on the earth surface and there is no
rainfall at all, what will be its effect in the environment?
a) Soil would harden crack and plant would wither.
b) There would be scarcity of water
c) Both A and B
4. Norma placed her anthurium plant her house before she left for Manila for
two weeks. When she arrived she noticed that her plant was withered and yet
the soil was wet. What could have caused the withering of her plants?
a) Animals stepped on it.
b) Too much heat from the sun.
c) A stray animal uprooted it.
5. Paul brought his carabao to the grassland to graze. He left his animal under
the sun the whole day. What would be likely the harmful effect of heat on his
animal?
a) His carabao would become stardy.
b) His carabao would have sunburn.
c) His carabao would get sick.
6. Why do farmers use their wide brim hats when they are working in the farm?
a) To protect them from strong winds.
b) To protect them in head injuries.
c) To protect them from intense heat and light of the sun.

Lesson

16

Copy the sentence on your paper. Put a check mark (/) opposite the
statement if it is a GOOD practice and cross (X) if it is NOT A GOOD
practice.
_____ 1.Playing under the sun at noon time.
_____ 2.Looking at the sun directly.
_____ 3.Using an umbrella on sunny days.
_____ 4.Lying on beaches all day.
_____ 5.Wearing long sleeves and trousers when working in the farm.
_____ 6.Exposing eyes to the bright/ glaring light.

Budgeted Outlay in Science and Health IV

Fourth Quarter
Lesson
Number

Objectives

Number of
Days

Define what is soil.

Identify the different types of soil based
in their characteristics
Investigate the effects of the soil type on
the growth of mongo seed

Identify factors that affect the growth of

the plants

Identify the different sources of water

Explain the use of water in our daily

activities

Describe the importance of water cycle

Use weather instruments to measure the
different weather components, room
thermometer, anemometer, wind vane,
wind sock.

12

Record the weather conditions.

Make simple interpretations about the
weather as recorded in the weather
chart.
Identify safety precautions during sunny
days, rainy days and windy days.
State that the sun is the main source of
heat and light.

13

Describe how shadows are formed.

14

Observe the processes in the water

cycle.
Identify the beneficial and harmful
effects of the suns heat and light on
living things.
Practice safety precautions to avoid the
negative effects of too much exposure to
sunlight.

2
3

9
10
11

15
16

1
1

5
2

2
1