SCIENCE 3

SCIENCE 3Unit IV, Chapter 1, Lesson 4: Landforms in the Community1

STRUCTURED LEARNING EPISODEGRADE III

Competency:Describe the things found in the surroundings (S3ES-IVa-b-1)Relate the importance of surroundings to people and other living things (S3ES-IVc-d-2)

Lesson:Land Forms in the Community

Objectives:1. Describe common landforms2. Discuss how landforms can be beneficial to people, plants and animals3. Participate in group activity

Reference:K to 12 Learners Material pp. 153-155K to 12 Teachers Guide pp. 160-163

Materials:pictures of different landforms, pencil, activity sheet, pair of scissors, glue or paste, crayons

Activities:PrimingQuestions Is there any kind of landform in your community (hill, mountain, plain, volcano, valley) Are there plants growing in these landforms? Have you tried mountain climbing? How did you feel while climbing? What is meant by landform? Are landforms naturally occurring or man-made? What are some of the different land forms?

Activity Activity Sheet 5: Bodies of Water in your Community

Analysis1. Are there landforms in your community? Pick out a picture of a land form from the list which is similar to where you live. Tell something about your community. 2. Are landforms important? Why?

Abstraction What are the different landforms found in your community? Landforms are the natural shapes or features of lands. There are many different types of landforms found on the earth. A mountain is a place on Earths surface that is much higher than the land around it. A valley is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains. A canyon is a deep valley with very steep sides. A plain is a flat area on Earths surface. A plateau is a flat area higher than the land around it. An island is land that is completely surrounded by water.

Application

Closure Ask the pupils to complete the table below. LANDFORMS

Present in our communityNot present in our community

AssessmentIdentify the type of the following landforms.

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AgreementWhat is weather?

Prepared by:

KATHERINE L. ROMERO Teacher I

SUPPLEMENTARY WORKSHEETGRADE III

Competency:Describe the things found in the surroundings (S3ES-IVa-b-1)Relate the importance of surroundings to people and other living things (S3ES-IVc-d-2)

Lesson:Land Forms in the Community

Objectives:1. Describe common landforms2. Discuss how landforms can be beneficial to people, plants and animals3. Participate in group activity

Reference:K to 12 Learners Material pp. 153-155

Materials:pictures of different landforms, pencil, activity sheet, pair of scissors, glue or paste, crayons

Direction:Activity Sheet 5: Bodies of Water in your Community

1. Group yourselves into 5. Have a photocopy of the landforms.

2. Match a landform picture with its description in your notebook. Cut out the landform pictures. Glue each landform next to its description. Make a poster board for this activity.

3. Answer the following questions:a. Are there landforms in your community?b. Pick out a picture of a land form from the list which is similar to where you live. Tell something about your community. Do this in your notebook. Are landforms important? Why?

Prepared by:

KATHERINE L. ROMERO Teacher I