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

STRUCTURED LEARNING EPISODE

GRADE III
Competency:
Lesson:
Objectives:
Reference:
Materials:
Activities:

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)
Land Forms in the Community
1. Describe common landforms
2. Discuss how landforms can be beneficial to people, plants and animals
3. Participate in group activity
K to 12 Learners Material pp. 153-155
K to 12 Teachers Guide pp. 160-163
pictures of different landforms, pencil, activity sheet, pair of scissors, glue or paste,
crayons
Priming
Questions
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
Analysis
1. 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

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Unit IV, Chapter 1, Lesson 4: Landforms in the Community

Closure
Ask the pupils to complete the table below.
LANDFORMS
Present in our community
Not present in our community

Assessment

Identify the type of the following landforms.

1.

Agreement

What is weather?

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

Prepared by:

KATHERINE L. ROMERO
Teacher I

SUPPLEMENTARY WORKSHEET
GRADE III
Competency:
Lesson:
Objectives:
Reference:
Materials:
Direction:

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)
Land Forms in the Community
1. Describe common landforms
2. Discuss how landforms can be beneficial to people, plants and animals
3. Participate in group activity
K to 12 Learners Material pp. 153-155
pictures of different landforms, pencil, activity sheet, pair of scissors, glue or paste, crayons
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?

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

Prepared by:

KATHERINE L. ROMERO
Teacher I