HOMOBONO H.

GONZALEZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science 7

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards The learners demonstrate an understanding of the relation of
geographical location of the Philippines to its environment
B. Performance The learners shall be able to analyze the advantage of the
Standards location of the Philippines in relation to the climate, weather,
and seasons
C. Learning Competency The learners should be able to recognize that soil, water,
rocks, coal, and other fossil fuels are Earth materials that
people use as resources; S7ES-IVb- 3
D. Unpacked Learning The learners should be able to:
Competency/ies 1. define watershed;
2. enumerate the different watersheds found in the
Philippines,
and;
3. cite the importance of watersheds.
II. CONTENT The Philippine Environment-Protection and Conservation of
Natural Resources: Water Resources and Biodiversity
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher‟s Guide Pages pp. 274 – 277
2. Learner‟s Materials Pages pp. 286 – 287
3. Textbook Pages
4. Additional Materials from Learning Resource (LR)
Portal
B. Other Learning Resources
IV. PROCEDURE
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT ACTIVITY
Elicit
Post on the board a tarpapel copy
of a word search to recall
renewable and non-renewable
resources. (Projected image of the
word search could also be used if
Projector is available or a
crossword puzzle program
displayed on a monitor).
SOIL
AIR
WATER
HYDROGEN
WOOD
BIOGAS
WIND ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY
Call students to look for the words HYDRO ENERGY
that are related to renewable and SOLAR ENERGY
non-renewable resources.
Sir, we need these resources
How important are these in order for us to survive.
resources to you francia?
Living is hard without this
Can you imagine living your life resources. If there is no
without those resources ginalyn? water, we can starve to
 death.

Engage I have here a picture of our local

watershed.

Are the pictures familiar? Yes. Brgy. Palong.

What are your experiences going Very enjoyable.

to those places? Happy.
Relaxing.

How important is the place to you? It serves as a place for

relaxation.

What do you know about our water Water resources are natural
resources? resources of water that are
potentially useful for
industrial, household,
recreational and
environmental activities.

Where does our water resource

come from? Sir, Bicol River Basin
Libmanan-Pulantuna
Watershed
What do you know about
watershed? It is where water are stored
sir.

the area that feeds into surface

and underground waters.

Explore Perform this activity. Group

yourselves into 5 and be ready to
present it after 5 minutes.
Explain Okay, let us present our output, let
us call on Group 1  What is a watershed?
(Watershed is an arera of land
on a slope which drains its
water into a stream and its
tributaries (small streams that
supply water to a main stream
and Sometimes called a
catchment area or a drainage
basin)
 Where in the Philippines are
the different watersheds
located?(Possible answers:
Mt. Apo in Davao-Cotabato,
Makiling-Banahaw in Laguna
and Quezon, Tiwi in Albay, La
Mesa Dam in Metro Manila,
Pantabangan Dam in
Pampanga and Angat Dam in
Bulacan)
 What is the importance of
watershed? Watersheds
supply water for domestic and
industrial use, support
irrigation for agricultural use
and provide shelter for
different species living on it
etc.
The watershed has rich
biodiversity and abundant
water resources that support
current and future
development activities in the
lowlands.

potentials for ecotourism

activities such as
mountain hiking, river cruising,
swimming,
birdwatching, fishing, and
many others

Elaborate
Let me show you this picture:
 Surface and underground
waters are fed by healthy
watersheds.
 Watersheds drain water to
rivers, lakes, or dams that supply
water for domestic and industrial
uses.
 The presence of waterfalls or
springs on the sides of that
watershed.
 Rain falling on mountain areas
with vegetation seeps through the
soil and collects there.
 Without vegetation cover,
rainwater runs off to the lowland
carrying topsoil.
 Also, abundant rainfall that
occurs over the days soaks into
soils along mountain slopes,
causing landslides.
 Having an abundant amount of
rainfall and right temperature
explains why Philippines is
considered to be a mega diverse
country with high diversity of
plants and animals both on land
and in water.
 Include a discussion of endemic
species in your area and tell where
they are found.
 Note that bodies of water also
moderate air temperature because
water absorbs heat.

The teacher should discuss the

above concepts guided by the
following questions:
 What makes up a watershed?
 How important are watersheds
to humans?
 How does having enough supply
of water affect the biodiversity in
the Philippines?

If there‟s still time show to the

student the list of watershed in the
Bicol Region under the 140 River
Irrigation System of the NIA
(Source: Forest Management
Bureau)

With a total area of 74,345 hectares,

the
Libmanan-Pulantuna Watershed
(LPW) is one
of the eight major watersheds of the
Bicol
River Basin (BRB). BRB is
considered the
eighth largest river basin in the
 country.
LPW covers portions of the
municipalities of
San Lorenzo Ruiz and Basud of
Camarines
Norte Province and Del Gallego,
Ragay, Lupi,
Sipocot, Libmanan, and Cabusao of
Camarines
Sur Province. The watershed covers
a total of
143 barangays and has a total
estimated area
of 74,345.75 hectares. It is within
the first
congressional district of Camarines
Norte and
the first and second congressional
districts
of Camarines Sur. The area is close
to two
major educational, commercial, and
trading
centers: Daet on the north and Naga
City on
the south.

watersheds are not just about water.

A single watershed may include
combination of forest, grassland,
marshes, and other habitats.
Diverse organisms in the Philippines
are found in these areas! Being a
tropical country, the Philippines has
abundant rainfall, many bodies of
water, and lots of sunshine. The
right temperature and abundant
rainfall explain partly why our
country is considered to be a mega-
diverse country. This means that we
have high diversity of plants and
animals, both on land and in water
(Philippine Clearing House
Mechanism Website, 2012).

For now remember that the main

function of a watershed is the
production of a continuous water
supply that would maintain the
lifeforms within it and in the area fed
by its stream.

Evaluate Okay, now lets face the monitor,

you will see there a program,
please PRESS the START button
once I told you to start. Yes sir.

What you will do is pick a word from

the list. Point the mouse pointer to
the word and drag it in the
appropriate box.
Once you are sure with your
 answer, you can press the submit
button.
None sir.
Do you have any question?
Yes sir.
Are you ready?

You can now start.

Extend/Agreeme
nt  Interview a barangay official to
know his/her programs and
activities in line with the protection
of water resources found in their
locality if any.

Prepared by:

MARIO N. BUENAVENTE
Teacher I

Noted by:

MARLENE Z. CACERES
Principal I