WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

Science 5 Quarter 2 Week 7

Protecting and Conserving Estuaries and Intertidal Zones

Name: ___________________________________________ Section: ______________

Most Essential Learning Competency

Explain the need to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones
(5LT-Ii-j-10)

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify ways on how to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal

zones
2. Determine the importance of protecting and conserving estuaries and
intertidal zone
3. Show awareness about the importance of protecting and conserving
estuaries and intertidal zones
4. Cite ways in community efforts in protecting and conserving estuaries
and intertidal zones

Time Allotment: Week 7

Key Concepts:
(Science 4 LM pp. 101-105)

Intertidal zones and estuaries are homes to different kinds of living

things. These make them a vital place of the earth. Therefore, these places
are meant to be protected by us human beings.

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
 • Most of our intertidal zones and
estuaries are already under threat.
They need our care, protection and
restoration.

• Estuaries are bodies of water that are

formed when fresh water from rivers
flows and mixes with salt water from
the sea or ocean. They are important
because they filter dirt before the Figure 1: ESTUARY
fresh water enter the seas or oceans. Image Source: 1849489 pavan nd
It also filters the salts from the seas https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
and oceans before it enters the mouth Estuaries.jpg
of the rivers. It also plays a vital role during storms since it serves as
an exit point for floods.

• The unique ecosystem

of intertidal zones
maintains an important
balance for the food chain,
supplies erosion
protection and serves as an
indicator for climate
change. It has rich
biodiversity where a large Figure 2: INTERTIDAL ZONE
variety of animals and Image Source: zhanel.bissekenova.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Int
plants thrive in a relatively ertidal_zone,_the_Bay_of_Somme,_France.jpg
small area in these regions.
Some animals and plants found in intertidal zones have been an

important source of food for man since thousands of

years.

• There are ways to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones
at home and at beaches.

At HOME

 As much as possible, avoid using synthetic fertilizers. Plants do

not absorb them completely and it can wash off into out streams
and waterways.
 Use natural fertilizers instead, Trimmed grass clippings from
your lawn can be sed as natural fertilizers.
 Cut grass moderately. A little height can make the roots move
deeper and may lessen erosion.

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
  Grow plants in a garden. Choose plants that are native to your
area so that it would need less water and fertilizer.
 Dispose toxic products properly. Improper disposal may pollute
coastal rivers and estuaries.
 Remind your parents to pump your septic tanks at least every
three years.
 Use nontoxic pesticides. Example of which is a mixture of soap,
water and chili pepper. Excessive use of toxic pesticides can
pollute nearby waterways.
 Look for natural alternatives to chemical – based household
products. Example of which are table salt and baking soda.
 Always clean up after your pet’s waste. Never let their wastes be
washed up to waterways and end up polluting our estuaries.

At the Beach

 Leave our beaches clean. Always pick up your trash and dispose
it properly.
 Do not disturb or keep animals that you found along the
shoreline.
 Avoid using motorized boats in sensitive habitats. Use canoe or
kayak if you want to snorkel near the coral reefs.
 When in a boat, avoid throwing your trash to the sea.

 Awareness about protecting and conserving estuaries and intertidal

zones can be increased by researching, reading books and watching
documentaries about the environment. Also, engaging and
participating about saving the environment can increase our
understanding and care for mother Earth.

Activity No. 1 - A Vow to the Mother Earth

Reference: Science Grade 4 Learner’s Material, p.103

What you need:

• pen
• paper
• coloring materials
• marker
• band-aid shape paper
• 1-piece long bond paper

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
What to do:

1. Write on a paper (small-sized rectangular) a promise to save and

protect the intertidal zones and estuaries.
2. Paste small-sized rectangular shape papers containing your
promises onto a big drawing of the earth on a whole sheet of long
bond paper.

Guided Questions:

1. Why are intertidal zones and estuaries important?

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2. What can you do to protect the ecosystems?

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Activity No. 2- Let us Save our Mother Earth

What you need:

• pen
• paper

What to do:

1. Select from the box the correct ways in protecting and preserving
estuaries and intertidal zones and write them down in the box
provided below.

Avoid using synthetic materials.

Dispose toxic products properly.

Keep animals that you found along the shoreline.

Leave our beaches clean. Always pick up your trash and dispose it properly.

Throw your trash to the seas, oceans and rivers .

Use nontoxic pesticides.

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
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Never let your pet’s wastes be washed up to waterways.

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Guide Questions:

1. As a young grade 5 learner, what can you do to protect and

preserve estuaries and intertidal zones in your place?

2. Why do we need to save our Mother Earth?

Activity No. 3 - Be Aware and Alert!

What you need:

• pen and paper

What to do:
1. In the diagram below, write the school and community programs and
activities that you know that helped protect and conserve the
estuaries and intertidal zones in your own community.

2. Write them in the space provided.

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
 Awareness on the importance of
protecting and conserving
estuaries and intertidal zones

Community Programs & Activities School Programs & Activities

1. _______________________________ 4. ______________________________
2. _______________________________ 5. ______________________________
3. _______________________________

Guide Questions:
1. How can you show your concern for the environment?
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2. Why do we need to be aware on the environmental issues and

problems?

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Reflection :

1. What do you think will happen to our estuaries and intertidal zones if
people will not protect them?

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References:

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
Jenneth C. Basa et al., Sci-Bytes, Worktext in Science 5 (Manila: Magallanes
Publishing House,2013

Evelyn T. Sarte, et.al., Science Beyond Borders 5 (Quezon City: Vibal Group,
Inc.,2016

"File:Estuaries.Jpg - Wikimedia Commons". Commons.Wikimedia.Org, 2020,

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Estuaries.jpg.

"File:Intertidal Zone, The Bay Of Somme, France.Jpg - Wikimedia

Commons". Commons.Wikimedia.Org, 2020,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Intertidal_zone,_the_Bay_of_Somme,_France.jpg.

Answer Key

Activity No.1 – Guide Questions (answers may vary)

1. Intertidal zones are important because they maintain an

important balance for the food chain, supplies erosion protection
and serves as an indicator for climate change while estuaries filter
dirt before the fresh water enter the seas or oceans. It also filters
the salts from the seas and oceans before it enters the mouth of
the rivers and it also plays a vital role during storms since it serves
as an exit point for floods.

2. I will avoid using synthetic fertilizers, dispose toxic products

properly, plant more trees and leave our beaches clean.

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
 Activity No. 2-

1. Avoid using synthetic materials 2.

Dispose toxic products properly.
3. Leave our beaches clean. Always pick up your trash and dispose it
properly
4. Use nontoxic pesticides
5. Never let your pet’s wastes be washed up to waterways

Guide Questions (answers may vary)

1. I will not throw my garbage on rivers and seas. Always pick up your
trash and dispose it properly. Do not disturb or keep animals that you
found along the shoreline.
2. Our mother earth needs to be saved for our survival since it provides
every resource for sustaining living things and inanimate things. By
taking care of this planet, we can improve our well-being as healthy
environment and will help in improving the quality of our life. It is our
collective responsibility to raise public responsibility regarding the
wellbeing of our Mother Earth.

Activity No. 3- What to do (answers may vary)

Community Programs and Activities

1. Engage and participate about saving the environment can increase our
understanding and care for Mother Earth like volunteer for clean up in
my community.
2. Conserve water

3. Reduce, reuse and recycle School Programs and Activities

4. Researching and reading books and watching documentaries about the

environment.

5. Participate in any school project that involves tree planting and

river/coastline cleanups.

Guide Questions: (answers may vary)

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]
1. Use reusable bags , recycle, print as little as necessary and conserve

water and electricity.

2. Environmental awareness is important in order to understand the
fragility of our environment and the importance of its protection and

preservation. Promoting environmental awareness is an easy way to

become an environmental steward and participate in creating a brighter

future for the next generation.

REFLECTION

1. If people will not protect our estuaries and intertidal zones, there will be
scarcity of resources for fishing industries which are found on rivers

and seas. Our rivers and seas will be in danger in producing living

organisms which is important in biodiversity.

RUBRIC FOR ESSAY QUESTIONS

CRITERIA EXPERT (5 POINTS) CAPABLE (4 BEGINNER (3 POINTS)

POINTS)

Substantial, Sufficiently Minimal to less

specific and developed content apparent point of
CONTENT
demonstrates with adequate ideas. Limited
OF WRITING strong ideas. elaboration of content with
ideas. inadequate
elaboration.
Sophisticated Generic use of Confused or
arrangement of variety of words inconsistent proper
contents, precise and sentence usage of grammar.
STRUCTURE use of words and structures. Limited word
OF there is an choice.
evident control of
GRAMMAR
grammar usage

Author: Floribel C. Escoton

School/Station: Bongtud Elementary School
Division: Tandag City
email address: [email protected]