School Grade Level Grade 8

GRADES 1 to 12
Daily Lesson Log Teacher Jenny A. Hernandez Learning Area Science
Teaching Date and
Quarter BIOLOGY
Time

DAY:

I. OBJECTIVES

The learner demonstrates an understanding the concept of a species and

A. Content Standards the species as being further classified into a hierarchical taxonomic
system.
The learners should be able to report on the activities that communities
B. Performance Standards engage in to protect and conserve endangered and economically
important species
C. Explain the advantage of high biodiversity in maintaining the stability of
an ecosystem (S8LT-Ivh-21)
Learning Competencies / 1. Describe high biodiversity;
Objectives 2. Explain the advantages of high biodiversity in maintaining the
Write the LC code for each stability of an ecosystem; and
3. Appreciate the value of high biodiversity.

Module 1: BIODIVERSITY
II. CONTENT Lesson 3: PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED AND
ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher's Guide Pages
2. Learner's Materials Pages pp. 269
Textbook
3.
Pages
4. Additional Materials from
Learning
Resource (LR) portal
B. Other Learning Resource Laptop, TV, Pictures, clicker

IV. PROCEDURES

Preparatory Activities

One student will lead the prayer.

1. Prayer
Angel of God,
Let us all stand for a prayer my guardian dear,
To whom God’s love commits me here.
Ever this day be at my side to light and guard to rule and guide.
Amen.
2. Greetings

Good Morning! Good morning Ma’am!

3. Classroom Management

Before you take your seat, kindly

arrange your chairs properly.
You may now be seated.

4. Checking of Attendance
Do we have any absentee’s for today? Nobody is absent today Ma’am.

Let us give a very good clap to everyone. Students will do the very good clap!
5. Checking of Assignment

Do we have an assignment? Yes, Ma’am .

Leaders kindly check the assignment of Leaders will check the assignment of their group mates.
your group mates.

A.
Elicit Approach-Collaborative Approach
(Reviewing previous lesson or Strategy-Activity Based
presenting the new lesson) In this activity, the teacher will provide a set/s of words that is related to
Seat Plan different kingdom levels. The teacher will group the students into 2 groups. (Male
BOYS GIRLS VS Female) The students are task to put the accurate word/s under each
kingdoms. Rules. No repetition of students to put the words under each
kingdoms. One students is equivalent to one answer. Each correct answer will get
one point and the group who will get higher scores will declare as winner.

Students will go to their respective areas.

Integration of gender equality

Approach-Constructivism Approach
Strategy-Thinking Skills
Engage
(Establishing a purpose for the
lesson) In this activity, the teacher will provide a picture of an ecosystem having a large
Seat Plan number of different organisms. The students are tasks identify and count the
number of organism presents in the ecosystem.

Numeracy integration

B.

The students will do the activity.

How many organisms are present in - There are 12 different organisms in the picture, Ma’am.
the picture or in the ecosystem?

Kindly identify which are those. - The organisms are lion, tiger, hippopotamus, elephant, giraffe, jaguar,
birds, zebra, monkey, butterfly, snake, and fish.
Excellent!
 Explore #1
(Presenting examples) Approach-Collaborative Approach
C. Strategy-Activity Based
Seat Plan RUBRICS
Timeliness 5 points-if each group finish on time
3 points- if each group is overtime

Accurateness 5 points- if they solve the puzzle

correctly
3 points- if they solve the puzzle
incorrectly

Numeracy integration In this activity, the teacher will distribute pieces of puzzle to solve. Students are
tasks to form pictures out of pieces of puzzle within one minute. The first group
ENGLISH subject integration who solve the puzzle on time and accurate will be declared as winner.
Critical Thinking Skill

- Those pictures have lots of organisms, Ma’am.

How will you describe the pictures

you have form?

Exactly!

Lots of organisms presents in an
ecosystem is we called “High
Biodiversity”
Based from our activity earlier,
how can you define high
biodiversity?
Now for our next activity, we will
identify the advantages of
maintaining high biodiversity
Explore #2
(Discussing new concept and
practicing new skills #1)
Seat Plan
Numeracy integration
D.
ICT integration
Literacy subject integration.
ARTS subject integration
You may start your activity.
Presentation of the activity.
- High Biodiversity is areas with a higher number of organisms found in an
ecosystem, Ma’am.
Approach-Constructivism Approach
Activity Based- The 3 A’s activity
Activity: Advantages of high biodiversity in maintaining the stability of an
ecosystem.
RUBRICS
Collaboration 5 points – if all members were
collaborate during the activity
3 points – if few members are not
participating
Content/ Ideas 10 points – if the presentation are
interrelated, easy to understand,
unique, and exemplary
8 points – if the presentation are
unique but not organized.
6 points – if the presentation are
not unique but organized
Timeliness 5 points- finished on time
3 points- 5 minutes overtime
2 points- 6 minutes-10 minutes
overtime
Group 1- Article Reading
 The teacher will provide an article about high biodiversity. The students
will read and analyze the article, afterwards they will answer the guide
questions provides.
- What are the advantages of high biodiversity in maintaining
stability of an ecosystem?
Group 2- Forming words
 The teacher will provide a cut out words/phrases about advantages of
high biodiversity. The members of the group are task to form sentence
about high biodiversity from the cut out words/phrases.
- What are the advantages of high biodiversity in maintaining
stability of an ecosystem?
Group 3- Video presenting
  The teacher will provide a video clip about high biodiversity. Using
cellular phones or any instructional technology, members of the group
will analyze the video presentation and have a brief explanation about it.
- What are the advantages of high biodiversity in maintaining
stability of an ecosystem?

Group 4- Role playing

 The teacher will provide a scenario about advantages of high
biodiversity. The students will show a role play regarding to the scenario
given about high biodiversity.
- What are the advantages of high biodiversity in maintaining
stability of an ecosystem?

Group 5- Paint me a picture

 The teacher will provide a list of advantages of high biodiversity. The
students are task to do a paint me a picture showing the advantages of
high biodiversity.
- What are the advantages of high biodiversity in maintaining
stability of an ecosystem?

E.
Explain
(Discussing new concept and
practicing new skills #2

Seat Plan

Some of the threats of high biodiversity are air pollution, climate change,
deforestation and overexploitation.
- What are the threats of having high
Deforestation is one of the common human activities in our present situation
biodiversity?
that served as threats in our biodiversity, Ma’am.
- How human activities in present
Invasive species, it is second largest threats to biodiversity after habitat loss. It
situation does served as threats in
have much larger impacts on an ecosystem than other species.
biodiversity?

Precisely!

Integrative Approach
Graffiti Wall

This is an individual activity. The students are task to visit walls as many as they
can within the given time. They will write the answer on their notebook. The
Developing Mastery students will choose from statement A and statement B showing the advantages
. of high biodiversity in maintaining the stability of an ecosystem.

F. Literacy integration Station 1- CALL BUMBERO 515-1177

Sentence A- By having more biodiversity the environment can be conserved and
You may start your activity. will more easily recover from disturbances of ecosystem
Sentence B-The establishment of the forest or an acceptable environment for so
many different animals may be costly.

Station 2- FIRE PREVENTION NA!

Sentence A-More plants means the better environment and lesser effect of
greenhouse gases or temperature rising.
 Sentence B-If a natural disaster were to occur, the whole population could be
wiped out.

Station 3- ALERTO DAPAT, PAG SUNOG AY TATAPAT!

Sentence A-Excess of wild animals can harm the humans or each other. There
will be more conflicts over territory or water.
Sentence B-The biodiversity helps to maintain the food web circle, while
disturbing it can result in the scarcity of food.

Station 4- FIRE PREVENTION, LIGTAS PAG MAY ALAM!

Sentence A-The greater the diversity of species, the greater the sustainability of
ALL organisms.
Sentence B-Species within an ecosystem depend on one another for survival.

Station 5: FIRE DRILL, IKINTAL NATIN!

Sentence A-As population densities decrease within the confines of a declining
ecosystem, the local gene pool is diminished and the potential for genetic defects
increases.
Sentence B-The very health of ecosystems is directly dependent upon its
biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are able to better survive.

Generalization
Seat Plan

What are the advantages of high

G.
biodiversity in maintaining the
stability of ecosystem? Give me one.
The greater the diversity of species, the greater the sustainability of ALL
organisms, Ma’am.

Very good! More plants means the better environment and lesser effect of
greenhouse gases or temperature rising, Ma’am.

What are the threats having high

biodiversity?
The threats of high biodiversity are air pollution, climate change,
deforestation, overexploitation, and invasive species,

Elaborate Reflective Approach

(Finding practical applications of
concepts and skills in daily living)

Seat Plan

Organisms contributes unique substances and roles in chain of life, and in

death they also give rise to other species. The relationship of all growing
pieces of an environment whether it be symbiotic, parasitic, or antagonistic
H.
contributes to the stability of an area. It is possible that an ecosystem without
organism there would be no life.
What do you think will happen to the
ecosystem without organism?

Simple waste disposal can affect biodiversity, as a student, we should know

What human activities can affect
biodiversity? the proper disposing of waste because it has a great help for us in our daily
lives.
 Is everything clear? Yes Ma’am.

Directions: Read the following questions carefully then write the letter of the best
answer.
1. Which of the following are the areas with a higher number of found organisms,
in ecosystem that are more biodiverse, such as tropical forests a large variety of
plants, microorganism and animal lives?
a. Biodiversity c. Low Biodiversity
b. High Biodiversity d. Conservation
ANSWER: B
2. Which of the following statement shows an advantages of high biodiversity?
a. It is basically means efficient recycling of nutrients and a productive or
sustainable ecosystem.
b. increases the probability of extinction of some species and creates a less
sustainable ecosystem in the long duration.
c. The greater the diversity of species, the greater the sustainability of all
organisms.
d. Biodiversity provide food, medicines, research, education, and recreational
opportunities for us.
Evaluate
ANSWER: B
Seat Plan
3. All of them are true about the advantages of high biodiversity except one.
a. A greater variety of plants means a greater variety of food for humans and
I. other organisms alike.
b. The very health of ecosystems is directly dependent upon its biodiversity and
healthy ecosystems are able to better survive.
c. Healthy ecosystems: help maintain and protect water resources; help maintain
stable climate; store and recycle nutrients.
d. As population densities decrease within the confines of a declining ecosystem.
ANSWER: D
4. An estimated 18 million lands of forest are lost each year, due in part to logging
and other human practices, destroying the ecosystems on which many species
depend, which of the following threat in biodiversity is being described?
a. Overexploitation c. Climate Change
b. Deforestation d. Pollution
ANSWER: B
5. An acid rain, which is typically caused by the burning of fossil fuels, can acidify
smaller bodies of water and soil, negatively affecting the species that live there by
changing breeding and feeding habits, which of the following threat in
biodiversity is being described?
a. Overexploitation c. Climate Change
b. Deforestation d. Pollution
ANSWER: D

J. Extend
(Additional activities for
application or remediation)

Remediation:
Identify high biodiversity on your
community. Count the number of
organism present.
 Assignment:
1. Cut out pictures of different
organism and show the flow of
energy in an ecosystem.
2. Identify the components of a food
chain in an ecosystem.

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION

No. of learners who earned 80% in

A.
the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require
additional activities for remediation
who scored below 80%
C. Did the remedial lessons work?
No. of learners
who have caught up with the
lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to
require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies
worked well? Why did these
worked?
F. What difficulties did I encounter
which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?

G. What innovation or localized

materials did I
Use or discover which I wish to
share with other teachers?