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DAILY LESSON LOG

Grade 8 Science (4rth quarter)

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards
The learners demonstrate an understanding of:
1. The concept of a species; and
2. 3 Levels of Biodiversity.
B. Performance Standards
The learners should be able to report (e.g., through a travelogue) on the human
activities that causes destruction of the biodiversity and how to prevent it.
C. Learning Competencies/ Objectives & LC Codes
The learners should be able to:
1. Explain the concept of a species. (S8LT-IVg-19); and
2. Explain the 3 Levels of Biodiversity
II. CONTENT
Biodiversity
 3 Levels of Biodiversity in Hierarchical Taxonomic Level of Classification.
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
Pictures, PPT Presentations, LCD Projector, Manila paper, Marker
References:
1. Teacher’s Guides Pages: N/A
2. Learner’s Materials Pages: Science 8 Learner’s Module. Campo, Pia, et al. 2013. P. 224.
3. Textbook/ Pages
 Additional Materials from Learning Resources (LR) Portal
o http://www.aboutbioscience.org/topics/biodiversity
o http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/biodiversity/biodiversity-meaning-and-
types-of-biodiversity/30141/
IV. PROCEDURE

I. PROCEDURE TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. Preparation Checking of attendance. Setting of A simple activity for checking of

Standard. attendance.

B. Reviewing of previous Activity 1: CONNECT ME PLEASE!

lesson or presenting the
new lesson
A large picture of a dog will be posted Volunteer student will try to connect the
on the board. But the tail of the dog is tail of the dog. The other students will
their task to connect it while they are be her/his guide.
blind folded. 5-7 minutes only.
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C. Establishing purpose for Activity: “ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER

the lesson THAN WORDS”

I will be dividing you into 6 groups. I will

The students will do the activity
be providing each group a flash cards
according to their group.
that contains a certain word related to
our topic for today, your job is to act
that word without saying anything and
your group mates shall guess it. If the
guess is right the other member shall do
the same. We will do this activity for 1
minute & 30 seconds for each group.

Probing:

 In playing the game, what must

be provided?

 How do you describe these

clues?

 Why do we have to give this We need clues for us to have an idea on

general terms? what is being act.

Statement of the Objectives: They are general terms like an animal,

Today, we are going to discuss the place or name of a person.
concept of Biodiversity, level of
biodiversity and classification of
organisms using the hierarchical To know the detail of the correct answer
taxonomic system. until we get the specific answer.
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D. Presenting example or Activity: “TOGETHER, FOREVER”

instances of the lesson

To help us understand more about The students will go outside of their

Biodiversity, we will be going to have an classroom, they will be observing their
activity. You will be group into six environment and list down all the
groups. Go around the environment and organisms and its habitat that they had
list down an organism and their habitat. found inside the premises of the school.
Write it down on the manila paper I
provided for you. Do it in 3 minutes.

E. Discussing new concept Before we will go on in your activity. Let

of the lesson and me first introduce to our topic.
practicing new skills #1

What did you observe when you go

around the environment?
We saw many organisms that live in one
habitat and we also saw variety of
plants.

What do we called if there are many

different plants and animals that exist in
We called this Biodiversity.
an environment like the garden?

Why do we call it Biodiversity?

Because “bio” means life and “diversity”

is the state of having many different
forms or type.

F. Discussing new concept Usually, scientists would refer to the

of the lesson and three levels of biodiversity.
practicing new skills #2

Activity: “ARRANGE ME”

There are jumbled letters here, your job

The students will arrange the jumbled
is to arrange it base on the definitions
letters base on the given definitions.
that I had provided. The first three who
got the correct answer will gain 1
Einstein chip.
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G C E N T I E G E N E T I C

V E I T S Y D I R D I V E R S I T Y

-Genetic information that organisms -Genetic information that organisms

contain. contain.

S S E I P E C S P E C I E S

D V E I T S Y R I D I V E R S I T Y

-Different kind of organisms. -Different kind of organisms.

E T M O S E S Y C E C O S Y S T E M

D S R Y I T E I V D I V E R S I T Y

-Different kind of places where -Different kind of places where

organisms live and the interconnections organisms live and the interconnections
that bind these organisms together. that bind these organisms together.

If you recall, you have learned about

ecosystem diversity in the lower grades.
You will know more about genetic
diversity in Grade 9. Therefore, we will
focus on Species Diversity.
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G. Discussing new concept I will show you some pictures and tell
of the lesson and me what you can observe.
practicing new skills #3

They are a variety of animals.

What can you observe from the image?

In what way they are similar from each

Their capability to reproduce their own
other?
kind or offspring.

In what level of biodiversity can we

Species diversity is a basic unit of
classify them? What is your basis in
classification and is defined as group of
classifying them?
similar organism that mate and produce
offspring with one another and thus,
share a common linage.

As we can see in the picture, they

differed in physical appearance but they
are still classified an animal.

How about these pictures?

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H. Finding practical Based on what you had learned, why is Biodiversity is important because
application of concepts biodiversity important? everything we need and other
and skills organisms need depend on the
existence of other organisms in the
environment.

Various responses.

Deforestation, illegal logging etc.

Cite some human activities that causes

destruction of biodiversity.
Various responses.

I will take care of our biodiversity by

As a student, what can you contribute in avoiding activities that can destroy our
our society in taking care of our biodiversity like deforestation and
biodiversity? throwing garbage’s in the bodies of
water.

Various responses.

The students will carefully analyze the

arrangement of the three levels of
Based on our discussion, let us arrange biodiversity from smallest to largest
the three level of biodiversity in order/rank based on the discussions.
hierarchical taxonomic system of
classification. Let us arrange it from
smallest to largest order/rank.

SPECIES DIVERSITY

GENETIC DIVERSITY

ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY

I. Making generalization Activity: “BE ALEX TREBEK TECHNIQUE”

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To see if you learned something from

our lesson, let us do the Be Alex Trebek.
The student will provide one question
I will pick names from the fish bowl. The
about the lesson and call a classmate to
one being chosen shall provide one
answer it.
question about the lesson we just
discussed. After giving his/her question,
he/she must call a name in the class to
answer his/her question

J. Evaluating learning A short quiz will be given to the The students will take the quiz.
students. (See attached paper.)

K. Assignment Create a slogan, posters or a poem that will catch the attention of other people in
preserving our Biodiversity. Put it in a 1/8 illustration board and cover it with a
plastic cover.

Rubrics: Creativity ---- 10 pts

Uniqueness – 5pts

Content ------ 10pts

Total ---------- 25pts

Prepared by: NOREENZEL JOY VILLANUEVA

Student Teacher

Checked/Noted by:
MR. LUTHER MARC SARANDI
Cooperating Teacher