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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 5:
Climate Change
Science– Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 5: Climate Change
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 5:
Climate Change
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as
you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This
will tell you if you need to proceed on completing the module or if you need to ask
your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance to better understand the lesson. At the
end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning.
Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest
in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Facilitator are also provided
to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best
help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this
SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read
the instructions carefully before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks
in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.

Thank you.

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 What I Need to Know

In this module, you are expected to understand and recognize what is climate
change and its effects not only in our country but also in a global level. The activities
in this module will enable you to determine the effects of climate change in living
organisms and the environment and how to lessen its effect, determine what are
some greenhouse gases that contribute to the rising temperature in the Earth, and
describe what are El Niño and La Niña.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. describe and explain Climate Change,
2. determine the causes and effects of Climate Change in the Environment
3. explain how greenhouse gases trap heat, and
4. describe certain climatic phenomena that occur on a global level/scale
(S9ES-IIIf-31)

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answers in your activity
notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What will happen if there is too much Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a. climate Change
b. temperature increases
c. water vapor condenses
d. greenhouse effect occurs

2. This refers to the atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time.
a. climate
b. monsoon
c. topography
d. weather

3. Which of the following shows the effect of climate change?

a. rising of sea level
b. deforestation of the forest
c. siltation of bodies of water
d. coastal erosion in some places

4. Which is the best practice to reduce the effect of climate change?

a. burning fossil fuel
b. car manufacturing
c. livestock raising
d. organic farming

5. Which of the following gases does not trap heat?

a. carbon dioxide
b. methane
c. nitrogen
d. organic farming

6. What happens when the average global temperature increases?

a. average precipitation is unchanged
b. average precipitation decreases
c. average precipitation increases
d. none of the above

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7.Which activities are the largest contributors of greenhouse gases?
a. Deforestation
b. Industry
c. Landfills and Agriculture
d. Transportation and Electricity generation

8. It refers to the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature.

a. Global Warming
b. Greenhouse effect
c. Trade Winds
d. Weather

9. Which of the following is greenhouse gases?

a. carbon dioxide
b. nitrogen
c. water vapor
d. all of the above

10. What is the Greenhouse effect?

a. When you build a greenhouse for plants.
b. When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist.
c. The condition wherein the weather changes from summer to winter.
d. When the gases in the atmosphere trap heat and block it from
escaping our planet.

11. What can you do to help fight climate change?

a. Burn more fossil fuels
b. Burn trashes and dry leaves
c. Throw biodegradable waste into a compost pit
d. Use carbon emitting vehicles when going to school.

12. Which of the following can cause global warming?

a. volcanic eruptions
b. the amount of rainfall
c. the rising of warm air into the atmosphere
d. increase of the amount of 𝐶𝑂2 in the atmosphere

13. How does the greenhouse effect happen?

a. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the atmosphere.
b. Greenhouse gases on the surface absorb heat from the Earth’s interior.
c. Greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere absorb heat from outer
space.
d. Greenhouse gases in the lower atmosphere absorb heat from the
Earth’s surface.

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14. Which activity does not contribute to global warming?
a. illegal fishing
b. reforestation
c. mining activities
d. incineration of garbage

15. It refers to a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface
waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
a. El Niño
b. hurricane
c. La Niña
d. tropical storm

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 Lesson

1 Climate Change

In the previous module, we learned the different factors that affect the climate
of an area. We understand that these factors have something to do with why different
areas or places around our planet have different climates. Some of these factors are
topography, latitude, altitude, distance from the ocean, and ocean currents.

In this module you will describe and explain climate change, determine the
cause and effect of climate change in our environment and explain how greenhouse
gases trap heat.

It is important to learn and understand Climate Change specifically its impact

in our environment which affects not only plants and animals but also us humans
are affected by these changes in our climate over a period of time. In this module you
will understand and know what are the causes and effects of changes in climate, how
we can lessen the effects of climate change and also know more about some examples
of greenhouse gases which are the major contributors to this changing climate.

Notes to the Facilitator

This module allows the learner to
understand the impacts and causes of climate
change and how to lessen the greenhouse gases
which are mostly the product of human activities.

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 What’s In

Directions: Below are the factors that affect the climate of an area. Identify which
factor is present in the pictures or diagrams that follow. Write your answers in your
activity notebook.

LATITUDE TOPOGRAPHY OCEAN CURRENT

ALTITUDE DISTANCE FROM THE OCEAN

1. 2.

Source:https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles
Source:http://universesandbox.com/forum/inde
/faqs-and-fun-facts-about-mountains-for-
x.php?topic=14828.0
kids/

3. 4.

Source:https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/1653666
Source:https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/57174611
17544054995/
5191116285/

5.

Source:https://www.britannica.com/science/ocean
-current

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 What’s New

A. Direction: Look at the image below and write down your observations in your
notebook/ on a separate sheet.

Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/solutions/adaptation-mitigation/

Figure 1. City showing Effects of Climate Change

B. Directions: Using the same photos from above, answer the following guide
questions. Write your answer on your notebook/on a separate sheet.

1. What is being depicted in the picture?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
2.What do you think are the reasons why these things happen?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

3. Which shows a healthy environment? Why do you think so?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

4. Which setting is more favorable for the organisms or animals to survive? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

5. What do you think are the causes and effects of Climate change in the
environment?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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 What is It

In the previous activities, you have learned the difference between the 2
settings with a good and harsh climate and also learned the negative impacts of
climate change depicted in the picture. In this module, you need to understand more
about climate change to comprehend it fully.

The changing climate may fundamentally alter the land and sea as we know
it. For those who depend on the beauty and bounty of the Earth’s natural resources
for their livelihoods—especially the world’s poor—these changes could spell disaster.
The problems climate change poses are complex, as are the ways in which societies
cope with and adapt to change. Understanding and addressing these problems
requires bridging diverse fields within the geophysical, ecological and social sciences
(McClanahan and Cinner, 2012).

Is climate change real? Is climate change man-made or is it just a natural

occurrence? These are just some of the few questions that can be asked once we talk
about climate change. Climate change is one of the most current worldwide issues.
Some experts say that it is true that the Earth does go through a period of cooling
and a period of warming. The increase of temperature that we are experiencing right
now is caused by factors other than human activity. Another point of view is that the
increase of Earth’s temperature is brought about by human intervention. Whether
the cause is man-made or not, climate change is a change in the environment. Global
warming can bring about a rising of the sea level due to the melting of ice caps and
glaciers. We may experience severe weather disturbances such as much stronger
typhoons and heavier rainfalls. Some parts of the world may experience the so-called
El Niño or La Niña phenomena. And most of all, it can cause extinction of some fauna
and flora.

Let us discuss some concepts to learn more about climate change.Climate

change is the global phenomenon of climate transformation characterized by the
changes in the usual climate of the planet (regarding temperature, precipitation, and
wind) that are especially caused by human activities. As a result of unbalancing the
weather of Earth, the sustainability of the planet’s ecosystems is under threat, as
well as the future of humankind and the stability of the global economy.

According to NASA, Climate change is “a broad range of global phenomena

created predominantly by burning fossil fuels, which add heat-trapping gases to
Earth’s atmosphere. These phenomena include not only the increased temperature
trends described by global warming, but also encompass changes such as sea-level
rise; ice mass loss in Greenland, Antarctica, the Arctic and mountain glaciers
worldwide; shifts in flower/plant blooming; and extreme weather events.”

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 Source:https://www.israel21c.org/we-need-to-rethink-everything-we-know-about-global-warming

Figure 2. Effects of Global Warming

The photos above show how continuous change in the climate can affect our
planet. Figure 2 shows the comparison between a healthy and unhealthy planet, the
photo on the right is a planet which has less greenhouse gases that can trap heat
and therefore more heat can escape the Earth preventing the heating up of our
atmosphere, while the photo on the left is a planet showing how climate can affect
our planet if there is continuous production of greenhouse gases that can trap heat
and therefore is the reason for the constant rise in the Earth’s temperature which
can cause destruction of different types of Ecosystem.

What is the difference between Climate Change and Global Warming?

Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/global-warming-vs-climate-change/

Figure 3. Weather, Global Warming and Climate Change

According to the US Geological Survey, global warming is just one aspect of

climate change. In fact, they say that global warming refers to the rise in global
temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. On the other hand, climate change refers to the increasing changes in
the measures of climate over a long period of time – including precipitation,
temperature, and wind patterns.

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The Causes and Effects of Climate Change

Humans are increasingly influencing the climate and the earth's temperature
by burning fossil fuels, cutting down rainforests and farming livestock. This adds
enormous amounts of greenhouse gases to those naturally occurring in the
atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming. One of the main
causes of climate change is what we call Greenhouse gases. What are these
Greenhouse Gases?

Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse gases are gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat. They let
sunlight pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight
brings from leaving the atmosphere. The main greenhouse gases are:

● Water vapor
● Carbon dioxide
● Methane
● Ozone
● Nitrous oxide
● Chlorofluorocarbons

Greenhouse gases are gases that can trap heat. They get their name from
greenhouses. A greenhouse is full of windows that let in sunlight. That sunlight
creates warmth. The big trick of a greenhouse is that it doesn’t let that warmth
escape.

That’s exactly how greenhouse gases act. They let sunlight pass through the
atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the
atmosphere. Overall, greenhouse gases are a good thing. Without them, our planet
would be too cold, and life as we know it would not exist. But there can be too much
of a good thing. Scientists are worried that human activities are adding too much of
these gases to the atmosphere.

So, what are these gases all about?

Types of Greenhouse Gases

1. Water Vapor
This is water in gas form, like steam above a boiling pot of water, evaporating
off a lake. It forms clouds and rains back on Earth. This can cause a cooling effect.
But this water vapor blocks heat from escaping, so it gets warmer which causes even
more water to evaporate. Once this process happens, it can happen again more
easily.

2. Carbon dioxide (𝑪𝑶𝟐 )

Made up of Carbon and Oxygen, 𝐶𝑂2 is all around us naturally. It comes from
decaying and living organisms, and from volcanoes. But 𝐶𝑂2 is also released when

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burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. It’s the most important contributor to human-
caused global warming.

3. Methane (𝑪𝑯𝟒 )
Made up of Carbon and Hydrogen, CH4is a normal gas released from wetlands,
growing rice, raising cattle, using natural gas, and mining coal. This gas can
contribute to the rising temperature of the Earth because it traps a lot of heat.
Scientists consider it the second most important contributor to human-caused global
warming of all the greenhouse gases.

4. Ozone (𝑶𝟑 )
Up in the atmosphere where the planes fly, the ozone layer blocks the sun’s
radiation, which helps protect us from powerful rays. Close to the ground, ozone acts
as a greenhouse gas and can be formed by burning gas in cars and factories.

5. Nitrous oxide (𝑵𝟐 𝑂)

Nitrous oxide is a natural part of the Nitrogen cycle. Bacteria in soil and the
ocean make it. Nitrous oxide is released by some types of factories, power plants and
some fertilizer. It damages the protective ozone layer and is a powerful greenhouse
gas.

6. CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
Fluorinated gases are not created in nature. They damage the protective ozone
layer and are powerful greenhouse gases. The most common source of CFCs are
refrigerants, but fire suppression systems for aircraft and aerosols also emit CFCs
into the atmosphere.

How do these greenhouse gases trap heat?

A greenhouse gas, like carbon dioxide or methane, allows visible light and
shorter wave radiation to pass through it. In other words, it is transparent to that
type of energy. Much like how the windows of a greenhouse allow sunlight to enter
into the greenhouse.
When that shortwave energy hits
the Earth, it heats up the Earth.
The Earth then emits heat or
infrared energy which is what we
refer to as long wave radiation. The
heat does not pass-through
greenhouse gases as the gases are
not transparent to radiation of that
wavelength. Much the same way
that the windows of a greenhouse
trap the heat inside the house. So,
the greenhouse gases keep the
Earth warm by preventing the heat
from the ground from escaping.
(James J. and Kate M., 2016). Source: https://cleanet.org/details/images/30085.html
Figure 4. Causes of Climate Change

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 Source: https://climatechange.lta.org/get-started/learn/co2-methane-greenhouse-effect/
Figure 5. The Greenhouse Effect
Effects of Climate
Change

1. Temperatures will continue to rise

Because human-induced warming is superimposed on a naturally varying
climate, the temperature rise has not been, and will not be, uniform or smooth across
the globe or over time.

2. Frost-free season (and Growing season) will lengthen

The length of the frost-free season (and the corresponding growing season)
has been increasing nationally since the 1980s, with the largest increases occurring
in the western United States, affecting ecosystems and agriculture. Across the United
States, the growing season is projected to continue to lengthen.

3. Extreme Weather
As the Earth’s atmosphere heats up, it collects, retains, and drops more water,
changing weather patterns and making wet areas wetter and dry areas drier. Higher
temperatures worsen and increase the frequency of many types of disasters,
including storms, floods, heat waves, and droughts. These events can have
devastating and costly consequences, jeopardizing access to clean drinking water,
fueling out-of-control wildfires, damaging property, creating hazardous-material
spills, polluting the air, and leading to loss of life.

4. Rising Seas
The Arctic is heating twice as fast as any other place on the planet. As its ice
sheets melt into the seas, our oceans are on track to rise one to four feet higher by
2100, threatening coastal ecosystems and low-lying areas. Island nations face
particular risk, as do some of the world’s largest cities, including New York, Miami,
Mumbai, and Sydney.

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5. Warmer, more acidic oceans

The Earth’s oceans absorb between one-quarter and one-third of our fossil
fuel emissions and are now 30 percent more acidic than they were in preindustrial
times. This acidification poses a serious threat to underwater life, particularly
creatures with calcified shells or skeletons like oysters, clams, and coral. It can have
a devastating impact on shellfisheries, as well as the fish, birds, and mammals that
depend on shellfish for sustenance. Rising ocean temperatures are also altering the
range and population of underwater species and contributing to coral bleaching
events capable of killing entire reefs --- ecosystems that support more than 25
percent of all marine life.

6. El Niño and La Niña

El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of what is known as the El Niño-
Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. The ENSO cycle is a scientific term that
describes the fluctuations in temperature between the ocean and atmosphere in the
east-central Equatorial Pacific (approximately between the International Date Line
and 120 degrees West).
La Niña is sometimes referred to as the cold phase of ENSO and El Niño as
the warm phase of ENSO. These deviations from normal surface temperatures can
have large-scale impacts not only on ocean processes, but also on global weather and
climate.

El Niño and La Niña episodes typically last nine to 12 months, but some
prolonged events may last for years. While their frequency can be quite irregular, El
Niño and La Niña events occur on average every two to seven years. Typically, El Niño
occurs more frequently than La Niña.

El Niño

El Niño means The Little Boy, or Christ Child in Spanish. El Niño was originally
recognized by fishermen off the coast of South America in the 1600s, with the
appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean. The name was chosen
based on the time of year (around December) during which these warm waters events
tended to occur. The term El Niño refers to the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate
interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the
central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.The presence of El Niño can significantly
influence weather patterns, ocean conditions, and marine fisheries across large
portions of the globe for an extended period of time .

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Sources: https://reefresilience.org/images/Stressors_ENSO3.png (Left photo)
https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-bracing-up-to-face-el-ni-o-2630699 (Right photo)
Figure 6. El-Niño Conditions Figure 7. Effects of El- Niño

La Niña
La Niña means The Little Girl in Spanish. La Niña is also sometimes called El
Viejo, anti-El Niño, or simply "a cold event." La Niña episodes represent periods of
below-average sea surface temperatures across the east-central Equatorial Pacific.
Global climate La Niña impacts tend to be opposite those of El Niño impacts. In the
tropics, ocean temperature variations in La Niña also tend to be opposite those of El
Niño. During a La Niña year, winter temperatures are warmer than normal in the
Southeast and cooler than normal in the Northwest.

Sources: https://reefresilience.org/images/Stressors_ENSO3.png (Left photo)

https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/14/more-cops-rescue-teams-sent-to-cagayan-isabela-
amidmassive-flooding/(Right photo)
Figure 8. La Niña Conditions Figure 9. Effects of La Niña

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 What’s More

Activity 1. Climate Change Mind Map

Direction: Complete the diagram below by writing the effects of climate change to
the following keywords. You can write at most 3 effects of climate change.

Keywords Effects of Climate Change

1.
1. Animals 2.
3.
1.
2. Oceans 2.
3.
1.
3. Global Health 2.
3.
1.
4. Earth’s Temperature 2.
3
1.
5. Polar Ice Caps 2.
3.

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Activity 2.𝑪𝑶𝟐 is the reason!

Objective:
● interpret the relationship of 𝐶𝑂2 and temperature

Materials:
Graph of 𝐶𝑂2 and global temperature
Ball pen or pencil

Procedure
Study the graph below (Fig 7). Answer the guide questions.

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Global-average-temperature-and-carbon-dioxide-
concentrations-1880-2004_fig1_232218072
Figure 7. Global temperature and Carbon dioxide (Redraw)

Guide Questions
1. How much is the increase in temperature from 1880 to 2010?

2. What happened to the amount of carbon dioxide from 1880 to 2010?

3. What is the relationship between the amount of Carbon dioxide and

temperature?

4. When was temperature at its highest and at its lowest?

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Activity 3. Climate Change: Vocabulary Word Search

Directions: Find at least 5 words given below. Words may appear straight across
or backward, straight downward, straight upward, or diagonally.

A B C G L O B A L W A R M I N G A I G X A Q E C
A S A E Q X R T Y U I G P A V N I Q A X F Y W A
F X R L P K N G F A D L Q E T B V X A T Y U I R
R Y B Q T A R C F A Q O T V B N J K L Z X C V B
W Q O G E R T Y B M D B A Q Z F L J F Y N Q X O
A S N L T Y N H D C S A Q A Z O F G J K L P Z N
A D F A W V A G Y X N L R T I S Q C B N M Q W D
E R O C T Y U I P O A C S D F S G H J K L Z X I
C V O I B N M Q W E R L T Y U I I O P A S D F O
G H T E J K L Z X C V I B N M L Q W E R T Y U X
I O P R P A S W D F G M H J K F L Z X C V B N I
M Q R W E R T E Y U I A O P A U S D F G H J K D
L Z I X C V B A N M Q T W E R E R C L I M A T E
A S N D F G H T J K L E Z X C L B N M Q E W E R
T Y T U Y R E H Q A S D F G G S H J K L T Z X C
Q C L I M A T E C H A N G E W E R T Y U H Z X C
W E F G H H J R X C V S F G H W T H B A A J K L
M N B V C D D G S D G S S F G Q Z G T Y N Q R S
S Q W F Z V A Q R N I T R O U S O X I D E N A Q
Z M N N B B V A Q W G H J K L Y T A Z X C A Q P
P W Q D G J Z Q T Y A V B L P Y E W X C V F G T
G R E E N H O U S E G A S E S W S X T S G H J K
Source: https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/404761085259323271/

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the paragraph given below by choosing the correct answers
found inside the word bank. Write your answers in your activity notebook/on a
separate sheet of paper.

Climate Change, Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

absorbed global warming risen temperature

Earth greenhouse effect sunlight warm up

gases radiated surface

Why does a closed car get so hot on a sunny day? (1) ________________ shining
through the car’s window is (2) ________________ by the objects in the car. Then some
of this energy is (3) ________________ back from the objects and materials in the form
of heat. But this heat cannot pass back out through the glass windows. The (4)
_______________ inside the car rises. This process of warming takes place in glass
greenhouses, and it also happens to (5) _______________. Much of the heat radiated
Earth’s (6) _______________ does not go out into space; it is reflected back down to
Earth by (7) _______________ in the atmosphere. This reflected heat causes the
atmosphere to (8) _______________. The process by which heat is trapped and reflected
by gases in Earth’s atmosphere is known as the (9) _______________. As a result,
average temperatures on Earth have

(10) _______________ 0.5ºC in the last hundred years. This temperature increase is
known as (11) _______________.
Source: https://studylib.net/doc/7349953/global-warming-questions

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Illustrate a poster about the effects of climate change. Do this on a

short bond paper. You will be guided by the rubrics found below.

Skills 4 3 2 1

I have
I have no I have 1-2 I have 3-5
multiple
Grammar grammatical grammatical grammatical
grammatical
errors errors errors
errors

Shows a good Shows a Shows limited Shows no

Relevance to understanding satisfactory understanding understanding
the theme of the theme understanding of the theme of the theme
of the theme

My poster is My poster has My poster My poster

excellent in nice design, needs needs a lot of
Readability
design, layout layout and improvement improvement
and
and neatness neatness in design, in terms of
Attractiveness
layout and design, layout
neatness and neatness

Products Product shows Uses other Uses other

shows a large some original people/s people/s
amount of thought. Work ideas, but ideas, but
Originality original shows new there is little does not give
thought. Ideas ideas and evidence of them credit.
are creative insights. original
and inventive. thinking.

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 Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letters in your
activity notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following can help decrease global warming?

a. Eat more ice cream.
b. Keep your freezer door open.
c. Keep your air conditioner on high.
d. Turn off your lights when you’re not using them.

2. Something that might happen because of global warming is __________.

a. lower sea levels
b. melting polar ice caps
c. a sale on bathing suits
d. more reflected sunlight off the ice pack

3. Too many greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may block heat from escaping
into space and trap too much heat next to the Earth’s surface causing
___________.
a. another ice age
b. earthquakes
c. global warming
d. volcanic eruptions

4. How are humans making greenhouses of our own?

a. Burning fossil fuels in our cars
b. With large-scale agriculture
c. Burning forests
d. All of these

5. What is the meaning of the acronym ENSO?

a. El-Nido Southeast Oscillation
b. El-Niño Southern Oscillation
c. European Nation Spanish Organization
d. Ecosystem and Niche Structure and Organization

6. Earth’s temperature is stable because we are surrounded by _____________

which allows the right amount of sunlight to warm the Earth.
a. water
b. gravity
c. a cloud layer
d. an atmosphere

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7. This layer keeps us “not too hot in the summer” and “not too cold in the winter”.
Scientists call this the ____________ effect.
a. Greenhouse
b. Lake
c. Ocean
d. Seasonal

8. Certain gases in the atmosphere – water vapor, Carbon dioxide, methane and
Nitrous oxide – help maintain the Earth’s temperatures and climate. These are
called ______________.
a. greenhouse gases
b. ozone gases
c. solar gases
d. stomach gases

9.The term El- Niño means _____________.

a. The playful boy
b. The smart boy
c. The little boy
d. The big boy

10. If El-Niño is called the warm phase, then La Nina is referred to as the
____________.
a. warmer phase
b. cold phase
c. dry phase
d. icy phase

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 Additional Activities

Activity 1.

Directions: Below is a community showing the effects of climate change. Analyze

the cause and effect of global warming and answer the questions given below.

Source: https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/adjectives/global-warming-
explained/93783

1. Which among the greenhouse gases is present in the picture?

2. Enumerate the source/s of greenhouse gases.
3. What are the effects of greenhouse gases?
4. Lists ways on how to reduce the effects of global warming.

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Activity 2:

Directions: Copy the crossword puzzle in your notebook before answering it. Write
your answers in your notebook/on a separate sheet of paper.
Climate Change

1 2

3 4

6 7

8 9

10

11 12

13

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Across Down
3. _____ fuels 1. The average weather for a region over a
5. _____ dioxide is what we exhale long time period
7. _____ gases can cause global warming 2. It is another name for global warming
8. A change in the quality of the 4. Process that occurs in living green
environment that can adversely affect plants where carbon dioxide is converted
the health of humans or other living to oxygen
organisms 6. _____ energy: direct radiant energy
10. Water _____ from the sun
11. The mixture of gases surrounding 9. Planet _____ is heating up because of
the Earth global warming
13. _____ warming 12. The ___ Layer has holes in it due to
14. You can _____ a plastic bottle global warming

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What’s More What’s More What’s More
Activity 2: 𝑪𝑶𝟐 is the Activity 1. It’s getting, hot
reason! in here
Activity 3: Climate Change:
Vocabulary Word Search 1. 1.4ºC 1. Wild Fires, Migration,
Death
2. Increases 2. Rising water level, Marine
• Greenhouse Gases life carbon dioxide
• Carbon Footprint 3. As the amount of Carbon
intoxication, Tropical Storms
dioxide increases, the
• Carbon Dioxide 3. Rising temperature,
temperature also increases.
• Global Warming Spread of Diseases, Health
• Global Climate 4. The temperature is lowest Conditions like high blood
• Nitrous Oxide during 1880 and highest pressure, heart attack,
• Fossil Fuels during 2010 stroke, etc.
4. Extreme Heat, Extreme
• Climate Change
Cold, Storms.
• Methane
5. Melting of ice, death of
• Weather polar animals, rising of sea
• Climate level
• Glacier
4. The right half of the
picture because the What’s New What I Know
environment is healthy and 1. Differences between a 1. D 11. C
they have foods and water to healthy and unhealthy 2. A 12. C
consume. environment. 3. B 13. A
5. Mostly are the excessive 4. B 14. A
production of Carbon in the 2. These happened because 5. C 15. D
environment which is caused of harmful human activities. 6. C
7. A
by human activities 3. The right half of the 8. C
What's In picture shows a healthy 9. D
1. latitude 4. Ocean current environment because the air 10. A
2. altitude 5. Distance from is cleaner and there are still
3. topography the ocean plants that are growing.
Answer Key
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Additional Activities Additional Activities
Activity 2 Activity 2
Down Across
1. Climate 3. Fossil
2. Climate Change 5. Carbon
4. Photosynthesis 7. Greenhouse
6. Solar 8. Pollution
9. Earth 10. Vapor
12. Ozone 11. Atmosphere
13. Global
14. Recycle
.
Additional Activities Assessment What I Have Learned
Activity 1 1. B 1. Sunlight
1. Carbon dioxide 2. D 2. Absorbed
3. C 3. radiated
2.deforestation, factories, 4. D 4. temperature
Smoking, Smokes from 5. B 5. Earth
airplane, Fumes, Volcano, 6. B 6. surface
Population growth, Sewage, 7. A 7. gases
Aerosols. 8. C 8. warm up
9. C 9. greenhouse effect
10. B 10. risen
3. Flood, Acid rain, increase
11. global warming
in temp., Ice melting,
4. Answer depends on their
ideas.
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Books

McClanahan, Tim R. and Joshua E. Cinner.(2012). “Adapting to Changing

Environment: Confronting the Consequences of Climate Change”. Oxford
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21,2020

Science 9 Learner’s Manual

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2020
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https://youmatter.world/en/definition/climate-change-meaning-definition-causes-
and-consequences/. Retrieved December 22,2020

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