Lesson Plan

Grade 8
February 6, 2017

Learning Competency
 Explain the concept of a species.

I. Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
a.) Define various concepts of biodiversity.
b.) Appreciate how the differences and similarities of each organism, and
on how they are interconnected to each other.
c.) Construct ways on how to preserve and protect each community’s
biodiversity.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Biodiversity

Materials: Cartolinas, Manila paper

References:

Lilia M. Rabago, P., Catherine Genevieve B. Lagunzad, P., & Crescencia C.

Joaquin, P. (2007). Functional Biology Modular Approach. Quezon City:
Vibal Publishing House Inc. Retrieved February 6, 2017
Vela-Evangelista, E., & Reyes-Malonzo, E. (2006). Biology. In E. Vela-
Evangelista, & E. Reyes-Malonzo, Biology (pp. 271-272). Quezon Avenue:
SIBS Publishing House. Retrieved February 6, 2017

Strategy
Group Activity, Discussion

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 Values Integration
The students will be able to relate to the differences and similarities
of organisms.

III. Teaching and Learning Procedures

Preliminary Activities
Classroom Routines
 Prayer/Greetings
 Checking of ID and uniform
 Checking of attendance through seat plan
 Arranging the chairs properly

Review
What was our previous topic? We discussed about genetics, where we
tackled about the composition of organisms and on how humans reproduce and
the processes of which that occurs in cell reproduction.

Motivation
Ask the students “How are we different from other organisms?” “How
do we interact to the environment?”

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Lesson Proper
Activity
Guess the Organism

Activity

Procedure:
1. The class will be divided into 4 groups. Each group will have a
representative.
2. The teacher will then ask questions regarding of some pictures of
organisms. The teacher will first show two pictures of organisms.
3. Each group will guess the organism, and then the selected representative
will explain how the first organism different to the second organism.

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Questions:
1. How did you know that all of the organisms given are different and similar to
each other?
2. How do these organisms contribute to each other?

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Rubrics for the Activity
Areas to Assess Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Improvement
(5 points) (3 points) (1 point)
Teamwork All the members of the Some members of the Only few members of
group cooperate in group cooperate in the group cooperate in
the activity. the activity. the activity.
Explanation The group members The group members The group members
with the with the with representatives
representatives gave representatives gave gave a dull
a knowledgeable an average interpretation.
interpretation about interpretation about
their work with clarity their work and is not
and is direct to the somehow direct to the
point. point.
Behavior All the members Some members did Few members did not
follow instructions and not follow instructions follow instructions and
shows good and shows good are hard-headed.
behaviour in doing the behaviour in doing the
task. task.

Analysis
Based on the pictures or images shown in the activity, you have noticed that
each organism has characteristics that show differences and similarities. And
these factors signify that they are important to each other. These organisms form
a relationship that each of them can benefit from one to another.

Abstraction
Biodiversity is coined from the words biological diversity and it generally
refers to the variety and variability of life on earth. It is the differences within and
between species and between ecosystems. These differences may vary
depending on the physical characteristics, climate, genetic variation, species
variation (based on the number of organisms), and ecosystem variation. We need
biodiversity for its invaluable ecosystem services, providing oxygen, food, clean
water, fertile soil, medicines, shelter, protection from storms and floods, a stable
climate and recreation. High biodiversity refers to a place or a region that supports
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a wide variety of species, while low biodiversity refers to places that has only few
supportive factors from the ecosystem. Why is there a high and low biodiversity
factors? This is because there are changes in the environment that is caused either
by natural and man-made causes. One example of a high biodiversity environment
is the rainforests, every organism benefits to one another, that is why there is a
sufficient supply of ecological needs and survivability. While low biodiversity
environment are regions that are naturally low in biodiversity, examples of this
deserts, mountain tops, and some places of the world where the climate is cold
that only some organisms could withstand. Low biodiversity also affects the
atmosphere of the place, not all organisms can heed assistance to one another
and cannot support to one another. And one man-made factor that introduces a
low biodiversity ecosystem is pollution. Pollution is one point that diminishes that
survivability of organisms. It destroys the environment and the habitat of some,
forcing other organisms to transfer to another ecosystem. People should be more
responsible in disposing their different kinds of waste. One way to protect our
biodiversity is to help achieve some organizations to promote eco-friendly
procedures to enrich and create an environment which paves the way for a high
biodiversity community.
Why do we classify organisms? We classify so that we can achieve a comparison
of order in a world where there is so much disparity of organisms. We sort these
factors so that we can put them in the ‘right place’. This is why taxonomy is
introduced to biodiversity, taxonomy refers to the naming of organisms, its
descriptions, identification, and classification. Carolus Linneaus, the father of
taxonomy, classified organisms as either plants or animals. And also, there are
other taxonomists who believed that there are still other classification system that
can be used to show a more categorized pattern in differentiating organisms.
How do we classify organisms? We classify by the use of the hierarchical
taxonomic system. Scientists group them into particular organisms, ranking from
the largest to the smallest groups. In every group there are few similarities that
would tell that these organisms are closely related to each other. We can classify
organisms into categories from the highest level down to the lowest level, scientists

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called this categories as the levels of classification. The levels of classification refer
to the categories domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and
species.
Domain contains three subcategories, which is Archaea and Bacteria which
constitutes the prokaryotes Eukarya which also constitutes the eukaryotes.

Kingdom contains six subcategories namely: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista,

Archaeabacteria, Eubacteria.

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Evaluation
In a ½ sheet of paper (crosswise), answer the following questions based on your
own opinion and give suggestions.
1.) Why is biodiversity important?
2.) What human activities destroy or endanger the existence of rare and
economically important species?
3.) What human activities help protect and conserve rare and economically
important species?

Assignment

1.) How can we classify organisms?

2.) What specific field in Science that studies about the naming and classifying
organisms?

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Prepared by:

Justin Louis D. Lumabao

Pre-Service Teacher