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Division LANAO DEL NORTE

School Grade Level 10
Teacher Learning Area SCIENCE
Time & Dates Quarter 3RD

I. OBJECTIVES

The learners demonstrate an understanding of:

A. Content 1. organisms as having feedback mechanisms, which are coordinated by

Standards the nervous and endocrine systems.
2. how these feedback mechanisms help the organism maintain
homeostasis to reproduce and survive.

B. Performance
Standards
C. Learning
Competencies/ Describe the feedback mechanisms involved in regulating processes
Objectives (Write in the female reproductive system (Menstrual cycle)- S10LT-IIIc-35.
the code for each
LC)

The learners should be able to:

1. Identify the hormones and structure involve in the menstrual
cycle.
2. Illustrate the changes of the ovary and uterus in the menstrual
D. Specific Objectives
cycle.
3. Infer the significance of menstrual cycle as to a healthy female
reproductive system.

E. Integration of
Content Within English, Math, Values, ICT
and Across
Curriculum
II. CONTENT
A. Subject Matter  Female Reproduction Cycle: Menstrual Cycle
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pp.181-182
Pages
2. Learner’s pp.251-254
Material Pages
3. Textbook Pages
4. Additional
Materials from EASE, MODULE 13: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
LR Portal

B. Other Learning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECVT0MymH5o&feature=related

Resources https://youtu.be/ayzN5f3qN8g
https://www.rhnet.org/site/handlers
https://youtu.be/tOluxtc3Cpw
https://youtu.be/vXrQ_FhZmos
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IV. PROCEDURES Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Expected Response/s

Elicit (5minutes)
Let the students see this video. Period/menstruation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=ECVT0MymH5o&feature=relate When a girl goes through puberty
A. Reviewing
d one of the changes that occurs is
previous lesson or
Question: What is the topic that she will begin to have
presenting the new
highlighted on the video clip? How periods.
lesson
does it occur? Menstruation, or period, is normal
What is period/menstruation? vaginal bleeding that occurs as
Why is the whole process called a part of a woman's monthly cycle.
cycle? repetition

B. Establishing a Engage (5 minutes)

purpose for the
lesson Myth or fact? Present
statements through power point
slides.
The students justify their
answers. 1. myth
2. fact
1. Women and girls who live 3. myth
together may get their periods at 4. fact
the same time. 5. myth
2. A normal menstrual period 6. myth
can be as short as two days and 7. myth
as long as seven days. 8. fact
3. Women shouldn’t exercise 9. myth
or do strenuous activities while on 10. myth
their periods.
4. Menstrual blood is not just
blood; it’s also made up of tissue.
5. Heavy bleeding only Answer may vary during
C. Presenting happens to women who have explanation/justifying answers.
examples/ given birth.
instances of the
6. If you touch any vegetable
new lesson before or during the pickling
process they would not pickle and
would go bad.
7. When you get your first
period you need to wash your
face with the first menstrual blood
to have clear skin.
8. A girl’s first menstrual
period is called menarche.
9. Don’t take a bath during
your period; otherwise, you’ll
experience insanity, infertility, or
hair loss.
10. "Jump off the stairs from
three steps up so that your period
will last for only three days."

D. Discussing new Explore (15 minutes)

concepts and
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practicing new The students will be grouped into
skills #1 4 teams – indicating roles in each
team (leader, secretary, reporter,
materials keeper/sweeper).
Show to the students the
following video links
https://youtu.be/ayzN5f3qN8g
https://youtu.be/tOluxtc3Cpw
and info sheets on how
menstruation works.
Note: two teams will watch the
video link, while the 2 other teams
will work on with the info sheets
given.

guide questions:
How many hormones involved 5 GnRH, LH ,FSH, progesterone,
in menstrual cycle? What are estrogen
these hormones? Answer may vary.
How menstruation works?

The students will answer the

questions voluntarily. The
students who got the correct
answer will gain additional points
for their oral participation. The
teacher will also appreciate (ex.
very good!) the student(s) who
answer the question correctly.
(15 minutes) Answers to Guide Questions:

Each team (same team) will
then answer activity 6 on pp.252-
253 see attach activity sheet.
Guide Questions:
Q1. How long does a regular
menstrual cycle last?
Q2. Describe what happens to an
egg during the first 14 days of the
cycle in Part A.
Q3. Describe what happens to the
E. Discussing new egg if fertilization occurs.
concepts and Q4. Explain what takes place in
practicing new the uterus after fertilization.
skills #2 Q5. Why is it important to study
the menstrual cycle?
Each team will present their
output. (4 teams). Each team will
be graded using rubrics (see
attached rubrics).
After the activity each team will Q5. It is important to study the
then conduct peer assessment
rating (see attached peer
assessment rating sheet).
See attachment for the expected
answer for the chart.
Q1. The average length of a
menstrual cycle is 28 days.
However, it varies greatly among
women (ranging from 21 to 35 days).
Q2. The young egg in the ovary
begins to mature. Estrogen is
secreted by the ovary. Uterus
thickens to prepare for the
attachment of fertilized egg. The
mature egg is then released by the
ovary.
Q3. Ovulation takes place and the
egg enters the uterus. Meanwhile
the uterus continues to thicken. If no
fertilization of egg occurs, the cells of
the thickened uterus break-off and
leave the vagina as menstruation.
Q4. After fertilization, pregnancy
takes place. The egg attaches to the
uterus and continues to grow inside
the womb.
menstrual cycle to be able to
understand the natural changes that
occur in the ovary and the uterus as

Explain (5 minutes)
What will happen when the
hypothalamus stops producing
GnRH? What effect will this have
on the ovaries?
F. Developing
mastery
Elaborate (5 minutes)
G. Finding practical
Why do you think that a woman
applications of
may feel cramping pains in her
concepts and skills
abdomen when she is
in daily living
menstruating?
(3 minutes)
Show figure on menstrual cycle
with label (blank). Let the
H. Making students observe the proper
generalization and sequence of menstrual cycle
abstractions about through numbering.
the lesson
INFER the significance of
menstrual cycle as to a healthy
female reproductive system.
Evaluate (5minutes)
Answer the ff. question. Write
your answer on the space
provided.
I. Evaluating learning
1. Which hormone causes
FSH and LH to be
released?
Testosterone estrogen
GnRH Progesterone
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essential part of sexual reproduction.
The information is also useful in
family planning to prevent unwanted
pregnancy.
After the activity each member of
each team will answer the peer
assessment rating sheet. It should
be passed by team.
The pituitary gland will stop
producing FSH and LH.
The maturation of more ova
will stop at that point. This
type of control system, where
the rise in one body chemical
(in this case, progesterone)
stops the production of
another body chemical (in
this case, GnRH), is called a
negative feedback
mechanism. But the corpus
luteum has a limited lifespan,
and after it stops producing
progesterone, the negative
feedback on the
hypothalamus stops, and this
allows it to begin producing
GnRH again. So the ovarian
cycle begins all over again.
A woman may feel cramping
pains in her abdomen when she is
menstruating because the muscular
walls of the uterus (the myometrium)
contract to help cut off the blood
supply to the endometrium, causing
it to break away from the uterus.
Student interaction. Let the students
participate on the abstraction on
what will be the proper sequence on
the given figure.
Expected Answer.
1. Progesterone
2. LH
3. androgen
4. a. unfertilized egg lost from
body through vagina
b. uterus lining lost from body
through vagina
c. egg in ovary being to
mature
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5. a. uterus lining thickens
b. egg in ovary continues to
2. Which hormones signals mature
ovulation?
FSH LH
INHIBIN ESTROGEN

3. The following are

hormones involve in the
menstrual cycle
except_____.
Androgen progesterone
estrogen luteinizing hormones

4. Explain the changes that

take place during the
menstrual cycle from day
1-4 to the following:
a. unfertilized egg
b. uterus lining
c. egg in ovary

5. Explain the changes that take

place during the menstrual cycle
from day 5-13
to the following:
a. uterus lining
b. egg in ovary

Extend (2 minutes)

Assignment:

Conduct online research. Students will submit their(by team)

output in the google classroom.
Discuss the different stages of the
J. Additional activities
human development before birth
for application or
use power point presentation in
remediation
presenting your output.
The students will be given 3 days
for their assigned task)

(See attached rubrics for ppt

making)

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION

A. No. of learners
who earned 80%
on the formative
assessment
B. No. of learners who
require additional
activities for
remediation
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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 work?
F. What difficulties did
I encounter which
my principal or
supervisor can
help me solve?
G. What innovation or
localized materials
did I use / discover
which I wish to
share with other
teachers?
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Information Sheet 1. THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

The female reproductive system has several jobs to perform. The ovary releases a new egg
each month, and the uterine lining gets ready in case fertilization occurs. These changes are
controlled by hormones.

The menstrual cycle consists of 4 stages:

Stage 1: Menstruation.
The menstrual cycle has many stages. We are going to start with Menstruation as Stage 1 because
it is the most visible stage. During menstruation, the lining of the uterus breaks down. Menstruation
happens when the egg is not fertilized (a sperm did not join with the egg).
Reading Check What happens to the uterine lining during menstruation?
_____________________________________________________
The job of the uterine blood is to supply nutrients for an embryo if fertilization did occur. The uterine
lining is controlled by the hormone progesterone. Progesterone is produced in the ovary. The
progesterone level remains high until just prior to menstruation. When it decreases, the uterine
lining is lost. Menstruation lasts approximately 5 days.
Reading Check: What is the job of the hormone Progesterone? ____________________________
Reading Check” Where is Progesterone produced? What organ does it target? _______________
Stage 2: Follicle Stage. The pituitary gland releases the hormone FSH or follicle stimulating
hormone. This hormone tells the ovary to produce an egg.
Reading Check: What produces FSH? ____________________________________________
Reading Check: What does FSH tell the ovary to do?__________________________________
As the egg matures, it produces a hormone estrogen. One of the roles of estrogen is to stop the
production of FSH. Another role of the estrogen is to start the accumulation of blood in the uterus.
The follicle stage occurs from day 5 to day 13.
Reading Check: What hormone does the egg produce? _________________________________
Reading Check: Two roles of estrogen are: 1. Stop the production of _____________. 2. Start the
accumulation of ____________ in the _______________.
Stage 3: Ovulation. Ovulation is the release of the egg from the ovary. This usually occurs around
the 14th day.
Reading Check What happens in ovulation? _____________________________________
Stage 4: Luteal Stage
After the egg is released from the ovary, the pituitary gland produces
LH or Luteinizing hormone. The job of this hormone is to stimulate
the ovary to “fill in” the open follicle with cells.
Reading Check What produces LH? ______________________________
Reading Check What is the job of LH?
_____________________________________________________
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As these cells are produced, they release a hormone called progesterone. Progesterone signals the
pituitary gland to stop the release of LH and it tells the uterus to keep the accumulated uterine
blood. The uterine lining gets thick with nutrient rich blood for the embryo. If an embryo fails to
implant, the progesterone level decreases and the menstruation stage occurs again.
Reading Check: Cells in the open follicle of the ovary produce what hormone?
____________________
Reading Check: Two roles of progesterone are:3. Signal the ____________________ to stop the
release of _____________. 4. Tell the ____________ to keep the uterine _______________. If an
egg is fertilized, the egg will produce a hormone called Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Hormone, which targets the uterus to maintain its blood supply. HCG is the “pregnancy hormone”
that is tested by home pregnancy kits to determine if a female is pregnant.
Reading Check What does HCG do?
______________________________________________________

Source:
https://www.rhnet.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3540&dataid=17329&FileName
=menstrualcycletieredlab-1%20complete%20copy.pdf
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Team Name: ____________________________________________ Date: _________________
Team Members: ________________________________________ Score: ________________

Activity 6 Mark My Calendar!

Objective:
Describe the feedback mechanisms involved in regulating processes in the female reproductive
system
Materials:
• 2 calendar charts
• diagrams of the male and female reproductive system
• scissors
• tape or glue

Procedure:

Part A - For no fertilization:

1. Get a calendar, with an approximate size of 8 x 11 inches. It must be marked by the day-to-day
changes in the menstrual cycle.
2. Note that certain events are marked on certain days.
3. Make a copy of the diagrams of the menstrual cycle like in Figure 12. Some of the diagrams will
show events in the ovary, and some will show events in the uterus. They are not in proper order.
Cut out each square.

5. Place the diagram in the space to the right of the corresponding description.
6. Tape or glue your diagrams in right places/dates where they occur.
7. Make sure that they are correctly placed.
Part B – With fertilization of the egg

1. Get another calendar marked by the day-to-day changes in the menstrual cycle.
2. You will be given a set of diagrams to place on the calendar. The diagrams will not be in
proper order. You may not need all the diagrams that show the uterus.

Guide Questions:
Q30. How long does a regular menstrual cycle last?
Q31. Describe what happens to an egg during the first 14 days of the cycle in Part A.
Q32. Describe what happens to the egg if fertilization occurs.
Q33. Explain what takes place in the uterus after fertilization.
Q34. Why is it important to study the menstrual cycle?
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Source:
https://www.rhnet.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3540&dataid=17329&FileName
=menstrualcycletieredlab-1%20complete%20copy.pdf
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https://www.rhnet.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3540&dataid=17329&FileName
=menstrualcycletieredlab-1%20complete%20copy.pdf
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Name=menstrualcycletieredlab-1%20complete%20copy.pdf

answer key

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Name=menstrualcycletieredlab-1%20complete%20copy.pdf
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Answer key

Source:
https://www.rhnet.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=3540&dataid=17329&FileName
=menstrualcycletieredlab-1%20complete%20copy.pdf
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Blank sheet
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Answer sheet
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ACTIVITY 6.
MENSTRUATION Performance Checklist (Calendar chart)

Criteria Yes No
1. A calendar marked by the day-to-day changes in the
menstrual cycle.
2. Certain events are marked on certain days.

3. Cut out each square from the copy of the diagrams of the
menstrual cycle.
4. Place the diagram in the space to the right of the
corresponding description
5. Tape or glue diagrams in right places/dates where they
occur.
6. Events in the ovary/uterus are correctly placed.

Rating( 6/6)

Note: Correct answer to guide questions (2pts each).

Source: https://studylib.net/doc/6940986/grading-rubric-for-a-powerpoint-project
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PEER ASSESSMENT RATING SHEET

Name of group member: ___________________________________Section: ________________

Activity Title: _________________________________________________ Date: _____________

To Raters: For each statement, assign a value that describes the group member’s participation.
(2-Yes, 1-Partly, or 0-No)
Criteria RATERS
Did the group member 1 2 3 4
1. participate fully and was always on task?
2. listen carefully to others’ ideas?
3. offer constructive feedback when appropriate?
4. share the workload fairly?
5. complete assigned tasks on time?
Column Totals
Average _____ / 12