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Environmental
Science
Quarter 2 – Week 7
Advocacies in Conserving
and Preserving the
Environment
Science– Junior High School Grade 7
Quarter 2 – Week 7: Advocacies in Conserving and Preserving the
Environment

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Regional Director: Gilbert T. Sadsad

Assistant Regional Director: Bebiano I. Sentillas

Development Team of the Module

Writer: Ian Leo Paulo Yanson

Editors: Manuel F. Teodoro, Joanna C. Bayagosa, Geralinda N. Sanchez, Heidi F.

Abelita, Mark Louie R. Cuevas, Charlemagne L. Camata

Reviewers: Chozara P. Duroy, Manuel F. Teodoro

Illustrator:

Layout Artist:
 MOST ESSENTIAL
LEARNING
COMPETENCY
. . . .

Design activities that would show

advocacy in conserving and
preserving the environment.

Image: Freepik.com

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 Supplementary Learning Module for Grade 7 Learners
LESSON
ADVOCACIES IN CONSERVING AND PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN!
. . . .
What is happening to our environment today? Are you aware?

Ever since we can comprehend, we have been taught that the environment is
under a huge strain due to the pollution and corruption we, the inhabitants have
introduced to it. What have we done so far? Raising awareness of issues in our
environment is a huge first step in mitigating the worsening state of the environment.
Creating activities that develop advocacy for preserving and conserving the
environment is the focus of this module.

Have you thought of activities that may raise awareness and advocacies
among people? Are you aware of what preservation and conservation is?

Do you want to know more? Continue with this module and perform the
tasks ahead to know more!

YOUR
TARGETS
. . . .
 Differentiate conservation from preservation of the environment;
 Design activities using locally available resources showing advocacy
in conserving and preserving the environment; and
 Value the importance of having advocacies in conserving and
preserving the environment.

TRY THIS!
. . . .
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 Directions: Choose the best answer from the following
questions. Encircle the letter of your choice.

1. In the context of the environment and its resources, what is referred to as

“proper use of nature”?
A. Utilization
B. Reservation
C. Preservation
D. Conservation
2. When nature is “protected from use”, what does this mean?
A. Utilization
B. Reservation
C. Preservation
D. Conservation
3. Which of the following is referred to as the proper use of materials around us
needed for living so that everyone can benefit now and in the future?
A. Restoration of forests
B. Solid waste management
C. Conservation of resources
D. Environmental Reclamation
4. Which endemic animal in the Philippines represents wildlife conservation?
A. Tarsier
B. Tamaraw
C. Philippine Eagle
D. Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
5. Which government agency in the Philippines is directly responsible for the
conservation, management, and development of the country’s natural
resources?
A. Department of Finance
B. Department of Education
C. Department of Interior and Local Government
D. Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Good job! You have finished the pre-test. You can check your answers
using the Answer Key section. If you got a low score, don’t worry, we’ll work on
that in this module.

Please continue and let’s do the tasks ahead!

Advocacies in Conserving and Preserving the Environment

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 “The earth is made to suffer the wrongdoings of its inhabitants”, this is a line
from a prayer against disasters of a religion, and this has not been truer than it is
today. The environment is suffering, and it has been suffering for a long time already.
But what are we, the inhabitants, to do about it?

Awareness of the problem is the first step in solving or at least mitigating it.
Raising advocacy for the preservation and conservation of the environment is
important in doing so.

DO THIS
. . . .
WORD SPLASH

Directions: Explain or describe briefly what activity you can do to practice

conservation and/or preservation on the following environmental aspects. Do this in
five minutes only.

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACIES

1. Water Resource Management

Brief explanation:
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

2. Clear Air Management

Brief explanation:
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

3. Wildlife (Flora and Fauna) Preservation

Brief explanation:
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

4. Waste Management and Disposal

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Brief explanation:
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

5. Global Warming and Climate Change

Brief explanation:
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

EXPLORE
. . . .
SOCIAL MEDIA STORM

Directions: From the five environmental advocacies in the previous activity, choose
one and produce a poster that will:

a. State the current situation of the particular environmental aspect in

the country; and
b. Show why it needs to be addressed, and what must be done about
it.

The poster shall be posted on Facebook to reach as many people as

possible. The poster will be graded using the rubrics below.

Environmental Advocacy Poster Rubric

Criteria Exceptional (5) Proficient (4) Basic (3) Limited (2) Inadequate (1)

Content The poster The poster The poster The message The message is
Relevance effectively conveys a clear conveys a is unclear or entirely irrelevant
conveys a clear, and relevant somewhat not very or nonsensical.
compelling environmental relevant relevant to
environmental advocacy message environmental
advocacy message that is related to advocacy and
message that is appropriate for environmental the target
highly relevant to the target advocacy but
the target audience and may lack

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 Criteria Exceptional (5) Proficient (4) Basic (3) Limited (2) Inadequate (1)

audience and the

addresses key
current depth or
environmental audience.
environmental clarity.
issues.
issues.

The poster is
visually striking,
with a The poster is The visual
harmonious visually The poster is design is
design that appealing and visually somewhat The poster's
enhances the well-designed, acceptable but cluttered or design is
Visual
message's with a clear may lack a bit poorly unattractive,
Impact
impact. The message and of clarity or executed, chaotic, or
imagery and text engaging aesthetic which hinders confusing.
are exceptionally graphics or appeal. the message's
clear and images. impact.
aesthetically
pleasing.

The poster The message

presents the is somewhat
The message is
advocacy clear but may
clear and mostly
message with require The message
concise, with a
absolute clarity, additional is unclear, The message is
Clarity of persuasive tone.
using concise context or lengthy, or entirely
Message However, there
and persuasive elaboration for difficult to incomprehensible.
might be minor
language. It the audience comprehend.
issues with
leaves no room to fully
clarity or brevity.
for understand
misinterpretation. the message.

Credibility The poster The poster is The poster The poster The poster is
and demonstrates a credible and has some contains entirely unreliable
Accuracy high level of mostly accurate credibility and significant and filled with false
credibility and is but may have accuracy inaccuracies information.
factually minor errors or issues that or lacks
accurate, with lack proper might detract credible
reliable sources source citations. from the sources.
cited if
necessary.

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 Criteria Exceptional (5) Proficient (4) Basic (3) Limited (2) Inadequate (1)

overall impact.

The poster
includes a
compelling and A clear call to A call to action The call to
actionable call to action is is present but action is weak
The poster lacks
Call to action that presented, but it is somewhat or unclear,
any meaningful
Action motivates the may lack a bit of vague or not making it less
call to action.
audience to get urgency or particularly likely to
involved in the persuasiveness. compelling. inspire action.
environmental
advocacy cause.

The poster has a

The poster has
profound impact The poster The poster's
a positive
on the viewer, has some impact is
impact,
leaving a lasting impact but limited, and it The poster has no
effectively
Overall impression and may not fully may not impact and fails to
conveying the
Impact effectively engage the effectively communicate the
message and
promoting the viewer or convey the message.
encouraging
environmental leave a lasting advocacy
engagement
advocacy impression. message.
with the cause.
message.

KEEP THIS WHAT ADVOCACIES?

IN MIND
MIND
. . . .
IN

In the current state of the environment not only in the Philippines but also in
the world as a whole, preservation and conservation of the environment and its
resources have been the constant content of conversations. Sometimes though,
these two terms are confused with each other and used interchangeably. How
defining these terms affects the development of activities that promote advocacies for
environmental change is somewhat lost to most but in reality, is crucial for without
knowing the proper use of such terms, the proper advocacies and activities in line
with these terms may not be met, done, and received by the world.

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 So, what is preservation and what is conservation? When you want to use
nature and its resources properly, you are practicing conservation. Preservation, on
the other hand, is when you are protecting nature from being used. To put these
terms into real-life examples, say you have a pail of water. When you use the water
but also make sure that you and people around you can also use it and in extension
people who might need it in the future can use it, you are practicing conservation. But
if you do not want anybody to touch your pail of water, preservation is done.

Knowing which aspects of nature and the environment need to be conserved

and preserved is vital in designing activities for the preservation and conservation of
the environment. Zeroing in on these advocacies now, let us focus on five of the most
pressing environmental issues and determine how to advocate for these five areas in
environment conservation and preservation.

Waste management and disposal, wildlife protection, clean air, clean water
management, and climate change, are just five of the many aspects of conservation
and preservation of the environment that can be the focus of advocacies. It can lead
to designing activities for the said environmental issues. Designing activities for these
advocacies is quite easy, for waste management disposal, reducing the introduced
waste to the environment can be a starting point. Wildlife preservation can begin by
not engaging in events and activities that involve the destruction of their habitat.
Clean air and water start with each individual’s activities and can be addressed by
retracing or reexamining our daily habits and activities. Climate change can be
addressed by all these activities combined since the drastic climate change is but
effects of the changes in these aspects of the environment.

Activities for advocacies in preservation and conservation of the environment

can be done individually and as a group but to start these activities and changes, the
advocacy must first reach the person. For this, the main thing to do is to drive the
information through a campaign that can reach as many people as possible.

APPLY WHAT

. . . .
YOU’VE LEARNED
WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP?

Directions: Create an information campaign about the following environmental

advocacies in preservation and conservation. This may include but is not limited to
videos, music, short documentaries, TikTok, or any other form of media using the
rubrics.

Advocacies:

 Wildlife protection
 Clean air
 Water resource management
 Waste management and disposal
 Global warming and climate change

Analytic Rubric for Environmental Conservation and Preservation Activity

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 Below
Unsatisfactory
Criteria Excellent (5) Proficient (4) Basic (3) Expectations
(1)
(2)

Demonstrates a
strong
commitment to Shows a limited
Upholds ethical Ethical
ethical principles commitment to
standards principles are Lacks any
in the ethical
Ethical throughout the generally substantial
presentation, standards with
Standards presentation, followed but adherence to
highlighting several
with occasional with noticeable ethical principles.
honesty, integrity, significant
minor lapses. shortcomings.
and respect for lapses.
diverse
perspectives.

Utilizes an
Choose a
appropriate and Uses a basic The choice of
suitable media
innovative media media platform media platform Poor choice of
platform that
Media platform that that conveys is inadequate media platforms
supports the
Platform enhances the the message for the significantly
message and
Used message and but lacks some message, hinders
keeps the
engages the engagement affecting communication.
audience
audience elements. engagement.
engaged.
effectively.

Provides a clear,
compelling, and
Offers a clear
actionable call to The call to
and actionable
action, inspiring action is The call to
call to action No call to action
viewers to take somewhat clear action is vague
Call to that motivates is included or is
immediate and but lacks the or not
Action viewers to take entirely
meaningful steps same level of particularly
steps toward inadequate.
toward inspiration and motivating.
environmental
environmental clarity.
conservation.
conservation and
preservation.

Creativity Demonstrates Displays Shows some The content is Lacks creativity

exceptional creativity in creativity in somewhat and innovation in
creativity in presenting the content delivery creative but content
presenting the content, but lacks largely relies on presentation.
content, using incorporating consistent standard
innovative visuals and innovation.

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 Below
Unsatisfactory
Criteria Excellent (5) Proficient (4) Basic (3) Expectations
(1)
(2)

approaches,
visuals, and
storytelling storytelling
techniques to techniques approaches.
captivate and effectively.
inform the
audience.

The content is
The content is The content is
comprehensive,
well- The content is somewhat
well-researched,
researched, mostly accurate accurate but
and offers
organized, and but lacks depth lacks significant The content is
profound insights
informative but and may have depth and may inaccurate, lacks
Content into environmental
may contain noticeable contain multiple depth, and is
conservation and
minor errors or errors or errors or poorly organized.
preservation. It is
slight organizational serious
organized, error-
organizational problems. organizational
free, and
issues. issues.
engaging.

Good job! You have finished the module. Posters, videos, jingles, and
TikTok are not the only way to get your advocacy across though. Writing can do
that too!

Please continue to the next part to find out more about designing
advocacies on conservation and preservation of the environment, let’s do the

REFLECT
. . . .

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 I have learned that . . . . . . .

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

I wish to ask my teacher about . . . . . . .

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

I want to learn more about . . . . . . .

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

REINFORCEMENT
. . . . .
Directions: Write an essay discussing the importance of environmental conservation
and preservation advocacy. Please be guided by the following rubrics.

Analytic Rubric for Essay on the Importance of Environmental Advocacy for

Preservation and Conservation

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 Criteria Excellent (5) Proficient (4) Competent (3) Developing (2) Unsatisfactory (1)

The essay has a

clear and
compelling thesis The thesis
statement that statement is clear The thesis is The thesis is
The thesis is
guides the entire and relevant, somewhat clear vague or unclear,
missing or entirely
Thesis and paper, maintaining guiding the but may need impacting the
inappropriate,
Focus a strong focus on essay's content further refinement essay's overall
causing a severe
the importance of effectively. There or veers off-topic focus and
lack of focus.
environmental may be a few occasionally. coherence.
advocacy for minor tangents.
preservation and
conservation.

The essay is rich

in content,
supported by
The essay is well-
extensive and The essay's
researched and The essay
accurate research, content is sparse
contains relevant contains some The essay lacks
with in-depth and often not
information about information but substantive
insights into the directly related to
Content and environmental lacks depth, and content and relies
importance of the topic of
Research advocacy, though the evidence may on unsupported
environmental environmental
some evidence or be limited or claims or unrelated
advocacy. It advocacy.
examples may be tangentially information.
provides Research is
lacking or related.
numerous inadequate.
insufficient.
compelling
examples and
evidence.

The essay is
exceptionally well-
The essay's
organized, with a The essay is well-
The essay is organization is
logical structure organized with a The essay is
somewhat unclear, making it
that enhances the clear structure, chaotically
organized, with challenging for the
Organization reader's although organized and
noticeable lapses reader to follow
and Structure understanding and transitions may lacks any coherent
in structure, and the arguments.
engagement. need slight structure or logical
transitions may Transitions are
Transitions are improvement for flow.
disrupt the flow. missing or
smooth and seamless flow.
ineffective.
effectively guide
the reader.

Clarity and The essay is The essay is well- The essay is The essay's The essay is
Style written with written, using generally clear but language and poorly written, with
exceptional clarity clear and may have style issues frequent language
and style, using appropriate occasional regularly hinder and style issues
sophisticated language and language or style comprehension that significantly

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 Criteria Excellent (5) Proficient (4) Competent (3) Developing (2) Unsatisfactory (1)

language and
rhetorical devices style to effectively
issues that impede impair
effectively to convey the and engagement.
communication. communication.
engage and inform message.
the reader.

The conclusion
effectively The conclusion
summarizes the summarizes the
The conclusion is The conclusion is
key points and essay's main
somewhat The conclusion is either missing or
leaves a lasting points and
effective but may weak, lacking a fails to address the
impact on the highlights the
Conclusion need improvement strong summary importance of
reader, significance of
and Impact in summarizing or emphasis on environmental
emphasizing the environmental
the importance of the essay's advocacy for
critical importance advocacy,
environmental significance. preservation and
of environmental although it may
advocacy. conservation.
advocacy for lack the same
preservation and level of impact.
conservation.

WORD BANK
. . . . .
 Conservation – prevention of wasteful use of resources.
 Preservation – the act of maintaining the original state of something.
 Advocacy – public support for or recommendation of a particular cause of
policy.
 Rubric – a set of instructions for grading or giving points to a particular output
or activity.

ASSESS WHAT YOU’VE

. . . . .
LEARNED

Directions: Choose the best answer from the following questions. Encircle the letter
of your choice.

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1. In the context of the environment and its resources, what is referred to as
“proper use of nature”?
A. Utilization
B. Reservation
C. Preservation
D. Conservation
2. When nature is “protected from use”, what does this mean?
A. Utilization
B. Reservation
C. Preservation
D. Conservation
3. Which of the following is referred to as the proper use of materials around us
needed for living so that everyone can benefit now and in the future?
A. Restoration of forests
B. Solid waste management
C. Conservation of resources
D. Environmental Reclamation
4. Which endemic animal in the Philippines represents wildlife conservation?
A. Tarsier
B. Tamaraw
C. Philippine Eagle
D. Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
5. Which government agency in the Philippines is directly responsible for the
conservation, management, and development of the country’s natural
resources?
A. Department of Finance
B. Department of Education
C. Department of Interior and Local Government
D. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
6. What is the meaning of this symbol?
A. Recycling
B. Revisionism
C. Rehabilitation
D. Revitalization

Image: Freepik.com
7. Which activity is done every third Saturday of September to clean up an
important component of the environment?
A. Reforestation
B. Coastal Clean-up
C. Tree Planting Activity
D. Environmental Awareness Symposium
8. Which of the following practices illustrates the preservation of the
environment?
A. An acre of land is fenced by illegal loggers

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 B. A portion of the pasture is alternately used by cattle owners
C. Green energy is developed so that fossil fuel use is mitigated
D. Water is recycled in communities through water treatment systems
9. The following are practices showing the conservation of resources except
one. Which one is it?
A. Using larger holes in fishing nets for young fish to escape
B. Planting new tree saplings after harvesting trees for lumber
C. Returning crabs and lobsters to the sea which are carrying eggs
D. Raising livestock and poultry disregarding local ordinances or laws
10. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
A. Oxygen
B. Methane
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon dioxide

ANSWER KEY
. . . . .
TRY THIS DO THIS – WORD SPLASH

1. D 4. C Answers of the students may

vary

2. C 5. D EXPLORE – SOCIAL MEDIA STORM

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3. C Please refer to the rubrics

APPLY WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED – WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP

Please refer to the rubrics

REINFORCEMENT

Please refer to the rubrics

ASSESS WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED

1. D 6. A

2. C 7. B

3. C 8. A

4. C 9. D

5. D 10. A

References
Ateneo De Manila. (2023, August 15). Probing the Green Promises: State of the
Philippine Environment 2023. Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Bish, J. J. (2023, April 14). Environmental Advocacy Comes in Many Surprising
Outlets. Population Media Center. South Burlington, Vermont, USA:
Population Media Center.
myELMHURST. (2022, February 16). How to Get Involved with Environmental
Advocacy. Elmhurst, Illinois, USA: Elmhurst University.

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