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Science
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Matter

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

Science – Grade 4
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Matter
First Edition, 2019

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Science
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Matter
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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
(This gives an instruction to the facilitator to orient the learners and
support the parents, elder sibling etc. of the learners on how to use the
module. Furthermore, this also instructs the facilitator to remind the
learners to use separate sheets in answering the pre-test, self-check
exercises, and post-test.)
For the learner:
(This communicates directly to the learners and hence, must be
interactive. This contains instructions on how to use the module. The
structure and the procedure of working through the module are explained
here. This also gives an overview of the content of the module. If
standard symbols are used to represent some parts of the module such as
the objectives, input, practice task and the like they are defined and
explained in this portion.)

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the nature of Biology. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Effects of Decaying Materials to One’s Health and Safety
 Lesson 2 – Importance of Reading Product Labels

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the effects of decaying materials on one’s health and safety
2. describe the physical state of people exposed in decaying materials
3. explain the importance of product labels
4. observe and read product labels.

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 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The process of making land, water, air dirty and not safe to use is.
a. population c. decay materials
b. pollution d. exposure

2. It is found at the products to ensure the safety of the user.

a. product name c. signals
b. ingredients d. product label

3. You are going to buy canned juice for your visitor’s snack. The following
canned juice were displayed in the store with its expiration date. Which of
them are you going to buy?
a. Orange juice- best before March 2015
b. Pineapple juice- best before February 2015
c. Mango juice- best before July 2015
d. Apple juice- best before 2016

4. It is the waste material that are recycled as fertilizer.

a. pollution c. compost
b. population d. garbage

5. Why is it important to read the label of any product?

a. to use the product correctly
b. to know who buy the product
c. to know the price of the product
d. to use the product incorrect

You can check your

answer on page 18

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Lesson Matter: Effects of Exposure to

1 Decaying Materials to One’s Health

and Safety

LET’S EXPLORE

What do you think will happen to us if

all these materials will just be disposed
anywhere in our community?

Write you answer here

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PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
Activity #1
Direction: Find the different waste materials found in a community. Underline the ten
(10) words all in their plural form.

P S S T Y R O F O A M S
E R A A F R T Y S K H K
E V E G E T A B L E S S
L S R E V O T F E L H E
I T D G L A S S E S B R
N Y D I A S M M E U W B
G U C N L N S F Y U O L
S A V A N R A G T X O O
M A T H E S B B E B D V
N E B P H I H S K L S E
M V A Q L P K K L O C B
C P L A S T I C S C I E

Activity #2
SURVEY FORM
Name (Head of the Family)__________________________________
Age __________ Gender _____________
Address________________________________________________
Occupation ___________________________
How many members are there in the family?____
How many children?____
With toilet? Yes _____ No _____ How many ___________
What kind of trash is found in the household? ___________________________
Where is their trash located? ___________________________________
What illness/diseases have members of the family suffered for the past years?
________________________________________________________________
What were done to treat the illness/disease? ____________________________
What are being done to prevent the spread of the disease? _________________
 

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 Decaying materials when not disposed properly causes
pollution.

An action or process of making the land, water or

air dirty and not safe to use is called pollution.

WHAT’S MORE

Pollution is harmful to one’s health. Pollution is one thing that can seriously interfere
with the proper functioning of our body.
 Exposure to decaying materials will make people sick.
 Compost- are the waste materials that are recycles as fertilizer.
 Making compost is one way of disposing garbage properly. Waste materials
that are made into compost are not harmful to one’s health.

Example of Compost

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 LET’S PRACTICE

EXERCISE 1
Direction: Identify which materials should be place inside a compost pit. Write them
inside the box below.

Styrofoam Vegetables Leaves

Peelings Woods Plastics
Glasses Leftovers
Metals Dead animals

Exercise 2
Direction: In one or two sentences, tell why having compost pits at home help in
making the soil fertile.

_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Check your answer on page 18

Lesson Matter: Importance of Reading

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 2 Product Labels

Most of the product are sold in plastic packages, boxes, glass containers or tin
cans. We usually bought in market or sari-sari store.

LET’S EXPLORE

Hello! Do you bother read the

label or just buy it?

Have you seen this? This is label is called product

label. It is intended to ensure the safety of the user.

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PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
Activity #1

Directions: The words below are the classification of household materials. Rearrange
the following words and write in the space provided.

1. EMICNEDI - _____________________________
2. DFOO RDUCOPTS - _____________________________
3. ESPTCIDSEI - _____________________________
4. NICLENAG RDUCOPTS - _____________________________
5. ERPNLASO ACRE - _____________________________

Activity #2
Directions: Get two (2) food products, two (2) over-the-counter medicine. Study the
product label of each food products and medicine then fill-out the table below.

Food Products Manufacturing Expiration Date Precaution

Date

Medicine Manufacturing Expiration Date Precaution

Products Date

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 WHAT’S MORE

Hi! I’m Mr.

You can also Food label
find me on
cans.

You can find me

I’m also in in boxes
frozen foods

 People protect oneself and other members of the family from the household
materials by reading product label.

 Product labels give the product ingredients (to which someone might be
allergic). They describe the safe way of using the product, including the dose
(in the case of medicine).

 Product label warn possible dangers.

 They describe the proper way of storing the product.

 Product materials are classified according to their use.

What’s on Product Label?

 Date Marking or Expiration Date- this is the “used by” and “best use
before” date. It gives the date by which the food should be eaten.
 Product Name- it tells what the food is
 Ingredient List- it shows all the ingredients that make up the product.
 Nutrition Information- it shows the nutrients found in the product.
 Usage Instruction- these are the instructions for storing or using the product.
 Precautions
 Manufacturer’s Details- it includes the name and address of the
manufacturer, importer or distributor.
 Net Weight- it gives the actual weight of the food excluding the packaging.

Not all foods have product labels on them.

Foods that are fresh do not have product label.

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 LET’S PRACTICE

Exercise 1

Direction: Read the product label below and answer what is

being asked.

1. What is the product name? ____________________________________

2. What is the expiration date of the product? ____________________

3. The product is manufactured by _______________________________

4. What is the Net weight of the product? _________________________

5. Give three ingredients of the product

_______________________________________________________________

Exercise 2

Directions: Read the situation below and answer the question that follows.

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 Kath started having LBM after eating spaghetti and her mother found out that the
tomato sauce bought by Kath is already expired a month ago. In your opinion, why it is
important to read the product label before you buy?

Write your answer here

Check your answer on page 19

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 SELF- ASSESSMENT
Score: _________/15
A. Direction: Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is
wrong.

______________1. All the animals and plants will decay at the same time.
______________2. Product label warn possible danger.
______________3. Fresh food has product label.
______________4. The ingredients are listed in the product label.
______________5. Some of decaying materials can be used as organic
fertilizer.
_______________6. Organic fertilizer from compost pit can enrich the soil.

_______________7. Left over foods are kept in the cabinet to avoid spoilage.

_______________8. Reading product label is not useful to protect oneself.

_______________9. Product label ensures the safety of the user.

_______________10. Microorganism grow fast in cold temperature.

B. Direction: Identify the what is being described in Column A to Column B.

Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

Column A Column B
______1. It tells when the product should A. Expiration Date
no longer be used. B. Manufacturing
Date
______2. It gives the weight of the product C. Product Name
without packaging. D. Nutrition Facts
______3. You can find here the nutrients E. Ingredients List
in the product. F. Net weight
______4. It tells what the food is.
______5. It gives the ingredients of the product.

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You can check your answer

on page 20
 ANSWER KEY

What I know
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. A

Lesson 1: Pupil’s Activity #1

P S S T Y R O F O A M S
E R A A F R T Y S K H K
E V E G E T A B L E S S
L S R E V O T F E L H E
I T D G L A S S E S B R
N Y D I A S M M E U W B
G U C N L N S F Y U O L
S A V A N R A G T X O O
M A T H E S B B E B D V
N E B P H I H S K L S E
M V A Q L P K K L O C B
C P L A S T I C S C I E

Lesson 1: Pupil’s Activity#2

Answers may vary

Lesson 1: Exercise #1 Lesson1: Exercise #2

Answers may vary

Leftovers Dead animals

Peelings Leaves
Vegetables

Lesson 2: Pupil’s Activity #1

1. Medicine

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 2. Food products
3. Pesticides
4. Cleaning products
5. Personal care

Lesson 2: Pupil’s Activity #2

Answers may vary

Lesson 2: Exercise #1
1. Argentina Corned Beef
2. March 5, 2023
3. Century Pacific Food, Inc.
4. 150 g
5. Cooked beef, beef broth, soy protein, iodized salt, sugar, spices, MSG,
phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, fortified with zinc and iron

Lesson 2: Exercise #2

Answers may vary

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Self- Assessment

A. 1. False 6. True
2. True 7. False

3. False 8. False

4. True 9. True

5. True 10. False

B. 1. A

2. F

3. D

4. C

5. E

Did you get a high score?

If you got 10 and above you passed the
challenge.
But if your score is 9 and below go
back to the part where you committed
mistake and try to analyze the activity.

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