LESSON 4 – DAY 1

What was our lesson last week?

- DECAYING MATERIALS – are wastes that may
cause harm to one’s health.

What do you mean by waste?

- WASTE – is any materials that is no longer usable
and is thrown away.

DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING PICTURES

Can you identify the different
materials that undergo decay?

What are the characteristics of

these materials?
Do you think these materials can
make you sick?
What possible diseases can we get if
we are exposed to these materials?
What do you understand by the
word diseases/sickness?

Our activity today will help you

describe the kind of diseases/sickness
that decaying materials can bring us
 DISEASES
•An illness that affects a person,
animal or plant.
•A condition that prevents the body
or mind from working normally.
What are the standards in doing
group activity?
 WHAT TO DO:
• Visit the gallery.
• Examine the five pictures displayed in the
gallery.
• Describe what you see in each picture.
• Gather information and record your
observation.
• As soon as you are done observing, go back to
your group and discuss your findings with them.
• Organize your findings in the data chart below.
 Possible illness
Waste materials resulting from
Place where the Pest breeding in
seen in the exposure to
family lives the surroundings
surroundings decaying
materials

dumpsite

Squatters’ area

houses near a dirty

river
 ANSWER THESE:
• What are the waste materials seen in
the surroundings?
• How are the waste materials
disposed?
• What are the pests dwelling in the
place?
• Why do you think those pests like to
breed in dirty place?
• What illness could the people
living near the dumpsite and
squatter’s area acquire?
• What could be the possible causes
of the illness acquired by the
family living there?
• What did you learn in this activity?
DAY - 2
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING
PICTURES
• How did you find our activity
yesterday?

• What kind of waste materials are

found in the dumpsites, canals or
esteros?
• Describe the surroundings in every picture.
•Are there pests in the area?
What are the common pests
seen in the area?

•What can you say about the

family living in those areas?
•What can you say •What about the
about the old boy? What kind of
man? Describe illness does the
him. boy have?

•What did you learn from this activity?

Decaying materials
are wastes that may
cause harm to one’s
health.

Waste is any material

that is no longer usable
and is thrown away.
• There are common ailments that may result
from being exposed to decaying materials.
• Some of these are allergy, cholera, malaria,
typhoid, dysentery, and some skin disease
such as ring worm and scabies.
• Malaria and dengue
are diseases spread
by specific type of
mosquitoes. These
become epidemic in
places where these
type of mosquito
breed.
• TYPHOID – is a waterborne
disease. People who drink
polluted water can become
infected with typhoid. The
garbage in this area is a
good breeding place for flies.
The flies can carry the disease
and infect more people.
• DYSENTERY – is a disease that
can cause severe diarrhea. If
not treated properly
someone can die from it.
• This is a waterborne disease
that is transmitted to a person
when they drink polluted
water.
• Proper disposal of waste should
be observed in areas near
dumpsites, esteros or canals to
prevent them from too much
exposure to garbage that will
result in danger.
•Good hygiene
practices such as
washing of hands,
boiling of water,
avoidance (if
possible) or
exposure to air.
• How could people living in areas near
dumpsites, esteros or canals be protected
from getting sick?
• Proper disposal of waste should be
observed to prevent them from too much
exposure to garbage that will result to
damage.
• Good hygiene practices such as washing
of hands, boiling of water, avoidance (if
possible) or exposure to air.
 EVALUATION
ANSWER IN A PIECE OF PAPER

1.If you are exposed to decaying

materials, what could be its result to your
health?
2.Explain why decaying materials affect
one’s health and safety.
 ASSIGNMENT
Look for a place in your community
where people practice proper waste
disposal (example: place where there is a
Material Recovery Facility MRF).
Interview that and prepare a report on
what you have visited.
THANK YOU!
Bethsaida V. Berdin
Cainta Elementary School
PICTURES FOR
GALLERY WALK
(Optional)