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Health
Quarter 3 – Module 3:
Effects of Noise Pollution
Health – Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 3: Effects of Noise Pollution

First Edition, 2019

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Published by the Department of Education

Secretary: Leonor Magtolis Briones
Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio

Development Team of the Module

Author: Mary Lutz P. Panizales
Editor: Elsie P. Serafico, PhD
Reviewer: Ma. Lennie F. Pamposa, PhD
Elsie P. Serafico, PhD
John Mark Q. Apellado
Illustrator: Zoila Mae M. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado and Marvin P. Pagurayan
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Engr. Winifred S. Panes

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Health
Quarter 3 – Module 3:
Effects of Noise Pollution
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the Health 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Effects of Noise
Pollution.
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their
personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
For the learner:
Welcome to the Health 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Effects of Noise
Pollution.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways; a story, a
song, a poem, a problem opener, an activity or
a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the answers
to the exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

 level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to explain the
effect of a noisy environment.

The module consists of one lesson only.

 Lesson 1 – Effects of Noise Pollution

After going through this module, you are expected to explain the effect of a noisy
environment. (MELC H6EH-IIId-4)

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 What I Know

Direction: Complete the sentence with the correct word or words from the box
below. Write the answer in a sheet of paper.

damage headache
loud unpleasant
sound decreased
heart disease brain
sleepiness deafness

1. Noise pollution is generally defined as _______ and ______ noise that

is harmful to human who can hear it.

2. Noisy environment can ________ our hearing by causing tinnitus or

__________.

3. Physical effect of too loud noise includes high blood pressure,

__________ and __________.

4. Listening to a loud sound can damage the hair cells in our ears
that are responsible for transmitting _________ to the ________.

5. People who are affected by sleep disturbances tend to suffer the next
day from daytime _________ and _________ cognitive performance.

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Lesson
Effects of Noise Pollution
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Noise pollution is defined as prolonged exposure to loud sound levels that may
lead to adverse effects in human or other living organisms. Exposure to constant
excessive noise has been shown to cause a range of health problems such as
headache, hypertension, poor concentration, depression, stress and fatigue from lack
of sleep, to more serious issues such as cognitive impairment, cardiovascular
disease, tinnitus and hearing loss.

What’s In

Below are some examples of noises. What do you think is the effect if you live
in an noisy environment? You will know the answer for this question after studying
this module.

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 What’s New

A. Direction: Read this poem about noise pollution.

Silence Please!
Written by: Mary Lutz P. Panizales

Different noise everywhere

Everyday that’s all I ever hear
Breaking the sound of silence
That is getting louder and louder.

Noisy environment can damage our hearing

It can even ruin our daily living
We can’t focus, we can’t sleep
Making us stressed and depressed.

Living in a noisy environment is harmful

That can lead to different health conditions
Like deafness, anxiety and poor concentration
Even heart disease, tiredness and hypertension.

I’m afraid with all these noise that surround us

I’m not sure of the sound level my ears can endure
I have only one request before it’s too late
Silence please, silence please!

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B. Direction: Look at the pictures below. The following are some examples of the
effects of a noisy environment, after reading/studying this Module identify
which of these effects you experienced most of the time? Write your answer on a
separate sheet.

Headache Depression

NOISY
ENVIRONMENT

Sleep disturbances Inability to focus and

or insomnia concentrate

Deafness or hearing Stress

loss

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 What is It

The two friends are reviewing their lesson about the noise pollution and its effect...
Let’s learn from them too.

Noise pollution is
What is a noise generally defined as loud and
pollution? unpleasant noise that is harmful
or annoying and may lead to
adverse effects to people and
other living organisms.

According to the World Health Organization, sound

less than 70 decibels (dB) is not damaging to living What are the
organisms, regardless of how long or consistent the effects of a
exposure is. Exposure for more than 8 hours to noisy
constant noise beyond 85 dB may be dangerous. environment?
Therefore, those, traffic enforcer/traffic aid who
heard a car horn which produces 90 dB and a bus that
produces 100 dB possible experience noise pollution.

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 Noisy environment can damage our Physical effect of loud sound
hearing by causing tinnitus or deafness. includes high blood pressure
Constant loud noise is harmful to or hypertension, heart disease
human health in many ways. and headache or migraine.
Consistent barking of dogs from your Exposure to excessive sound
neighbor, and traffic noise accounts for for a long period of time can
most polluting noise in cities are some result to hypertension. People
example of noisy environment. Here exposed to noise pollution are
are some of the effects of a noisy more likely to have heart
environment: physical, psychological, problems compare to those
memory and concentration, as well as unaffected by noise.
sleep and behavioral disorders.

Psychological effect includes stress, Noise can affect memory and

fatigue, anxiety, depression and noise concentration by losing the
irritation or emotional reaction that ability to focus which can lead to
can have an immediate impact. low performance over time. Loud
People who are living in a noisy
noise can have latent effects on
environment usually suffer from
our behavior, causing aggressive
depression than those who live in a
behavior and irritability.
quieter environment.

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 Insomnia or sleep
disturbances are usually People who struggle from sleep
caused by constant exposure to disturbances tend to suffer the
noise pollution. They are next day from daytime
serious conditions that can lead sleepiness, irritation, tiredness,
to health deterioration. It can mood swings and decreased
affect everyday performance cognitive performance.
and lead to serious diseases.

Children appear to be more sensitive to noise Among the five

pollution. One of the noise-pollution related senses, perhaps our
disease is hearing impairment. Permanent hearing is the most
hearing loss or deafness can be caused by precious. Hearing
noisy environment. For example, listening to a empowers us and
loud music in your headphones are at risk of
help us communicate
developing hearing dysfunction or being
with the people we
exposed to a sound that are too loud for a long
love and the world
time. It damages the hair cells in our ears that
are responsible for transmitting sound to the around us . We must
brain. These hair cells are very sensitive, once take good care of our
damaged they cannot grow back. ears.

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 What’s More

Direction: Write Agree if the picture shows about the effect of a noisy environment
and Disagree it does not. Write the answer in separate sheet of paper.

1. 4.

Peaceful place Depression

2. 5.

Headache Poor concentration

3.

Sound sleep

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 What I Have Learned

A. Direction: Write PE if the example belongs to Physical Effect, PsyE if belongs to

Psychological Effect and MC if it belongs to Memory and Concentration.
Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.

__________ 1. hypertension

__________ 2. stress

__________ 3. fatigue

__________ 4. Heart disease

__________ 5. poor concentration

__________ 6. depression

__________ 7. headache

__________ 8. noise irritation

__________ 9. migraine

_________10. anxiety

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 What I Can Do

Direction: The following pictures explain the effects of a noisy environment. Complete
each sentence below the picture by filling the correct word or words
from the box . Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.

sleep disturbances stress

heart disease high blood pressure
deafness

1. 4.
Riza is suffering from ______. May is having _____ while
She cannot hear her friend’s working due to a very loud
call. sound from the neighbor.

2. 5.

Mel is affected with frequent Carlo lives in a noisy place.

loud sounds from the loud He is likely to develop a
speaker. She has ___________ __________.
upon monitoring her blood
pressure.

3.

Liz used to wake up at night every

time she hears a strong sound of an
ambulance. She experiences
___________________.

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 Assessment

Direction: Write True if the statement about the effect of a noisy environment is
correct and False if it is not. Write your answer in a separate sheet of
paper.

1. Noise affects one’s ability to focus.

2. Loud sound can lead to headache or migraine.

3. People who have sleepless night due to irritating sound heard tend to
suffer sleepiness and tiredness at day time.

4. Permanent hearing loss or deafness can be caused by noisy

environment.

5. People who are living in a quieter environment usually suffer from

insomnia.

6. Psychological effects of noise pollution include high blood pressure,

heart disease and headache.

7. Listening to a loud music in headphones develops hearing

impairment.

8. Adult appear to be more sensitive to noise pollution.

9. Exposure for more than 8 hours to constant noise beyond 85 decibels

may be dangerous.

10. People exposed to noise pollution are more likely to have heart
problems compare to those unaffected by noise.

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 Additional Activity

Direction: Identify at least five (5) words relating to the effects of a noisy environment
whether arranged vertically or horizontally. Write the answer in a separate
sheet of paper.

S T R E S S E C O W O H I F D E

G E R O C L E A N G I E H W E E

S F H H J K L Q W E R A E I P A

A T S E E N E U R O L D A I R T

s O N D K C I V E L Y A L S E F

A X S H A L V O A O G C T Q S F

Z O T R E W W B G H J H H N S G

F I N S O M N I A C V E Y S I H

V I D T D S D T W S U R S E O N

S A S F P E A X E F U L C H N J

A T C V T D A T P O I U H G F Y

F R C B N E P R R O L O O I S T

E I E V E F G I J F Q A O Z C N

I S S C F G E C R T B L L T Y U

S T R G H J K I W S X C L E S R

D E A F N E S S T R I Z T E R S

H A R M L E S S S D F F G R E E

F T Y C E D U A T R R C I E N V

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What I Know What I Have Assessment
Learned
1. PE 1. True
2. PsyE 2. True
1. loud
3. PsyE 3. True
unpleasant
4. PE 4. True
2. damage
5. MC 5. False
deafness
6. False
3. heart disease 6. PsyE
7. True
headache 7. PE
8. False
4. sound 8. PsyE
9. True
brain 9. PE
10. True
5. sleepiness 10. PsyE
decreased
What’s What Can I Do
More Additional Activities
1. Disagree 1. deafness
INSOMIA
2. Agree 2. high blood
STRESS
3. Disagree pressure
DEAFNESS
4. Agree 3. sleep
DEPRESSION
5. Agree disturbances
HEADACHE
4. stress
5. heart disease
Answer Key
References
Health effects of environmental noise pollution. Retrieved on July 6, 2020 at
https://www.science.org.au/curious/earth-environment/health-effects-
environment-noise-pollution

K to 12 Health Curriculum Guide August 2016 page 57

MELC –Health 6 page 353

Teacher’s Guide Health 6

Noise pollution: how to reduce the impact of an invisible treat. Retrieved on July 6,
2020 at https://www.iberdola.com/environment/what-is-noise-pollution-
causes-effects-solutions

Noise pollution isn’t just annoying-it’s bad for your health. Retrieved on July 7,
2020 at https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/diet-
and-lifestyle/2018/noise-pollution-isnt-just-annoying-its-bad-for-your-
health-062718

What is noise pollution. Retrieved on July 6, 2020 at

https://www.environmentalpollution.org/noise-pollution/

Your hearing matters. Retrieved on July 9, 2020 at https://bellman.com/en/your-

hearing/facts-about-hearing/

The World Noisiest Cities. Retrieved on February 16, 2021 at

https://www.iberdrola.com/environment/what-is-noise-pollution-causes-
effects-solutions
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