Science 5

Santiago North Central School Sped Center

with Teacher Shirley
Quarter 1 – Module 3
Lesson 2: Importance
of Practicing the 5Rs
02 WHAT I NEED TO
KNOW
People have increased their demand and have changed their consumption
patterns. The increase in population has led to the increase in waste
production. Waste has a huge, negative impact on our natural environment.
How can you help in managing waste? Recycling is one, very important
way. It helps us preserve our natural resources for the future generations
and makes us earn money out of recyclable materials. This module will
help you recognize the importance of reduce, reuse, recycle, repair, and
recover in waste management. It will also help you design products out of
recyclable solid or liquid materials.
WHAT’S IN
Directions: Write USEFUL if the material serves a particular
purpose or HARMFUL if it brings damage to us or the
environment.

1. Empty bottles
2. Fruit peelings
3. Broken glass
4. Emptied candy wrappers
5. Expired medicines
 WHAT IS IT

Wastes refer to used or consumed products or

materials. A very good example of this is
garbage. Garbage emits foul odor and makes
us sick. Waste management refers to the
practice of proper waste disposal.
 WHAT IS IT

A kind of waste management we follow nowadays

is the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair and Recover or
the 5Rs of waste management. This 5Rs aims to
promote a clean and healthy environment, to transform
garbage into something useful, and to make the earth
“zero waste” or free of any garbage or waste material.
 WHAT IS IT
The following is the definition of each

R: Reduce - it simply means reducing or lessening the amount

of possible waste materials. Example: Saving packaging,
colored paper and other items for arts, and crafts projects.
 WHAT IS IT

Reuse - it means to use again for the same purpose

the materials as much as possible. Example: Using
old hand-me-down clothes.
 WHAT IS IT
Recycle - it means processing waste materials to
make another product. Example: Making old papers
into paper charcoal.

Repair - is fixing or restoring broken items so that these will be used again. Example: Repainting tables and chairs.
 WHAT IS IT

Recover - it means taking energy or materials from wastes

to be converted into new resources. Example: Making
animal manure into fertilizer for plants. Designing a
product out of local recyclable solid or liquid materials in
making useful products is an application of the 5Rs of
waste management.
What 's More QUESTION:
Directions: Study the pictures of the common
practices observed in our place. Which of the
following importance of the 5Rs is a direct result
of the given practice? Choose the letter of the best
answer.
A. promote a clean and healthy environment
B. transform garbage into something useful
C. make the earth “zero waste” or free of any
garbage or waste material
 QUESTION:
What 's More Directions: Study the pictures of the common
practices observed in our place. Which of the
following importance of the 5Rs is a direct result of
the given practice? Choose the letter of the best
answer.
A. promote a clean and healthy environment
B. transform garbage into something useful
C. make the earth “zero waste” or free of any
garbage or waste material
What 's More QUESTION:
Directions: Study the pictures of the common
practices observed in our place. Which of the
following importance of the 5Rs is a direct result
of the given practice? Choose the letter of the
best answer.
A. promote a clean and healthy environment
B. transform garbage into something useful
C. make the earth “zero waste” or free of any
garbage or waste material
 QUESTION:
What 's More Directions: Study the pictures of the common
practices observed in our place. Which of the
following importance of the 5Rs is a direct result of
the given practice? Choose the letter of the best
answer.
A. promote a clean and healthy environment
B. transform garbage into something useful
C. make the earth “zero waste” or free of any
garbage or waste material
 WHAT I HAVE
Directions: Supply the statements with a
LEARNED
word/phrase to complete the paragraph. Follow the
numbering in the paragraph in writing your answers.
(1)_____ refers to the practice of waste disposal.
(2)______ refer to used or cnsumed products or
materials. The (3)______ of waste management is the
modern way of organizing garbage and waste
materials. (4)______means reusing all materials as
much as possible. (5)______means taking energy or
materials from wastes to be converted into new
resources.
 WHAT I HAVE
LEARNED
(6)______means processing the waste materials to
make another product. (7)_____ simply means
reducing or lessening the amount of possible waste
materials. (8)_______is fixing or restoring broken
items to be used again. The focus of 5Rs waste
management is to promote a
(9)_______environment, transform garbage into
something (10)______ and make the earth free of
any garbage or waste material.
 Assessment 6. What is the best benefit a person could
get if he/she composts dried leaves found
in his/her backyard?
A. He/she could save money by making
Directions: Read each it a substitute fertilizer. B. He/she could
situation on practicing the make the house look greener. C. He/she
5Rs. Choose only the letter could earn income by selling it. D.
of the correct answer. He/she could make a new decoration for
his/her house.
 Assessment 7. What could be the worst
environmental consequence if we do not
manage waste materials?
A. It could lead to spending more money.
Directions: Read each B. It could lead to the death of plants
situation on practicing the and animals.
5Rs. Choose only the letter C. It could provide no income to the
of the correct answer. family.
D. It could make the house disorganized.
 Assessment 8. Which of the following is not a
consequence of not practicing 5Rs?

A. Disease
Directions: Read each B. Low Water Quality
situation on practicing the C. Clean Household
5Rs. Choose only the letter D. Death of Animals
of the correct answer.
 Assessment 9. Who among the students did not show the
importance of practicing 5Rs?
I. Ana is using her sisters’ old bags in going
to school.
Directions: Read each II. Jack is using a new plastic bottle for his
situation on practicing the drinking water every day.
5Rs. Choose only the letter III. John is restoring the worn shoes by
of the correct answer. applying an adhesive. IV. Seth is making a
wallet from plastic wrappers. A. Seth B. John
C. Jack D. Ana
 Assessment 10.“All waste materials can be recycled.”
Is this statement acceptable? A. Yes,
because waste can be made into new
products
Directions: Read each B. No, because all waste materials are
situation on practicing the dirty.
5Rs. Choose only the letter C. Yes, because recycling is important to
of the correct answer. protect the environment.
D. No, because some materials may be
hazardous for recycling.
ANSWERS
 What I Have Learned What's In
1. Waste management 1. Useful
What's More 2. Wastes
2. Useful
3. 5Rs
1. B 4. Reuse 3. Harmful
5. Recover 4. Useful
2. A
6. Recycle 5. Harmful
3. C 7. Reduce Assessment
4. A 8. Repair
9. Clean and Healthy 6. A
10. Useful 7.B
8. C
9. C