Every Child Is Special
Suggested time allotment: 14 hours
MODULE 1
THE
PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT
Overview
Everything that we see around us makes up our environment. The landforms and bodies of water that make up the landscape, the mountains and valleys, rivers and seas; the climate, the rains brought by the monsoons, the warm, humid weather that we frequently experience; the natural resources that we make use of; every plant and animal that live around us. Truly, the environment is made up of a lot of things.
All these things that we find in our surroundings and all the natural phenomena that we observe are not due to some random luck or accident. What makes up our environment is very much related to where our country is on the globe. Or, to say it in a different way, the characteristics of our environment are determined by the location of the Philippines on the planet.
Latitude and Longitude
Before we learn about the characteristics of our environment, let us first talk about the location of the Philippines. Where is the Philippines? The Philippines is on Earth, of course, but where exactly is it located? To answer this question, you have to learn a new skill: locating places using latitude and longitude.
Activity 1 Where in the world is the Philippines? (Part I)
Objective
After performing this activity, you should be able to describe the location of the Philippines using latitude and longitude.
What to use
globes
What to do
1. Study the image of a globe on the right. Then get a real globe and identify the parts that are labelled in the image. Be ready to point them out when your teachers asks you.
2. After studying the globe and the image on the right, try to define “equator” in your own words. Give your own definition when your teacher asks you.
Figure 1. What does the globe represent?
3. The “northern
MODULE 1
THE
PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT
Overview
Everything that we see around us makes up our environment. The landforms and bodies of water that make up the landscape, the mountains and valleys, rivers and seas; the climate, the rains brought by the monsoons, the warm, humid weather that we frequently experience; the natural resources that we make use of; every plant and animal that live around us. Truly, the environment is made up of a lot of things.
All these things that we find in our surroundings and all the natural phenomena that we observe are not due to some random luck or accident. What makes up our environment is very much related to where our country is on the globe. Or, to say it in a different way, the characteristics of our environment are determined by the location of the Philippines on the planet.
Latitude and Longitude
Before we learn about the characteristics of our environment, let us first talk about the location of the Philippines. Where is the Philippines? The Philippines is on Earth, of course, but where exactly is it located? To answer this question, you have to learn a new skill: locating places using latitude and longitude.
Activity 1 Where in the world is the Philippines? (Part I)
Objective
After performing this activity, you should be able to describe the location of the Philippines using latitude and longitude.
What to use
globes
What to do
1. Study the image of a globe on the right. Then get a real globe and identify the parts that are labelled in the image. Be ready to point them out when your teachers asks you.
2. After studying the globe and the image on the right, try to define “equator” in your own words. Give your own definition when your teacher asks you.
Figure 1. What does the globe represent?
3. The “northern