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Health
Quarter 3 – Module 2:
Ways to Keep Water and Air
Clean and Safe

CO_Q3_Health 6_Module 2
Health – Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 3 – Module 2: Ways to Keep Water and Air Clean and Safe
First Edition, 2019

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Health
Quarter 3 – Module 2:
Ways to Keep Water and Air
Clean and Safe
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-
step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM.
This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask
your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At
the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning.
Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in
using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can
best help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of
this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read
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If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the
tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.

Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
discuss ways to keep water and air clean and safe.
The module consists of only one lesson:

• Lesson 1 – Ways to Keep Water and Air Clean and Safe

After going through this module, you are expected to discuss ways to keep water
and air clean and safe. (MELC H6EH-IIIc-3)

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 What I Know

Direction: Write Yes if the activity shows ways in keeping water and air clean and
safe and No if it does not. Write your answers in a separate sheet of
paper.

1. Planting trees

2. Factories and industries emitting smoke pollutants

3. Throwing garbage and dead animals in the bodies of water

4. Segregating wastes in the community

5. Anti-smoke belching drives

6. Burning wastes at home

7. Use of pesticides to kill pests that are destroying crops

8. Campaign for no smoking

9. Clean-up drive in maintaining the cleanliness of water source

10. Filtering and boiling to make potable water

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 Lesson Ways to Keep Water and
1 Air Clean and Safe

A healthy physical environment is characterized by water and air that is clean

and safe to use. An environment with good air and water quality offers wellness or
good health to the people who are living in the community.

What’s In

Clean air and water are vital to our health and environment. Clean air and
water refer to the degree which air and water are clean enough for living organisms
to remain healthy. Air pollution from factories, power plants, vehicles, industries
and other sources increases the risk of diseases and deaths once smoke pollutants
are inhaled.

A place that has clean air and water quality contributes to a stronger economy
and reduces illnesses and deaths. It also offers better quality life to the people.

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 What’s New

Direction: Which of the following activities show ways in keeping water and air clean
and safe? Were you able to witness these ways in your own community?
Why do you think we need to keep our water and air clean and safe?
Write your answers in a separate sheet of paper.

A. Factories emitting smoke D. Clean-up drive advocacy

pollutants

B. Gardening activities E. Boiling or purifying

water

C. Dumping trashes in the F. Not using pesticides to plants

river

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 What is It

A. Direction: The children are sharing ideas on different ways to keep air clean
and safe. Read carefully and take note of what they are saying.

Republic Act No. 8749, known as

Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 is a
comprehensive air quality management
policy program which aims to achieve and
maintain healthy air for all Filipinos. To
support this, we need to have ways to keep
our air clean and safe. Can you share your
ideas about it?

Recycle materials to reduce wastes.

Support or organize a
“No Smoking Campaign”.
Practice tobacco
control.

Do gardening without using

pesticides. Pesticides have
chemicals that make our air
unsafe.

Say No to backyard
burning! Let us
compost or recycle Grow house
our wastes. plants. They
purify the air
by sucking up
air pollutants.

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Strengthen the Anti-Smoke
Belching Drives! Smoke-
belching vehicles pollute
air!

Stop smoke-belching! Have smoke

emission test regularly to monitor
the condition of the vehicle.

A well-tuned vehicle runs

better and pollutes less.

We will walk or ride our

bikes instead of travelling
by car whenever possible.
The fewer vehicles on the
roads, the better our air
will be.

Let’s think of ways, and

do our share in
improving the quality of
air around us!
Oh, life is full of joy!
It is fair as we inhale
safe and clean air.

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 What’s More

A. Direction: Let’s meet Lino and Lina. They have information to share on ways to
keep water clean and safe. Let us read and understand their story.

We need clean water to stay alive.

Water carries oxygen and
nutrients to our cells. It flushes
waste and toxins from the body via
urine too.

There are so many ways to keep

our water clean. One way is to
recycle used items. This will keep
wastes from making their way to
bodies of water.

Help in cleaning-up streams,

rivers, canals and other
waterways. This will protect
aquatic life and keep us safe too.

Planting vegetation like trees and

bushes along stream banks can
purify or clean our water.

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 Do not throw dead animals in the
bodies of water! This pollutes our
water source.

Minimize the use of chemicals. It is

a way to protect waters from
harmful elements that can damage
or kill aquatic life.

Do not defecate or poop in the

bodies of water. Water will be
contaminated and bring deadly
diseases to people.

Say no to cyanide and dynamite

fishing. It kills marine life thus
making it unsafe to eat.

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 Do you have access to a potable or clean
water source? Let us take a look at the
groundwater source.

Many rural communities depend on

groundwater for drinking which can be
tapped by drilling wells. Groundwater is
naturally clean for drinking but it may be
contaminated by pollution from human
activity like spilled and improper use of
chemicals.

We also have spring water source.

It is collected only at the source of the spring.

The source is naturally purified but human
and animal activity may contaminate this.

We can also have emergency water source

like ice cubes. Ice cubes in your freezer can
be melted into drinking water as long as it
is not contaminated.

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 Now, if you do not have access to
potable or clean water, join us as
we sing the song to the tune of
“Sitsiritsit”. You can also have it
as a poem. It will give you idea
on how to make your drinking
water safe and clean.

Let Us Purify Our Water!

by: Francilet R. Padios

Filter and put water in your kettle or pot

Then bring it to a rolling boil!
Wait approximately one minute
And you then can reduce the heat.

It takes 30 minutes for the water to cool

So plan ahead whenever you boil
Purifying water is a good thing to think
If your water is clean, it is safe to drink.

Let us use the tune of “Are You Sleeping

Brother John” to this next song.

Make our water, make our water

Safe and clean, safe and clean
Come and let us filter
Come and let us boil it
Clean water, safe water.

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B. Direction: Let us use the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” to sing
this song. You can also have this as a poem. This will remind us
on how to keep our water safe and clean.

Let’s Save Our Water

by: Francilet R. Padios

We are using water everyday

We drink, we bathe, we use in many ways
Doing water sports that we love
Using water that we have.

We should keep it safe and clean

Throw your wastes in the proper bin.

Let’s save water in so many ways

Let’s take part during clean-up days
Cleaning streams, oceans and bays
Rivers, seas and waterways.

Let us plant more shrubs and trees

To purify water sources.

Our water needs protection

Let’s campaign, have a mission
Life on Earth is impossible
If water supplies are in trouble.

Hurry, hurry! Let’s save, don’t wait!

Quick or it will be too late!

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 What I Have Learned

Direction: Complete each sentence on how to keep water and air clean and
safe. Choose the correct word or words from the box below. Write your
answers in a separate sheet of paper.

1. Strengthen the __________ to prevent smoke belching vehicles from

emitting pollutants in the air.

2. To make water clean and safe, let us do ____________ before drinking

it.

3. Never do backyard burning. We should save biodegradable wastes or

scraps for __________ activity.

4. We should do __________ because cigarette smoking causes air

pollution.

5. We should have access to potable or clean water. Let us__________

along stream banks to clean our water source.

composting filtering and boiling

plant trees

tobacco control anti-smoke belching drives

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 What I Can Do

Direction: Write check (√) if the statement in the picture shows a way to keep our
water and air clean and safe and (X) if it does not. Write your answers in
a separate sheet of paper.

1. The Scouting Activity advocates protection

of the environment by picking-up trashes
and doing the tree planting.
.

2. Use a smoke-belching vehicle in transporting

passengers.

3. No Smoking Policy is observed in the

community to support the Clean Air Act.

4. Dynamite and cyanide fishing are done to

catch more fishes in the sea.

5. Garbage is collected daily by a garbage truck

to manage wastes.

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 Assessment

Direction: Write Agree if the statement shows a way to keep water and air clean
and safe and Disagree if it does not. Write your answers in a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Getting the car tuned regularly is advised to prevent smoke-belching.

2. Cleanliness in the different bodies of water should be maintained to

keep the water safe and clean.

3. Boil water from sources like underground water and spring water
before drinking.

4. Dump wastes in vacant lots and waterways.

5. Anti-smoke belching drives supports Clean Air Act.

6. Burning wastes at home can purify the air around us.

7. Using pesticides to kill pests that are destroying crops is a good

practice.

8. No Smoking Policy for the people in the community is strictly

imposed.

9. Getting involved or having an advocacy in maintaining the cleanliness

of water and air in the community is highly encouraged.

10. Filtering and boiling are used to make potable or clean water.

Thank you for accomplishing this module. Congratulations!

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 Additional Activity

Direction: Give 5 ways on how you are going to keep water and air safe and
clean. Write your answers in a separate sheet of paper.

Keeping water safe and clean

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Keeping air clean and safe

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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What I Know What I Have Learned Assessment
1. Yes 1. anti-smoke 1. Agree
2. No belching drives 2. Agree
3. No 2. filtering and 3. Agree
4. Yes boiling 4. Disagree
5. Yes 3. composting 5. Agree
6. No 4. tobacco control 6. Disagree
7. No 5. plant trees 7. Disagree
8. Yes 8. Agree
9. Yes 9. Agree
10. Yes 10. Agree
What’s New What I Can Do Additional Activity
1. B, D, E, F (In any 1. / Pupil’s answers may vary
order) 2. X
2. Pupil’s answers 3. /
may vary for the 4. x
succeeding 5. /
questions
Answer Key
References

A. General References

Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 2003. Primer on the Clean Air
Act. Diliman: DENR-Public Affairs Office.

K to 12 Health Curriculum Guide August 2016 page 57

MELC Health 6, page 353

B. Electronic Sources

10 Easy Steps for Cleaner Air.

[Link]

17 Simple Ways to Prevent Air Pollution in your Home. In Healthessentials,

Cleveland Clinic. [Link]
pollution-home/

Helmenstine, Anne Marie. 2020. How much of the human body is water. In
ThoughtCo. [Link]

How Kids Can Keep Water Clean.

[Link]

How natural vegetation creates stream buffers to protect waterbodies from

stormwater pollution (and how you can help build one!). In Clean Water Education
Partnership (CWEP).
[Link]
buffers-to-protect-waterbodies-from-stormwater-pollution-and-how-can-you-help-
build-one/

Intensified Environmental Protection: Clean Air. In Clean Air Program

[Link]

Kids: Things you can do for the air we breathe. In Ontario Ministry of the
Environment, Conservation and Parks.
[Link]

Martin, Melanie J. 2018. Ten Ways to Keep Our Water Clean Globally.
[Link]

National Center for Biotechnology Information. 2020. Indoor Air: the Good and the
Bad. In NSC: Air Quality.
[Link] topics/otherpoisons/air-quality

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 2017. “Let’s Talk about

Water”. In Kids Environment Kids Health.
[Link]

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Western Resource Advocates. 2020. Clean Air and Water.
[Link]

Why boiling water makes it safe to drink. In UPMC Health Beat.

[Link]

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