SHS within Palsara

School Grade Level 11

Elementary School
LESSON
Disciplines and ideas in
EXEMPLA Teacher Karina Mae A. Martinez Learning Area
the Social Sciences
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Teaching Date Week 1 Quarter First Quarter

Teaching Time No. Of Days 4 days

At the end of the lesson, learners are expected to:

a. Define social sciences as the study of society
I. OBJECTIVES
b. Distinguish the difference between the social sciences, the natural sciences, and the
humanities

The learners demonstrate an understanding of:

A. Content Standards
the emergence of the Social Sciences and the different disciplines

The learners shall be able to:

B. Performance Standards
Connect the disciplines with their historical and social foundations

C. Most Essential Learning

Competencies (MELC) Differentiate the nature and functions of Social Science disciplines with the natural sciences
(If available, write the indicated and humanities HUMSS_DIS11-IIIa-1
MELC)

II. CONTENT Defining Social Sciences as the study of Society

III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
A. References
e. Teacher’s Guide Pages
f. Learner’s Material Pages
g. Textbook Pages

h. Additional Materials
Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences by VIBAL
from Learning Resources

B. List of Learning Resources

for Development and
Module
Engagement
Activities

IV. PROCEDURES
E. Introduction For those learners who have no access in the internet, their outputs shall be done in their journal
or portfolios which will be collected on agreed place and scheduled time.

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW?

At the end of the lesson, learners are expected to:
a. Define social sciences as the study of society
b. Distinguish the difference between the social sciences, the natural sciences, and the
humanities

WHAT’S NEW?
 As Filipinos, we all know that we have our own unique ways of doing things. A smile,
smirk, or simple gestures are indicative of our feelings and emotions at one
particular point in time. With all these interactions in mind, we have social
scientist who study human behavior and actions within the context of the society.
This lesson will take us through the nature of the social sciences and its difference
from the natural sciences.

ACTIVITY I
Focus Question
In three sentences using your own words answer the following questions.
1. What is the importance of studying the social sciences?

2. How is the domain of social sciences different from the natural sciences?

F. Development WHAT I KNOW?

Lets recall what you know about Social Sciences. Fill in the blanks with the correct
letters.
1. _ _ I _ _ C _ - A branch of study concerned with the observation and classification of
facts through experiments.
2. _ _ M _ _ I _ _ E _- the study of human culture that includes music and art.
3. _ O _ _ E _ Y- people living together I organized communities while sharing the same
traditions and norms.
4. _ O _ _ O _ _ G _- a social science that concerns itself to societal relations, like family
or community.
5. _ N _ _ N _ E _ _ N _- an example of an applied profession dealing with the
application of scientific principles to develop machines and devices.

WHAT’S IN?
The learners will read the paragraphs that introduce the emergence of the social
sciences.
 They will complete the concept map to determine what they know about social
sciences.

Society came from the Latin word societas that was derived from
the noun socius meaning comrade, friend, or ally;
- Group of people who occupy a particular territory and speak
a common language not generally understood by
neighbouring people

As such, the natural sciences

The field of socialaresciences
sometimes called
attempt “hard
to discover
sciences” as opposed to the social sciences being referred as
and explain the behavior and attitudes of
the “soft sciences” since most of their researches are
people. By applying the scientific method,
learning on the qualitative side.
social scientist are able to study human
relations in a society. On the other hand, the
domain of the natural sciences attempts to
understand nature’s phenomena by relying
greatly on measurable data obtained through
scientific method. Natural scientists undertake
controlled experiments as they validate their
working hypothesis.
 WHAT IS IT?
The learners will be provided with the different important characteristics of social
science and natural science.

For Example
Researchers working on climate change will be definitely dealing with biology
and ecology in the natural sciences. In the same way, they may have to familiarize
themselves with geography as a natural science and then analyse its effects on humans
and society using the social sciences approach. They may also have to obtain knowledge
about the impact of climate change on social behaviors (Sociology) and on power as
motivation for human behaviour (political science).

WHAT’S MORE?
G. Engagement
Complete the concept map based on your understanding of the lesson.
 Social Natural
Science Science

WHAT I CAN DO?

1. What are some of the profession you might want to pursue in the future? List down
five career opportunities that you may want to take in the academe.
a._________________________________________________________________
b._________________________________________________________________
c._________________________________________________________________
d._________________________________________________________________
e._________________________________________________________________

2. Try scanning article from a local newspaper/ internet. Identify five social issues that
you have read in the article.
a._________________________________________________________________
b._________________________________________________________________
c._________________________________________________________________
d._________________________________________________________________
e._________________________________________________________________

What other enrichment activities can I engage in?

Answer the following questions (you can ask help from your guardian)
1. Identify which profession can actually address the particular social issues you have
listed.
2. How important is it to solve these problems in our society?

H. Assimilation Below are some research problems. Identify if the study falls under the natural sciences,
the social sciences, or both. Explain your answer.
1. When will the Mayon Volcano likely to erupt?
_______________________________________________________________.
2. IS tap water safe for human consumption?
_______________________________________________________________.
3. Who will the Filipinos vote in the next presidential election?
_______________________________________________________________.

What I can do?

(Assessment)
Identify and
justify
whether the
picture is
under natural
sciences or
social sciences.
 _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

V. REFLECTION
The learners, in their notebook, journal or portfolio will write their personal insights about the
(Reflection on the Type of
lesson using the prompts below.
Formative Assessment
I understand that _____________.
Used for This Particular
I realize that __________________.
Lesson)

Prepared by:
KARINA MAE A. MARTINEZ

Noted by:

CATHERINE V. GONZALES, Ed.D

Assistant Principal II