Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Dela Cruz, Bamban, Tarlac

Grade 8 – Force, Motion, and Energy

FIRST QUARTER/FIRST GRADING PERIOD
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1. Laws of Motion
1.1 Law of Inertia 1. investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied
1.2 Law of Acceleration and the mass of the object to the amount of change in the object’s S8FE-Ia-15
1.3 Law of Interaction motion
2. infer that when a body exerts a force on another, an equal
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amount of force is exerted back on it;
3. demonstrate how a body responds to changes in motion; S8FE-Ib-17
4. relate the laws of motion to bodies in uniform circular motion; S8FE-Ib-18
5. infer that circular motion requires the application of constant
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force directed toward the center of the circle;
2. Work Power and Energy
6. identify situations in which work is done and in which no work is
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done;
7. describe how work is related to power and energy; S8FE-Ic-21
8. differentiate potential and kinetic energy; S8FE-Id-22
9. relate speed and position of object to the amount of energy
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possessed by a body;
10. infer how the movement of particles of an object affects the
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speed of sound through it;
3. Sound
11. investigates the effect of temperature to speed of sound
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through fair testing;
4. Light
12. demonstrate the existence of the color components of visible
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light using a prism or diffraction grating;
13. explain the hierarchy of colors in relation to energy; S8FE-If-27
14. explain that red is the least bent and violet the most bent
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according to their wavelengths or frequencies;
5. Heat
15. differentiate between heat and temperature at the molecular
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level;
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Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Dela Cruz, Bamban, Tarlac
6. Electricity
16. infer the relationship between current and charge; S8FE-Ih-30
17. explain the advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel
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connections in homes
18. differentiate electrical power and electrical energy S9FE-li-32
19. explain the functions of circuit breakers, fuses, earthing, double
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insulation, and other safety devices in the home.
Grade 8 – Earth and Space
SECOND QUARTER/ SECOND GRADING PERIOD
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1. Earthquakes and Faults
1.1 Active and inactive faults
1.2 How movements along faults generate
earthquakes
1.3 How earthquakes generate tsunamis
1. using models or illustrations, explain how movements along
1.4 Earthquake focus and epicenter S8ES-IIa-14
faults generate earthquakes;
1.5 Earthquake intensity and magnitude
1.6 Earthquake preparedness
1.7 How earthquake waves provide
information about the interior of the Earth
2. differentiate the:
2.1 epicenter of an earthquake from its focus;
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2.2 intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude;
2.3 active and inactive faults;
3. demonstrate how underwater earthquakes generate tsunamis; S8ES-IIb-16
4. explain how earthquake waves provide information about the
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interior of the earth
2. Understanding Typhoons
2.1 How typhoons develop
2.2 Why the Philippines is prone to typhoons
2.3 How landforms and bodies of water affect 5. explain how typhoons develop; S8ES-IId-18
typhoons within the Philippine Area of
Responsibility (PAR)
6. infer why the Philippines is prone to typhoons S8ES-IId-19
7. explain how landmasses and bodies of water affect typhoons; S8ES-IIe-20
8. trace the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of S8ES-IIf-21
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Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Dela Cruz, Bamban, Tarlac
Responsibility (PAR) using a map and tracking data;
3. Other members of the Solar System
3.1 Comets
3.2 Meteors 9. compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids; S8ES-IIg-22
3.3 Asteroids
10. predict the appearance of comets based on recorded data of
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previous appearances; and
11. explain the regular occurrence of meteor showers S8ES-IIi-j-24
Grade 8 – Matter
THIRD QUARTER/THIRD GRADING PERIOD
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1. The Particle Nature of Matter
1.1 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures 1. explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based on the
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1.2 Atoms and Molecules particle nature of matter;
2. explain physical changes in terms of the arrangement and
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motion of atoms and molecules;
2. Atomic Structure
2.1 Protons
3. determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a
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particular atom;
2.3 Electrons
3. Periodic Table (PT) of Elements
3.1 Development of the PT
4. trace the development of the periodic table from observations
3.2 Arrangement of elements S8MT-IIIg-h-11
based on similarities in properties of elements; and
3.3 Reactive and nonreactive metals
5. use the periodic table to predict the chemical behaviour of an
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element
Grade 8 – Living Things and Their Environment
FOURTH QUARTER/ FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
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1. Structures and Functions: Focus on the Digestive System
1.1 Organs of the digestive system and their
interaction with organs of the respiratory,
1. explain ingestion, absorption, assimilation, and excretion; S8LT-IVa-13
circulatory, and excretory systems
1.2 Changes in food as it undergoes physical
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Schools Division of Tarlac Province
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and chemical digestion
1.3 Diseases resulting from nutrient deficiency
and ingestion of harmful substances
1.4 Prevention, detection, and treatment of
diseases of the digestive system

2. explain how diseases of the digestive system are prevented,

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detected, and treated;
3. identify healthful practices that affect the digestive system; S8LT-IVc-15
2. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
2.1 Stages of mitosis
4. compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role in the cell-division
2.2 Stages of meiosis S8LT-IVd-16
cycle
2.3 Mendelian Genetics
5. explain the significance of meiosis in maintaining the
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chromosome number;
6. predict phenotypic expressions of traits following simple patterns
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of inheritance;
3. Biodiversity
3.1 Species diversity
3.2 Hierarchical taxonomic system of
classification 7. explain the concept of a species; S8LT-IVg-19
3.3 Protection and conservation of endangered
and economically important species
8. classify organisms using the hierarchical taxonomic system; S8LT-IVh-20
9. explain the advantage of high biodiversity in maintaining the
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stability of an ecosystem;
4. Ecosystems
4.1 Transfer of Energy in Trophic Levels
4.2 Cycling of materials in the ecosystem
4.2.1Water cycle
4.2.2Oxygen-carbon cycle 10. describe the transfer of energy through the trophic levels; S8LT-IVi-22
4.2.3Nitrogen cycle
4.3 Impact of human activities in an
ecosystem
11. analyze the roles of organisms in the cycling of materials; S8LT-IVi-23
12. explain how materials cycle in an ecosystem; and S8LT-IVi-24
13. suggest ways to minimize human impact on the environment. S8LT-IVj-25
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Dela Cruz, Bamban, Tarlac