K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM

Grade 8 – Living Things and Their Environment

FOURTH QUARTER/ FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
1. Structures and The learners The learners The learners S8LT-IVa- Parts of the 1. Differentiate
Functions: Focus on demonstrate an should be able to: should be able 13 Digestive mechanical and
the Digestive understanding Present an to… System chemical digestion.
System of: analysis of the 1. Explain 2. Describe the organs
1.1 Organs of the 1. The data gathered on ingestion, of the digestive system
digestive system and digestive diseases resulting absorption, and its function.
their interaction with system and from nutrient assimilation, and 3. Infer the importance
organs of the its deficiency. excretion. of each part of the
respiratory, interaction digestive system as to
circulatory, and with the the nourishment of the
excretory systems circulatory, body.
1.2 Changes in food respiratory, The Digestion 1. Discuss the different
as it undergoes and Process digestion process.
physical and excretory 2. Trace the pathway
chemical digestion systems in of the food.
1.3 Diseases providing 3. Compare the
resulting from the body various types of
nutrient deficiency with digestive system
and ingestion of 2. nutrients for among other animals.
harmful substances energy. Mechanical 1. Describe the
1.4 Prevention, 3. Diseases Digestion process of mechanical
detection, and that result digestion.
treatment of from nutrient 2. Explain how the
diseases of the deficiency physical breaking
digestive system and down of food helps in
ingestion of its digestion.
harmful 3. Infer the relationship
substances, of a healthy to the
and their effect to proper
prevention digestion of food.

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and Effects of Acid 1. Explain how enzyme

treatment. to Glucose affects digestion.
2. Infer chemical
changes in food as it
undergoes chemical
digestion.
3. Cite the importance
of breaking down of
protein as source of
energy in the body.

2. Explain how S8LT-IVb- 1. Identify common

diseases of the 14 diseases in the
digestive system digestive system and
are prevented, its description.
detected and 2. Discuss the
treated. symptoms and its
preventive and
treatment measures.
3. Infer the importance
of prevention than
cure.
3. Identify S8LT-Ivc- 1. Construct a
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that affect the of some of the healthy

digestive system tips in preventing some
common digestive
system related
diseases.
2. Present some
common daily menus
and its beneficial
effects to the digestive
system.
3. Infer the significance
of eating high fibrous
foods to lower the risk
of constipation and
other related diseases.
The Law of 1. Distinguish
Dominance: dominant alleles from
Patterns of recessive alleles.
Inheritance 2. Compute for the
genotypic and
phenotypic ratio of an
offspring in relation to
the law of dominance.
2. Understand the
significance of
heterozygous alleles
as to the patterns of
inheritance.
The Law of 1. Discuss the law of
Segregation segregation through an
illustration in the
telophase of meiosis.

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2. Infer the connection

of meiosis and the
segregation of
inheritance from
parents to its offspring
The Law of 1. Discuss the law of
Independent independent
Assortment assortment.
2. Compute for the
probability and chance
of an offspring to
inherit certain
phenotype and
genotype from its
parents.
3. Deduce the
connection of
independent
assortment in the
gamete formation.
The learners The learners 7. explain the S8LT-IVg- Species 1. Describe the
1. Biodiversity demonstrate an should be able to: concept of a 19 Diversity characteristics of a
1.1 Species of understanding Report (eg. species; Classification of species.
diversity of: Through a Organism 2. Distinguish species
3. 2 Hierarchical 1. The travelogue) on diversity and species
taxonomic system of concept of the activities that richness.
classification a species communities 3. Realise that
3.3 Protection and 2. The engage in to interbreeding could
conservation of species as protect and induce a negative
endangered and being conserve effect to the
economically further endangered and environment
important species classified economically 8. classify S8LT-IVh- 1. Identify the major

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into a important species organisms using 20 classification of

hierarchical the hierarchical organisms from its
taxonomic taxonomic domain to its kingdom..
system system; 2. Name some local
organisms and classify
them according to its
major classification.
3. Recognize the need
to have a system of
classifying and naming
organisms.

9. explain the S8LT-IVh- Identifying 1. Identify bacteria and

advantage of high 21 Microorganisms protest present in
biodiversity in fermented drink and
maintaining the specimen man canal
stability of an water.
ecosystem; 2. Describe the
microorganisms as
seen in the
microscope.
3. Explain the harmful
and beneficial effect of
these organisms.
Classification of 1. Describe the
Eukarya: Its characteristics of each
Characteristics Eukarya.
2. Cite the relevance of
understanding the

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characteristics of these
organisms and the
protection of
endangered species.
3. Construct a graphic
organizer for each of
the group of Eukarya
and its characteristics
and examples.
Low and High 1. Differentiate high
Biodiversity from low diversity.
2. Identify ecosystem
with high and low
biodiversity.
3. Predict the outcome
of an ecosystem with
low biodiversity.
1. Ecosystems The learners The learners 10. Describe the S8LT-IVi-22 Components of 1. Distinguish between
1.1 Transfer of demonstrate an should be able to: transfer of energy a Food Chain producer and
Energy in Trophic understanding Make a poster through the consumer.
Levels of: comparing food trophic levels; 2. Analyse the transfer
1.2 Cycling of 1. The one- choices based on of energy form one
materials in the way flow the trophic levels’ organism to another.
ecosystem of energy 3. Construct a food
1.2.1 Water Cycle and the chain using the given
1.2.2 Oxygen- cycling of ecosystem.
Carbon Cycle materials 11. Analyse the S8LT-IVi-23 Food Web 1. Identify the
1.2.3 Nitrogen in an roles of characteristics of a
Cycle ecosyste organisms in the producer, consumer
4.3 Impact of human m cycling of and decomposer and
activities in an materials; their energy
ecosystem consumption.

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2. Analyse the role of

producer, consumer
and decomposer in a
food web.
3. Infer the significance
of these organisms if
one is taken out.
12. Explain how S8LT-IVi-24 Cycling 1. Distinguish the
materials cycle in Materials in the various cycling
an ecosystem; Ecosystem materials in the
ecosystem.
2. Illustrate its cycling
pathway.
3. Cite the importance
of cycling materials in
maintaining the
stability and resilience
of the ecosystem.
13. Suggest ways S8LT-IVi-25 Impact of 1. Discuss different
to minimize Human human activities that
human impact on Activities on the contributed a negative
the environment. Environment. effect to the
environment.
2. Conduct interview
from significant
individual in the
community on their
ways and means in
mitigating the human
impact to the
environment.
3. Construct an action

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plan that suggests

mitigation.