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Term
Performance Institutional Core
(No of days) Unit Topic Content Standard Competencies/ Skills Assessment Activities Resources
Standard Values
Month/s

Quarter 1 The learners The learners shall be The learners should be able
demonstrate an able to: to…
understanding of:

1. Laws of Motion Newton’s three laws Develop a written Investigate the

Result of Laboratory Materials
1.1 Law of Inertia of motion and plan and implement relationship between the
activities, quiz Activities using available at
1.2 Law of Acceleration uniform circular a “Newton’s amount of force applied
available home, activity
1.3 Law of Interaction motion Olympics” and the mass of the object
Week 1 materials at home. sheet, worksheet.
to the amount of change in
Problem solving.
the object’s motion.

Infer that when a body

exerts a force on another, Guided Video analysis, Video Animation
an equal amount of generalization discussion.
Interact with each
force is exerted back on it other harmoniously.

Relate the laws of motion

to bodies in uniform Guided Text Analysis Article
circular motion. generalization

Make AVP of planned and

implemented “Newton’s Rubric for rating Activity planning
Olympics” to show
relationship of force, work,
and energy. It should
involve the family
members to strengthen
family relationship.

Proposes ways to Explain how work is

increase the amount related to power and
2. Work Power and Work using constant of work done in a energy. Quiz Video and text Video animation,
Energy force, power, certain period of analysis Conserve energy
textbook,
gravitational time. worksheet
Discuss how work is done
potential energy,
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kinetic energy, and in relations to constant Video analysis, Video animation,
elastic potential force, power, gravitational Quiz, Guided Lecture, problem textbook,
energy potential energy, kinetic generalization solving worksheet, PPT
energy, and elastic presentation.
potential energy.

Propose ways to increase

the amount of work. Proposal writing
The speed of sound Rubric for rating
in different media. Investigate the effect of
3. Sound The propagation of temperature to the speed Laboratory Objects in the
sound through solid, of sound in different activity house that can be
media. Lab results Develop creativity
liquid, and gas used to produce
and resourcefulness.
Discuss phenomena sound.
such as blue sky, Worksheet.
Explain the hierarchy of
rainbow, and red
colors in the spectrum of Pictures, Light
4. Light Some properties and sunset using the Picture narration
white light based of their spectrum
characteristics of concept of Quiz, guided of objects in the
wavelength. Demonstrate the
visible light wavelength and generalization house focused on
beauty of nature
frequency of visible the significance of
through colors.
light color to human
life and activities.
Difference between
heat and
temperature. Differentiate heat and
temperature at the Laboratory
5. Heat Heat and Materials
molecular level. activity, video
temperature, and the available at
Practices safety in Lab results, quiz, analysis Promote the role of
effects of heat on the home, worksheet
handling electrical Explain the advantages guided physics in making
body and disadvantages of
devices generalization life comfortable
Text analysis, Picture of
series and parallel
Current- voltage- project making. electrical devices
6. Electricity connections in homes Quiz, guided
resistance in the house that
generalization. are connected in
relationship, electric Explain the functions of
power, electric series or parallel Observe practicality
circuit breakers, fuses, and safety
energy, and home Text and video circuit.
earthing, double precautions in
circuitry insulation, analysis.
Quiz, guided dealing with
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and other safety devices in generalization List of electrical electricity.
the home. safety
precautions
practiced in the
house.
Term Unit Topic Content Standard Performance Competencies/ Skills Assessment Activities Resources Institutional Core
(No of days) Standard Values
Month/s
The learners The learners shall be The learners should be able
QUARTER 2 demonstrate an able to: to…
understanding of:

Earthquakes and Faults the relationship participate in using models or Lab questions Lab activity: Stick Worksheet Exhibit disaster
- Active and inactive between faults and decision making on illustrations, explain how n’ slip preparedness
faults earthquakes where to build movements along faults
- How movements structures based on generate earthquakes;
along faults generate knowledge of the
earthquakes location of active
- How earthquakes faults in the differentiate the:
generate tsunamis community; -epicenter of an Lab questions, Guided Video, pictures,
- Earthquake focus and earthquake from its focus; quiz discussion, video worksheet
epicenter make an emergency - intensity of an and picture
- Earthquake intensity plan and prepare an earthquake from its analysis, lab
and magnitude emergency kit for magnitude; activity
- Earthquake use at home and in - active and inactive
preparedness school; faults;
- How earthquake
waves provide explain how earthquake Guided
information about the waves provide discussion,
Quiz Textbook,
interior of the Earth information about the picture analysis
pictures
interior of the earth;

identify earthquake-prone Identifying

and earthquake-free earthquake-prone
locations; Plotting and and earthquake-
picture analysis of free locations Hazard map,
different faults using hazard map worksheet
located in the
make an emergency plan Philippines.
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and prepare an emergency Earthquake
kit for use at home and in Performance task preparedness
school; simulation

rubric
Understanding the formation of demonstrate Explain how typhoon Quiz Guided Video
Typhoons typhoons and their precautionary develops and how it is discussion, video
- How typhoons movement within the measures before, affected by landmasses analysis
develop PAR during, and after a and bodies of water;
- Why the Philippines is typhoon, including
prone to typhoons following Trace the path of typhoons Lab questions Laboratory Philippine map,
- How landforms and advisories, storm that enter the Philippine activity, picture typhoon picture
bodies of water affect signals, and calls for Area of Responsibility analysis
typhoons within the evacuation given by (PAR) using a map and
Philippine Area of government tracking data Exhibit disaster
Performance task Role-playing Rubric
Responsibility (PAR) agencies in charge preparedness
activity of what to
do before, during
participate in and after a
activities that lessen typhoon.
the risks brought by
typhoons Organizing a
Performance task small-scale Rubric
project, such as
cleaning drives
and tree planting
activities.
- Other members of the characteristics of discuss whether or compare and contrast Guided Compare and Diagram,
Solar System comets, meteors, and not beliefs and comets, meteors, and generalization, contrast activity pictures,
-Comets asteroids practices about asteroids; quiz using diagram, worksheet
- Meteors comets and meteors picture analysis
- Asteroids have scientific basis Serve as a referee
Analyze through science, Performance task Research beliefs between science
common beliefs and and practices Rubric and superstitious
practices about comets about comets and beliefs.
and meteors. meteors observed
by the students
and explain in
relation to
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astronomy.

Term Unit Topic Content Standard Performance Competencies/ Skills Assessment Activities Resources Institutional Core
(No of days) Standard Values
Month/s
The learners The learners shall be The learners should be able
QUARTER 3 demonstrate an able to: to…
understanding of:

The Particle Nature of the particle nature of explain the properties of Lab questions Lab activities, Worksheet, Preserve the
Matter matter as basis for solids, liquids, and gases picture analysis pictures uniqueness of things
- Elements, explaining based on the particle
Compounds, and properties, physical nature of matter;
Mixtures changes, and
- Atoms and Molecules structure of explain physical changes
substances and in terms of the Guided Guided Pictures,
mixtures arrangement and motion generalization, lab discussion, lab worksheet
of atoms and molecules; questions activities
Atomic Structure the identity of a determine the number of Lab questions Lab activity: Worksheet Promote critical
- Protons substance according protons, neutrons, and What’s in a thinking.
- Neutrons to its atomic electrons in a particular number?
- Electrons structure atom;

use the periodic table to Guided Guided Periodic table of

predict the chemical generalization discussion elements
behavior of an element.

Term Unit Topic Content Standard Performance Competencies/ Skills Assessment Activities Resources Institutional Core
(No of days) Standard Values
Month/s
The learners The learners shall be The learners should be able
QUARTER 4 demonstrate an able to: to…
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understanding of:

Structures and the digestive system present an analysis explain ingestion, Guided Video analysis, Video animation Choose the right
Functions: Focus on the and its interaction of the data gathered absorption, assimilation, generalization, guided kind of food to eat.
Digestive System with the circulatory, on diseases and excretion; quiz discussion
- Organs of the respiratory, and resulting from
digestive system and excretory systems in nutrient deficiency Explain how one’s lifestyle Performance task Poster Making: Rubric
their interaction with providing the body can affect the functioning Information
organs of the with nutrients for of digestive system Dissemination on
respiratory, circulatory, energy on diseases
and excretory systems resulting from
- Changes in food as it diseases that result nutrient
undergoes physical and from nutrient deficiency and
chemical digestion deficiency and proper ways of
- Diseases resulting ingestion of harmful taking care of
from nutrient substances, and their digestive system.
deficiency and prevention and
ingestion of harmful treatment
substances
- Prevention, detection,
and treatment of
diseases of the
digestive system
Heredity: Inheritance -how cells divide to report on the Explain the significance of Guided Video and Video, pictures
and Variation of Traits produce new cells importance of meiosis in maintaining the generalization picture analysis,
- Stages of mitosis variation in plant chromosome number guided Appreciate the role
- Stages of meiosis -meiosis as one of the and animal breeding discussion of meiosis in the
- Mendelian Genetics processes producing creation of genetic
genetic variations of Predict phenotypic Lab questions Lab activity, Worksheet, variation
the Mendelian expressions of traits picture analysis pictures
Pattern of following simple patterns
Inheritance of inheritance
Biodiversity the concept of a report (e.g., through explain the concept of a Building Webpage Worksheet Promote the
species a travelogue) on the species; phylogenetic trees reading: Concept importance of an
- Species diversity the species as being activities that of species international
- Hierarchical further classified into communities engage standard of
taxonomic system of a hierarchical in to protect and classify organisms using Graphic organizer, Video clip: Video, PPT classifying
classification taxonomic system conserve the hierarchical taxonomic quiz Importance of organisms
- Protection and endangered and system; taxonomy,
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conservation of economically Taxonomy chart
endangered and important species
economically explain the advantage of News article News article
important species high biodiversity in analysis analysis News article
maintaining the stability of
an ecosystem;

Ecosystems the one-way flow of make a poster describe the transfer of Graphic organizer Video clip Activity sheet Show concern and
- Transfer of Energy in energy and the comparing food energy through the trophic analysis care for the
Trophic Levels cycling of materials choices based on the levels; environment.
- Cycling of materials in in an ecosystem trophic levels’
the ecosystem analyze the roles of Guided Guided Textbook
--Water cycle organisms in the cycling of generalization discussion
--Oxygen-carbon cycle materials;
--Nitrogen cycle
- Impact of human explain how materials Picture analysis,
Group output Pictures
activities in an cycle in an ecosystem; and mini-group
reporting
ecosystem discussion
suggest ways to minimize
Performance task Research activity Rubric
human impact on the
environment.

make a poster comparing

food choices based on the Performance task Poster making Rubric
trophic levels’