GRADE 7

COURSE OUTLINE

CONTENT WEEK
FIRST QUARTER
Doing Scientific Investigations Week 1
1. Ways of acquiring knowledge and solving problems

Week 2
Diversity of Materials in the Environment
2.1 Solutions

2.2 Week 3
Substances and Mixtures

Week 4
2.3 Elements and Compounds

Week 5
2.4 Acids and Bases

Week 6
2.5 Metals and Non-metals

SECOND QUARTER
Week 1
I. Parts and Functions

1. Microscopy
2. Levels of Biological Organization Week 2

3. Animal and Plant Cells Week 3

4. Fungi, Protists, and Bacteria Week 4

II. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation

1. Asexual reproduction Week 5
2. Sexual reproduction

I. Ecosystems

1. Components of an ecosystem Week 6

2. Ecological relationships
2.1 Symbiotic relationships
2.2 Non symbiotic relationships
3. Transfer of energy through trophic levels
 CONTENT WEEK
THIRD QUARTER
I. Motion in One Dimension Week 1
1. Descriptors of Motion
1.1 Distance or Displacement
1.2 Speed or Velocity
1.3 Acceleration
2. Motion Detectors
II. Waves Week 2
1. Types of Waves
2. Characteristics of Waves
2.1 Amplitude
2.2 Wavelength
3. Wave Velocity
III. Sound Week 3
1. Characteristics of sound
1.1.Pitch
1.2 Loudness
1.3 Quality
IV. Light Week 4
1. Characteristics of Light
1.1 Intensity or Brightness
1.2 Color
V. Heat Week 5
1. Heat Transfer
1.1 Conduction
1.2 Convection
1.3 Radiation
VI. Electricity Week 6
1. Charges
2. Charging processes
 FOURTH QUARTER
1.The Philippine Environment Week 1
1.1 Location of the Philippines using a coordinate
system
1.2. Location of the Philippines with respect to
landmasses and bodies of water
1.3. Protection and conservation of natural resources
2.Interactions in the Atmosphere Week 2
2.1. Greenhouse effect and global warming
2.3. Land and sea breezes
2.4. Monsoons
2.5. Intertropical convergence zone
2.Interactions in the Atmosphere Week 3
2.1. Greenhouse effect and global warming
2.3. Land and sea breezes
2.4. Monsoons
2.5. Intertropical convergence zone
3. Seasons in the Philippines Week 4
3.1. Relation of seasons to the position of the Sun in the
sky
3.2. Causes of seasons in the Philippines
4. Eclipses
4.1. Solar Eclipse Week 5
4.2. Lunar Eclipse
 GRADE 8
COURSE OUTLINE

CONTENT WEEK
FIRST QUARTER
1. Laws of Motion Week 1
1.1 Law of Inertia
1.2 Law of Acceleration
1.3 Law of Interaction
2. Work Power and Energy Week 2

3. Sound Week 3

4. Light Week 4

5. Heat Week 5

6. Electricity Week 6
Electrical power
Electrical energy

SECOND QUARTER
1. Earthquakes and Faults Week 1
1.1 Active and inactive faults
1.2 How movements along faults generate earthquakes
1.3 How earthquakes generate tsunamis Week 2
1.4 Earthquake focus and epicenter
1.5 Earthquake intensity and magnitude Week 3
1.6 Earthquake preparedness
1.7 How earthquake waves provide information about
the interior of the Earth
2. Understanding Typhoons Week 4
2.1 How typhoons develop
2.2 Why the Philippines is prone to typhoons
2.3 How landforms and bodies of water affect typhoons
within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
3. Other members of the Solar System
3.1 Comets Week 5
3.2 Meteors
3.3 Asteroids

Week 6
 CONTENT WEEK
THIRD QUARTER
1. The Particle Nature of Matter `Week 1
1.1 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
1.2 Atoms and Molecules
1.2 Atoms and Molecules Week 2
2. Atomic Structure Week 3
2.1 Protons
2.2 Neutrons
2.3 Electrons
3. Periodic Table (PT) of Elements Week 4
3.1 Development of the PT
3.2 Arrangement of elements
3.3 Reactive and nonreactive metals
Week 5
Week 6

FOURTH QUARTER
1. Structures and Functions: Focus on the Week 1
Digestive System
1.1 Organs of the digestive system and their interaction
with organs of the respiratory, circulatory, and excretory
systems
1.2 Changes in food as it undergoes physical and Week 2
chemical digestion
1.3 Diseases resulting from nutrient deficiency and
ingestion of harmful substances

1.4 Prevention, detection, and treatment of diseases of Week 3

the digestive system
2. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits Week 4
2.1 Stages of mitosis
2.2 Stages of meiosis
2.3 Mendelian Genetics
3. Biodiversity
3.1 Species diversity Week 5
3.2 Hierarchical taxonomic system of classification
3.3 Protection and conservation of endangered and
economically important species Week 6
4. Ecosystems Week 7
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
4.2.3Nitrogen cycle
4.3 Impact of human activities in an ecosystem
 GRADE 9
COURSE OUTLINE

CONTENT WEEK
FIRST QUARTER
1. Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Working `Week 1
with the other Organ Systems
1.1 COMMON RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY
ILNESSES
2. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation Week 2
2.1 Location of genes on chromosomes
2.2 Non-Mendelian inheritance Week 3
2.2.1 Incomplete dominance
2.2.2 Sex-linked traits
2.2.3 Multiple alleles
2.3 Multiple genes
3. Biodiversity and Evolution Week 4
3.1 Causes of Species Extinction
3.1.1 natural
3.1.2 anthropogenic
4. Ecosystems Week 5
4.1 Flow of Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
4.1.1 Photosynthesis Week 6
4.1.2 Respiration Week 7
SECOND QUARTER
Week 1
1. Electronic Structure of Matter
1.1 Bohr’s model
1. Chemical Bonding Week 2
1.1 Ionic and Covalent Bonding

1.2 Metallic Bonding Week 3

2. The Variety of Carbon Compounds Week 4
2.1 Carbon Atoms
2.2 Organic Compounds
Week 5
3. Mole Concept
3.1 Mass Week 6
3.2 Moles
3.3 Percentage Composition of a Compound Week 7
 CONTENT WEEK
THIRD QUARTER
1.Volcanoes `Week 1
1.1 Type of volcanoes
1.2 Volcanic Eruption Week 2
1.3 Energy from volcanoes
2.Climate Week 3
2.1 Factors that affect climate
2.2 Global climate phenomeno
3. Constellations Week 4
3.1 Characteristics of stars
3.2 Arrangement of stars in a group
3.3 Changing position of constellations during the night Week 5
and at different times of the year
3.4 Beliefs and practices about constellations and astrology
Week 6

FOURTH QUARTER
Motion in Two Dimensions Week 1
1. Projectile Motion
1.2.Impulse, Momentum and Impulse Week 2
1.3.Conservation of Linear Momentum
2. Work Power and Energy Week 3
2.1 Changes in form of mechanical energy
2.2 Conservation of energy Week 4
3. Heat
Week 5
Work
Week 6
Efficiency Week 7
4. Electricity and magnetism Week 8
4.1 Power generation and energy losses
4.2 Transmission and distribution of electrical energy
from power plants to homes
 GRADE 10
COURSE OUTLINE

CONTENT WEEK
FIRST QUARTER
1. Plate Tectonics `Week 1
plate tectonic theory
1.1 Distribution Week 2
1.1.1 volcanoes
1.1.2 earthquake epicenters
1.1.3 mountain ranges
1.2 Plate boundaries Week 3

1.3 Processes and landforms along plate boundaries Week 4

1.4 Internal structure of the Earth Week 5

1.5 Mechanism (possible causes of movement) Week 6
1.6 Evidence of plate movement Week 7
SECOND QUARTER
1. Electromagnetic Spectrum Week 1

2. Light Week 2
2.1 Reflection of Light in Mirrors
2.2 Refraction of Light in Lenses
3. Electricity and Magnetism Week 3
3.1 Electromagnetic effects

CONTENT WEEK
THIRD QUARTER
1. Coordinated Functions of the Reproductive, Week 1
Endocrine, and Nervous Systems

2. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation Week 2

3. Biodiversity and Evolution Week 3

4. Ecosystems Week 4
4.1 Flow of Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
4.2 Biodiversity and Stability Week 5
4.3 Population Growth and Carrying Capacity Week 6
FOURTH QUARTER
1. Gas Laws Week 1
1.1 Kinetic Molecular Theory
1.2 Volume, pressure, and temperature relationship Week 2
1.3 Ideal gas law
2. Biomolecules Week 3
2.1 Elements present in biomolecules
2.2 Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids Week 4
2.2.1 Food Labels
3. Chemical reactions Week 5
 GRADE 11-ABM
SYLLABUS
CONTENT WEEK
FIRST QUARTER
1. `Week 1
I. ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
A. Universe and Solar System

B. Earth and Earth System

1. State the different hypotheses explaining the

origin of the universe.

2. Describe the different hypotheses explaining the

origin of the solar system.

7. Identify the layers of the Earth (crust, mantle,

core).

8. Differentiate the layers of the Earth.

3. Recognize the uniqueness of Earth, being the only Week 2

planet in the solar system with properties necessary to
support life.

Week 3
4. Explain that the Earth consists of four subsystems,
across whose boundaries matter and energy flow.

5. Explain the current advancements/information on the Week 4

solar system
6. Show the contributions of personalities/people on the Week 5
understanding of the earth systems
7. Identify the layers of the Earth (crust, mantle, Week 6
core).

8. Differentiate the layers of the Earth.

Week 7
SECOND QUARTER
II. EARTH MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Week 1
A. Minerals and Rocks

1. identify common rock-forming minerals using

their physical and chemical properties
 Week 2
2. classify rocks into igneous, sedimentary, and
metamorphic

B. Exogenic Processes Week 3

3. describe how rocks undergo weathering
4. explain how the products of weathering are carried
away by erosion and deposited elsewhere

Week 4
5. make a report on how rocks and soil move downslope
due to the direct action of gravity

C. Endogenic Processes

6. describe where the Earth’s internal heat comes from.

7. describe how magma is formed (magmatism)

8. describe what happens after the magma is formed

(plutonism and volcanism)

9. describe the changes in mineral components and

texture of rocks due to changes in pressure and
temperature (metamorphism)

10. compare and contrast the format

10. compare and contrast the formation of the different

types of igneous rocks

11. describe how rocks behave under different types of

stress such as compression, pulling apart, and shearing

D. Deformation of the Crust

12. explain how the continents drift

13. cite evidence that support continental drift

14. explain how the movement of plates leads to the

formation of folds and faults

15. explain how the seafloor spreads

 CONTENT WEEK
THIRD QUARTER
1. Coordinated Functions of the Reproductive, Week 1
Endocrine, and Nervous Systems

2. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation Week 2

3. Biodiversity and Evolution Week 3

4. Ecosystems Week 4
4.1 Flow of Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
4.2 Biodiversity and Stability Week 5
4.3 Population Growth and Carrying Capacity Week 6
FOURTH QUARTER
1. Gas Laws Week 1
1.1 Kinetic Molecular Theory
1.2 Volume, pressure, and temperature relationship Week 2
1.3 Ideal gas law
2. Biomolecules Week 3
2.1 Elements present in biomolecules
2.2 Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids Week 4
2.2.1 Food Labels
3. Chemical reactions Week 5