Department of Education

Astorga National High School

Alangalang, Leyte

Learning Competency in Science 7

Content Learning Competency Date Topics Activity
First Quarter - Matter
1. describe the components of a scientific investigation;
Doing Scientific
Investigation
Diversity of Materials in 2. investigate properties of unsaturated or saturated solution; Solution
the Environment 3. express concentrations of solutions quantitatively by
preparing different concentrations of mixtures according to
uses and availability of materials;
4. distinguish mixtures from substance based on a set of Mixture
properties;
5. recognize that substances are classified into elements and Elements
compounds;
6. investigate properties of acidic and basic mixtures using Acid and Base
natural indicators; and
7. describe some properties of metals and non-metals such as Metals and Non-
luster, malleability, ductility, and conductivity. Metals
Second Quarter – Living 1. identify parts of the microscope and their functions; Microscope
Things and their 2. focus specimens using the compound microscope;
Environment 3. describe the different levels of biological organization Cell
from cell to biosphere;
Parts and Function 4. differentiate plant and animal cells according to presence Plants and
or absence of certain organelles; Animal Cell
5. explain why cell is considered the basic structural and
functional unit of all organisms;
6. identify beneficial and harmful microorganisms;
Heredity: Inheritance 7. differentiate asexual from sexual reproduction in terms of:
and Variation 7.1. number of individuals involved;
7.2.similarities of offspring to parents;
8. describe the process of fertilization;
 Ecosystem 9. differentiate biotic from abiotic components of an
ecosystem;
10. describe the different ecological relationships found in an
ecosystem;
11. predict the effect of changes in one population on other
populations in the ecosystem; and
12. predict the effect of changes in abiotic factors on the
ecosystem.
Third Quarter – Force, 1. describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or
Motion, Energy displacement, speed or velocity, and acceleration;
2. differentiate quantities in terms of magnitude and
Motion in One direction;
Dimension 3. create and interpret visual representation of the motion of
objects such as tape charts and motion graphs;
Waves 4. infer that waves carry energy;
5. differentiate transverse from longitudinal waves, and
mechanical from electromagnetic waves;
6. relate the characteristics of waves;
Sound 7. describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts of
wavelength, velocity. And amplitude;
8. explain sound production in the human voice box, and how
pitch, loudness, and quality of sound vary from one person
to another;
9. describe how organisms produce, transmit, and receive
sound of various frequencies (infrasonic, audible, and
ultrasonic sound);
Light 10. relate characteristics of light such color and intensity to
frequency and wavelength;
11. infer that light travels in a straight line;
Heat 12. infer the conditions necessary for heat transfer to occur;
Electricity 13. describe the different types of charging processes; and
14. explain the importance of earthing or grounding
 Fourth Quarter – Earth 1. demonstrate how places on earth may be located using a
and Space coordinate system;
2. describe the location of the Philippines with respect to the
continents and oceans of the world;
The Philippine 3. recognize that soil, water, rocks, coal, and other fossil fuels
Environment are Earth materials that people use as resources;
4. describe ways of using Earth’s resources sustainably
Interaction in the 5. discuss how energy from the sun interacts with the layers
Atmosphere of the atmosphere;
6. explain how some human activities affect the atmosphere;
7. account for the occurrence of land and sea breeze,
monsoons, and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)
8. describe the effects of certain weather systems in the
Philippines;
Seasons in the 9. using modes, relate:
Philippines 9.1.the tilt of the Earth to the length of daytime;
9.2. the length of daytime to the amount of energy
received;
9.3.the position of the Earth in its orbit to the height of the
Sun in the sky;
9.4.the height of the Sun in the sky to the amount of energy
received;
9.5.the latitude of an area to the amount of energy the area
received;
10. show what causes change in the seasons in the Philippines
using models;
Eclipses 11. explain how solar and lunar eclipses occur; and
12. collect, record, and report data on the beliefs and practices
of the community in relation to eclipses.

Noted by: Prepared by:

Erlinda A. De Lira
School Principal Janice Kathryn N. Maraya
SST-3