BUDGET OF WORK IN SCIENCE 7

School Year: 2018-2019

Quarter Topics Competencies No. of Sessions

Module 1 The learners should be able to….

Doing Scientific Investigations

1. Ways of acquiring knowledge

and solving problems
* describe the components of a scientific investigation;

2. Diversity of Materials in the

Environment
* investigate properties of unsaturated or saturated solutions;

2.1 Solutions * investigate properties of unsaturated or saturated solutions;

* express concentrations of solutions quantitatively by preparing

First different concentrations of mixtures according to uses and
Quarter availability of materials;

2.2 Substances and mixtures * distinguish mixtures from substances based on a set of properties;

* recognize that substances are classified into elements and

2.3 Elements and Compounds
compounds;

* investigate properties of acidic and basic mixtures using natural

2.4 Acids and Bases
indicators; and

* describe some properties of metals and non-metals such as luster,

2.5 Metals and Non-Metals
malleability, ductility, and conductivity.

I. Parts and Functions

1. Microscopy * identify parts of the microscope and their functions;

* focus specimens using the compund microscope;

Second 2. Levels of Biological * describe the different levels of biological organization from cell to
Organization biosphere;
Quarter
* differentiate plant and animal cells according to presence or
3. Animal and Plant Cells
absence of certain organelles;

* explain why the cell is considered the basic structural and

functional unit of all organisms;
 4. Fungi, Protists, and Bacteria * identify beneficial and harmful microorganisms;

II. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation

1. Asexual reproduction * differentiate asexual from sexual reproduction in terms of:

2. Sexual reproduction 7.1 number of individuals involved

7.2 similarities of offspring to parents;

* describe the process of fertilization;

I. Ecosystems

1. Components of an Ecosystem * differentiate biotic from abiotic components of an ecosystem;

2. Ecological Relationships

* describe the different ecological relationships found in an

2.1 Symbiotic relationships
ecosystem
Second
2.2 Non-Symbiotic relationships
Quarter
3. Transfer of Energy through
Trophic Levels

II. Ecosystems

1. Components of an Ecosystem

* describe the different ecological relationships found in an

2. Ecological Relationships
ecosystem

* predict the effect of changes in one population on other populations

2.1 Symbiotic relationships
in the ecosystem; and

2.2 Non-Symbiotic relationships * predict the effect of changes in abiotic factors on the ecosystem.

3. Transfer of Energy through

Trophic Levels

I. Motion in One Dimension

* describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or

1. Descriptors of Motion
displacement, speed or velocity, and acceleration;

1.1 Distance or Displacement

1.2 Speed or Velocity

Third 1.3 Acceleration

Quarter * describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or

2. Motion Detectors
displacement, speed or velocity, and acceleration;

* differentiate quantities in terms of magnitude and direction;

 * create and interpret visual representation of the motion of objects
such as tape charts and motion graphs;

II. Waves

1. Types of Waves * infer that waves carry energy;

2. Characteristics of Waves

2.1 Amplitude

2.2 Wavelength

3. Wave Velocity

II. Waves

* differentiate transverse from longitudinal waves, and mechanical

1. Types of Waves
from electromagnetic waves;

2. Characteristics of Waves * relate characteristics of waves;

2.1 Amplitude

2.2 Wavelength

3. Wave Velocity

III. Sound

* describe the characteristics of sound using concepts of

1. Characteristics of Sound
wavelenght, velocity, and amplitude;

1.1 Pitch
Third 1.2 Loudness
Quarter 1.3 Quality

III. Sound

* explain sound production in the human voice box, and how pitch,
1. Characteristics of Sound
loudness, and quality of sound vary from one person to another;

1.1 Pitch
* describe how organisms production, transmit, and receive sound of
1.2 Loudness
various frequencies (infrasonic, aidible, and ultrasonic sound);
1.3 Quality

IV. Light

* relate characteristics of light such as color and intensity to

1. Characteristics of Light
frequency and wavelenght;
1.1 Intensity or Brightness
* infer that light travels in a straight line;
1.2 Color

V. Heat

1. Heat Transfer * infer the conditions necessary for heat transfer occur;

1.1 Conduction
 1.2 Convection

1.3 Radiation

VI. Electricity

1. Charges * describe the different typesof charging processes; and

2. Charging processes * explain the importance of earthing or grounding.

1. The Philippine Environment

1.1 Location of the Philippines using * Demonstrate how places on earth may be located using a
coordinate system coordinate system

1.2 Location of the Philippines with

* Describe the location of the Philippines with respect to the
respect to landmasses and bodies of
water continents and oceans of the world;

1.3 Protection and conservation of * recognize that soil, water, rocks, coal, and other fossil fuels are
natural resources Earth materials that people use as resources;

* Describe ways of using Earth's resouces sustainably;

2. Interactions in the
Atmosphere

2.1 Greenhouse effect and global * Discuss how energy from the Sun interacts with the layers of the
warming atmosphere;

Fourth
2.2. Land and sea breezes * Explain how some human activities affect the atmosphere;
Quarter
* Account for the occurrence of land and sea breezes, monsoons,
2.3. Monsoons
and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

2.4. Intertropical convergence zone

2. Interactions in the
* Describe the effects of certain weather system in the Philippines
Atmosphere

2.1. Greenhouse effect and global

warming

2.2. Land and sea breezes

 2.3. Monsoons

2.4. Intertropical convergence zone

3. Seasons in the Philippines

3.1. Relations of seasons to the

position of the Sun in the sky
9. using models, relate:

3.2. Causes of seasons in the

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 if 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 receives;

* show what causes change in the seasons in the Philippines using

models;

4. Eclipses

4.1. Solar Eclipse * Explain how solar and lunar eclipses occur; and

* collect, record, and report data on the beliefs and practices of the
4.2. Lunar Eclipse
community in relation to eclipses.

Prepared by:

NINEL JEAN D. CANTERA

Science 7 Teacher Noted by:

EDDIE D. ARAYAN
School Principal