Matrix of Curriculum Standards (Competencies),

with Corresponding Recommended Flexible Learning Delivery Mode and Materials per Grading Period

GRADE 8 SCIENCE

Week of Learning competencies Lesson LR Link (if Assessment

the Grade 8 Science Exemplar/ develope available (provide a
Quarter/
Grading
Learning r online) link if online)
Period resources
available
1st Q/ Investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied and the
Week 1 mass of the object to the amount of change in the object’s motion
Infer that when a body exerts a force on another, an equal amount of
force is exerted back on it
1st Q/ Demonstrate how a body responds to changes in motion
Week 2 Relate the laws of motion to bodies in uniform circular motion
1st Q/ Identify situations in which work is done and in which no work is done
Week 3 Describe how work is related to power and energy
1st Q/ Differentiate potential and kinetic energy
Week 4 Relate speed and position of object to the amount of energy possessed by a
body
1st Q/ infer how the movement of particles of an object affects the speed of
Week 5 sound through it
Investigates the effect of temperature to speed of sound through fair
testing
1st Q/ Demonstrate the existence of the color components of visible light using a
Week 6 prism or diffraction grating
Explain the hierarchy of colors in relation to energy
1st Q/
Differentiate between heat and temperature at the molecular level
Week 7
1st Q/
Infer the relationship between current and voltage (instead of charge)
Week 8
1st Q/ Explain the advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel
Week 9 connections in homes
1st Q/ Differentiate electrical power and electrical energy
Week 10 Explain the functions of circuit breakers, fuses, earthing, double
insulation, and other safety devices in the home
2nd Q/ Using models or illustrations, explain how movements along faults generate
Week 1 earthquakes
Week of Learning competencies Lesson LR Link (if Assessment
the Grade 8 Science Exemplar/ develope available (provide a
Quarter/
Grading
Learning r online) link if online)
Period resources
available
2nd Q/ Differentiate the
Week 1-2 1 epicenter of an earthquake from its focus;
2 intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude;
3 active and inactive faults
2nd Q/
Demonstrate how underwater earthquakes generate tsunamis
Week 2
2nd Q/ Explain how earthquake waves provide information about the interior of the
Week 3 earth
2nd Q/
Explain how typhoons develop
Week 4
2nd Q/
Explain how landmasses and bodies of water affect typhoons
Week 5
2nd Q/ Trace the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility
Week 6 (PAR) using a map and tracking data
2nd Q/
Compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids
Week 7-8
2nd Q/
Explain the regular occurrence of meteor showers
Week 8-9
3rd Q/ Explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based on the particle
Week 1-2 nature of matter
3rd Q/ Explain physical changes in terms of the arrangement and motion of
Week 3-4 atoms and molecules
3rd Q/ Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a particular
Week 5-6 atom
3rd Q/ Trace the development of the periodic table from observations based on
Week 7-8 similarities in properties of elements
3rd Q/
Week 9- Use the periodic table to predict the chemical behavior of an element
10
4th Q/
Explain ingestion, absorption, assimilation, and excretion
Week 1
4th Q/ Explain how diseases of the digestive system are prevented, detected,
Week 2 and treated
4th Q/
Compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role in the cell-division cycle
Week 3
4th Q/ Explain the significance of meiosis in maintaining the chromosome
Week 4 number
Week of Learning competencies Lesson LR Link (if Assessment
the Grade 8 Science Exemplar/ develope available (provide a
Quarter/
Grading
Learning r online) link if online)
Period resources
available
4th Q/ Predict phenotypic expressions of traits following simple patterns of
Week 5 inheritance
4th Q/
Explain the concept of a species
Week 6
4th Q/ Classify organisms using the hierarchical taxonomic system
Week 7 Explain the advantage of high biodiversity in maintaining the stability of
an ecosystem
4th Q/ Describe the transfer of energy through the trophic levels
Week 8 Analyze the roles of organisms in the cycling of materials
4th Q/
Explain how materials cycle in an ecosystem
Week 9
4th Q/
Suggest ways to minimize human impact on the environment
Week 10