Science MELC

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SCIENCE
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Grade Level: Grade 3
Subject: Science
Week of Most Essential Learning Competencies Lesson Exemplar/ LR Link (if available Assessment
the Learning develope online) (provide a
Quarter/ resources r link if online)
Grading available
Period
Q1/ Week Classify objects and materials as solid, liquid, and gas based on some
1-2 observable characteristics;
Q1/ Week 3 Describe changes in materials based on the effect of temperature:
-5 1 solid to liquid
2 liquid to solid
3 liquid to gas
4 solid to gas
Q2/ Week 1 Describe the functions of the sense organs of the human body
Q2/ Week 2 Describe animals in their immediate surroundings
Q2/ Week 2 Identify the external parts and functions of animals
Q2/ Week 3 Classify animals according to body parts and use
Q2/ Week 3 State the importance of animals to humans
Q2/ Week 4 Describe the parts of different kinds of plants
Q2/ Week 4 State the importance of plants to humans
Q2/ Week 5 Compare living with nonliving things
Q2/ Week 5 Identify observable characteristics that are passed on from parents to
offspring (e.g., humans, animals, plants);
Q2/ Week 6 Identify the basic needs of humans, plants and animals such as air,
food, water, and shelter
Q2/ Week 6 Explain how living things depend on the environment to meet their
basic needs
Q2/ Week 7 Recognize that there is a need to protect and conserve the
environment
Q 3/ Week Describe the position of a person or an object in relation to a reference
1-3 point such as chair, door, another person
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Grading available
Period
Q 3/ Week Describe the different uses of light, sound, heat and electricity in
4- 5 everyday life
Q4/ Week
Relate the importance of surroundings to people and other living things
1-2
Q4/ Week
Describe the changes in the weather over a period of time
3-4
Q4/ Week 5 Enumerate and practice safety and precautionary measures in dealing
with different types of weather
Q4/ Week 6 Describe the natural objects that are found in the sky during daytime
and nighttime
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Subject: Science
Grading available
Period
Q1/ Week 1 Classify materials based on the ability to absorb water, float, sink,
undergo decay;
Q1/ Week 2 Describe changes in solid materials when they are bent, pressed,
-3 hammered, or cut;
Q1/ Week 4 Describe changes in properties of materials when exposed to certain
-5 conditions such as temperature or when mixed with other materials
Q1/ Week Identify changes in materials whether useful or harmful to one’s
6- 7 environment.
Q2/ Week 1 Describe the main function of the major organs
Q2/ Week 1 Communicate that the major organs work together to make the body
function properly
Q2/ Week 2 Infer that body structures help animals adapt and survive in their
particular habitat
Q2/ Week 3 Identify the specialized structures of terrestrial and aquatic plants
Q2/ Week 4 Compare the stages in the life cycle of organisms
Q2/ Week 5 Describe the effect of the environment on the life cycle of organisms
Q2/ Week 6 Describe some types of beneficial and harmful interactions among
living things
Q2/ Week 7 Describe the effects of interactions among organism in their
environment
Q3/ Week
Explain the effects of force when applied to an object
1-2
Q3/ Week 3 Characterize magnetic force
5
Grading available
Period
Q3/ Week
Describe how light, sound and heat travel
4-5
Q3/ Week
Investigate properties and characteristics of light and sound
6-7
Q4/ Week 1 Compare and contrast the characteristics of different types of soil
Q4/ Week 2 Explain the use of water from different sources in the context of daily
activities
Q4/ Week 3 Trace and describe the importance of the water cycle
Q4/ Week 4 Use weather instruments and describe the different weather
components in a weather chart
Q4/ Week 5 Identify safety precautions during different weather conditions
Q4/ Week 6 Describe the changes in the position and length of shadows in the
surroundings as the position of the Sun changes
Q4/ Week 6 Describe the effects of the Sun to human activities
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Subject: Science
Quarter resources r link if online)
/ available
Grading
Period
Q1/
Week 1- Use the properties of materials whether they are useful or harmful
2
Q1/ Investigate changes that happen in materials under the following
Week 3- conditions:
4 1 presence or lack of oxygen
2 application of heat
Q1/
Design a product out of local, recyclable solid and/ or liquid materials in
Week 5-
making useful products.
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Q2/
Describe the parts of the reproductive system and their functions
Week 1
Q2/
Explain the menstrual cycle
Week 2
Q2/ Describe the different modes of reproduction in animals such as
Week 3 butterflies, mosquitoes, frogs, cats and dogs
Q2/
Describe the reproductive parts in plants and their functions
Week 4
Q2/ Describe the different modes of reproduction in flowering and non-
Week 5 flowering plants such as moss, fern, mongo and others
Q2/ Discuss the interactions among living things and non-living things in
Week 6 estuaries and intertidal zones
Q2/ Explain the need to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal zones
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Grading
Period
Week 7
Q3/ Describe the motion of an object by tracing and measuring its change in
Week 1 position (distance travelled) over a period of time
Q3/
Discuss why some materials are good conductors of heat and electricity
Week 2
Q3/
Relate the ability of the material to block, absorb or transmit light to its use
Week 3
Q3/
Infer the conditions necessary to make a bulb light up
Week 4
Q3/ Determine the effects of changing the number or type of components in a
Week 5 circuit
Q3/ Design an experiment to determine the factors that affect the strength of the
Week 6 electromagnet
Q4/
Describe how rocks turn into soil
Week 1
Q4/ Investigate extent of soil erosion in the community and its effects on living
Week 2 things and the environment
Q4/ Characterize weather disturbances in the Philippines and describe their
Week 3 effects to daily life
Q4/
Infer the pattern in the changes in the appearance of the Moon
Week 4
Q4/
Identify star patterns that can be seen at particular times of the year
Week 5
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Period
Q1/
Describe the appearance and uses of homogeneous and heterogenous
Week 1-
mixtures
3
Q1/
Describe techniques in separating mixtures such as decantation,
Week 4-
evaporation, filtering, sieving and using magnet
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Q2/
Week 1- Explain how the organs of each organ system work together
2
Q2/
Explain how the different organ systems work together
Week 3
Q2/
Determine the distinguishing characteristics of vertebrates and
Week 4-
invertebrates
5
Q2/ Discuss the interactions among living things and non-living things in
Week 6 tropical rainforests, coral reefs and mangrove swamps
Q2/ Explain the need to protect and conserve tropical rainforests, coral reefs
Week 7 and mangrove swamps
Q3/
Week 1- Infer how friction and gravity affect movements of different objects
2
Q3/
Week 3- Demonstrate how sound, heat, light and electricity can be transformed
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Period
Q3/
Week 6- Manipulate simple machines to describe their characteristics and uses
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Q4/ Describe the changes on the Earth’s surface as a result of earthquakes and
Week 1 volcanic eruptions
Q4/ Enumerate what to do before, during and after earthquake and volcanic
Week 2 eruptions
Q4/
Describe the different seasons in the Philippines
Week 3
Q4/
Differentiate between rotation and revolution and describe the effects of
Week 5-
the Earth’s motions
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Q4/
Week 7- Compare the planets of the solar system
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Q4/ Construct a model of the solar system showing the relative sizes of the
Week 8 planets and their relative distances from the Sun
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Grading
Period
Q1/
Describe the components of a scientific investigation
Week 1
Q1/
Week 2- Recognize that substances are classified into elements and compounds
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Q1/
Week 4- Distinguish mixtures from substances based on a set of properties
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Q1/
Investigate properties of unsaturated or saturated solutions
Week 6
Q1/ Express concentrations of solutions quantitatively by preparing different
Week 7 concentrations of mixtures according to uses and availability of materials
Q2/
Identify parts of the microscope and their functions
Week 1
Q2/
Focus specimens using the compound microscope
Week 2
Q2/ Describe the different levels of biological organization from cell to
Week 3 biosphere
Q2/ Differentiate plant and animal cells according to presence or absence of
Week 4 certain organelles
Q2/ Explain why the cell is considered the basic structural and functional unit
Week 4 of all organisms
Q2/ Differentiate asexual from sexual reproduction in terms of:
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Period
Week 5 1 Number of individuals involved;
2 Similarities of offspring to parents
Q2/
Differentiate biotic from abiotic components of an ecosystem
Week 6
Q2/
Describe the different ecological relationships found in an ecosystem
Week 6
Q2/
Predict the effect of changes in abiotic factors on the ecosystem
Week 7
Q3/
Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed
Week 1-
or velocity, and acceleration
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Q3/ Create and interpret visual representation of the motion of objects such as
Week 3 tape charts and motion graphs
Q3/
Infer that waves carry energy
Week 4
Q3/ Describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts of wavelength,
Week 4 velocity, and amplitude
Q3/
Explain color and intensity of light in terms of its wave characteristics
Week 5
Q3/
Infer the conditions necessary for heat transfer to occur
Week 6
Q3/
Describe the different types of charging processes
Week 7
Q4/
Demonstrate how places on Earth may be located using a coordinate system
Week 1
Q4/
Cite and explain ways of using Earth’s resources sustainably
Week 2
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Period
Q4/ Discuss how energy from the Sun interacts with the layers of the
Week 3 atmosphere
Q4/ Account for the occurrence of land and sea breezes, monsoons, and
Week 3 intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)
Q4/ Using models, relate:
Week 4- 1 the tilt of the Earth to the length of daytime
5 2 the length of daytime to the amount of energy received
3 the position of the Earth in its orbit to the height of the Sun in the sky
4 the height of the Sun in the sky to the amount of energy received
5 the latitude of an area to the amount of energy the area receives
6 tilt of the Earth and the seasons
Q4/
Explain how solar and lunar eclipses occur using models
Week 6
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Grading
Period
Q1/ 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
Q1/ Infer that when a body exerts a force on another, an equal amount of
Week 1 force is exerted back on it
Q1/
Relate the laws of motion to bodies in uniform circular motion
Week 2
Q1/
Describe how work is related to power and energy
Week 3
Q1/
Identify and explain the factors that affect potential and kinetic energy
Week 3
Q1/
Investigates the effect of temperature to the speed of sound
Week 4
Q1/
Explain the hierarchy of colors in relation to the energy of visible light
Week 4
Q1/
Differentiate between heat and temperature at the molecular level
Week 4
Q1/
Week 5- Infer the relationship between current and voltage
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Q1/ Explain the advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel
Week 7 connections in homes
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Grading
Period
Q1/ Explain the functions of circuit breakers, fuses, earthing, double insulation,
Week 7 and other safety devices in the home
Q2/ Using models or illustrations, explain how movements along faults generate
Week 1 earthquakes
Q2/ Differentiate the
Week 1- 1 epicenter of an earthquake from its focus;
2 2 intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude;
3 active and inactive faults
Q2/ Explain how earthquake waves provide information about the interior of the
Week 3 earth
Q2/ Explain how typhoon develops and how it is affected by landmasses and
Week 4 bodies of water
Q2/ Trace the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility
Week 5 (PAR) using a map and tracking data
Q2/
Compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids
Week 6
Q3/
Explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based on the particle
Week 1-
nature of matter;
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Q3/
Explain physical changes in terms of the arrangement and motion of atoms
Week 3-
and molecules;
4
Q3/
Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a particular
Week 5-
atom;
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Q3/ Use the periodic table to predict the chemical behavior of an element.
Week 7-
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Grading
Period
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Q4/
Explain ingestion, absorption, assimilation, and excretion
Week 1
Q4/
Compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role in the cell-division cycle
Week 2
Q4/
Explain the significance of meiosis in maintaining the chromosome number
Week 2
Q4/ Predict phenotypic expressions of traits following simple patterns of
Week 3 inheritance
Q4/
Explain the concept of a species
Week 4
Q4/
Classify organisms using the hierarchical taxonomic system
Week 4
Q4/ Explain the advantage of high biodiversity in maintaining the stability of an
Week 5 ecosystem
Q4/
Describe the transfer of energy through the trophic levels
Week 5
Q4/
Analyze the roles of organisms in the cycling of materials
Week 6
Q4/
Explain how materials cycle in an ecosystem
Week 6
Q4/
Suggest ways to minimize human impact on the environment
Week 7
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Grading
Period
Q1/ Explain how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to
Week 1- transport nutrients, gases, and other molecules to and from the different
2 parts of the body
Q1/ Infer how one’s lifestyle can affect the functioning of respiratory and
Week 2 circulatory systems
Q1/
Week 3- Explain the different patterns of non-Mendelian inheritance
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Q1/ Relate species extinction to the failure of populations of organisms to
Week 5 adapt to abrupt changes in the environment
Q1/
Differentiate basic features and importance of photosynthesis and
Week 6-
respiration
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Q2/ Explain how the Quantum Mechanical Model of the atom describes the
Week 1 energies and positions of the electrons
Q2/ Recognize different types of compounds (ionic or covalent) based on their
Week 2 properties such as melting point, hardness, polarity, and electrical and
thermal conductivity;
Q2/
Explain how ions are formed;
Week 3
Q2/
Explain how the structure of the carbon atom affects the type of bonds it
Week 4-
forms;
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Q2/ Recognize the general classes and uses of organic compounds;
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Period
Week 6
Q2/
Use the mole concept to express mass of substances; and
Week 7
Q2/ Determine the percentage composition of a compound given its chemical
Week 8 formula and vice versa.
Q3/
Describe the different types of volcanoes and volcanic eruption
Week 1
Q3/
Explain what happens when volcanoes erupt
Week 2
Q3/
Week 3- Illustrate how energy from volcanoes may be tapped for human use
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Q3/
Explain how different factors affect the climate of an area
Week 5
Q3/
Week 6- Describe certain climatic phenomena that occur on a global level
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Q3/
Show which constellations may be observed at different times of the year
Week 8-
using models
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Q4/
Describe the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile
Week 1
Q4/
Investigate the relationship between the angle of release and the height and
Week 1-
range of the projectile
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Q4/ Relate impulse and momentum to collision of objects (e.g., vehicular
Week 3 collision)
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Grading
Period
Q4/
Infer that the total momentum before and after collision is equal
Week 3
Q4/
Perform activities to demonstrate conservation of mechanical energy
Week 4
Q4/
Construct a model to demonstrate that heat can do work
Week 5
Q4/ Explain how heat transfer and energy transformation make heat engines
Week 6 work
Q4/
Week 6- Explain how electrical energy is generated, transmitted, and distributed
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Period
Q1/
Describe and relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake
Week 1-
epicenters, and major mountain belts to Plate Tectonic Theory
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Q1/
Describe the different types of plate boundaries
Week 4
Q1/
Week 5- Explain the different processes that occur along the plate boundaries
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Q1/
Describe the possible causes of plate movement
Week 7
Q1/
Enumerate the lines of evidence that support plate movement
Week 8
Q2/
Compare the relative wavelengths of different forms of electromagnetic
Week 1-
waves
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Q2/
Cite examples of practical applications of the different regions of EM waves,
Week 3-
such as the use of radio waves in telecommunications
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Q2/
Explain the effects of EM radiation on living things and the environment
Week 5
Q2/ Predict the qualitative characteristics (orientation, type, and
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Grading
Period
Week 6-
magnification) of images formed by plane and curved mirrors and lenses
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Q2/ Identify ways in which the properties of mirrors and lenses determine their
Week 8 use in optical instruments (e.g., cameras and binoculars)
Q2/
Explain the operation of a simple electric motor and generator
Week 9
Q3/ Explain the role of hormones involved in the female and male reproductive
Week 1 systems
Q3/ Describe the feedback mechanisms involved in regulating processes in the
Week 2 female reproductive system (e.g., menstrual cycle)
Q3/ Describe how the nervous system coordinates and regulates these
Week 3 feedback mechanisms to maintain homeostasis
Q3/
Explain how protein is made using information from DNA
Week 4
Q3/ Explain how mutations may cause changes in the structure and function of
Week 4 a protein
Q3/ Explain how fossil records, comparative anatomy, and genetic information
Week 5 provide evidence for evolution
Q3/
Explain the occurrence of evolution
Week 6
Q3/ Explain how species diversity increases the probability of adaptation and
Week 7 survival of organisms in changing environments
Q3/
Explain the relationship between population growth and carrying capacity
Week 7
Q4/ Investigate the relationship between:
Week 1- 1 volume and pressure at constant temperature of a gas
2 2 volume and temperature at constant pressure of a gas
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Period
3 explains these relationships using the kinetic molecular theory
Q4/
Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates,
Week 3-
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
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Q4/
Week 5- Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions
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Q4/ Explain how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied in
Week 7- food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution, and
8 corrosion
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