Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
Second Semester
A. Y. 2020- 2021

MC SCI 102:
Teaching Science in the Elementary Grades (Physics and Earth & Space
Science)

I. MODULE 3:
Elementary Science Curriculum Physics, Earth, and Space

II. LEARNING TARGETS:

At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
1. Explain the intent, content, and structure of the basic education
science curriculum;
2. Discuss the science curriculum framework for basic education;
3. Explain the importance of science education to national development;
4. Discuss the historical development of science education in the
Philippines; and
5. Identify the opportunities and challenges in teaching science in the
Philippines.

III. INTRODUCTION
Science education aims to develop scientific literacy among the Filipino
learners that will prepare them to be active and engaged citizens in the society.
As a whole. The K-12 science curriculum is learner-centered and injury-based,
emphasizing the use of constructivist pedagogy in teaching. Concepts and skills
in life sciences, physics, chemistry, and earth sciences are presented with
increasing levels of complexity from one grade level to another in spiral
progression, thus paving the way to a deeper understanding of core concepts.
The science curriculum promotes a strong link between science and technology,
including indigenous technology, thus preserving our country’s cultural heritage
(K to 12 Curriculum Guide Science, 2016).

The curriculum is designed around the three domains of learning science:

understanding and applying scientific knowledge in local setting as well as
global context, performing scientific processes and skills, and developing and
developing and demonstrating scientific attitudes and values. The acquisition of
these domains is facilitated using the following approaches:
multi/interdisciplinary approach, science-technology-society approach,
contextual learning, problem/issue-based learning, and inquiry based
approach. The approaches are based on constructivism, social cognition
learning model, learning style theory, and brain-based learning.

Science content and science processes are linked in the K-12 curriculum.
Organizing the curriculum around situations and problems that challenges the
learners’ curiosity motivates them to learn and appreciate science. The aim of
the K-12 science curriculum is for the learners “to demonstrate understanding
of basic science concepts and applications of science-inquiry skills. They exhibit
scientific attitudes and values to solve problems critically, innovate beneficial
products, protect the environment and conserve resources, enhance the
integrity and wellness of people, make informed decisions, and engage in
discussions of relevant issues that involve science, technology, and
environment” (K to 12 Curriculum Guide Science, 2016).

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Commission on Higher Education
DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
Second Semester
A. Y. 2020- 2021
IV. ACTIVATE
How well do you know and understand science education in the
Philippines? Let us check your knowledge and understanding by performing the
following activities.

Activity A.1.
Read carefully the introduction and conceptual framework of the basic
education
Science curriculum guide and answer the questions below:
1. What is the overall goal of basic education science?
The overall goal of science is to teach students to use and
interpret science to explain the world around them, evaluate
and understand scientific theories and evidence and investigate and
generate scientific explanations.

2. What is the content of the science curriculum?

The curriculum content is composed of four strands: Living Things,
Materials, Energy and Forces, and Environmental Awareness and Care.
These strands, which are subdivided into strand units, outline the
concepts and ideas to be explored by children as they work scientifically,
and are involved in designing and making.

3. How is the content of the science curriculum organized?

The content of science curriculum organized from simple to complex
topics. The science curriculum uses spiral progression.

V. ANALYZE
Activity B.1.
The curriculum guide explicitly discusses important concepts, such as
domain learning science, theoretical foundations. Teaching approaches, and
curriculum features. Fill out the table below by selecting the set of items that
should be under each column. Copy the elements in the corresponding column.

Domains of Theoretical Approaches to Curricular

Learning Foundations Teaching Science Features
Science

Understanding Multi/interdisciplina Multi/interdisciplinar Understandin

and applying ry approach, y approach, Science- g and
scientific Science-technology- technology-society applying
knowledge, society approach, approach, Contextual scientific
Performing Contextual learning learning knowledge,
scientific Performing
processes and Constructivism, scientific
skills, Social cognition processes and
Developing and learning model, skills,
demonstrating Learning style theory, Developing
scientific Brain-based learning and
attitudes and demonstratin
values Learner-centered, g scientific
Inquiry based, Spiral attitudes and

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Commission on Higher Education
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Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
Second Semester
A. Y. 2020- 2021
progression of values
concepts and skills
Intertwined
science content and
science processes,
Problem-based.

Set A: Learner-centered, Inquiry based, Spiral progression of concepts and

skills
Intertwined science content and science processes, Problem-based.

Set B: Multi/interdisciplinary approach, Science-technology-society approach,

Contextual learning

Set C: Constructivism, Social cognition learning model, Learning style theory,

Brain-based learning

Set D: Understanding and applying scientific knowledge, Performing scientific

processes and skills, Developing and demonstrating scientific attitudes
and values

Activity B.2.
This time, focus on the curricular features of basic education science.
Write the features below and cull textual pieces of evidence from the Curriculum
Guide (CG) to support your answer.

Curriculum Features Sample/Textual Pieces of Evidence from the CG

1. Understanding To demonstrate understanding of basic science

and applying concepts and applications of science-inquiry skills
scientific
knowledge

2. Performing Organizing the curriculum around situations and

scientific problems that challenges the learners’ curiosity
processes and motivates them to learn and appreciate science
skills

3. Developing and To solve problems critically, innovate beneficial

demonstrating products, protect the environment and conserve
scientific attitudes resources, enhance the integrity and wellness of
and values people, make informed decisions, and engage in
discussions of relevant issues that involve science,
technology, and environment.

VI. ABSTRACT

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Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
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The department of Science and Technology developed the Science

Framework for Basic Education. Included in this document are guiding
principles for the formulation of the science framework. Read the principles
carefully. Highlight the key concepts.

Activity C.1.
The Guiding Principles of Science Curriculum Framework

1. Science is for everyone.

2. Science is for both content and process.
3. School science should emphasize depth rather than breadth, coherence
rather than fragmentation, and use of evidence in constructing
explanation.
4. School science should be relevant and useful.
5. School science nurture interest in learning.
6. School science should demonstrate a commitment to the development of a
culture of science.
7. School science should promote the strong link between science and
technology, including indigenous technology.
8. School science should recognize that science and technology reflect,
influence, and shape our culture.

Activity C.2.
Below is the science curriculum framework for basic education in the
Philippines. A curriculum framework is a set of standards of learning outcomes
that defines the content to be learned in terms of clear, definable standards of
what the students should know and be able to do.

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Commission on Higher Education
DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
Second Semester
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Below is the conceptual framework of science education in the Philippines. A
conceptual framework is used to understand the place of and inform the
direction of a research project. Can you explain to a peer the meaning of this
framework and the relationship among the various features of the curriculum?

Compare the two frameworks. What patterns, common concepts, themes, target
outcomes do you see?

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Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
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What do these themes and patterns mean to you?

It serves as a guide for the teachers, it is a shared goals between teachers and
students, and also standardizes the learning goals for an entire school and
provides a clear path for students to progress from one grade to another.

VII. APPLY

Activity D.1.
How does a 21st century science classroom look like? List down below the
features of the science curriculum you wish to see and explore in the classroom.
What do you think the teacher and students are like inside the classroom to
manifest such features? Write in the corresponding column below.

Science Curriculum Features Samples from Actual Practice/

Observations
1. Inquiry based Teachers always asked the students
what they know or their ideas about
the topic, one example of this is the
KWL questions.

2. Learner-centered Teachers give students opportunities

to lead learning activities, participate
more actively in discussions, design
their own learning projects, explores
the topics that interest them, and
generally contribute to the design of
their own course.

3. Research-based The students learns to be resourceful

when a teacher gives a certain to
discuss in front of their classmates
like reporting.

4. Collaborative learning Students work together in a form of

groupings to complete an
activity/project given by the teacher
one example of this is a think-pair-
share.

VIII. Lesson Synthesis

How does the learning of science foster cultural development?
Science is a part of culture, it represents systematically organized
knowledge focused on nature, human behaviour, its development at stage of the
life cycle among other aspects.

IX. Self and Module Evaluation

How do you rate this module? Shade the stars for your rating (5 is the highest
and 1 is the lowest).

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 Republic of the Philippines
Commission on Higher Education
DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Salvacion, Daraga, Albay
Second Semester
A. Y. 2020- 2021

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X. References
A. Book
Alata, et.al. 2020. A Course Module for Teaching Strategies for Elementary
Science (physics, Earth and Spce Science), Sampaloc, Metro Manila, Philippines:
Rex Book Store, Inc. (RBSI)
B. Guides
Department of Education (2016), K to 12 Science Curriculum Guide

Prepared by:

CATHERINE L. MUYNA
Instructor

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