ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

Jose Abad Santos Campus, Pasay City

School of Education
MS 116- The Teaching of Science

Name_______________________________ Date_________
Year/Course________________________ Dr. Marlowe Louis F. Fabunan

Activity 3
SCIENCE FRAMEWORK FOR PHILIPPINE BASIC EDUCATION

The framework is the product of months of careful planning and discussions, with
ideas coming from the best minds in the field of science, prior to the actual drafting
of the manuscript. Although there may have been opposing views during the
development of this framework, which is not unusual when experts meet, the final
output is proof that individuals with diverse backgrounds and beliefs could be
united by a common vision and goal.

The “Science Framework for Philippine Basic Education” contains resources that will
help curriculum developers, teachers, school administrators and policy makers to
design and implement science curricula that empower students to “learn to learn”
and cause them to better understand and use science in their everyday life. The
strategies consider only Grades 1-10, however, because of the progressive nature of
the concepts, curriculum development could easily be extended to cover K-12.

Science is important to everyone. School science education should support the

development of scientific literacy in all students as well as motivate them to pursue
careers in science, technology, and engineering. These statements were drawn from
a series of consultation meetings and focus group discussions with different sectors
of society held in 2006: industry, university, scientists, parents, teachers, school
administrators, community leaders, media, students, and many others.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is the importance of the school science education?
2. What are the challenges in Science Education in the Philippines context?
3. For whom is the framework?
4. What are the guiding principles of science curriculum framework?
5. What is in the framework?
6. What are components of the science curriculum in the Philippines?