BUDGET OF LESSONS

GRADE 3-SCIENCE
Most Essential Learning No. of Days
Quarter Learning Competencies
Competencies (MELC) Taught
Quarter 1
Describe the different objects based on their
3
characteristics (e.g. shape, weight, volume, ease of low)
Classify objects and materials as solid, liquid, and gas based on some
1 15
observable characteristics
describe ways on the proper use and handling solid, liquid and gas
2
found at home and in school;
Describe changes in materials based on the effect of temperature:
1. Solid to liquid
2. Liquid to solid
2 3. Liquid to gas 20
4. Solid to gas

Quarter 2
Enumerate healthful habits to protect the sense organs;
10
Describe the parts and functions of the sense organs of the human
3 2
body;
4 Describe animals in their immediate surroundings; 3
5 Identify the external parts and functions of animals 3
6 Classify animals according to body parts and use; 2
Describe ways of proper handling of animals 2
7 State the importance of animals to humans; 1
8 Describe the parts of different kinds of plants 3
Describe ways of caring and proper handling of plants 1
9 State the importance of plants to humans 1
10 Compare living with nonliving things 3
infer that living things reproduce; 1

11 2
Identify the basic needs of humans, plants and animals such as air,
12 2
food, water, and shelter
Explain how living things depend on the environment to meet their
13 2
basic needs;
Recognize that there is a need to protect and conserve the
14 2
environment.
Quarter 3
Identify things that can make objects move such as people, water,
5
wind, magnets;
Describe the movements of objects such as fast/slow,
5
forward/backward, stretching/compressing;
Describe the position of a person or an object in relation to a reference
15 15
point such as chair, door, another person;
Describe sources of light and sound, heat and electricity; 5
Enumerate uses of light, sound, heat and electricity 3
Describe the different uses of light, sound, het and electricity in
16 7
everyday life
Quarter 4
Describe the things found in the surroundings; 2
Relate the importance of surroundings to people and other living
17 10
things;
Describe the changes in the weather over a period of time
18 8
Communicate how different types of weather affect activities in the
2
community;
 Enumerate and practice safety and precautionary measures in dealing
19 8
with different types of weather.
Enumerate safety measures to avoid the harmful effects of the Sun’s
2
heat and light;
Communicate how the natural objects in the sky affect daily activities;
2
Most Essential Learning No. of Days
Quarter Learning Competencies
Competencies (MELC) Taught
Describe the natural objects that are found in the sky during daytime
20 6
and nighttime
 BUDGET OF LESSONS
GRADE 4 -SCIENCE

Most Essential Learning No. of Days

Quarter Learning Competencies
Competencies (MELC) Taught
Quarter 1
Classify materials based on the ability to absorb water, float, sink,
-SCIENCE 1 undergo decay.
12
Describe changes in solid materials when they are bent, pressed,
2 10
hammered, or cut.
Describe changes in properties of materials when exposed to certain
3 conditions such as temperature or when mixed with other materials. 10

Identify the effects of decaying materials on one`s health and safety

1
Demonstrate proper disposal of waste according to the properties of
1
its materials
Identify changes in materials whether useful or harmful to one’s
4 6
environment.
Quarter 2
Identify the causes and treatment of diseases of the major organs.
2
Practice habits to maintain a healthy body 1
5 Describe the main function of the major organs 6
Communicate that the major organs work together to make the body
6 6
function properly.
Make a survey of animals found in the community and their specific
1
habitats;
Choose which animal to raise in a particular habitat 1
Compare body movements of animals in their habitat. 1
Infer that body structures help animals adapt and survive in their
7 3
particular habitat.
1
Choose which plants to grow in a particular habitat 1
Conduct investigation on the specialized structures of plants given
varying environmental conditions: light, water, temperature, and soil 2
type
Identify the specialized structures of terrestrial and aquatic plants.
8 3
9 Compare the stages in the life cycle of organisms. 3
Describe the effect of the environment on the life cycle of organisms.
10 2
Describe some types of beneficial interactions among living things.
11 3
Describe certain types of harmful interactions among living things.
1
Describe the effects of interactions among organism in their
12 3
environment.
Quarter 3

Practice safety measures in physical activities and proper

2
handling of materials;
13 Explain the effects of force applied to an object. 8
Describe the force exerted by magnets 2
14 Characterize magnetic force. 8
15 Describe how light, sound and heat travel. 9
Describe ways to protect oneself from exposure to excessive light,
1
heat, and sound.
Investigate properties and characteristics of light and sound.
16 10
Quarter 4
Compare and contrast the characteristics of different types of soil.
17 5
Explain the use of water from different sources in the context of daily
18 5
activities.
Describe the importance of the water cycle 1
Most Essential Learning No. of Days
Quarter Learning Competencies
Competencies (MELC) Taught
Infer the importance of water in daily activities. 1
19 Trace and describe the importance of water cycle. 6
Record in a chart the weather conditions. 1
Make simple interpretations about the weather as recorded in the
1
weather chart.
Use weather instruments to measure the different weather
20 5
components in a weather chart
Identify safety precautions during different weather conditions.
21 5
Describe the changes in the position and length of shadows in the
22 surroundings as the position of the Sun changes. 5

Describe the role of the Sun in the water cycle; 1

Describe the role of the Sun to living things 1
23 Describe the effects of the Sun to living things. 3
 BUDGET OF LESSONS
GRADE 5 -SCIENCE

Most Essential Learning No. of Days

Quarter Learning Competencies
Competencies (MELC) Taught
Quarter 1
Use the properties of materials whether they are useful or harmful.
1 10
Investigate changes that happen in materials under the following
conditions:
2 1. presence or lack of oxygen; and 12
2. application of heat
Recognize the importance of recycle, reduce, reuse, recover and repair
6
in waste management.
Design a product out of local, recyclable solid and/ or liquid materials
3 12
in making useful products.
Quarter 2
Give ways of taking care of the reproductive organs 2
Describe the parts of the reproductive system and their functions.
4 6
Describe the changes that occur during puberty 2
5 Explain the menstrual cycle. 5
Describe the different modes of reproduction in animals such as in
6 6
butterflies, mosquitoes, frogs, cats and dogs.
Describe the reproductive parts in plants and their functions.
7 5
Describe the different modes of reproduction in flowering and non-
8 flowering plants such as moss, fern, mongo and others. 5

Discuss the interactions among living things and non-living things in

9 5
estuaries and intertidal zones.
Explain the need to protect and conserve estuaries and intertidal
10 4
zones.
Quarter 3
Use appropriate measuring tools and correct standard units
3
Describe the motion of an object by tracing and measuring its
11 change in position (distance travelled) over a period of time; 4

Discuss why some materials are good conductors of heat and

12 5
electricity.
Infer how black and colored objects affect the ability to absorb
3
heat;
Relate the ability of the material to block, absorb or transmit
13 6
light to its use.
14 Infer the conditions necessary to make a bulb light up; 6
Determine the effects of changing the number or type of components
15 in a circuit. 5
Infer that electricity can be used to produce magnets; 2
Design an experiment to determine the factors that affect the strength
16 6
of the electromagnet.
Quarter 4
17 Describe how rocks turn into soil. 4
Communicate the data collected from the
3
investigation on soil erosion;
Investigate extent of soil erosion in the community and its effects
18 on living things and the environment. 7

Observe the changes in the weather before, during and after a

5
typhoon;
Describe the effects of the winds, given a certain storm warning
2
signal;
 Describe the effects of a typhoon on the community. 2
Characterize weather disturbances in the Philippines and describe
19 4
their effects to daily life.
Relate the cyclical pattern to the length of a month; 2
Most Essential Learning No. of Days
Quarter Learning Competencies
Competencies (MELC) Taught
Infer the pattern in the changes in the appearance of the Moon.
20 5
Identify star patterns that can be seen at particular times of the year.
21 6