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FRANCIS PAROCHIAL SCHOOL

TALISAY, CAMARINES NORTE

SYLLABUS IN SCIENCE 8

I. RATIONALE

The secondary science program is guided by the vision that all students have the
opportunity to develop scientific literacy. The goal of scientific literacy is to develop the
science-related knowledge, skills and attitudes that students need to solve problems and
make decisions, and at the same time help them become lifelong learners— maintaining
their sense of wonder about the world around them. Diverse learning experiences within
the science program provide students with opportunities to explore, analyze and
appreciate the interrelationships among science, technology, society and the
environment, and develop understandings that will affect their personal lives, their
careers and their futures.

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This work text has four quarters. Each quarter is introduced by a verse or quotation to
direct the learner’s focus on the subject matter. Each quarter, which is divided into units,
has an introduction that provides key questions and an overview of the concepts
covered. The unit ends with a test that checks for remembering content, checking
understanding, analyzing ideas, applying concepts, and the Project Based Learning
(PBL) Task. The last quarter ends with the Science Investigatory Project (SIP).

III. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

FIRST QUARTER: FORCE MOTION AND ENERGY

UNIT 1: NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION AND APPLICATIONS

LESSON 1 – NEWTON’S FIRST LAW OF MOTION
LESSON 2 – NEWTON’S SECOND LAW OF MOTION
LESSON 3 – NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF MOTION

UNIT 2: WORK, POWER AND ENERGY

LESSON 1 – MECHANICAL WORK
LESSON 2 – ENERGY

UNIT 3: LIGHT AND SOUND

LESSON 1: SOUND
LESSON 2: REGIONS OF VISIBLE LIGHT
LESSON 3: COLORS

UNIT 4: HEAT AND TEMPERATURE

LESSON 1: TEMPERATURE
LESSON 2: MEASURING THERMAL ENERGY
UNIT 5: ELECTRICITY
LESSON1: ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES
LESSON 2: OHM’S LAW
LESSON 3: ELECTRIC CIRCUIT

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING GOALS/ COMPETENCIES

 Investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied and the mass of
the object to the amount of change in the objects motion
 Infer that when a body exerts a force on another, an equal amount of force
exerted back on it
 Identify and explain the factors that affect potential and kinetic energy
 Investigates the effect of temperature to the speed of sound
 Explain the hierarchy of colors in relation to the energy of visible light
 Differentiate between heat and temperature at the molecular level
 Infer the relationship between current and voltage
 Explain the advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel connections in
homes
 Explain the functions of circuit breakers, fuses, earthing, double insulation, and
other safety devices in the home

SECOND QUARTER: EARTH AND SPACE

UNIT: 6 EARTHQUAKES AND FAULTS
LESSON 1 – IDENTIFYING PLACES WHERE EARTHQUAKES OCCUR
LESSON 2 – DESCRIBING AN EARTHQUAKE AND ITS EFFECT
LESSON 3 – PREDICTING EARTQUAKES

UNIT 7: UNDERSTANDING TYPHOONS

LESSON 1: TROPICAL CYCLONES
LESSON 2: TYPHOONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
LESSON 3: MITIGATIONG THE RISKS AND EFFECTS OF TYPHOONS

UNIT 8: BEYOND EARTH

LESSON 1: OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
LESSON 2: METEOR SHOWERS AND THE IMPACTS OF ASTEROIDS, COMETS
AND METEORS

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING GOALS/ COMPETENCIES

 Using models or illustrations, explain how movements along faults generate
earthquakes
 Differentiate the
1. epicenter of an earthquake from its focus;
2. intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude;
3. active and inactive faults
 Explain how earthquake waves provide information about the interior of the earth
  Explain how typhoon develops and how it is affected by landmasses and bodies
of water
 Trace the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
using a map and tracking data
 Compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids

THIRD QUARTER: MATTER

UNIT 9: THE PARTICLE NATURE OF MATTER
LESSON 1 – EFFECTS OF THE ARRANGEMENT AND MOTION OF ATOMS AND
MOLECULE
LESSON 2 - ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES

UNIT 10: ATOMIC STRUCTURE

LESSON 1 – ATOMIC MODELS AND THEORIES

UNIT 11: PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS

LESSON 1 – DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERIODIC TABLE
LESSON 2 – ARRANGEMENT OF ELEMENTS
LESSON 3 – TRENDS FOUND IN THE PERIODIC TABLE

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING GOALS/ COMPETENCIES

 Explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based on the particle
nature of matter;
 Explain physical changes in terms of the arrangement and motion of atoms
and molecules;
 Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in a particular
atom;
 Use the periodic table to predict the chemical behavior of an element

FOURTH QUARTER: LIVING THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS

UNIT 12: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS: DIGISTIVE SYSTEM
LESSON 1 – THE DIFFERENT ORGAN OF DIGESTIONS
LESSON 2 – THE DIFFERENT ENZYMES AND THE DIGESTIVE PROCESS
LESSON 3 – HEALTHFUL PRACTICES THAT AFFECT THE DIGISTIVE SYSTEM

UNIT 13: HEREDITY: INHERETANCE AND VARIATIONS OF TRAITS

LESSON 1 - THE CELL CYCLE AND STAGES OF MITOSIS
LESSON 2 - MEIOSIS – CELL REPRODUCTION OF GAMETES
LESSON 3: PATTERNS OF MENDELIAN INHERITANCE

UNIT 14: BIODIVERSITY

LESSON 1 - THE LINNAEAN SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION
LESSON 2 – ARCHAEBACTERIA AND EUBACTERIA
LESSON 3 – KINGDOM PROTISTA
LESSON 4 – KINGDOM PLANTAE
LESSON 5 – KINGDOM FUNGI
LESSON 6 – THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
LESSON 7 – THE DIFFERENT INVERTEBRATE PHYLA
LESSON 8 – PHYLUM CHORDATA

UNIT 15: INTERACTIONS IN AN ECOSYSTEM

LESSON 1 – THE FLOW OF ENERGY IN THE LIVING SYSTEM
LESSON 2 – THE FLOW OF MATERIALS IN THE ECOSYSTEM
LESSON 3 – IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON AN ECOSYSTEM

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING GOALS/ COMPETENCIES

 Explain ingestion, absorption, assimilation, and excretion
 Compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role in the cell -division cycle
 Explain the significance of meiosis in maintaining the chromosome number
 Predict phenotypic expressions of traits following simple patterns of
inheritance
 Explain the concept of a species
 Classify organisms using the hierarchical taxonomic system
 Explain the advantage of high biodiversity in maintaining the stability of an
ecosystem
 Describe the transfer of energy through the trophic levels
 Analyze the roles of organisms in the cycling of material
 Explain how materials cycle in an ecosystem
 Suggest ways to minimize human impact on the environment

PREPARED BY:
MARIA FAYE A. MARIANO