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Department of Education
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Pasig City
Curriculum Guide
FOR
RESEARCH 1 -4
(Additional Subjects)
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OCTOBER 10, 2014
Research I is a course in the STEM curriculum that is designed to equip students with essential scientific attitudes and
Research I skills that will prepare them in conducting science investigations. These skills include observing, inferring, classifying,
predicting, communicating, formulating hypothesis, identifying variables, describing relationships between variables,
designing investigation, experimenting and writing simple scientific report. Moreover, this course provides an excellent
groundwork or prerequisite course for higher research works.
Research II Research II introduces concepts and methods in research that help learners gain the skills and attitude in preparing
a research proposal.
Research III brings the learners to actual conduct of investigation/experimentation. Topics were geared to equip
Research III students with the knowledge of conducting experimental research and in preparing communications which may serve
as an avenue for higher level of competence in Research. In order to acquire mastery and competence in writing the
scientific paper, writing skills will be further enhanced by exposing the students to the rudiments of writing research
reports.
Research IV enhances the research project conducted by the learners in Grade 9. Competencies were designed to
equip students with enhanced knowledge of conducting experimental research. Research IV may serve as an avenue
Research IV for the students to demonstrate higher level of competence in research by enhancing their previous research project,
conducting a continuing research or a new research project.
In order to acquire mastery and competence in conducting sound researches, establishing a stronger linkage,
collaboration and maximizing the available resources of research institutions and the community shall be practiced.
Likewise, constant coaching and consultation with experts will also be done for robust and well-guided execution of the
enhanced research project/plan.
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CURRICULUM GUIDE
GRADE 7-RESEARCH I
Subject Description:
Research I is a course in the STEM curriculum that is designed to equip students with essential scientific attitudes and skills that will
prepare them in conducting science investigations. These skills include observing, inferring, classifying, predicting, communicating, formulating
hypothesis, identifying variables, describing relationships between variables, designing investigation, experimenting and writing simple scientific
report. Moreover, this course provides an excellent groundwork or prerequisite course for higher research works.
First Quarter The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to The learner should be able to:
Scientific Attitudes understanding of importance of communicate effectively through oral 1. recognize and show scientific attitudes
recognizing scientific attitudes, and and written form descriptions of and
1. Curiosity 2. explain the role and importance of observation
the basic science process skills such inferences about observed objects
2. Intellectual honesty as: observing, measuring using metric and phenomena. in the empirical nature of science
3. Critical-mindedness system, inferring, classifying, 3. demonstrate the skills of observing a given
4. Open-mindedness predicting and communicating. event and/or object
5. Skepticism 4. use appropriate tools in measuring objects
6. Objectivity 5. describe the differences between an
7. Perseverance observation and an inference
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6. classify objects and events according to
Basic Science Process Skills observable characteristics
1. Observing 7. make predictions based on evidence
2. Measuring 8. effectively communicate the result of observations
3. Inferring
4. Classifying
5. Predicting
6. Communicating
Second Quarter The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to design The learner should be able to:
understanding of the integrated a relevant experiment using 1. identify a research problem
process skills such as formulating integrated process skills
Integrated Process Skills 2. explain the important components of an
hypothesis, identifying variables,
1. Formulating research defining variables operationally, appropriate research question
problem describing relationships between 3. identify variables that can affect an
2. Identifying Variables variables and designing experiments. experimental outcome
3. Defining Variables 4. formulate a hypothesis
3. Formulating Hypotheses 5. explain the relationship between and among
4. Describing Relationships variables
Between Variables 6. design an experiment
5. Designing the
Experiment
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6. describe graph and data table
7. explain the purpose of graphs and data
tables
8. explain how to analyze and interpret data
9. organize data into graphs and
tables
10.analyze or examine data, make necessary interpretation and
determine the truthfulness of hypothesis based on given sets of
data
Fourth Quarter The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to The learner should be able to:
understanding of the use of scientific conduct a science investigation and
method in conducting a science write a simple scientific report.
A. The Scientific Method 1. explain the steps of the scientific method
investigation and in writing a simple
1. Observing scientific report. 2. Use the steps in the scientific method in
2. Identifying and conducting a simple science investigation
Formulating a Problem 3. describe the parts of a simple scientific report
3. Collecting Relevant 4. write a simple scientific report
Information about the
Problem/Topic
4. Formulate Hypotheses
5. Designing an Experiment
6. Experimenting
7. Gathering Data from the
Experiment
8. Organizing Experimental
Data
9. Analyzing and
Interpreting Data
10. Making a Conclusion
B. Conducting a Simple
Science Investigation Using
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the Scientific Method and
Writing a Simple Scientific
Report
RESEARCH II (Grade 8 )
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
Research II introduces concepts and methods in research that help learners gain the skills and attitude in preparing a research proposal.
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2. Experimental Methods
a. Characteristics
b. Set-ups (Control and
Experimental)
III. Note-taking
1. Project Data Logbook
2. Documenting
Investigations
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Grade 8 Methodology
THIRD QUARTER/THIRD GRADING
CONTENT CONTENT STANDARDS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS LEARNING COMPETENCIES
I. Research Materials and Procedure The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to The learners should be able to:
1. Laboratory techniques and methods understanding of appropriate use common laboratory identify standard methods and
a. Microbiological Techniques laboratory techniques and techniques and methods techniques used in performing
b. Chemical methods necessary in appropriate to a science experiments
spectrophotometry conducting a science investigation. demonstrate proper handling
extraction investigation. and setting of laboratory
titration equipment
c. Physical explain how to write a complete
weighing research methodology.
grinding
drying
centrifugation
distillation
filtration
chromatography
pH measurement
d. Ethical Issues
2. Setting and Handling of Equipment
3. Writing the Methodology
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Grade 8 Statistics and Writing of the Research Proposal
FOURTH QUARTER/FOURTH GRADING
CONTENT CONTENT STANDARDS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS LEARNING COMPETENCIES
I. Data Collection and The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to The learners should be able to:
Analysis understanding of ways of write and present a discuss the different methods in data
1. Classifying Data collecting, organizing, comprehensive research collection, analysis, and presentation
2. Establishing Patterns or presenting, analyzing and proposal. state the advantages of an orderly
Trends in the Data interpreting data in preparation arranged data
Collected for the research proposal determine the appropriate statistics for
3. Descriptive Statistics writing. organizing and describing the numerical
a. Measures of Central data gathered
Tendency formulate a good research proposal
b. Measures of Variation demonstrate mastery of work during the
II. Ways of Data oral presentation/validation.
Presentation
1. Tabular
2. Graphical
III. Writing of the
Research Proposal
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RESEARCH III (GRADE 9)
Subject Description:
Research III for Grade 9 is the phase where actual conduct of investigation/experimentation of students starts. Topics were geared to equip
students with the knowledge of conducting experimental research and in preparing communications which may serve as an avenue for higher level of
competence in Research. In order to acquire mastery and competence in writing the scientific paper, writing skills will be further enhanced by exposing the
students to the rudiments of writing research reports.
FIRST QUARTER:
Revisiting and Refining the Research The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to The learner….
Proposal understanding of the essentials in prepare a refined research
refining research proposal and proposal. presents the research proposal
research paper. refines research proposal by incorporating
the suggestions / recommendations given
The Research Paper by the experts
understands the different parts of the
- Parts of a Research Paper research paper
(Title, Problem, Hypothesis
Introduction, Significance of the
Study, Scope and Limitation,
Review of Related Studies &
Literature, Research Design &
Methodology, Results and
Conclusion, Recommendations,
and Bibliography
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SECOND QUARTER:
Actual Experimentation/ Testing The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to The learner…
understanding of conducting science collect and organize data.
investigation focusing on collecting uses appropriate tools/instruments for
Collecting and Organizing Data and organizing data. gathering/collecting data
records/ organizes qualitative and
quantitative data using the project data
notebook/logbook.
THIRD QUARTER
The learner...
Analyzing and Interpreting Research Data The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to
understanding of analyzing and use appropriate statistical tool in utilizes appropriate statistical tools in
o Statistical Tools used in Research interpreting data. analyzing and interpreting data. analyzing data.
Measures of Correlation interprets data/ statistical results.
(Pearson’s r, Spearman) utilizes statistical software as an alternative
tool in analyzing and interpreting data.
Regression
Test of Significance
(t-test, z-test, Chi-square,
ANOVA, H-test, etc.)
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FOURTH QUARTER:
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RESEARCH IV (GRADE 10)
Subject Description:
Research IV for Grade 10 aims to enhance the research project conducted in Grade 9. Competencies were designed to equip students with
enhanced knowledge of conducting experimental research. Research IV may serve as an avenue for the students to demonstrate higher level of competence
in research by enhancing their previous research project, conducting a continuing research or a new research project.
In order to acquire mastery and competence in conducting sound researches, establishing a stronger linkage, collaboration and maximizing the
available resources of research institutions and the community shall be practiced. Likewise, constant coaching and consultation with experts will also be
done for robust and well-guided execution of the enhanced research project/plan.
Evaluation of a Research The learner demonstrates The learner should be able to The learner...
Paper understanding of evaluating evaluate research papers.
research paper. utilizes the standards (criteria or checklist) in
evaluating research paper.
(peer/group/expert evaluation)
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SECOND & THIRD QUARTER:
- Research Festival The learner should be able to presents and defends the research
present and defend the conducted in a congress.
Research Congress research conducted in a
and Exhibit congress.
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GLOSSARY
A list of the written sources of information on a subject that presents systematic description of references,
Bibliography
authorship, publication, editions, and dates
Control A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment
Data Factual information and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
Experiment A scientific procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to test the hypotheses
Idea A formulated thought or conception in the mind as a result of awareness, understanding, or activity
Investigation A formal and systematic inquiry and examination to come up with a solution to a problem
Plagiarism The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and presenting them as one's own
Replication A repeated performance of an experiment or procedure, under exactly the same conditions
Variable A measurable characteristic or factor that varies and influences the outcome of scientific research
The extension of the research conducted in Grade 9. Such study may contain similar or different
Continuing parameters, methodology and research design to revalidate results and draw/ formulate new
Study in theory/knowledge.
Research
An improved/refined research conducted in Grade 9. It may or may not require rigorous statistical
analysis. It can be considered as quality research as a result of the collaboration with experts and
Enhanced immersion in laboratory and other institutions.
Research
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Glossary
Science Process Skills or tools that are used in investigating the natural world. These skills are categorized into basic
Skills science skills and integrated science process skills.
Basic Science The primary skills that are used in conducting investigations. These skills include observing,
Process Skills measuring, inferring, classifying, predicting, and communicating.
Integrated Science Complex skills that are based on the combination of the basic science process skills. Scientists
Process Skills employ these skills to design and conduct science investigations.
Scientific Attitude A disposition of an act that is commonly observed on how scientists work.
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