SCIENCE GRADE 7

Quarter Most Essential No. of

Learning Days
Learning Competencies
Competencies Taught
(MELC)
Quarter 1
1 Describe the components of a scientific investigation. 6
Describe some properties of metals and non-metals such as luster, malleability, ductility, and
3
conductivity.
Recognize that substances are classified into elements and compounds
2 10
Investigate properties of acidic and basic mixtures using natural indicators; and
4
Distinguish mixtures from substances based on a set of properties
3 7
Investigate properties of unsaturated or saturated solutions.
4 5
Express concentrations of solutions quantitatively by preparing different concentrations of mixtures
5 according to uses and availability of materials. 5

Quarter 2
Identify parts of the microscope and their functions.
6 3
7 Focus specimens using the compound microscope. 3
Describe the different levels of biological organization from cell to biosphere.
8 4
Differentiate plant and animal cells according to presence or absence of certain organelles.
9 4
Explain why the cell is considered the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms.
10 3
Identify beneficial and harmful microorganisms. 3
Describe the process of fertilization. 1
Differentiate asexual from sexual reproduction in terms of:
11 1. number of individuals involved 1 5
2. similarities of offspring to parents.2
Differentiate biotic from abiotic components of an ecosystem.
12 5
Describe the different ecological relationships found in an ecosystem.
13 3
Predict the effect of changes in one population on other populations in the ecosystem.
3
Predict the effect of changes in abiotic factors on the ecosystem.
14 3
Quarter 3
Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or velocity,
15 and acceleration. 8

Differentiate quantities in terms of magnitude and direction.

3
Create and interpret visual representation of the motion of objects such as tape charts and motion
16 2
graphs.
Differentiate transverse from longitudinal waves, and mechanical from electromagnetic waves;
2
17 Infer that waves carry energy. 3
Describe how organisms produce, transmit, and receive
sound of various frequencies (infrasonic, audible, and ultrasonic sound). 2

Explain sound production in the human voice box, and

how pitch, loudness, and quality of sound vary from one person to another. 2
 Describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts of wavelength, velocity, and amplitude.
18 3
Infer that light travels in a straight line. 2
Relate the characteristics of waves; 2
Explain color and intensity of light in terms of its wave characteristics
19 3