SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Gov. A. Pascual cor. LeongsonSts. San Roque Navotas City

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

GRADE 8 BUDGET OF WORK

S.Y 2017- 2018

NO. OF
CONTENT LEARNING COMPETENCY TEACHING
DAYS
FIRST QUARTER
Force, Motion, 1. Investigate the relationship between the amount of force
and Energy applied and the mass of the object to the amount of change in
1. Laws of Motion the object’s motion;
a. Law of Inertia a. identify the forces acting on an object
b. Law of b. explain the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces in a
Acceleration state of motion of an object.
c. Law of c. calculate the net force.
Interaction d. describe and demonstrate the Law of Inertia
2
2. Work, Power e. cite situations that shows the concept of Law of Inertia
and Energy f. give the importance of applying /practicing road safety.
3. Sound g. state the relationship between force, mass and acceleration
4. Light h. describe how the net force acting on an object affects its
5. Heat acceleration.
6. Electricity i. calculate acceleration of an objects motion,
j. give the importance of understanding factors affecting
acceleration of an object.
2. infer that when a body exerts a force on another, an equal
amount of force is exerted back on it;
a. analyze and explain the Newton’s Third Law of Motion
2
b. compare two interacting forces in terms of magnitude and
direction.
c. cite situations to illustrate the law of interaction
3. demonstrate how a body responds to changes in motion;
2
a. identify the action and reaction forces in a given situation.
4. relate the laws of motion to bodies in uniform circular
motion;
a. explain centripetal force. 2
b. relate Newton’s Law of Inertia and Acceleration to circular
motion
5. infer that circular motion requires the application of constant
force directed toward the center of the circle; 3
a. calculate for the centripetal force acting on an object
6. identify situations in which work is done and in which no
work is done;
a. define work operationally
2
b. determine if work is present in a given activity or not
c. explain if work is done in situations presented
d. calculate work done in a given problem
7. describe how work is related to power and energy;
a. define and contrast energy, work, and power.
3
b. describe the relationship between energy, work, and power
b. compute for power output in running or walking.
8. differentiate potential and kinetic energy; 3
a. define potential and kinetic energy operationally
b. solve for potential and kinetic energy of an object.
c. relate the concept of potential and kinetic energy in daily life
situation.
9. relate speed and position of object to the amount of energy
possessed by a body; 3
a. relate work done to potential and kinetic energy.
10. infer how the movement of particles of an object affects the
speed of sound through it;
a. describe how sounds travel and transmitted
b. distinguished the different characteristics of waves
3
c. determine frequency and wavelength
d. compute the wave speed based on the frequency and
wavelength
e. distinguished which material transmits sound the best
11. investigates the effect of temperature to speed of sound
through fair testing;
3
a. determine how temperature affects the speed of sound
b. observe how longitudinal waves reflect and refract.
12. demonstrate the existence of the color components of
visible light using a prism or diffraction grating;
a. identify properties and characteristics of light
b. describe properties and characteristics of light 2
c. explain the occurrence of spectacular events in the sky like
rainbows, red sunset and blue sky.
d. infer that white light is made up of different colors of light.
13. explain the hierarchy of colors in relation to energy;
a. infer that different colors of light emits energy.
2
b. determine which color of light emits the least and the most
energy.
14. explain that red is the least bent and violet the most bent
according to their wavelengths or frequencies;
3
a. observe that bending depends on the refractive index color of
light
15. differentiate between heat and temperature at the
molecular level;
a. describe the hotness or coldness of the object in terms of
3
temperature.
b. determine the relationship between the amount of heat
resulting to temperature change.
16. infer the relationship between current and charge;
a. measure the electric current and voltage in a circuit
3
b. determine the relationship between current and voltage,
electric current and resistance
17. explain the advantages and disadvantages of series and
parallel connections in homes;
a. differentiate series and parallel connection
3
b. explain the similarities and differences between the circuit
connections
c. demonstrate connection of loads in different ways.
18. differentiate electrical power and electrical energy; and
a. explain how electrical power is different from electrical 1
energy.
19. explain the functions of circuit breakers, fuses, earthing,
3
double insulation, and other safety devices in the home.
 a. describe the heating effect of current
b. explain what a short circuit is
c. enumerate some safety practices in the use of electricity.
Pre-test 1
GRASPS 1
1st Summative
1
Test
1st Periodic Test 2
NO. OF 53
RECITATION
DAYS

SECOND QUARTER
Earth and Space 20. using models or illustrations, explain how movements
3
1. 1. Earthquakes along faults generate earthquakes;
and Faults 21. differentiate the
1.1 Active and 2.1 epicenter of an earthquake from its focus;
6
inactive faults 2.2 intensity of an earthquake from its magnitude;
1.2 How 2.3 active and inactive faults;
movements along 22. demonstrate how underwater earthquakes generate
faults generate 3
tsunamis;
earthquakes 23. explain how earthquake waves provide information about
1.3 How 3
the interior of the earth
earthquakes 24. explain how typhoons develop; 3
generate tsunamis 25. infer why the Philippines is prone to typhoons; 3
1.4 Earthquake 26. explain how landmasses and bodies of water affect
focus and 3
typhoons;
epicenter 27. trace the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area
1.5 Earthquake 3
of Responsibility (PAR) using a map and tracking data;
intensity and 28. compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids; 4
magnitude 29. predict the appearance of comets based on recorded
1.6 Earthquake 4
data of previous appearances; and
preparedness 30. explain the regular occurrence of meteor showers
1.7 How
earthquake waves
provide
information about
the interior of the
Earth
2. Understanding
Typhoons
2.1 How typhoons
develop 4
2.2 Why the
Philippines is
prone to typhoons
2.3 How landforms
and bodies of
water affect
typhoons within
the Philippine Area
of Responsibility
(PAR)
3. Other members
of the Solar
System
3.1 Comets
3.2 Meteors
3.3 Asteroids
GRASPS 1
2nd Summative
1
Test
2nd Periodic Test 1
NO. OF
RECITATION 42
DAYS
THIRD QUARTER
Matter 31. explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based
9
1. The Particle on the particle nature of matter;
Nature of Matter 32. explain physical changes in terms of the arrangement and
9
1.1 Elements, motion of atoms and molecules;
Compounds, and 33. determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons
Mixtures 9
in a particular atom;
1.2 Atoms and 34. trace the development of the periodic table from
Molecules observations based on similarities in properties of elements; 9
2. Atomic and
Structure 35. use the periodic table to predict the chemical behaviour of
2.1 Protons an element.
2.2 Neutrons
2.3 Electrons
3. Periodic Table
(PT) of Elements
3.1 Development 9
of the PT
3.2 Arrangement
of elements
3.3 Reactive and
nonreactive
metals
GRASPS 1
3rd Summative
1
Test
3rd Periodic Test 1
NO. OF
RECITATION 48
DAYS
FOURTH QUARTER
Living Things and 36. explain ingestion, absorption, assimilation, and excretion; 6
Their Environment 37. explain how diseases of the digestive system are
3
1. Structures and prevented, detected, and treated;
Functions: Focus 38. identify healthful practices that affect the digestive system; 3
on the Digestive 39. compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role in the cell-
System 5
division cycle;
1.1 Organs of the 40. explain the significance of meiosis in maintaining the
digestive system 4
chromosome number;
and their 41. predict phenotypic expressions of traits following simple
interaction with 7
patterns of inheritance;
organs of the 42. explain the concept of a species; 3
respiratory, 43. classify organisms using the hierarchical taxonomic system; 3
circulatory, and 44. explain the advantage of high biodiversity in maintaining the
3
excretory systems stability of an ecosystem;
1.2 Changes in 45. describe the transfer of energy through the trophic levels; 3
food as it 46. analyze the roles of organisms in the cycling of materials; 3
undergoes 47. explain how materials cycle in an ecosystem; and 3
physical and 48. suggest ways to minimize human impact on the
chemical 3
environment.
digestion
1.3 Diseases
resulting from
nutrient deficiency
and ingestion of
harmful
substances
1.4 Prevention,
detection, and
treatment of
diseases of the
digestive system
2. Heredity:
Inheritance and
Variation of Traits
2.1 Stages of
mitosis
2.2 Stages of
meiosis
2.3 Mendelian
Genetics
3. Biodiversity
3.1 Species
diversity
3.2 Hierarchical
taxonomic system
of classification
3.3 Protection and
conservation of
endangered and
economically
important species
4. Ecosystems
4.1 Transfer of
Energy in Trophic
Levels
4.2 Cycling of
materials in the
ecosystem
4.2.1Water cycle
4.2.2Oxygen-
carbon cycle
4.2.3Nitrogen
cycle
4.3 Impact of
human activities
in an ecosystem
GRASPS 1
4th Summative
1
Test
4th Periodic test 1
NO. OF
RECITATION 52
DAYS
TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHING DAYS 195