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CURRICULUM MAPPING
SCIENCE 8
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Essential Questions 1. What is the relationship 1. How do movements along faults 1. What are the properties of 1. What are the difference
between the amount of force generate earthquakes? solids, liquids, and gases between ingestion,
applied and the mass of the 2. How will you differentiate the based on the particle nature absorption, assimilation,
object to the amount of epicenter of an earthquake from its of matter? and excretion?
change in the object’s motion? focus? Intensity of an earthquake 2. How are physical changes 2. How do diseases of the
2. How does a body responds to from its magnitude? Active and related to the arrangement digestive system are
changes in motion? inactive faults? and motion of atoms and prevented, detected, and
3. How does work related to 3. How do underwater earthquakes molecules? treated?
power and energy? generate tsunamis? 3. How do the number of 3. What are healthful
4. What is the difference 4. How do earthquake waves protons, neutrons, and practices that affect the
between potential and kinetic provide information about the electrons in a particular atom digestive system?
energy? interior of the earth? determine? 4. How do we compare
5. What is the relation between 5. How do typhoons develop? 4. How will you trace the mitosis and meiosis, and
speed and position of object 6. Why does the Philippines prone development of the periodic their role in the cell-division
and the amount of energy to typhoon? table from observations cycle?
possessed by a body? 7. How do landmasses and bodies based on similarities in 6. What is the significance
6. What is the effect of of water affect typhoons? properties of elements? of meiosis in maintaining
temperature to speed of 8. How will you compare and 5. How will you predict the the chromosome number?
sound through fair testing? contrast comets, meteors, and chemical behaviour of an 8. How do you classify
7. How will you differentiate heat asteroids? element using the periodic organisms using the
and temperature at the 12. Can you predict the table? hierarchical taxonomic
molecular level? appearance of comets based on system?
8. What is the relationship recorded data of previous 9. What is the advantage of
between current and charge? appearances? high biodiversity in
9. What are the advantages and maintaining the stability of
 disadvantages of series and an ecosystem?
parallel connections in 10. How does energy
homes? transfer through the trophic
10. What is the difference level?
between electrical power and 11. What are the roles of
electrical energy? organisms in the cycling of
11. What are the functions of materials?
circuit breakers, fuses, 12. How materials cycle in
earthing, double insulation, an ecosystem?
and other safety devices in the 13. What are the ways to
home? minimize human impact on
the environment?

Content in terms of 1. Laws of Motion 7. Earthquakes and Faults 10. The Particle Nature of 13. Structures and
essential concepts 2. Work, Power and Energy 8. Understanding Typhoons Matter Functions: Focus on the
and topics 3. Sound 9. Other Members of the 11. Atomic Structure Digestive System
4. Light Solar System 12. Periodic Table (PT) of 14. Heredity: Inheritance
5. Heat Elements and Variation of Traits
6. Electricity 15. Biodiversity
16. Ecosystem
Standards/skills 1. Investigate the relationship 1. Explain how movements along 1. Explain the properties of 1. Explain ingestion,
between the amount of force faults generate earthquakes using solids, liquids, and gases absorption, assimilation,
applied and the mass of the models or illustrations. based on the particle nature and excretion.
object to the amount of 2. Differentiate the epicenter of an of matter. 2. Explain how diseases of
change in the object’s motion. earthquake from its focus. 2. Explain physical changes the digestive system are
2. Infer that when a body 3. Differentiate intensity of an in terms of the arrangement prevented, detected, and
exerts a force on another, an earthquake from its magnitude. and motion of atoms and treated.
equal amount of force is 4. Differentiate active and inactive molecules. 3. Id’entify healthful
exerted back on it. faults. 3. Determine the number of practices that affect the
3. Demonstrate how a body 5. Demonstrate how underwater protons, neutrons, and digestive system.
responds to changes in earthquakes generate tsunamis. electrons in a particular atom. 4. Compare mitosis and
motion. 6. Explain how earthquake waves 4. Trace the development of meiosis, and their role in the
4. Relate the laws of motion to provide information about the the periodic table from cell-division cycle.
bodies in uniform circular interior of the earth. observations based on 5. Explain the significance
motion. 7. Explain how typhoons develop. similarities in properties of of meiosis in maintaining
5. Infer that circular motion 8. Infer why the Philippines is prone the chromosome number.
requires the application of to typhoon. elements. 6. Explain the concept of a
constant force directed toward 9. Explain how landmasses and species.
the center of the circle. bodies of water affect typhoons. 5. Use the periodic table to 7. Classify organisms using
6.. Identify situations in which 10. Trace the path of typhoons that predict the chemical the hierarchical taxonomic
work is done and in which no enter the Philippine Area of behaviour of an element. system.
work is done. Responsibility (PAR) using a map 8. Explain the advantage of
7. Describe how work is and tracking data. high biodiversity in
related to power and energy. 11. Compare and contrast maintaining the stability of
8. Differentiate potential and comets, meteors, and asteroids. an ecosystem.
kinetic energy. 12. Predict the appearance of 9. Describe the transfer of
9. Relate speed and position comets based on recorded data of energy through the trophic
of object to the amount of previous appearances. level.
energy possessed by a body. 13. Explain the regular occurrence 10. Analyze the roles of
10. Infer how the movement of of meteor showers. organisms in the cycling of
particles of an object affects materials.
the speed of sound through it. 11. Explain how materials
11.Investigates the effect of cycle in an ecosystem.
temperature to speed of 12. Suggest ways to
sound through fair testing. minimize human impact on
12. Demonstrate the existence the environment.
of the color components of
visible light using a prism or
diffraction grating.
13. Explain the hierarchy of
colors in relation to energy.
14. Explain that red is the
least bent and violet the most
bent according to their
wavelengths or frequencies.
15. Differentiate between heat
and temperature at the
molecular level.
16. Infer the relationship
between current and charge.
17. Infer the relationship
between current and charge.
 18. Explain the advantages
and disadvantages of series
and parallel connections in
homes.
19. Differentiate electrical
power and electrical energy.
20. Explain the functions of
circuit breakers, fuses,
earthing, double insulation,
and other safety devices in the
home.
Products/ 1. Make a written plan 1. Make a short presentation 1. Make a model of water 1. Make a presentation of
Assessments implementing “Newton discussing whether or not beliefs cycle. an analysis of the data
Olympics” and practices about comets and 2. Make an atomic model. gathered on diseases
2. Make a video discussing meteors have scientific basis. resulting from nutrient
phenomena such as blue sky, deficiency.
rainbow, and red sunset using 2. Make an infomercial video that
the concept of wavelength and shows activities that lessen the
frequency of visible light. risks brought by typhoons.

3. Perform a simulation activity of

the precautionary measures before,
during, and after a typhoon,
including following advisories,
storm signals, and calls for
evacuation given by government
agencies in charge.
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Mr. Lymnuel F. Libunao Mr. Ricky V. Sabino, MAEd. Rev. Fr. Lazaro DG. Quitain
Subject Teacher Assistant Principal School Principal