Matrix of Curriculum Standards (Competencies)

SCIENCE 1 & 2

GRADE 1 SCIENCE

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1st Q/ Week Labels the external parts 1. Compares the main parts of Module
1 of the human body the human body

1st Q/ Week Describes the main 2. Infers that each body part has a
2 external parts and specific function and that some
function of the human body parts work
body
1st Q/ Week
3
st
1 Q/ Week Communicates clearly 3. Infers that the human body has
4 proper ways and healthful to meet its needs in order to grow
practices s/he does to care strong and healthy
and protect his/her 4. Practices proper ways of caring
different body parts for the different parts of the body
1st Q/ Week Infers that animals have 5. Observes the external body
5 body parts that help them parts of animals found at home or
survive in school
6. Infers the function of the
external body parts of animals
found at home or in school by
observing their behavior
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1st Q/ Week Infer that animals have to 7. Identifies the needs of animals
6 meet certain needs in order found at home or in school
to live 8. Predicts what may happen to
animals if their needs are not met
1st Q/ Week Show care and concern for 9. Describes ways of caring and
7 animals at home or in showing concern for animals
school 10. Explains why animals should
be cared for
2nd Q/ Week Infers that plants have 1. Describes the parts and
1 parts/structures that help functions of each plant part
them survive 2. Explains that the absence of
some plant parts affect their
survival
2nd Q/ Week Investigates what plants 3. Performs simple structured
2 need to live experiments to find out the needs
of plants found at home or in
school to live
4. Predicts what may happen to
2nd Q/ Week plants if their needs are not met
3 5. States that plants need
sunlight, water, air in order to live
2nd Q/ Week Shows care and concern
6. Describes ways of caring and
4 for plants found at home
showing concern for plants
or in school
2nd Q/ Week 7. Explains why plants should be
5 cared for
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3rd Q/ Week Infers from a given set of 1. Compares materials according
1 observations that some to observable properties, (e.g.
(Matter) materials have similar color, shape, size, texture, odor,
and / or different taste)
3rd Q/ Week properties
2. Classifies materials according
2
to their physical properties
(Matter)
rd
3 Q/ Week 3. Orders materials according to
3 the degrees of their properties
(Matter) color – light to dark; size – small
to big; short to long, narrow to
wide, short to tall; odor/taste –
bland to strong texture – smooth
to rough
3rd Q/ Week Investigates how to make
4 an object move (e.g., A 4. Tells how force makes objects
(Force and boy goes forward and move/ cause change in motion
Motion) backward when pushed or
3rd Q/ Week pulled 5. Discusses changes that take
5 place when objects and materials
(Force and are pushed, pulled, thrown,
Motion) dropped, or rolled
rd
3 Q/ Week Demonstrates ways to 6. Discovers ways to produce
6 produce sound sound
(Energy) 7. Identifies devices that produce
Infers that sound is sound
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3rd Q/ Week produced by objects / 8. Describes and compares the
7 things that vibrate sounds produced by different
(Energy) objects
Describes the properties 9. Relates the sound made to the
of sound (loudness, pitch, force applied and the kind of
quality) vibrating object
10. Concludes that different
objects make different sounds
4th Q/ Week Infers that the outer part
1 of the earth is the place 1.States that the earth is made of
(Earth’s where we live land, water and air
surface)
4th Q/ Week Describes the things 2. Describes the living and non-
2 found in water and land living things on earth
(Earth’s 3. Explains why we should show
surface) care and concern for the earth
4th Q/ Week Describes the weather
3 condition for the day 4. Tells whether the day is sunny,
(Weather) based on observations and rainy, cloudy, windy and stormy
basic weather symbols 5. Uses basic weather symbols to
record weather conditions

4th Q/ Week Communicates how

6. Describes how weather affects
4 weather affects our daily
man’s activities and the clothes
(Weather) lives
people wear
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4th Q/ Week States safety measures
7. Observes precautionary
5 during bad weather
measures during bad weather
(Weather)
4th Q/ Week Describes the natural
6 objects that are seen in 8. Describes the things that can
(Natural the sky during daytime be seen in the sky (daytime and
Objects Seen and nighttime nighttime)
in the Sky)
4th Q/ Week Communicates how the 9. Describes activities that can be
6 natural objects in the sky done during daytime and
(Natural affect daily activities nighttime
Objects Seen 10. Discusses why these activities
in the Sky) are done specifically during
daytime or nighttime
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1st Q/ Describes the different 1. Identifies and describes the parts
Week 1- sense organs and how and functions of the sense organs of
2 these organs work together the human body
to perceive the things • eyes- seeing
around • ears - hearing
• skin – feeling
• tongue – tasting
• nose – smelling
2. Demonstrates activities which
involve two or more
Body senses working together e.g.
painting, drawing,
planting, dancing
1st Q/ Communicate healthful 3. Shows ways of caring for the
Week 3 practices to care for the different sense organs
sense organs using different Describe the ways by which health
modes of communication workers/ medical
specialist help in caring the sense
organs
1st Q/ 4. Practice desirable health
Week 3 habits in caring for the
sense organs

1st Q/ Describe changes in the 5. Predict what may happen in case

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Week 4 well-being of differently- one or more
abled children when people sense organs are impaired or lost
show love, concern and 5. Suggest ways of showing love and
acceptance for them support to differently-able children
2nd Q/ Infers that plants found at
Week 1 1. Compares the leaves, stems, and
home or school have
roots of two or more plants of the
similarities and differences
same kind and/or more plants of
in structure but performs
different kinds to look similarities
the same functions for
and differences
survival live
2nd Q/ Infers the function of special 2. Identifies special structures found in
Week 2 structures found in plants plants and presents observations on
the presence of special structures
using a drawing or short phrases
2nd Q/ Shows care and concern for 3. Investigates how people in the
Week 3 plants at home or in school community benefit from plants and
predicts what can happen if plants do
not get enough water, air or sunlight.
2nd Q/ Infers the effects on living 4. Identifies useful and harmful plants
Week 4 things if their needs are not and animals found in the community
meet and identifies the available plants and
animals in the community that could
sustain the needs of humans.
2nd Q/ 5. Classifies animals and plants useful
Week 5 to humans found in the community
and enumerates ways on how to
protect and conserve the environment
3rd Q/ Conducts investigation on 1. Describes the observable
Week 1 the different states of properties of a given solid, liquid and
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matter gas
3rd Q/ 2. Infers that material is composed of
Week 1 tiny particles that cannot be seen by
the naked eye

3. Illustrates the arrangement of

tiny particles of different materials
3rd Q/ Estimates the mass of solids
Week 2 by balancing with the hands
and using an improvised 4. Performs experiment to show
balance and non-standard that;
measures (e.g. marbles, • a solid has a definite shape
paper clips) • a liquid and gas have no definite
shapes

3rd Q/ Demonstrates that solids, 5. Classifies materials according to a

Week 3 liquids and gases have given set of criteria (e.g. physical
weight properties, kind, function,
usefulness)
3rd Q/ Uses standard weights in
Week 3 6. Discovers ways of measuring
measuring the weight of
volume of regular solids and liquids
solids

3rd Q/
Week 4 Performs an activity to 7.Infers that gas has no definite
show that gases have volume
weight using an improvised
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balance
8.Orders materials of the same kind
Demonstrate that gases
but of different sizes
have no definite volume

3rd Q/ Infers that there are 9. Identifies where force can come
Week 5 different sources of force from
1. Wind
2. Water
3. Magnet
4. Gravity
5. Other moving objects
3rd Q/ Infers on the importance of 7. Infers that light is necessary to life
Week 6 light as a form of energy 1. Illustrate real life situations that
light is important
2. Predict what may happen if
there is no sunlight
3rd Q/ Explains the effect of light 8. Identifies the effects of too much
Week 7 on different materials exposure to light
1. describe proper ways of
protecting oneself against too much
exposure to light
3rd Q/ Shows evidence that light 9. Investigates effects of light on
Week 8 bends when it travels materials
1. Describes what happens when an
object is in the path of light
• more light passes through
transparent materials
• little light passes through
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translucent materials
• no light passes through opaque
materials
4th Q/ Infers that the Earth is the Features of the Earth’s Surface
Week 1 resource for life and one’s 1. Identifies the things from Earth
needs that living things need to survive
2. Identifies renewable resources
from the Earth
3.Identifies non-renewable resources
from the Earth
4. Explains the importance of land,
water and air as resources for life
4th Q/ Infers that the surface of Human Activities
Week 2 the Earth is affected by the 5. Identifies some activities of
activities of human needs human beings to meet their needs
6. Describes the activities of human
beings that affect the surface of the
Earth

Natural Resources
7. Identifies the natural resources in
the area
8. Relates community activities and
livelihood with the natural resources
found in the locality
4th Q/ Describes how the Pollution
Week 3 community makes use of 9. Describes the characteristics of
the natural resources found polluted soil, water and air
in the locality (town, city, 10. Identifies practices that cause
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province) soil, water and air pollution
11. Infers how soil, water and air
become polluted

4th Q/ Infers that a polluted

Week 3 environment may cause air- 12. Identifies illnesses that are
borne, water-borne and caused by dirty air, water, and land
soil-borne diseases
4th Q/ Infers that weather changes Weather
Week 4 during the day and from 1. Describes the conditions of the sky
day to day 2. Records the daily weather
conditions for one week
3. Interprets a simple weather chart
4. Relates the condition of the sky to
the kind of weather observed
5. Describes the changes in the
weather over a period of time
6. Enumerate safety precautions
before, during and after bad weather
conditions

4th Q/ Safety and precautionary measures

Week 4 Infers that weather affects
family and community 7. Communicates how different
activities types of weather affect activities in
the community
8. Identifies activities done during
certain weather conditions
4th Q/ Infers that the Sun gives THE Sun
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Week 5- off heat and light 9. Gives evidence that the sun’s heat
6 reaches the earth
10. Gives evidence that the sun’s
light reaches the earth
Effects of the Sun on Living Things
11. Discusses the benefits of the
sun’s light and heat
12. Describes harmful effects of the
sun’s heat and light to human beings
13. Describes the good effects of
heat and light to human beings and
other things
14. Explains safety precautions to
avoid the harmful effect of the sun’s
light and heat
15. Identifies the harmful effects of
heat and light to human beings and
other things
16. Enumerates the precautionary
measures to avoid harmful effects of
the suns heat