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BED _ 10
BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Effective Date 20 February 19
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TABLE OF SPECIFICATION Page No. 1
SUBJECT : SCIENCE Grade Level: 8
NO. ITEM PLACEMENT
NO. OF
CONTENT OBJECTIVES OF REMARKS
ITEMS K P U P
DAYS

1. Earthquakes and Faults

using models or illustrations, explain how movements along faults 9 21-29
Active and inactive faults 7
generate earthquakes; September- 5
days

How movements along faults

differentiate the epicenter of an earthquake from its focus 4 5 1-2 46-48
generate earthquakes October- 21
days
Earthquake intensity and
magnitude differentiate the active and inactive faults 2 2 3-4
November-
15 days
How earthquake waves provide
explain how earthquake waves provide information about the
information about the interior of 3 4 8-9 49-50
interior of the earth
the Earth
2. Understanding Typhoons
explain how typhoons develop; 5 6 10 11-15
How typhoons develop
Why the Philippines is prone to
typhoons infer why the Philippines is prone to typhoons; 4 5 16-17 43-45

How landforms and bodies of water

affect typhoons within the explain how landmasses and bodies of water affect typhoons;
2 3 18-20
Philippine Area of Responsibility
(PAR)

Prepared By: Ms. Melissa G. Moreno Checked By: Ms. Irene Tonel
 trace the path of typhoons that enter the Philippine Area of
5 6 30-35
Responsibility (PAR) using a map and tracking data
3. Other members of the Solar
System
5 6 6 36-40
3.1 Comets compare and contrast comets, meteors, and asteroids

3.2 Meteors predict the appearance of comets based on recorded data of

2 3 5 41-42
previous appearances
3.3 Asteroids explain the regular occurrence of meteor showers 2 1 7

TOTAL 41 50

Prepared By: Ms. Melissa G. Moreno Checked By: Ms. Irene Tonel