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FOURTH QUARTER : Living Things and Their Environment

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Januar 1.Structures The learners The Learners The learners
y and Functions: demonstrate an shall be able should be able
understanding to:
Focus on the to…
to of:
Digestive System
March
1.1Organs of the Pre-assessment
digestive system 1.the digestive Classify activity Think Pair Share Exploring Life An individual who
and their present an :Food pyramid puzzle Through Science
system and its value the body as
interaction with analysis of the *identify the key Series
interaction with temple of God
organs of the data gathered nutrients found in 2nd Edition and to give
the circulatory,
respiratory, respiratory, and on diseases food Formative Guided discussion The New Grade 8 gratitude to his
circulatory, and excretory Assessment: on food nutrients, creation by taking
resulting from
excretory systems systems in Correcting errors in processing of the
nutrient care it properly.
providing the the pre-assessment pre-assessment
body with
deficiency output based on the activity.
nutrients for discussion,
*Identify the Identifying the parts Printed pictures on
energy organs and and describing the the parts of
describe the Oral - Recitation function of each Digestive System
functions of each organ in the
organs of the digestive system
digestive system Picture Analysis
1.2 Changes in Flow –Chart on the Video Analysis and
food as it Process of Digestion guided discussion on Video on the
undergoes Role playing on what the pathway of food Digestion Process
1. explain
physical and happens to food in the in the digestive
ingestion,
chemical Digestive System system
digestion absorption,
assimilation, Oral Recitation
and excretion;
 Quiz

1.3Diseases 2.diseases that Group Activity :

resulting from result from 2. explain how Research and Exploring Life
nutrient nutrient diseases of the Quiz on the Digestive reporting on Through Science
deficiency and deficiency and digestive system diseases and disorder digestive disorders, Series
ingestion of ingestion of are prevented, teacher facilitated 2nd Edition
harmful harmful detected, and discussion about The New Grade 8
substances substances, and treated; the digestive
their prevention disorders and
and treatment. diseases among
family.

1.4Prevention, 3. identify healthful Journal writing Food diary log,

detection, and TRANSFER practices that affect teacher-facilitated
treatment of GOAL: the digestive discussion : Self-
diseases of the Students on system reflection and
digestive system their own and sharing on one’s
in the long run healthful practices
will be able to for the digestive
present an system, analysis of
Essential Question: food diets
analysis of the
1.What happens to
data gathered
on diseases food after we eat
resulting from them?
nutrient
deficiency an 2.How do you take
individual who care of your
values the digestive system?
temple of God.
Essential
Understanding:
1.Food is digested
by the help of the
Digestive System,
 which transform
and releases
nutrients
contained in the
food.

2.Proper nutrition
such as healthy
diet, exercise and
proper eating
practices
enhances overall

2. Heredity: The learners The Learners Pre-assessment:

Inheritance and demonstrate an shall be able 20 items Diagnostic
understanding to:
Variation of of: Quiz
Traits

2.1Stages of *describe the Formative Video Analysis on An individual

mitosis 1.how cells assessment: cellular Video on Cell Cycle who appreciate
report on the stages of cell cycle
divide to Quiz reproduction and Mitosis God’s creation
importance of
produce new and lovers of life.
 cells variation in Video Analysis
plant and
animal
4.compare mitosis Reading analysis Exploring Life
breeding Venn Diagram through Through Science
and meiosis, and
their role in the Series
cell-division cycle; 2nd Edition
The New Grade 8

Transfer Goal:
Students on 5. explain the
2.2 Stages of Question- promted Video on Cell Cycle
2.meiosis as one significance of
meiosis their own and discussion and and Meiosis
of the processes in the long run meiosis in
visual analysis on
producing will be able to maintaining the
Board work : mitosis and meiosis
genetic report on the chromosome
cycle completion in Love of lab.
variations of the importance of number; presented visuals,
Mendelian variation in Laboratory
Pattern of plant and activities
animal *explain how
Inheritance
breeding and meiosis produces (model making)
as a messenger genetic variability
of rightfulness
to humanity. 6. predict Guided discussion Exploring Life
2.3Mendelian phenotypic Recitation and exercises on Through Science
Genetics expressions of traits Board work on phenotypic Series
following simple Punnett square on expressions and 2nd Edition
patterns of phenotypes use of Punnett The New Grade 8
inheritance; Square

Essential Question:
1.Why is cell
Summative
division important?
Assessment:
Test Yourself (TB)
2. What makes an
analysis and
individual unique
 and special? enrichment of
Concepts in a box
Essential
Understanding: Performance Task
1.The ability of our
cells to divide
allows our bodies to
grow, repair worn-
out cells , wounds
to heal and species
to reproduce more
of its kind.

2. Our genetic
make-up and other
aspect of our being
– intellectual,
emotional,
social,moral and
even spiritual
makes us unique
and special.
3.Biodiversity The learners The Learners
demonstrate an shall be able Pre-assessment: An individual that
understanding to:
of:
KWL charting serves as steward
7. explain the who values life as
3.1Species report (e.g., Formative assessment: Words associated on
1.the concept of concept of a the borrowed gift
diversity through a Recitation the concept of
a species species; from God.
travelogue) on species, post activity Lovers of life.
the activities discussion
that
communities
8. classify Board work on Teacher discussion
engage in to naming species , on taxonomic
organisms using
3.2Hierarchical 2.the species as protect and Fish Bowl Strategy for system
the hierarchical
taxonomic system being further conserve group quiz Reposting on the
taxonomic system;
of classification classified into a S8LT-IVh-20) different taxonomic
 hierarchical endangered kingdoms
taxonomic and
system 9. explain the
economically
advantage of high Recitation, situation Guided discussion
important analysison describing
biodiversity in Laboratory Activity
species maintaining the species richness and (quadrant sampling ,
stability of an eveness describing an
ecosystem ecological area)

*Identify ways of Open discussion

3.3Protection and protecting and Group Task: about humans’
conservation of saving ecologically Endangered Species: impact to
endangered and Are they worth
endangered species biodiversity,
economically saving?
(ELS8LT – Ivh-8) laboratory activity
important species
about one;s
ecological footprint

Essential Question: Summative

Transfer Goal: Asseesment :
Students on 1. What can we do
their own and to help protect CLG activity:
in the long run species from being Conceptualizing and
endangered or classifying a “new
will be able to
extinct? species”.
report through Test Yourself
a travelogue Post Test
Essential
on the
Understanding:
activities *Doing our
engage in to simplest efforts,
protect and such as avoiding
conserve littering and
 endangered practicing 3R’s
and and having self
economically -discipline can help
important protect the
species in endangered
locality. species.

4.Ecosystems The learners The Learners Pre- assessment : The one who
demonstrate an shall be able Diagnostic quiz values the true
understanding to:
of: Source of all the
Formative Assessment Outdoor Activity: resources.
4.1Transfer of 10. describe the : Human wood web,
Energy in Trophic the one-way make a poster
transfer of energy Recitation (analysis of “image analysis of
Levels flow of energy comparing evergy transfer in the energy pyramid”
through the trophic
and the cycling food choices human food web)
levels
of materials in based on the
an ecosystem trophic levels
4.2Cycling of
materials in the 11. analyze the Open discussion
ecosystem roles of organisms Quiz
in the cycling of
4.2.1Water cycle materials Group presentation
4.2.2Oxygen- Teacher discussion
on the
carbon cycle on biome and life
biogeochemical
4.2.3Nitrogen TRANSFER zones
12. explain how cycle,
cycle GOAL: materials cycle in Recitation
Students on an ecosystem; and
their own and
4.3Impact of in the long run Situation Analysis
human activities will be able to 13.suggest ways to about the effects of
in an ecosystem Open discussion on
make a poster minimize human cycle disruptions
the natural and
comparing impact on the manmade forces
food choices environment. that can disrupt
based on the Board Work :
balance in
trophic levels ESSENTIAL Tabulating Biome
ecosystem.
QUESTIONS : characteristics
1.What is our role
in the material and Group Project :
energy cycles? Project Proposal for
a local
ESSENTIAL environmental issues
UNDERSTANDING :

*Humans can
either sustain or
disrupt the material
and energy cycles,
which altogether
affect other trophic
levels in the
ecosystem.