GRADE 9 SCIENCE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE This Grade 9 Science course aims to cover the lessons in this scope and sequence with a higher priority on the learning standards set in K to 12 Most Essential Learning Competencies. Week # Standards in K-12 CG Codes Name of Units/Topics a quarter Unit 4; Living Things and Their Environment 12 SOLT-la-b-26 La Respiratory and circulatory systems working together to transport materials 3 SOLT-Ie-27 ‘Lb The effect of lifestyle in the functioning of respiratory and circulatory systems 4 S9LT-Id-29 2. Heredity: Inheritance and Variation 2.a Location of genes on chromosomes 2.b Non-Mendelian inheritance 5-6 SOLT-le-f-30 3. Causes of Species Extinction 78 SOLT-Ig-j-31 4. Flow of Energy and Matter in Ecosystems 4.2 Photosynthesis 4.b Respiration 2" quarter Unit 2: Matter 1 SOMT-lla-22, 1. Electronic Structure of Matter ‘La Atomic Model 2 SOMT-HIb-14 2. Chemical Bonding 2, lonic and Covalent Bonding 3 SOMT lif -16 2b Metallic Bonding 4 SOMT -lig-17 3. The Variety of Carbon Compounds 3.a Carbon Atoms 5 S9MT -Ith -18 3.b Organic Compounds 6 SOMT -Ili-19 4, Mole Concept 4.a Mass 4.b Moles 7 OMT -j-20 4.c Percentage Composition of a Compound 3 quarter Unit 3: Earth and Space 1 S9ES -tNa-25 Volcanoes 1L.a Type of volcanoes 2 S9ES -Iilb-28 ‘Lb Voleanic Eruption 34 S9ES -Ille-d-29 ‘Lc Energy from volcanoes5 S9ES-Ille-30 2.Climate 2. Factors that affect climate 6 SOES-E-31 2.b Global climate phenomenon 78 S9eS-Ih33 3. Constellations SOES-IMi34 3.a Characteristics of stars S9ES -I}-35 3.b Arrangement of stars in a group 3.¢ Changing position of constellations during the night and at different times of the year 3.d Beliefs and practices about constellations and astrology 4" quarter Unit 4: Force, Motion, and Energy 1 SOFE-IVa-34 Motion in Two Dimensions Projectile Motion ‘La Horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile 2 SOFE-IVa-35 ‘Lb Relationship between the angle of release and the height and range of the projectile 3 S9FE-IVb-36 Lcimpulse and Momentum S9FE-IVb-37 1.d Conservation of Linear Momentum 4 S9FE-IVb-40 2. Work Power and Energy 2.a Changes in form of mechanical enerey 2.b Conservation of energy 5 SOFE-IVd-42 3, Heat, Work, and Efficiency 3.a Relationship among heat, work, and efficiency 6 SOFE-IVg-45 3.b How Heat transfer and energy transformation make heat engines like geothermal plants work 78 SOFE-IVhj-46 4. Electricity and magnetism 4.a Power generation and energy losses 4,b Transmission and distribution of electrical energy from power plants to homes