budget of work

1. Grade 7 Science
Budget of Work
Quarter Most
Essential
Learning
Competencies
(MELC)
Learning Competencies No. of Days Taught
Quarter 1
1 Describe the componentsof a
scientificinvestigation.
6
Describe some propertiesof metals
and non-metalssuchasluster,
malleability,ductility,and
conductivity.
3
2 Recognize thatsubstancesare
classifiedintoelementsand
compounds
10
Investigate propertiesof acidicand
basicmixturesusingnatural
indicators;and
4
3 Distinguishmixturesfrom
substancesbasedona setof
properties
7
4 Investigate propertiesof
unsaturatedorsaturatedsolutions.
5
5 Expressconcentrationsof solutions
quantitativelybypreparing
differentconcentrationsof
mixturesaccordingtousesand
availabilityof materials.
5
Quarter 2
6 Identifypartsof the microscope
and theirfunctions.
3
7 Focusspecimensusingthe
compoundmicroscope.
3
8 Describe the differentlevelsof
biological organizationfromcell to
biosphere.
4
9 Differentiate plantand animal cells
accordingto presence orabsence
of certainorganelles.
4
10 Explainwhythe cell isconsidered
the basic structural and functional
unitof all organisms.
3

2. Identifybeneficialandharmful
microorganisms
3
Describe the processof
fertilization.
1
11 Differentiate asexualfromsexual
reproductionin termsof:
1. numberof individualsinvolved
2. similaritiesof offspringto
parents.
5
12 Differentiate bioticfromabiotic
componentsof anecosystem.
5
13 Describe the differentecological
relationshipsfoundinan
ecosystem.
3
Predictthe effectof changesinone
populationonotherpopulationsin
the ecosystem.
3
14 Predictthe effectof changesin
abioticfactorson the ecosystem.
3
Quarter 3
15 Describe the motion of anobjectin
termsof distance ordisplacement,
speedorvelocity,andacceleration.
8
Differentiate quantitiesintermsof
magnitude anddirection.
3
16 Create and interpretvisual
representationof the motionof
objectssuchas tape charts and
motiongraphs.
2
Differentiate transverse from
longitudinalwaves,andmechanical
fromelectromagneticwaves;
2
17 Inferthat wavescarryenergy. 3
Describe how organismsproduce,
transmit,andreceive soundof
variousfrequencies(infrasonic,
audible,andultrasonicsound).
2
Explainsoundproductioninthe
humanvoice box,andhow pitch,
loudness,andqualityof soundvary
fromone personto another.
2
18 Describe the characteristicsof
soundusingthe conceptsof
wavelength,velocity,and
amplitude
3
Inferthat lighttravelsinastraight
line.
2

3. Relate the characteristicsof waves; 2
19 Explaincolorandintensityof light
interms of itswave characteristics
3
20 Inferthe conditionsnecessaryfor
heattransferto occur
5
21 Describe the differenttypesof
chargingprocesses
3
Quarter 4
Describe the locationof the
Philippineswithrespecttothe
continentsandoceansof the world.
4
22 Demonstrate how placesonEarth
may be locatedusinga coordinate
system.
4
Recognize thatsoil,water,rocks,
coal,and otherfossil fuelsare Earth
materialsthatpeople use as
resources.
6
23 Cite andexplainwaysof using
Earth’s resourcessustainably
6
Explainhow some humanactivities
affectthe atmosphere.
3
24 Discusshow energyfromthe Sun
interactswiththe layersof the
atmosphere.
5
Describe the effectsof certain
weathersystemsinthe Philippines.
2
25 Accountfor the occurrence of land
and seabreezes,monsoons,and
inter-tropical convergence zone
(ITCZ).
3
Show whatcauseschange inthe
seasonsinthe Philippinesusing
models;
1
26 Usingmodels,relate:
1. the tiltof the Earth to the length
of daytime;
2. the lengthof daytime tothe
amountof energyreceived;
3. the positionof the Earthin its
orbitto the heightof the Sun inthe
sky;
4. the heightof the Sunin the sky
to the amountof energyreceived;
5. the latitude of anarea to the
amountof energythe areareceives
2

4. Collect,record,andreport data on
the beliefsandpracticesof the
communityinrelationtoeclipses
2
27 Explainhow solarandlunar eclipses
occur usingmodels
2