MELC for Grade 5

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Divine Light Academy
Science Department
A.Y. 2020-2021
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC)
Grade 5
Quarter Content Standard
The learners demonstrate
understanding of…
Performance Standard
The learners should be
able to…
Most Essential Competencies Duration Standard
(Code)
1st The basic steps of
Scientific Method
Perform a simple
experiment following the
Scientific Method
- Identify the steps of Scientific
Method
- Describe each step
- Examine a simple experiment
and find out how Scientific
Method is conducted
- Conduct a simple experiment
guided by the Scientific Method
Week 1

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Properties of materials to
determine whether they
are useful or harmful
Use local, recyclable
solid materials in
making useful products.
Use the properties of materials
whether they are useful or
harmful
- Identify the properties of
materials
- Describe the properties of
materials whether useful or
harmful
- Classify the different materials
observed according to their
properties
Week 2 SSMT-
Ia-b-1
Materials undergo changes
due to oxygen and heat
Do a simple experiment
on sliced apple to find
out how to control the
effect of oxygen and heat
Investigate changes that happen
in materials under the following
conditions:
•Presence or lack of
oxygen
•Application of heat
- Identify the effects to materials
when oxygen is absorbed or
released.
- Describe effects to materials
when oxygen is absorbed or
released.
Week 3 SSMT-
Ic-d2

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- Examine the effects when heat
is applied, absorbed or released.
- Infer if the effects are useful or
harmful to the environment. Cite
proofs.
Week 4
- Propose ways on how to lessen
and manage the bad effects of
these changes to matter due to
oxygen and heat.
* spoiled food
* biodegradable materials
Week 5
- Create a useful product from
recyclable items and make a vlog
on its purpose. Share the vlog for
feedbacks and comments.
Week 6 SSMT –
Ih-i-4
2nd How the parts of the
human reproductive
system work
Practice proper hygiene
to care for the
reproductive organs
- Identify the parts of human
reproductive system
-Describe the parts of the human
reproductive system and their
functions.
- Infer on the importance of each
part in the nature of human
Week 1 S5LT-
IIA-1

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reproduction
Explain menstrual cycle
- Enumerate and describe the
events in the menstrual cycle
- Identify the role of menstrual
cycle in human reproduction
Week 2 S5LT-
IIc-3
How animals reproduce Watch a video clip and
investigate how animals
reproduce
Describe the different modes of
reproduction in animals such as
butterflies, mosquitoes, frogs,
cats and dogs
- Identify how some invertebrate
animals reproduce
- Describe how some vertebrate
animals reproduce
Week 3 S5LT-
IIe-5
How plants reproduce Make a simple research
on the growth of moss
and its importance to
the environment
- Identify the reproductive parts
of flowering plants
- Describe the function of the
reproductive parts of flowering
plants
Week 4 S5LT-
IIf-6
- Investigate the different modes Week 5 S5LT-

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of reproduction among non-
flowering plants
- Describe the different modes of
reproduction among non-
flowering plants
IIg-7
How living things and non-
living things interact in
estuaries and intertidal
zones.
Make an infographic of
the different interactions
among living and non-
living things
Discuss the interactions among
living things and non-living
things in estuaries and intertidal
zones.
- Identify the existing
interactions among living and
non-living things in estuaries
and intertidal zones
- Prove whether the interaction is
helpful or harmful to the living
and non-living things.
Week 6 S5LT-
IIh-8
Ways to protect and
conserve estuaries and
intertidal zones.
Create a hypothetical
community to show how
organisms interact and
reproduce to survive
-Create a digital community
either in estuary or intertidal
zone where living and non-living
things interact. (Minecraft to be
sent online for evaluation)
-Explain the need to protect and
Week 7 S5LT-
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conserve estuaries and intertidal
zones.
3rd Motion in terms of distance
and time
Propose an unusual tool
or device using
electromagnet that is
useful for home school
or community
Describe the motion of an object
by tracing and measuring its
change in position (distance
travelled) over a period of time
- Identify the formula in finding
speed and practice computing
- Prove the effect of change in
position to the speed of an object
Week 1 S5FE-
IIIa-1
How different objects
interact with heat, light
and sound
GRASP: Play as a
fireman discussing the
dangers of heat and
electricity if not handled
properly.
Discuss why some materials are
good conductors of heat and
electricity
- Identify the properties that
make materials good conductors
of heat and electricity
- Examine the use of
nonconductors for safety and
precaution.
Week 2 S5FE –
IIIc-3
The effects of heat and Research on the Relate the ability of the materials Week 3 S5FE –

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electricity, light and sound
on people and objects
properties of Protective
Glasses. Make a stand
via forum if there is a
need to use them in a
new normal way of
learning
to block, absorb or transmit light
to its use
- Enumerate the different
properties of light
- Describe the different
properties of light
- Classify the materials according
to how light reacts with them.
- Analyze the best material to use
in a given condition (e.g.
medicine bottle)
IIIe-5
A simple DC circuit and
the relationship between
electricity and magnetism
in electromagnets
-
Construct a simple
circuit
Infer the conditions necessary to
make a bulb light up
- Find out the materials needed
to complete a circuit
- Explain the function of each
material that make up a circuit
- Compare an open and closed
circuit
Week 4 S5FE –
IIIf-6

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Construct either a series
or a parallel circuit
(vlogging)
Determine the effects of changing
the number or type of
components in a circuit
- Identify what is a series and a
parallel circuit
- Describe the flow of current in
each type of circuit
- Defend which type of circuit is
more convenient to use
Week 5 S5FE –
IIIg-7
Propose a device using
electromagnet that is
useful for home, school
or community
Design an experiment to
determine the factors that affect
the strength of the electromagnet
- Identify what electromagnet is
- Name the parts of an
electromagnet
- Test the effect of changing the
voltage of source, number of
coils around the core and the
size of the core to the strength of
an electromagnet.
Week 6 S5FE –
IIIi-j-9

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4th
Weathering and soil
erosion shape the Earth’s
surface and affect living
things and the
environment
Participate in projects
that reduce soil erosion
in the community
Describe how rocks turn into soil
- Identify the process of
weathering
- Describe the types of
weathering
- Compare mechanical from
chemical weathering
Week 1 S5FE –
IVa-1
Investigate extent of soil erosion
in the community and its effects
on living things and the
environment
- Find out the nature of soil
erosion
- Identify the agents that cause
soil erosion
- Describe the effects of soil
erosion to people and the
environment
Week 2 S5FE –
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Weather disturbances and
their effects on the
environment
Prepares individual
emergency kit
Characterize weather
disturbances in the Philippines
and describe their effects to daily
life.
- Identify the types of weather
disturbances that occur in the
Philippines
- Be familiar with the Public
Storm Warning Signal and
Rainfall Warning Signal
- Describe the effects of weather
disturbances in the lives of
people
Week 3 S5FE-
IVd-4
The Phases of Moon and
the beliefs and practices
associated with it
Debug local myths and
folklore about the moon
and the stars by
presenting pieces of
evidence to convince the
community folklore
Infer the pattern in the changes
in the appearance of the moon
- Identify the phases of the moon
- Describe the effects when moon
changes its phase
- Investigate the myths that
surround the changing phase of
the moon
Week 4 S5FE –
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Constellation and the
information derived from
their location in the sky
Relate astrology with the
prediction of the future
events
Identify star patterns that can be
seen at a particular times of the
year.
- Describe each star pattern
- Identify the location of such
patter in a particular time of year
- Infer on the validity of
predicting the future based on
star patterns
Week 5 S5FE –
IVi–j -9
Prepared by: Submitted to:
Ms. Mavic C. Cabacungan Mr. Joseph P. de Vera
Grade 5 - Science Teacher Science Department-OIC