ROSARY HILLS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, INC

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CURRICULUM MAP
GRADE 9
SUBJECT: SCIENCE TERM: 1

TOPIC/ UNIT TOPIC CONTENT PERFORMANCE POWER/ ASSESSMENT ACTIVITI RESOURCES INSTITUTION
TERM STANDARDS STANDARDS SUPPORTING ES AL CORE
COMPETENCIES VALUES
TERM1 1. Newton’s The learner’s By the end of ● Identify
Laws. learned that: the term, inertia as the
1. Newton’s learners tendency for
laws demonstrate an object to
explain and a practical stay at rest or
predict how understandin in motion
object g of Newton’s unless acted
move due three laws of on by an
to the motion to unbalanced
forces that describe net force.
act on relationships
them. between ●
variables and Demonstrate
use these to in practical
explain situations and
everyday describe that
application of acceleration is
Newton’s a change in
laws. Through speed and/or
practical direction as
investigations the result of a
, learners net force.
2. Force demonstrate Investigate the
and qualitative relationship
Energy 2. Electricity understandin among force,
is a flow of g of the acceleration,
electrons features of and mass.
and can be electricity and
 measured apply their
and understandin ● Explain that
understood g of electrical when any two
using circuitry in objects
current, homes. interact, there
voltage Learners are equal but
resistance exhibit skills opposite
in circuits. in gathering forces exerted
information between them,
from which is
secondary evident in
sources to many practical
describe the situations and
frequencies applications.
across the
electromagne ● Observe and
tic spectrum identify action-
and identify reaction pairs
practical in everyday
applications situations such
and as stepping off
detrimental a boat, or a
effects that book on a
electromagne table, and
tic radiation draw force
may have on diagrams to
living things. explain how
Also, learners the pairs affect
exhibit skills the motion of
in evaluating objects.
3. Electric information
current from ● Identify that
3. Electromag secondary electricity is a
netic sources, and flow of
radiation draw on their electrons and
travels scientific show
using understandin appreciation
transverse g of the for the need to
waves of location and observe safe
different geological measures in
wavelength setting of the handling
s Philippines to electricity.
 explain its
4. Electric unique ● Participate
circuit landforms in guided
and dynamic investigations
geologic to infer the
activity in a relationship
global among
context. current,
voltage, and
resistance in
assembled
series and
parallel
circuits with
varying
number of
loads and
battery.

● Draw
diagrams of
and assemble
series and
parallel
circuits,
showing
switch,
battery,
loads/resistors,
ammeter, and
5. Interpreti voltmeter
ng
patterns ● Collaborate
in data in a class
discussion to
recognize the
advantages
and limitations
of using series
or parallel
circuits.
6. Electrom
agnetic
waves ● Describe
4. Scientist ad electromagnet
engineers ic radiation
use (EMR) as
electromag energy that is
netic created by the
radiation to vibrations of
design electrically
modern charged
technologie particles which
s that allows it to
benefit travel through
people and materials or
society space as
transverse
waves.

● Compare
the relative
wavelengths
and
frequencies of
different types
of
electromagnet
ic waves,
including radio
waves,
microwaves,
infrared,
visible light,
ultra-violet, x-
rays, and
gamma
radiation.

● Identify
practical
applications of
electromagnet
ic radiation,
 such as radio
waves used in
telecommunic
ations, and x-
rays and
gamma rays in
medicine.

● Gather
information
from
secondary
sources to
explain the
harmful effects
that EMR can
7. Scale have on living
proportio things.
n and
quantity
5. Evidence of ● Identify and
continents explain
moving evidence that
includes current
jigsaw continents are
matching of separate parts
coastlines, of what was a
rock types, single
and the continent
presence of millions of
similar years ago
fossils in
places
separated
by vast
8. Plate distance
coundari
es

6. The
movement ● Participate
of in a
lithospheric collaborative
plates group or class
provides a task to
theory for examine and
understandi describe the
ng Earth’s topographical
geological and geological
history evidence for
plate
boundaries
occurring in
the area
where the
Philippines is
located.

● Describe the
types of plate
boundaries
found around
the Earth.
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CURRICULUM MAP
GRADE 9
SUBJECT: SCIENCE TERM: 2

TOPIC/ UNIT TOPIC CONTENT PERFORMANC POWER/ ASSESSMENT ACTIVITI RESOURCES INSTITUTION
TERM STANDARDS E SUPPORTING ES AL CORE
STANDARDS COMPETENCIES VALUES
TERM 2 The learner’s By the end
learned that: of the term,
1. Structure of ● The By the end of Describe how
Earth geological the term, fossils can be
time scale learners used for dating
organizes demonstrate the age of rocks
major stages an and sediments.
in the history appreciation
of the Earth of the size
over more and scale of
than 4 billion the Earth and
2. Geologic years. describe ● Describe how
time evidence for relative and
● Radioactive a dynamic absolute dating
decay of Earth over its techniques are
material inside long used to
the Earth geological determine the
since it was history as subdivisions of
formed is its well as the geologic time.
internal evidence that
source of is used to ● Explain how
energy. build a model the geologic
for the time scale helps
internal to recount the
structure of history of the
the Earth. Earth.
Learners
demonstrate
curiosity and ● Describe how
seismic wave
 open- data has been
● The Earth’s mindedness used to develop
interior is in extending a model for the
made up of their internal
layers of knowledge structure and
varying and composition of
characteristics understandin the Earth.
g of the
dynamic ● Create a scale
Earth to drawing to
evaluate represent
evidence for relative
theories for thicknesses of
the formation the layers of
of the Solar Earth's interior,
System. They including the
describe crust,
modern lithosphere,
scientific asthenosphere,
processes mantle, outer
and core, and inner
technologies core.
that are used
by scientists ● Distinguish
to investigate among comets,
3. Origin of the nature meteoroids,
Solar System . ● Models and evolution asteroids, and
represent the of the Solar dwarf planets,
size, structure, System and and describe
and Universe. how they help
relationship of They also us to
components of explain that understand the
the Solar high levels of nature and
System. diversity help formation of the
to maintain Earth and the
stability of an Solar System.
ecosystem.
They ● Gather
research to information
classify from secondary
critically sources to
endangered discuss the
plants and regular
animals of occurrence of
the meteor
Philippines showers.
 and to
identify ● Explain how
4. Space strategies to modern
Technologies ● Observable protect and research about
evidence and conserve celestial objects
models help them. They uses new space
explain the use drawings technologies
nature and and diagrams including
origin of the to describe telescopes and
Solar System. features of space probes.
typical
Philippine ● Explain the
5. Biodiversity ecosystems advantage of
and ● High and they high biodiversity
Endangered biodiversity conduct a in maintaining
species means survey to the stability of
populations explore an ecosystem
are more possibilities during difficult
likely to to minimize conditions, such
overcome the impact of as food
adverse human shortages,
conditions. activities. disease, and
climate change.

● Use
information
from secondary
resources to
classify animals
and plants of
the Philippines
as critically
endangered,
endangered, or
vulnerable
species.

● Discuss as a
class how
threats to
biodiversity can
lead to species
extinction.

● Use
information
 from secondary
sources to
research how to
protect and
conserve
endangered
and/or
economically
important
species in the
local
community.

● Describe
6. Types of using labeled
Ecosystems diagrams the
in the ● Human biotic and
Philippines activities can abiotic features
adversely of tropical
affect animals rainforests,
and plants in a swamps,
variety of estuaries,
ecosystems. mangrove
forests, and
coral reefs.
● Use
information
from secondary
sources to
describe the
possible effects
of human
activities, such
as
deforestation,
pollution, and
introduction of
invasive
species, on
living things in
an ecosystem.
● Plan to
conduct a
survey to
explore the
possibilities for
minimizing the
negative
impacts of
human activities
on an
ecosystem.
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Peking cor. Budapest St. Vista Verde North Executive Village
Llano, Caloocan City, email: [Link]@[Link]
Contact us at: 09554385265

CURRICULUM MAP
GRADE 9
SUBJECT: SCIENCE TERM: 3

TOPIC/ UNIT TOPIC CONTENT PERFORMANCE POWER/ ASSESSMENT ACTIVITI RESOURCES INSTITUTION
TERM STANDARDS STANDARDS SUPPORTING ES AL CORE
COMPETENCIES VALUES
The learner’s By the end of
learned that: the term,
1. DNA Transmission of By the end of ● Use models
replication traits is the term, and labeled
and determined by learners diagrams to
mutation DNA, genes, describe that represent the
and the double helix
chromosomes. transmission of structure of DNA
● High traits is (deoxyribonuclei
biodiversity determined by c acid).
means DNA, genes,
populations are and Explain the role
TERM 3 more likely to chromosomes. of DNA, genes,
overcome Learners also and
adverse carry out a chromosomes in
conditions. valid and the transmission
● Human reliable of traits.
activities can scientific
adversely investigation ● Describe
affect animals showing the mutations as
and plants in a formation of a changes in DNA
variety of new substance. or
ecosystems. They chromosomes
demonstrate and discuss
an some of the
understanding factors that
of the cause
significance of mutations, such
the valence as infectious
electron of an agents,
element in the radiation, and
formation of chemicals.
 bonds and
identify bonds ● Use
as ionic, information
covalent, or from secondary
metallic. They sources to
use their explain the
knowledge of beneficial,
the symbols of harmful, and
elements to neutral effects
write the of mutations
formula for a
2. Valid and ● Valid and number of ● Carry out a
reliable reliable common valid and
investigati scientific compounds. reliable
ons: investigations They draw scientific
Chemical include models of investigation to
Bonding identification possible show the
and control of structures of formation of a
variables. ionic new substance,
compounds such as
and research formation of a
the properties carbonate
of ionic, (carbon dioxide
covalent, and in limewater), or
metallic formation of a
substances. precipitate
They use (from silver
cartoons/comic nitrate solution).
strips to create
interesting ● Explain that
learning tools. the formation of
new bonds or
the breaking of
existing bonds
constitutes a
chemical
change and the
formation of a
new substance.

● Describe a
valence electron
as an electron in
the outer shell
of an atom that
can take part in
 formation of
bonds.
3. Chemical ● Formation or
Bonding: breaking down ● Identify the
Ionic and of ionic or number of
Covalent covalent bonds valence
compound results in a electrons of
s chemical oxygen based
change. on its position in
● Bonds are the periodic
formed table.
between atoms
either by ● Explain the
sharing or formation of
transferring of ions as either
electrons. the loss or gain
● The type of of electrons to
bond formed produce ionic
determines bonds, using
whether the examples, such
result is a as the formation
covalent or of sodium
ionic chloride.
compound.
● Symbols for ● Write the
the elements chemical
are used as a formula and
basis for chemical names
writing of some
chemical common ionic
formula of compounds,
compounds. including
● The sodium chloride
properties of (NaCl),
pure magnesium
substances oxide (MgO),
depend on the potassium
type of bonding chloride (KCl)
within them and magnesium
chloride
(MgCl2).

● Explain the
formation of
 covalent bonds
using a
molecule of
water and a
molecule of
carbon dioxide.

● Write the
chemical
formula and
chemical name
of some
common
covalent
compounds,
including water
(H2O), carbon
dioxide (CO2),
and ammonia
(NH3).

● show by using
models that
ionic
compounds
form crystalline
structures
whereas
4. Metallic covalent
Bonds compounds
form individual
molecules.

● Explain
properties of
metals in terms
of their
structure and
metallic bonding
(sea of electrons
model)

5. Valid and
reliable
Investigati
ons and
 chemical
Bonding ● Investigate
the properties of
ionic, covalent,
and metallic
substances,
such as melting
point, hardness,
electrical and
thermal
conductivity.

Prepared by: Recommending Approval:

NESTOR A. FLOR, LPT MARK M. ROCAS, DBA

Noted by:

GLORIA V. BIEN, EdD, DHum

Approved by:

MAURICIA M. ROCAS, DHum, DELM