St.

Mary’s Academy of Nagcarlan

PAASCU Accredited (Formerly: Sacred Heart Academy)

CEAP and RVM-EAP Member 035 Banahaw St., Nagcarlan, Laguna
LACASA and LAPRISADA Member Tel No.(049) 563-32-61; Telefax 563-12-66

UNIT PLAN

Subject: Science and Technology 7 Quarter: 1 Unit: 1

Unit Topic : Science and Matter: Discovering and preserving God’s gift
No. of Days: 17 days

STAGE 1: DESIRED RESULTS

Content Standard
The learners will be able to demonstrate understanding and application of concepts
and principles of science and matter as they significantly affect everyday life.

Day 1: Pure and Applied Science

Day 2: Scientific Method
Day 3: Scientific Method (Follow-up)
Day 4: Laboratory Rules and Apparatus
Day 5: Laboratory Rules and Apparatus (Laboratory Activity)
Day 6: Matter and Properties
Day 7: Properties of Matter
Day 8: Changes in Matter
Day 9: Elements
Day 10: Metals, Non-metal and Metalloids
Day 11: Compounds
Day 12: Properties of Acid, Bases and Salts
Day 13: Properties of Acid, Bases and Salts (Follow-up)
Day 14: Mixtures; Homogenous and Heterogeneous
Day 15: Types of Solution
Day 16: Separating Mixture
Day 17: Performance task:

Transfer Goal/s
The students in the long run and on their own will be able to

ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Students will understand that…
 Atom is the building blocks of the  How can you be a responsible and
complexity of matter and life productive steward of God’s creation?

 How will you respond to the quote “great

things came from the smallest ones”?
 KNOWLEDGE
Students will know …
1. the pure and applied science
2. the scientific method
3. how to use the scientific method
4. the laboratory rules and apparatus
SKILLS
The students will be able to…
1. Differentiate and classify the pure and
applied science
2. Discuss the use of scientific method
3. Apply the scientific method in solving
problem

5. the function of different laboratory 4. Draw the different laboratory apparatus

apparatus

5. Recognize the functions of different

6. the matter and its characteristics laboratory apparatus

7. the properties of matter 6. Identify the matter and its characteristics

8. the changes in matter 7. Distinguish physical and chemical
9. the elements properties
10. the classification of metal, non-metal and 8. Differentiate physical and chemical change
metalloid
9. Familiarize with the elements in periodic
11. the compounds table
12. the properties of acid, bases and salt
13. the characteristic of acid, bases and salt

14. the difference between homogenous and 10. Classify metals, non-metals and metalloids
heterogeneous mixture 11. Discuss compounds
15. the types of solution
16. the different process in separating
mixture 12. Identify the properties of acid, bases and
17. Performance task: Science Investigatory salt
project
13. Differentiate acid from bases and salt

14. Distinguish the homogenous and

heterogeneous mixture

15. Identify the types of solution

16. Discuss the different process of separating
mixture

17. Performance task: Science Investigatory

project

STAGE 2: ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

Performance Task
As the population rapidly grows your community faced a lot of problems that if not given a long-term
solution can greatly affects the living of the people on your community. As a Marian student that has
strong observational skills and logical reasoning, you wanted to be engaged to a community
development by using scientific methods that will established a healthy lifestyle options and to achieve
social, economic, cultural and environmental goals. You are a signed to make a Science Investigatory
project to formulate various solution within a timeframe that will outnumber the detrimental effects of
these problems for the community.

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Promptness Submit on time Late by 1 day Late by 2 days Late by 3 days
Organization and All ideas are More than 80% of More than 50% of Less than 50% of
clarity presented and the ideas re the ideas the ideas re
 support the presented represented presented
research title logically and logically and logically and
support the support the support the
research title research title research title
Format/Syntax Follows the Follows the Follows the Does not follow
prescribed format prescribed format prescribed format the format and
with no errors with minimal with many errors many errors
errors committed
Grammar and There are no There are minimal There are few There are lots of
spelling errors in grammar errors in grammar errors in grammar errors in grammar
and spelling and spelling and spelling and spelling

G – prepare an investigatory project

R – a Marian student strong observational skills and logical reasoning
A – Science 8 teachers and students
S – As the population rapidly grows your community faced a lot of problems that if not given a long-term
solution can greatly affects the living of the people on your community
P – The product will be done by group consisting of 7-9 members. Each group may choose a community
problem.
S - The product will be assessed based on the following criteria.

1. Promptness
2. Organization and Clarity
3. Format/Syntax
4. Grammar and Spelling

Stage 3: Learning Activities

(The teaching and learning will involve)
Day 1 Properties of solid, liquid, gas and plasma
 Sharing
 Think-in-pair
 Oral discussion
Day 2 History of Atomic theory
 Debate
 Picture Analysis
 Video Presentation
Day 3 Modern Atomic Theory
 Sharing
 Picture Analysis
 Video Presentation
Day 4 Laboratory Activity: Science Investigatory Project
 Group discussion
 Group work
Day 5 Atomic model: Solid sphere model
 Sharing
 Group activity
 Picture Presentation
Day 6 Atomic model: Nuclear atomic model
 Sharing
 Group activity
 Picture Presentation
Day 7 Atomic model: Planetary model
 Sharing
 Group activity
 Picture Presentation
Day 8 Atomic model: Raisin Bunn model
 Group activity
 Picture Presentation
Day 9 Laboratory (Edible atomic model)
  Group discussion
 Group work
Day 10 Subatomic particles
 Puzzle
 Picture analysis
 Video presentation
Day 11 Laboratory activity (Science Investigatory project)
 Group discussion
 Group work
Day 12 Identifying the number of protons, electrons and neutrons
 Sharing
 Group activity
 Board work
 Picture Presentation
Day 13 Laboratory activity (Science Investigatory project)
 Group discussion
 Group work
Day 14 History of Periodic table
 Video Analysis
 Timeline making
 Buzz session
Day 15 Arrangement of elements: Groups
 Brain Teaser: Which one doesn’t belong?
 Oral discussion
 Board work
Day 16 Arrangement of the elements: Periods
 Brain Teaser: Listen and recap
 Oral discussion
 Board work
Day 17 Laboratory activity (Science Investigatory project)
 Group discussion
 Group work
Day 18 Arrangement of the elements: Blocks
 Board work
 Oral discussion
Day 19 Laboratory activity (Science Investigatory project)
 Group discussion
 Group work
Day 20 Binary Molecular naming
 Board work
 Oral discussion
Day 21 Electron Configuration
 Board work
 Oral discussion
Day 22: Performance task: Science Investigatory project (Community problems)
 Group discussion
 Group work

Other Evidences:
 Quizzes
 Quiz bee
 Laboratory Activity
 Recitation
 Brainstorming
 Seatwork
 Debate
 Assignment
 Strategies: Think-pair-share, Brainstorming, Collaborative Act., KWL CHART, Anticipation Reaction
Guide, Graphic organizer, Entrance/Exit card, picture analysis, video analysis, IRF Chart, brain teaser
Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

Ms. Sofia Marie A. Gallardo

Grade 8 Teacher _______________________ ___________________________