Matrix of Curriculum Standards (Competencies),

with Corresponding Recommended Flexible Learning Delivery Mode and Materials per Grading Period

GRADE 10 SCIENCE

Week of Learning competencies Lesson LR Link (if Assessment

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Quarter/
Grading
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Period resources
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1st Q/ Describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and
Week 1-3 major mountain belts
1st Q/
Describe the different types of plate boundaries
Week 4
1st Q/
Explain the different processes that occur along the plate boundaries
Week 5-6
1st Q/
Describe the possible causes of plate movement
Week 7
1st Q/
Enumerate the lines of evidence that support plate movement
Week 8
2nd Q/ Compare the relative wavelengths of different forms of electromagnetic
Week 1-2 waves
2nd Q/ Cite examples of practical applications of the different regions of EM waves,
Week 3-4 such as the use of radio waves in telecommunications
2nd Q/
Explain the effects of EM radiation on living things and the environment
Week 5-6
2nd Q/ Predict the qualitative characteristics (orientation, type, and
Week 7-8 magnification) of images formed by plane and curved mirrors and lenses
2nd Q/ Identify ways in which the properties of mirrors and lenses determine their
Week 8 use in optical instruments (e.g., cameras and binoculars)
2nd Q/ Demonstrate the generation of electricity by movement of a magnet
Week 9 through a coil
2nd Q/
Explain the operation of a simple electric motor and generator
Week 10
3rd Q/ Explain the role of hormones involved in the female and male
Week 1 reproductive systems
3rd Q/ Describe the feedback mechanisms involved in regulating processes in the
Week 2 female reproductive system (e.g., menstrual cycle)
Describe how the nervous system coordinates and regulates these
feedback mechanisms to maintain homeostasis
Week of Learning competencies Lesson LR Link (if Assessment
the Grade 10 Science Exemplar/ develope available (provide a
Quarter/
Grading
Learning r online) link if online)
Period resources
available
3rd Q/
Explain how protein is made using information from DNA
Week 3
3rd Q/ Explain how mutations may cause changes in the structure and function
Week 4 of a protein
3rd Q/ Explain how fossil records, comparative anatomy, and genetic information
Week 5 provide evidence for evolution
3rd Q/
Explain the occurrence of evolution
Week 6
3rd Q/ Explain how species diversity increases the probability of adaptation and
Week 7 survival of organisms in changing environments
3rd Q/
Explain the relationship between population growth and carrying capacity
Week 8
3rd Q/
Suggest ways to minimize human impact on the environment
Week 9
4th Q/ Investigate the relationship between:
Week 1-2 1 volume and pressure at constant temperature of a gas;
2 volume and temperature at constant pressure of a gas;
3 explains these relationships using the kinetic molecular theory
4th Q/ Recognize the major categories of biomolecules such as carbohydrates,
Week 3-4 lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
4th Q/
Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions
Week 5-7
4th Q/ Explain how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied
Week 8- in food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution,
10 and corrosion