Content Content Standards Performance

Standards
Learning Competencies
The Human Body
People
o The Sense Organs
Demonstrates
understanding of the
different sense organs and
how they work together to
help perceive things
around us
Practices
healthful habits to
care for the sense
organs of the
human body
Identifies the sense organs of the human
body
Describes the different sense organs and
how these organs work together to
perceive the things around
describes the parts and functions of the
sense organs of the human body
eyes- seeing
ears hearing
skin feeling
tongue tasting
nose smelling
Demonstrates activities which involve two
or more body senses working together eg
painting! drawing! planting! dancing
"ommunicate healthful practices to care
for the sense organs using different modes
of communication #multi-media and
traditional methods
Performs simple e$periments to test if
certain factors #ie no of ears used%
distance from the source of sound% number
of eyes used! distance from the ob&ect
seen! etc' affect the (uality of sensation
felt
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SCIENCE
GRADE TWO
GIFTED AND TALENTED
o "are for the Sense
Organs
Demonstrates
understanding on the
impaired functions or
structure of the sense
organs! and sensitivity
towards differently-abled
persons
)$hibits sensitivity
and concern for
the differently-
abled persons

Infers that every part of the sense organ
has a specific function
Demonstrates ways to improve the
perception of things around us
Foods for Ones Growth
Names the different food groups which
keep the body healthy and strong
Gie e!amples of food belonging to
each food groups
Tells that the body needs the right kind
of food to grow tall" strong and healthy
Other #hanges as One Grow
$nfers that as one grows older" there are
other changes in you aside from
physical growth
#are for the sense organs
Shows ways of caring for the different
sense organs
Describes the ways by which health
workers* medical specialist help in caring
the sense organs
Demonstrates how to apply first-aid
treatment to common accidents involving
the sense organs
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o "are and "oncern
for the Differently-
abled
%escribes ways of preenting in&uries to
the sense organs
Practices desirable health habits in caring
for the sense organs
#are for the differently'abled
Predicts what may happen in case one or
more sense organ are impaired or lost
Suggests ways of showing love and
support to differently-abled children
Describe changes in the well-being of
differently-abled children when people
show love! concern! and acceptance for
them
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Standards
Learning Objectives
Plants
Demonstrates
understanding of plant
structures that help
plants adapt to their
surrounding
Practices ways
of caring for plants
based on their
water and sunlight
re(uirements
Plant Parts
Demonstrates understanding that
differences in the appearance of plant parts
have the same function
"ompares the leaves! stems! and roots of
two or more plants of the same kind and
two or more plants of different kinds to look
for similarities and differences
Infers that plants found at home or in
school have similarities and differences in
structure but performs the same functions
for survival live #ie! getting water!
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capturing sunlight! support! protection'
+ecords and +eports in drawings or short
phrases for comparison
(pecial structures in Plants
Infers the function of special structures
found in plants
Identifies special structures found in plants
and infer
Presents observations on the presence of
special structures found in some plants
using short phrases or drawings
Care and Concern for Plants
Observes precautionary measures in
handling plants that have delicate
structures that can harm people or animals
Predicts what can happen to people if
plants do not get enough water! air! or
sunlight
Investigates how people in the community
benefit from plants
Shows care and concern for plants at
home or in school
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,seful plants and
animals to humans
Demonstrates
understanding on how
Practices ways
of protecting and
0seful Plants and .nimals to Humans
Differentiates useful and harmful plants
and animals to humans found in the
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in the community
"are and
Protection of
animals and plants
in the community
people benefit from
animals and plants found
in the community

caring for animals

and plants in the
community
including
endangered
species
community
Identifies the available plants and animals
in the community that could sustain the
needs of humans
"lassifies animals and plants useful to
humans found in the community
)numerates ways on how to protect and
conserve the environment
"oncludes that living things and non- living
things interact with each other in the
environment
Investigates that plants! animals and
humans have basic needs that come from
the environment
Infers the effects on living things if their
needs are not meet
"onducts simple e$periments on the
different needs of living things for survival
"oncludes that there is a need to protect
and to conserve the environment
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#haracteristics
and Properties of
(olid" 1i3uid and
Gas
Demonstrates
understanding on the
conduct of science
investigation on mass!
weight and volume
Demonstrates that
solids! li(uids and
gases have mass
Describes the observable properties of a given
solid! li(uid or gas
Infers that materials is composed of tiny
particles that cannot be seen by the naked eye
"onducts investigation on the different states
of matter
Illustrates the arrangement of tiny particles of
different materials
Performs e$periment to show that %
- a solid has a definite shape
a li(uid and gas have no definite
shapes
"lassifies materials according to a given set of
criteria #eg physical properties! kind! function!
usefulness'
)stimates the mass of solids by balancing with
the hands and using an improvised balance
and non-standard measures #eg marbles!
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.easures the mass of solids using platform
balance
Demonstrates that solids! li(uids and gases
have weight
,ses standard weights in measuring the
weight of solids
Performs an activity to show that gases have
weight using an improvised balance
Discovers ways of measuring volume of
regular solids and li(uids
Infers that gas has no definite volume
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+OT$ON

Demonstrates
understanding on the
sources of 0orce
Designs a toy that
uses different
sources of force to
make it move
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(tates what a force is
Identifies different sources of force
1 2ind
1 2ater
1 .agnet
1 3ravity
1 Other moving ob&ects
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5ight
Demonstrates
understanding of
light as a form of
energy
Designs a gadget or
device that will show
what happens to light
as it strikes on
materials
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Identifies different light sources in the
immediate environment
Infers that light is necessary to life
Illustrate real life situations that light is
important
Predict what may happen if there is no
sunlight
Infers on the importance of light as a form
of energy
)$plains the effect of light on different
materials
Shows evidence that light bends when it
travels
Identifies the effects of too much e$posure
to light
Investigates effects of light on materials
Describes what happens when an ob&ect is
in the path of light
- more light passes through transparent
materials
- little light passes through translucent
materials
- no light passes through opa(ue
materials
)$plains how different materials affect light
eg water! prisms! and lenses bend light as
it passes through these materials! mirrors!
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and polished metal reflect light
Describes what happens when light strikes
a mirror at an angle
Shows evidence that light bends
Shows that white light consists of different
colors
describe proper ways of protecting oneself
against too much e$posure to light
Content Content Standards Performance Standards Learning Competencies
)arths (urface Demonstrates
understanding on the
importance of land!
water! and air as
resources

Identifies the things from earth that living

things need to survive
Identifies the composition of the earth6s
surface
)$plains the importance of land! water and
air as resources for life
Describes renewable and non-renewable
resources from the earth
Infers that the earth is the resource for life
and one6s needs
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Human .ctiities
Identifies some activities of human beings
to meet their needs
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Describes the activities of human beings
that affect the surface of the )arth
Infers that the surface of the )arth is
affected by the activities of human needs
)$plains how the community makes use of
the natural resources found in the locality
#town! city! province'
Natural -esources
Identifies the natural resources in the area
+elates community activities and livelihood
with the natural resources found in the
locality
Demonstrates understanding of the
relationship between living things and their
physical environment
Pollution
Describes the characteristics of polluted
soil! water and air
Identifies practices that cause soil! water
and air pollution
Infers how soil! water and air become
polluted
5ists illnesses that are caused by dirty air!
water! and land
.akes investigations that a polluted
environment may cause air-borne! water-
borne and soil-borne diseases
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Participates in taking care of his*her
surroundings
Practices ways to keep from being infected
of air-borne! water-borne and soil-borne
diseases
7eather
Demonstrates
understanding of the types
and effects of weather as
they relate to daily activities!
health and safety
Practices safety measures
during certain weather
conditions
Describes the conditions of the sky
+ecords the daily weather conditions for
one week
Interprets a simple weather chart
+elates the condition of the sky to the kind
of weather observed
Describes the changes in the weather over
a period of time
Infers that weather changes during the day
and from day to day
"oncludes that weather affects family and
community activities
"ommunicates how different types of
weather affect activities in the community
Identifies activities done during certain
weather conditions
Infers that weather affects family and
community activities
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Demonstrates
understanding that the
Sun6s heat and light
affect human beings
and other things on
)arth

Practices precautionary
measures to prevent
harmful effects of the sun
Infers that the Sun gives off heat and light
3ives evidence that the sun6s heat and light
reaches the earth
Discusses benefits of the sun6s light and
heat
Differentiates useful and harmful effects of
the sun6s heat and light to human beings
"ompares useful and harmful effects of
heat and light to human beings and other
things
)$plains safety precautions to avoid the
harmful effect of the sun6s light and heat
)numerates the precautionary measures
to avoid harmful effects of the sun6s heat
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