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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Content The learners demonstrate an understanding of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
Standard:
Performanc The learners should be able to develop a written plan and implement a “ Newton’s
e Standard Olympics”.
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Investigate the relationship between the amount of force
applied and the mass of the object to the amount of
change in the object’s motion.(S8FE-Ia-15)
1
• Law of Inertia
• Law of Acceleration
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Infer that when a body exerts a force on another an equal
amount of force is exerted back on it. ( S8FE-Ia-16)
2
• Law of Interaction
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Content The learners demonstrate an understanding of gravitational potential energy, kinetic
Standard: energy and elastic energy.
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Identify and explain the factors that affect the potential
and kinetic energy. ( S8FE-Id-22)
3
• Gravitational Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Difference between Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy.
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Content The learners demonstrate an understanding of the propagation of sound through solid,
Standard: liquid and gas
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Investigate the effect of temperature on the speed of
sound ( S8FE-Ie-25)
4 • Effect of temperature on the speed of sound
• Compute for the speed of sound in air at different
temperatures.
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Content The learners demonstrate an understanding of some properties and characteristics of
Standard: visible light
Performanc The learners should be able to discuss the phenomena such as blue sky, rainbow, and
e Standard: sunset using the concept of wavelength and frequency of light.
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Explain the hierarchy of colors in relation to the energy of
visible light. ( S8FE-If-27)
5
• Wavelength, frequency and velocity of colors.
• Hierarchy of colors in relation to energy.
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Content The learners demonstrate an understanding of heat and temperature and the effects of
Standard: heat on the body.
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Differentiate between heat and temperature at the
molecular level. ( S8FE-Ig-29)
6 • Heat and temperature
• Relate heat to mass and temperature through the
concept of specific heat capacity
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Content The learners demonstrate an understanding of current-voltage-resistance relationship,
Standard: electric power, electric energy and home circuitry.
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Infer the relationship between current-voltage-resistance(
S8FE-Ih-30)
• Relationship between current and charge
7
• Relationship of current-voltage-resistance in an electric
circuit.
• Solve problems using Ohm’s Law
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of series and
parallel connections ( S8FE-Ii-31)
• Series and parallel connections
8 • Difference between series and parallel connections
in terms of current-voltage-resistance
• Advantages and disadvantages of series and parallel
connections at homes.
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QUARTER 1: Force, Motion and Energy
Week Most Essential Learning Competencies
Explain the functions of circuit breakers, fuses, earthing,
9 double insulation and other safety devices at home
( S8FE-Ii-33)
