Science Alignment of Competencies 2024-2025

Science Alignment of Competencies 2024-2025

1. Alignment of PISA Competencies and MATATAG Competencies
Science 7
MATATAG Competency PISA Competency Unit Name Item Number
Science Of Materials
6. follow appropriate steps of a scientific
investigation which includes:
a. Aim or problem,
b. Materials and equipment,
c. Method or procedures,
d. Results including data, and
e. Conclusion
Explain phenomena scientifically Bird Migration 1
Acid Rain 1
The Grand Canyon 2
The Grand Canyon 3
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
The Grand Canyon 1
Sunscreens 1
Sunscreens 2
Sunscreens 3
Sunscreens 4
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Acid Rain 2
Acid Rain 3
7. Make accurate measurements using
standard units for physical quantities and
organize the collected data when carrying
out a scientific investigation
Explain phenomena scientifically Acid Rain 1
The Grand Canyon 2
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Bird Migration 2
Slope-Face
Investigation
2

2. Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Bird Migration 3
Acid Rain 2
Running in Hot
Weather
4
5
Force, Motion and Energy
7. participate in guided activities to
demonstrate that pushes and pulls can be
used to change the speed and direction of
an object including making it go faster, turn
it to a different direction, slow it down, and
stop ii
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Running in Hot
Weather
1
9. identify advantageous and
disadvantageous examples of conduction,
convection, and radiation
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Slope-Face
Investigation
2
Living Things
4. make a list or draw up a table with
examples of animals and plants in a
particular habitat, such as a garden, rice
field, seashore, and mangrove swamp
Explain phenomena scientifically Sustainable Fish
Farming
1

3. Alignment of PISA Competencies and MELCS
Science 8
MELCs PISA Competency Unit Name Item Number
Force Motion and Energy
(S8FE-Ig-29) Differentiate between heat
and temperature at the molecular level
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Slope-Face
Investigation
2
Running in Hot
Weather
1
Running in Hot
Weather
2
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Running in Hot
Weather
3A
Running in Hot
Weather
4
Running in Hot
Weather
5
Explain phenomena scientifically Running in Hot
Weather
3B
(S8FE-If-27) Explain the hierarchy of
colors in relation to the energy of visible
light
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Sunscreens 1
Earth and Space Science
(S8ES-IIg-22) Compare and contrast
comets ,meteors, and asteroids
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Meteoroids and
Craters
1

4. Meteoroids and
Craters
2
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Meteoroids and
Craters
3A, 3B
(S8ES-IIa-14) Using models or
illustrations, explain how movements
along faults generate earthquakes
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
The Grand Canyon 1
Explain phenomena scientifically The Grand Canyon 2
Science of Materials
(S8MT-IIIa-b-8) Explain the properties of
solids, liquids, and gases based on the
particle nature of matter
Explain phenomena scientifically Acid Rain 1
Acid Rain 2
Acid Rain 3
(S8MT-IIIc-d-9) Explain physical changes
in terms of the arrangement and motion of
atoms and molecules
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Sunscreens 2
Sunscreens 3
Sunscreens 4
Life Science
(S8LT-IVg-19) Explain the concept of a
species
Explain phenomena scientifically Bird Migration 1
Explain phenomena scientifically Sustainable Fish
Farming
1
(S8LT-IVh-20) Classify organisms using the
hierarchical taxonomic system
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Bird Migration 2

5. (S8LT-IVh-21) Explain the advantage of
high biodiversity in maintaining the stability
of an ecosystem
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Bird Migration 3
(S8LT-IVj-25) Suggest ways to minimize
human impact on the environment
Explain phenomena scientifically Sustainable Fish
Farming
3
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Sustainable Fish
Farming
2
Alignment of PISA Competencies and MELCS

6. Science 9
MELCs PISA Competency Unit Name Item Number
Life Science
(S9LT-lc-27) Infer how one’s lifestyle can
affect the functioning of respiratory and
circulatory systems
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Running in Hot
Weather
2
Explain phenomena scientifically Running in Hot
Weather
3B
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Running in Hot
Weather
3A
(S9LT-Ie-f-30) Relate species extinction to
the failure of populations of organisms to
adapt to abrupt changes in the environment
Explain phenomena scientifically Bird Migration 1
Sustainable Fish
Farming
3
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Bird Migration 2
Sustainable Fish
Farming
2
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Bird Migration 3
Science of Materials
(S9MT-IIi-19) Use the mole concept to
express mass of substances
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Acid Rain 2

7. (S9MT-IIj-20) Determine the percentage
composition of a compound given its
chemical formula and vice versa
Acid Rain 3
(S9MT-IIe-f-16) Explain how ions are
formed
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Sunscreens 1
Sunscreens 2
Sunscreens 3
Earth and Space Science
(S9ES-IIIf-31) Describe certain climatic
phenomena that occur on a global level
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Slope-Face
Investigation
2
Explain phenomena scientifically Acid Rain 1
Alignment of PISA Competencies and MELCS
Science 10

8. MELCs PISA Competency Unit Name Item Number
Earth and Space Science
(S10ES –Ia-j-36.3) Explain the different
processes that occur along the plate
boundaries
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
The Grand Canyon 1
Explain phenomena scientifically The Grand Canyon 2
Force Motion and Energy
(S10FE-IIc-d-48) Cite examples of practical
applications of the different regions of EM
waves, such as the use of radio waves in
telecommunications
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Slope-Face
Investigation
1
Slope-Face
Investigation
2
(S10FE-IIe-f-49) Explain the effects of EM
radiation on living things and the
environment
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Sunscreens 1
Sunscreens 2
Sunscreens 3
Sunscreens 4
Life Science
(S10LT-IIIc-36) Describe how the nervous
system coordinates and regulates these
feedback mechanisms to maintain
homeostasis
Explain phenomena scientifically Running in Hot
Weather
3B
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Running in Hot
Weather
3A
Running in Hot
Weather
5

9. (S10LT-IIIf-39) Explain how fossil records,
comparative anatomy, and genetic
information provide evidence for evolution
Explain phenomena scientifically The Grand Canyon 3
(S10LT-IIIh-41) Explain how species
diversity increases the probability of
adaptation and survival of organisms in
changing environments
Explain phenomena scientifically Bird Migration 1
Explain phenomena scientifically Sustainable Fish
Farming
1
Explain phenomena scientifically Sustainable Fish
Farming
3
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Sustainable Fish
Farming
2
Construct and evaluate designs for scientific
enquiry and interpret scientific data and
evidence critically
Bird Migration 2
(S10LT-IIIi-42) Explain the relationship
between population growth and carrying
capacity
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Bird Migration 3
Science of Materials
(S10MT-IVh-j-24) Explain how the factors
affecting rates of chemical reactions are
applied in food preservation and materials
production, control of fire, pollution, and
corrosion
Explain phenomena scientifically Acid Rain 1
Acid Rain 3
(S10MT-IVe-g-23) Apply the principles of
conservation of mass to chemical reactions
Research, evaluate and use scientific
information for decision making and action
Acid Rain 2