-The Natural World. Describes phenomena, events, and discoveries/inventions that are related to the different concepts in a given unit that have relevance to human life and the environment. It highlights their implications in the Philippine setting.

-Holistic Map – A visual representation of the relationships of all the concepts and ideas of the different chapters in the unit.

-Concept Map – A visual representation of the connection of main concepts and ideas within a chapter that provides an opportunity for learners to discover their own meaning of the topics.

-Big Idea – Cone or central idea of the chapter that gives meaning to the concepts.

Learning Competencies – A list of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that students need to acquire, develop, and/or demonstrate as manifestation of learning in each chapter as required by the MATATAG curriculum.

-Values Integration – Provides appropriate attitudes and values related to the lesson that are to be developed/enhanced. This helps students know to use them to become better persons and citizens of the world.

-Chapter Summary – Provides students with a quick glance at the chapter’s contents and main, most important concepts.

-Project-based Learning by Design with STEM integration – Provides the opportunity to investigate science problems to further establish a scientific concept or theory. Each investigation begins with a scenario indicating the problem and the data to be collected. Assessments and

Learning Activities

• -Assess Your Prior Knowledge

• -Science Process Skills • -Cyber Science

• -Check Your Understanding

• -Mind Map

• -Test Your Understanding