Science Curriculum Under MATATAG Agenda

Matatag K to 10 Curriculum - Science Grades 3-10

• This document outlines the new Science Curriculum for grades 3-10 in the Philippines' K to 12 program.
• The curriculum is based on the 2016 K to 12 Science curriculum and the General Shaping Paper.
• The new curriculum emphasizes technology and engineering literacy, key stage and grade level standards, and a developmental sequence of content that considers prior learning and cognitive demands.

Introduction

• The Science Shaping Paper provides the narrative for developing the recalibrated Science curriculum.
• It outlines the goals, theoretical, and philosophical foundations, and rationale for the curriculum.
• It presents big ideas, cross-cutting concepts, and skills applicable in diverse contexts.

Theoretical and Philosophical Bases

• The Science curriculum incorporates modern learning approaches from expanding worldwide education research and experience.
• It focuses on engaging learners in scientific inquiry and the nature of science.
• The curriculum reflects constructivism, social cognition theory, brain-based theories of learning, and Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD).

Curriculum Framework

• A central aspect of the Science curriculum is the balanced integration of three content strands:
  • Performing scientific inquiry skills
  • Understanding and applying scientific knowledge
  • Developing and demonstrating scientific attitudes and values

Elements Contributing to the Science Curriculum

• The concepts and skills in Science are taught within the context of bigger ideas, progressing in complexity from one grade level to the next.
• Integration across scientific domains promotes a deeper understanding of interrelated concepts and real-world applications.
• The curriculum redesign focuses on Big Ideas and corresponding cross-cutting concepts, ensuring a more balanced distribution of cognitive demands across grade levels.

Key Stage Standards

• Key Stage 1 (Grade 3): Learners develop healthy habits, curiosity about themselves and the environment, using basic process skills (observing, communicating, comparing, etc.).
• Key Stage 2 (Grade 6): Learners develop scientific inquiry skills, observe patterns, determine relationships and draw conclusions.
• Key Stage 3 (Grade 10): Learners demonstrate scientific, environmental, and technology/engineering literacies, and apply their learning in real-world situations.

Grade Level Standards (Kindergarten - Grade 2)

• Content for Kindergarten to Grade 2 is integrated into other subjects (English, Math) but still important for a foundation.

This quiz explores key aspects of the recalibration of the Science curriculum under the MATATAG agenda, focusing on learner well-being and the essential skills for Filipino learners in a changing world. Test your knowledge about the roles of science in education and the necessary adaptations to rapid changes in society.