What Grade 4 Science covers under MATATAG
Under the DepEd MATATAG curriculum, Science is a distinct subject beginning in Grade 3, and Grade 4 Science was rolled out in the first phase of MATATAG (School Year 2024–2025). The curriculum is organized around four science domains, with one anchoring each quarter: Materials in Quarter 1, Living Things in Quarter 2, Force, Motion, and Energy in Quarter 3, and Earth and Space in Quarter 4.
The summary below is contextualized to the official DepEd competencies for Grade 4 Science — it is not a re-hosting of the Curriculum Guide. The full, authoritative document is the DepEd MATATAG Science Curriculum Guide (Grades 4 and 7), linked in the sources at the end.
Quarter 1 — Materials
Quarter 1 looks at materials and how science shapes daily life. Pupils explore science inventions and the scientists behind them, the uses of common materials, and the chemical properties of materials — that some can be burned, react with other materials, or are degradable or biodegradable.
Representative competencies: describe the chemical properties of materials; describe changes in materials when they are exposed to changes in temperature, such as what happens when wood or coal is burned; and gather information objectively about environmental concerns in the community.
Quarter 2 — Living Things
Quarter 2 turns to living things and how they stay alive. Pupils study the systems that keep plants and animals alive, the habitats that meet their needs, animal life cycles, how animals are grouped by the food they eat, and food chains.
Representative competencies: use flow charts to compare the stages in the life cycle of animals such as a butterfly, frog, chicken, and human; and draw a simple food chain using Philippine living things, labelling them as herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
Quarter 3 — Force, Motion, and Energy
Quarter 3 introduces forces and energy. Pupils investigate how pushes and pulls change the position and shape of objects, how to measure and predict motion using distance, time, and speed, the properties of magnets, and energy in the form of sound, light, and heat.
Representative competencies: measure the distance and time of moving objects using simple equipment and identify that how far an object moves in a given time is its speed; and carry out guided investigations into the properties of magnets.
Quarter 4 — Earth and Space
Quarter 4 covers Earth and Space. Pupils compare types of soil and their ability to hold water for plant growth, observe and measure the characteristics of weather using simple instruments (and practise safety in extreme weather), and describe the Sun and why it matters to life on Earth.
Representative competencies: use simple equipment to compare sandy, clay, silt, and loam soils, including their ability to hold water; and describe the overall characteristics of the Sun, such as its composition, size, and the energy it radiates.
Content and performance standards
Each quarter pairs content standards (what learners should know and understand) with performance standards (what they should be able to do). By the end of Grade 4, learners are expected to describe the chemical properties of materials and that changes to them are sometimes harmful; identify the systems that keep plants and animals alive and how living things interact with their habitats; use simple equipment to identify soils that hold water for plant growth; measure and describe motion using speed and force; understand the properties of magnets, light, sound, and heat; measure weather to make predictions; and describe the Sun and its importance to life.
Planning MATATAG-aligned Grade 4 Science lessons
Knowing the competencies is the start; building lessons and assessments around them, week after week, is the work. This is where AcadiumLab fits. Pick a Grade 4 Science competency, and it drafts a full MATATAG-phase-structured lesson plan you can edit and approve, with content contextualized to DepEd competencies through a curriculum-graph (RAG) engine — and generates a quiz across seven question types to match.
The difference from downloading a static file is that the plan is the start of a loop: the quizzes and work it produces feed per-question analytics and the weekly, school-wide picture of which pupils are keeping up. To check the exact competency wording for any quarter, the official Curriculum Guide is linked below.
Is Science taught in Grade 4 under the MATATAG curriculum?
Yes. Under MATATAG, Science is a distinct subject starting in Grade 3, and Grade 4 Science was part of the first phase of the rollout in School Year 2024–2025. It is organized into four quarterly domains: Materials; Living Things; Force, Motion, and Energy; and Earth and Space.
What are the four quarters of Grade 4 MATATAG Science?
Quarter 1 covers Materials; Quarter 2 covers Living Things; Quarter 3 covers Force, Motion, and Energy; and Quarter 4 covers Earth and Space.
Where can I find the official Grade 4 Science Curriculum Guide?
DepEd publishes the official MATATAG Science Curriculum Guide for Grades 4 and 7 on deped.gov.ph. It is the authoritative source for the content standards, performance standards, and learning competencies — the link is in the sources below.