What Grade 7 Science covers under MATATAG
Under the DepEd MATATAG curriculum, Grade 7 Science was rolled out in the first phase (School Year 2024–2025). For Grades 7 to 10, Science is organized into four discipline-oriented domains — Science of Materials; Life Science; Force, Motion, and Energy; and Earth and Space Science — and balances three strands: performing scientific inquiry skills, understanding and applying scientific knowledge, and developing scientific attitudes and values. In Grade 7 the four domains map onto the four quarters in turn.
The summary below is contextualized to the official DepEd competencies for Grade 7 Science; it is not a re-hosting of the Curriculum Guide. The authoritative document is the DepEd MATATAG Science Curriculum Guide (Grades 4 and 7), linked in the sources.
Quarter 1 — Science of Materials
Quarter 1 develops the particle view of matter. Students work with scientific models, the particle model and changes of state, the planning and recording of scientific investigations, and solutions, solubility, and concentration.
Representative competencies: recognize that scientists use models to explain phenomena that cannot be easily seen; describe the particle model of matter; and identify the role of solute and solvent and express the amount of solute in a given volume of solvent.
Quarter 2 — Life Science
Quarter 2 moves to life science. Students learn the parts and proper use of the compound microscope, plant and animal cells, cellular reproduction through mitosis and meiosis, the levels of biological organization, and the transfer of energy across trophic levels.
Representative competencies: identify the parts and functions of a compound microscope and demonstrate proper handling; recognize that cells reproduce through mitosis and meiosis; and use a labelled diagram to describe the levels of biological organization from cells to the biosphere.
Quarter 3 — Force, Motion, and Energy
Quarter 3 covers forces and energy. Students analyze balanced and unbalanced forces, describe motion using displacement and velocity, represent motion with distance-time graphs, identify and control variables in investigations, and explain heat transfer.
Representative competencies: draw a free-body diagram showing the magnitude and direction of balanced and unbalanced forces; describe uniform velocity using distance-time graphs and distinguish speed from velocity using vectors; and explain the difference between heat and temperature, along with the processes of convection and conduction.
Quarter 4 — Earth and Space Science
Quarter 4 turns to Earth and space. Students use system models, study earthquakes and the faults that generate them, and examine the Sun's influence on Earth.
Representative competencies: classify geological faults and use models to explain how movement along faults generates earthquakes; use the PHIVOLCS FaultFinder or another reliable source to assess the earthquake risk near their community; and explain how solar energy drives land and sea breezes, monsoons, and the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
Content and performance standards
Each quarter pairs content standards with performance standards. By the end of Grade 7, learners are expected to use models to describe the particle theory of matter and explain changes of state; explain the roles of solute and solvent and the factors affecting solubility; plan and conduct scientific investigations; work with cells, reproduction, and the levels of organization; analyze forces and represent motion; and explain earthquakes and the Sun's influence on Earth — with scientific inquiry skills and attitudes running through all four quarters.
Planning MATATAG-aligned Grade 7 Science lessons
Knowing the competencies is the start; building lessons and assessments around them every week is the work. With AcadiumLab, you pick a Grade 7 Science competency and it drafts a full MATATAG-phase-structured lesson plan you can edit and approve, contextualized to DepEd competencies through a curriculum-graph (RAG) engine, plus a matching quiz across seven question types — useful when a quarter spans abstract ideas like the particle model and applied ones like fault classification.
Instead of downloading a static file, the generated plan starts a loop: the work it produces feeds per-question analytics and a weekly picture of which students are keeping up. For the exact competency wording in any quarter, the official Curriculum Guide is linked below.
What are the topics in Grade 7 Science under the MATATAG curriculum?
Grade 7 Science follows four domains across the year: Quarter 1 is the Science of Materials (models, the particle model and changes of state, scientific investigations, and solutions); Quarter 2 is Life Science (the compound microscope, cells, cellular reproduction, levels of organization, and energy transfer); Quarter 3 is Force, Motion, and Energy (forces, motion and velocity, distance-time graphs, variables, and heat transfer); and Quarter 4 is Earth and Space Science (system models, earthquakes, and the Sun's influence on Earth).
Is Grade 7 Science already implemented under MATATAG?
Yes. Grade 7 Science was part of the first phase of the MATATAG rollout in School Year 2024–2025.
Where can I find the official Grade 7 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 competencies — the link is in the sources below.