Course Description:
This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to equip learners with the essential scientific knowledge, skills, and capabilities to meet the challenges of living and working in a rapidly changing and advancing Philippine society. The course aims to provide learners with the fundamental scientific competencies to help shape a sustainable future for themselves, their communities, and the planet. The course focuses on understanding and applying the scientific models, theories, and laws that relate to everyday life and work, as well as how these impact the Philippines as a significant contributor to the world. The curriculum uses a transdisciplinary approach to understand how the study of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth and Space Science interact to explain natural phenomena and how they can be utilized to advance the Philippines’ economy. The course builds on learners’ experiences and understandings of scientific phenomena to support them to be scientific and technological thinkers who can propose and solve problems through scientific observation, data gathering, meaning-making, and effectively communicating evidence-based conclusions. Learners will develop practical, scientific, and critical thinking skills through individual and collaborative scientific investigations and research, preparing them to pursue further education and careers in various fields or contribute meaningfully to a science-driven workforce.
Prerequisite: None
Time Allotment: 160 hours for one year, 4 hours per week
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