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 Science Intermediate & Why?
Medium: English
  Schedule
  SUNDAY - 1:00:00 PM
MONDAY - 4:00:00 PM
MONDAY - 09:00:00 AM
MONDAY - 6:40:00 PM
WEDNESDAY - 09:40:00 AM
FRIDAY - 1:00:00 PM
FRIDAY - 4:20:00 PM
   
  Episode Guide
 
Grade Level: 6
Learning Competency: Activities That Disrupt The Cycle Of An Ecosystem
(WHY?) “SAGIPIN ANG KAGUBATAN”

October 25, 2009 - October 30, 2009
This episode explains the importance of the forest and how illegal logging activities affect the environment.
GRADE LEVEL: 5 and 6
LEARNING COMPETENCY: Coral Reefs / Activities That Disrupt The Cycle Of An Ecosystem
CORALS

November 01, 2009 - November 06, 2009
This episode shows the importance of marine life ecosystems.  It illustrates what will happen if the coral reefs are destroyed.
GRADE LEVEL: 5 and 6
LEARNING COMPETENCY: Coral Reefs / Conserving Balance Of Life
(WHY?) HOPE FOR THE WATERS

November 08, 2009 - November 13, 2009
This episode discusses the factors contributing to the destruction of coral reefs.  It also identifies ways to save precious coral reefs.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Photosynthesis, Importance Of Plants, Classification Of Plants
THE KINGDOM OF PLANTS

November 15, 2009 - November 20, 2009
This episode focuses on the process of photosynthesis in plants and its importance to humans and animals.  It classifies plants into four major groups: flowering, cone-bearing, ferns, and moss.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Photosynthesis, Importance Of Plants, Protective Structures And Plant Adaptation
WORLD OF PLANTS, PART 1

November 22, 2009 - November 27, 2009
This episode presents the importance of plants.  The discussion is divided into 4 parts – plant reproduction, plant structure, photosynthesis, and plant adaptation.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Photosynthesis, Importance Of Plants, Protective Structures And Plant Adaptation
WORLD OF PLANTS, PART 2

November 29, 2009 - December 04, 2009
This episode is a continuation of World of Plants, Part 1.
GRADE LEVEL: 5
LEARNING COMPETENCY: Protective Structures And Plant Adaptation
(WHY?) BOY CACTUS

December 06, 2009 - December 11, 2009
This episode identifies the structures and characteristics of plants that protect them.  An example is the cactus that develops thorns and poisonous sap, or foul-smelling fluid, as defenses against its enemies.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Physical / Chemical Change
PHASES OF MATTER

December 13, 2009 - December 18, 2009
This episode familiarizes students with the principles of physical science, particularly the phases of matter and its four states: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.  Students will see that these phases have a huge effect on their daily lives and shape the world in which they live.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Physical / Chemical Change
PROPERTIES OF MATTER

December 20, 2009 - December 25, 2009
This episode explores the many different characteristics of matter, including its chemical properties such as flammability and reactivity and physical properties like color, odor, texture and shape.  It illustrates the concepts of mass and weight by comparing a kilogram of feathers to a kilogram of marble, the computation of which is expressed via mathematical formulations and displacement techniques.
Grade Level: 5 and 6
Learning Competency: Electricity / Forms Of Energy And Their Uses
THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY

December 27, 2009 - January 01, 2010
This episode shows how generators are used to produce electricity and demonstrates how different techniques are used to produce the necessary energy to run generators.  It also compares and contrasts fission with fusion.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Static Electricity, Electric Circuit
CREATING AND CONTROLLING CURRENT ELECTRICITY

January 03, 2010 - January 08, 2010
This episode explores the atomic structure of current electricity and illustrates the two kinds of electricity: static and current.  It also describes the principles of current electricity, circuits, switches, and circuit breakers.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Using Electricity Properly
OUR ELECTRICAL WORLD

January 10, 2010 - January 15, 2010
This episode illustrates and discusses human dependence on electricity in everyday life, business, and industry.
Grade Level: 6
Learning Competency: Forms Of Energy And Their Uses
(WHY?) BREAKFAST AT BINOY’S

January 17, 2010 - January 22, 2010
This episode explores the different forms of energy and provides examples of each.
Grade Level: 6
Learning Competency: Energy Transformation And Its Effect On The Environment
EXPLORING HEAT

January 24, 2010 - January 29, 2010
This episode focuses on heat demonstrated with simple-to-duplicate experiments.  It illustrates what heat is, where it comes from, and how it is transferred from one object to another.  It also discusses conduction, convection, radiation, and the comparison of Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Simple Machines
(WHY?) THE WATERBOYS

January 31, 2010 - February 05, 2010
This episode enumerates the different kinds of simple machines and their parts.
Grade Level: 5 and 6
Learning Competency: Conservation Of Energy
WORK AND ENERGY

February 07, 2010 - February 12, 2010
This episode discusses work, energy, potential and kinetic energy, and friction.  It illustrates how potential energy is changed to kinetic energy and back to potential energy.
Grade Level: 5
Learning Competency: Rocks, Formation Of Rocks
ROCKS AND MINERALS

February 14, 2010 - February 19, 2010
This episode describes how igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are formed.  It discusses fossils and its importance for interpreting how plants and animals lived long ago and how the environmental conditions of the earth have changed over time.
Grade Level: 6
Learning Competency: Structure Of The Earth
OUR PLANET EARTH

February 21, 2010 - February 26, 2010
This episode familiarizes pupils on the structure of planet earth and the forces that constantly change its appearance.  It shows land formation across the planet’s surface to help pupils understand the study of geology.
Grade Level: 6
Learning Competency: Volcano, Precautionary Measures During Volcanic Eruptions
(WHY?) THE AWAKENING

February 28, 2010 - March 05, 2010
This episode discusses the precautionary measures to be taken before and after a volcanic eruption.
Grade Level: 6
Learning Competency: Stars, Galaxies And The Universe
THE UNIVERSE: THE VAST FRONTIER

March 07, 2010 - March 12, 2010
This episode uses footage from NASA, computer graphics, and special visual effects to show the vastness of the universe.  It discusses the life of stars, the unbelievable distances between stars and galaxies, and other mysteries of the universe.