SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN ON PROJECTILE MOTION

I. OBJECTIVES:
Given a one (1) hour session, at least 85% of the students should be able to:
a. Describe projectile motion;
b. Differentiate projectile motion from vertical and horizontal motions;
c. Solve problems on projectile motion; and
d. Show appreciation on how projectile motion helps in solving crimes and in sports.

II.SUBJECT MATTER:

A. TOPIC: Projectile Motion

B. MATERIALS: Books (Physics), and visual aids, laptop and portable speaker, Popsicle sticks,
elastic band, plastic caps, glue stick and gluegun
C. REFERENCE: Science 9 Learners Material pp.

III.PROCEDURES:

A. STRATEGIES/TECHNIQUES
-Demonstration -lecture/discussion
-Problem-solving

B. MOTIVATION:
Group the students into 5 consisting of 8 members each. Let each member shoot the tennis ball in
a jar. Each group will pass through 2 set-up (half and full projectile). Half when the ball is
launched from the above and full if the ball is launched from below.

C. LESSON PROPER
1. Let the students sketch the ball’s motion.
2. Describe the motion movement of the ball.
3. Why do you think the projectile path of the ball is parabolic (curve path)?
4. Compare the motion of the ball from the horizontal and vertical motions.
5. Give the formulas for projectile motion and discuss each by solving the following examples.

a. A little girl throws her jackstone ball horizontally out of the window with a velocity of 30 m/s.
If the window is 3m above the level, how far will the ball go before it hits the ground?

b. A ball is thrown with an initial velocity of 4.47m/s at an angle of 66◦ above the horizontal.
Find
1. how long it takes the ball to land on the ground.
2. how high the ball rises.
3. the range

D. GENERALIZATION:
 Projectile motion is the combination of vertical and horizontal motions that are
completely independent from each other. Projectile path is parabolic because of the pull of the
gravity towards the object (projectile). As the object moves horizontally, the gravity pulls the
object slowly downward until it falls to the ground. The height is the vertical displacement and
the range is the horizontal distance.
We can apply the knowledge on projectile motion on sports like volleyball, basketball,
soccer, rugby, badminton, tennis, archery, javelin throw, etc. In some crimes, projectile motion is
also very useful like when someone was shot, through looking into the angle and path of the
parabola, they can identify the origin of the bullet.

E. APPLICATION
In each group, make your own Catapults out of popsicle sticks and runner band. In a given board,
set your angle and launch the tennis ball until you hit the target.

IV.EVALUATION:
Directions: Solve the following problems. Show your complete solutions.
1. A stone is thrown with an initial horizontal velocity of 10m/s from the top of the tower 200m
high. Find the
a. distance after 2s.
b. time it hits the ground.

2. A player kicks the football from the ground level with a velocity of 27m/s at an angle of 30 ◦
above the horizontal. Find the
a. time the ball is in the air.
B. range
c. maximum height

V.ASSIGNMENT:

Research about…
1. What is a Momentum
2. What is an Impulse
3. Bring the following
a. Block of Wood
b. Masking Tape
c. Protractor
d. Ruler/Meter Stick