Science 8

Quarter 1
Strategic Intervention Material 4
NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION
Science – Grade 8
Quarter 1 – Forces and Motion
First Edition, 2020

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 Science 8
Quarter 1
Strategic Intervention Material 4
CENTRIPETAL FORCE

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 All About
This Booklet

CONTENT PAGES Content Standards

Cover Page ................................i The learners demonstrate an

understanding of Newton’s three laws
Copyright Page .........................ii of motion and uniform circular motion.
Cover Page 2 .............................iii

All About This Booklet .............iv Performance Standard

Guide Card 1 ..............................1
Guide Card 2 ..............................2
Guide Card 3 ..............................3
The learners shall be able to develop
a written plan and implement a
“Newton’s Olympics”

Activity Card 1 ...........................4

Content
Activity Card 2 ...........................5
Laws of Motion
Assessment Card .....................6

Enrichment Card ......................7 Most Essential

Learning Competency:
Answer Card .............................8

Reference Card .........................9 The learners should be able to relate

the laws of motion to bodies in uniform
Appendix ....................................10 circular motion.
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Learning Objective:

• Determine the relationship

between velocity and Centripetal
Force in Uniform Circular Motion.

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 Guide Card l

THE F – WORD!

CENTRIPETAL? Or CENTRIFUGAL?

The word CENTRIPETAL means center seeking.

As mentioned in the past lesson, an object moving in a circle is experiencing

an acceleration. Even if moving around the circle's perimeter at a constant speed,
there is still a change in velocity and, subsequently, an acceleration. This
acceleration is directed towards the center of the circle. In Newton's second law of
motion, acceleration is produced by a net force. The net force and the acceleration
must be in the same direction. For an object moving in a circle, there must be an
inward force acting upon it to cause its inward acceleration, known as centripetal
force requirement. For the object's moving in a circular motion, there is a net force
acting towards the center, which causes it to seek the center.

COMPARE THIS!

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Centripetal force can be defined Centrifugal force is the opposite

as the net force on an object that of centripetal force. It means
maintains the circular path and is “center-fleeing” or “away from the
directed towards the center of the center”.
circular path.

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 Guide Card 2

LET’S KNOW MORE!

What keeps a body in a circular motion?

In whirling an object around, you have to exert an inward force to keep

an object in a circle. It accelerates not due to the change in its speed but the
change in the direction of its velocity. In Newton’s second law of motion, a net
force must be acting on accelerating objects.
Where is the net force coming from? For the object to move in a
horizontal circle, you have to pull the object inward towards the center of the
circular path. So, the force comes from string that pulls the object toward the
center of its circular path (Figure 1). To remove this force, you need to cut the
string so the object will continue to move straight and fly off tangent to the
path. This is the natural tendency of the object if there is no net force acting on
it. But due to the net force from the string, instead of going straight, the object
accelerates inwards thereby covering a circular path. The object is said to be
in uniform circular motion.

Figure 1. Object in circular motion

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 Guide Card 3

LET’S TRY TO LOOK AT THIS?

As a car makes a turn, the force of friction acting

upon the turned wheels of the car provides
centripetal force required for circular motion

As a bucket of water is tied to a string and spun in

a circle, the tension force acting upon the bucket
provides the centripetal force required for circular
motion.

As the moon orbits the Earth, the force of gravity

acting upon the moon provides the centripetal force
required for circular motion.

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The centripetal force for uniform circular motion alters the direction of the
object without altering its speed. The idea that an unbalanced force can change the
direction of the velocity vector but not its magnitude may seem a bit strange.

LET’S APPLY!
What is the application of centripetal force?

As a car makes a turn, the force of friction acting upon the turned wheels of the car
provides centripetal force required for circular motion. As a bucket of water is tied
to a string and spun in a circle, the tension force acting upon the bucket provides
the centripetal force required for circular motion.

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 Activity
Card 1
ROUND AND ROUND!

Materials needed: 1 small can, .075 m string, scissor

Caution: Do this activity outside the house, in an open area. Be
careful in doing this, you might get hurt someone.

Procedure:

1. Tie the can on one end of the string.

2. Tie the other end of the string to your finger.

3. Whirl the string with the small can.

5. After 2 minutes, cut the string. Note the path of the small can when
the string is cut.

Questions:

1. Does your finger exert an inward force on the can to keep it in

its path?

2. What is the direction of the can when the string is cut?

3. What is the relationship between the velocity and centripetal force in

uniform circular motion?

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 Activity
Card 2
FORCE BY FORCE
Directions: Identify the forces that provides the centripetal force required for
circular motion on the different illustration below. Write your answer on the
box provided below the illustration.

A.

B.

C .

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 Assessment
Check Your Understanding!!!
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Directions: Encircle the correct answer.

1. When an object is in circular motion, what type of acceleration occurs?

a. constant
b. positive
c. negative
d. directional

2. As the moon orbits the earth. What keeps the moon moving in a circular motion?
a. Inertia
b. Gravity
c. Friction
d. Centripetal force

3. You swing a bucket of water attached to a string in a circle above your head.
What keeps the water in the bucket?
a. Friction
b. Gravity
c. Inertia
d. Centripetal force

4. What is the definition of centripetal force?

a. A force directed towards the center of a circle that keeps an object moving in
a circle.
b. A force directed towards the outside of a circle that keeps an object moving in
a circle.
c. A force directed towards the outside of a circle that you feel when going
around a corner.
d. Any force acting on an object moving in a circle.

5. When you are whirling a ball on a string what specific force keeps it moving in a
circle? (What force would you mark on a force diagram of the situation?)
a. The centripetal force
b. The centrifugal force
c. The tension force
d. The friction force

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 Enrichment
Card l
KNOW MORE!

Direction: Answer the following questions:

A. EXAMPLE OF CENTRIPETAL FORCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE

B. APPLICATIONS OF CENTRIPETAL FORCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE

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Card l

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 Reference
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WEBSITE

https://rb.gy/xpaiuh
https://rb.gy/kntdx7

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circles/Lesson-1/The-Centripetal-
Force-Requirement

BOOKS

Science for the 21st Century Learner 8. Anne Brigitte U. Lim, et. al. 2015. pp 12, 21,
224-227
Science Links, Marites D, Aquino, Meliza P. Valdoz, et.al. pp. 215-218

Science 8 Learner’s Module.Campo, Pia C., et al. 2013. pp. 12 - 16.

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 APPENDIX
Summary
After doing all the activities, fill in the needed information below, Parent/s will submit
this booklet to the teacher fir the feedback and what to do next.
Name: _________________________________ Gr. & Section: ________________
Teacher: _______________________________ Date: _______________________

SCORE

Activity Card l Descriptive

Rating Score:
Activity Card ll
81-100 Mastered
Activity Card lll
51-80 Passed
Activity Card Vl 1-50 Needs

Assessment Card l

Assessment Card ll Improvement

Assessment Card lll Parents' Signature

Enrichment Card l

Teacher's Signature
Enrichment Card ll

Enrichment Card lll

Total SCORE
Enrichment Card Vl

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