Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
SCHOOLS Division of Camarines Sur

SCIENCE 6
Name: _________________________________________ Quarter: 3 Week: 2 .

Grade Level/Section: ___________________________ Date: ______________________

GRAVITY
I. Introductory Concepts
Gravity is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its
center. The force of gravity keeps all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
Why do you land on the ground when you jump up instead of floating off into
space? Why do things fall down when you throw them or drop them? The answer is
gravity: an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other. Earth’s gravity is what
keeps you on the ground and what makes things fall.
Sir Isaac Newton was the scientist who discovered the principle of gravity.
According to this principle, everything in the universe, whether big or small exerts
gravity on other things. The amount of gravity pulling objects together depends on
two things: how much mass the objects have, and how far apart the objects are. The
gravitational force exerted by the earth on an object is equivalent to the object’s
weight. The greater mass an object has, the greater its weight. In the same way that
the farther away objects are from each other, the less gravitational pull there is, but
it never stops working. Gravity pulls over infinite distances.

II. Learning Skills/Competency

• Infer how friction and gravity affects movements of different objects(S6FE-IIIa-d-1)

III. Activities
Activity 1
Observing Force of Gravity
What you need:
Crumpled paper
Eraser
Pencil
Spoon
Pebble/small rock

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What you need to do:
1. Grab two objects (refer to the table below) and stand up.
Stretch your arms in front of you at the shoulder height, and let
go of them at the same time. Repeat this for 3 times and write
your observation in the table below.

Illustrated by Rommel B. Perdon

Objects Which object hit the floor first?

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
Crumpled Paper and Eraser
Crumpled paper and Pencil
Crumpled paper and spoon
Crumpled paper and Rock
Eraser and Pencil
Eraser and Spoon
Eraser and Rock
Pencil and Spoon
Pencil and Rock
Spoon and Rock

Answer the following questions:

1. Based on your observation, did all the two objects fall at the same time?
_________________________________________________________________________________

2. Which object hits the floor first? Why? __________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

3. What force acts on the objects as they fall on the floor? ________________________

4. How is the mass of an object related to the gravitational force given the same
rate? ___________________________________________________________________

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 Activity 2
Let’s connect!
Direction: Explain how gravity affects the movement of objects. Write the answer on
the box provided.

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Illustrated by John Henry V. Daco

2.

Illustrated by John Henry V. Daco

3.

Illustrated by Josel P. Sales

4.

Illustrated by Josel P. Sales

5.

Illustrated by Josel P. Sales

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 Activity 3
Let’s Check
Direction: Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is wrong.

_____1. The principle of gravity was discovered by Sir Isaac Newton.

_____2. The lesser the mass of an object, the greater the pull of gravity on it.
_____3. Gravity keeps anything from going up.
_____4. Gravitational pull between objects increases as the distance between them
decreases.
_____5. Gravity is the force between any objects in the universe.
_____6. For objects here on Earth, the prevailing gravitational force is exerted by the
moon.
_____7. The gravitational force is greater, but as the distance increases, the
gravitational decreases.
_____8. The effect of gravity on earthly objects is the same, regardless of the mass of
those objects.
______9. The greater the mass of an object, the greater its weight.
_____10. The gravitational force directed when you are holding a glass is going
upward.

IV. References:
The New SCIENCE LINKS 6 (Worktext in Science and Technology)
Author: Evelyn Castante – Padpad (copyright 2015)
SCIENCE BEYOND BORDERS 6. Evelyn T. Sarte Et Al (copyright 2016)
EXPLORING and PROTECTING OUR WORLD 6 (Modular Approach) Carmelita C. Coronel Et Al (copyright 2010)
GED Skill Book – SCIENCE, Steck Vaughn (copyright 1997)
Gravity and Falling Objects/PBS Learning Media
www.pbslearningmedia.org>resource.
Lesson Plans-Science-3rd Grade-Utah Education Network
www.uen.org>displayLessonPlans

Prepared by:
AMY M. BACARES JEANLY P. GAVARRA JONA A. BOLANTE
Writer Writer Writer

JOCELYN P. COLUMBRES CHRISTY R. DAWAL

Editor Layout Artist

Quality Assured by:

EMILY B. ESMABE
Education Program Supervisor-1, Science
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