Detailed Lesson Plan

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students can:

 Define "projectile motion".

 Describe the motion of a projectile
 Solve problems related to projectile

II. Subject Matter

a. Topic: PROJECTILE MOTION
b. Reference : Grade 9 Learner Activity Sheet 4th Quarter
c. Materials: powerpoint presentation

III. Procedure:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Greetings

 Good morning class! Good morning Ma’am!

B. Prayer

 Before anything else, let us all pray. May I
call on the class president to lead us in
prayer?
Dear God Almighty,
Thank you for this day. Thank you for
giving us the sun to brighten up our day.
Thank you for giving us food to nourish
every cell in our body. Please forgive our
sins and help us to be good creations of
your creative hands. Just as the flow of
electrons increases as voltage source
increases, increase the flow of your
blessings as we increase our faith in You,
the source of everything. Please be our
Polaris and guide us in our journey
through life this day.
All these we ask in the Name of the One
who bears your DNA,
Amen.

C. Checking of Attendance

 Do we have any absentees today? No Ma’am we do not have any absentees

today.

Before we continue, let me first give you our rules

for online learning.

 Always keep your microphones muted.

 Do not use the chatbox during discussion.
 Use the raise hand button if you have any
questions or if you want to answer.

D. Checking of Assignment

 Do we have any assignment? Yes, Ma’am.

  We will check your assignment as we go on
with our discussion.
E. Review of Past Lesson

Before we proceed to our topic today, let’s have a

recall of what we have discussed about uniformly
accelerated motion.

We will have an activity called “YESTERDAY Yes, Ma’am!

ONCE MORE”. I will ask you questions and you
are going to give me the answer. Just give me the
letter of the correct answer. Ready?
1. What is the unit for displacement?
a. m,km b. m/s,km/s A
2. It is the change in velocity over time. A
a. Acceleration b. speed
3. It is the unit for acceleration. A
a. m/s2 b. m2/s
4. What is the value of acceleration due to B
gravity?
a. -8.9 m/s2 b. -9.8 m/s2
5. Uniformly accelerated motion has A
_________.
a. Constant acceleration b. constant velocity
Excellent! Now, you are now ready for our new
lesson.

F. Motivation
Now, let us play a game called “PICTOWORD”. I
will show you pictures and you are going to form
words out of these pictures. Are you ready? Let’s
begin.

Projectile
1. +

Angle

2.

3. +
Gravity
Very good!
G. Sharing of the lesson’s objectives

These are the objectives that we have to

achieve at the end of the lesson:
  Define "projectile motion".
 Describe the motion of a projectile
 Solve problems related to projectile

Everybody, read.

Does anyone have any questions? The students will read the objectives.

None, Ma’am.
H. Lesson Proper

Last meeting, we learned about the uniformly

accelerated motion in the vertical dimension.
Today, we will have a new lesson.

PRE-ACTIVITY

Materials:
Coin
Paper
Trash can

Procedure:
1. Put the coin on edge of the table.
2. Flick the coin (with force) outward.
3. Observe the motion of the coin.

Guide Question:
1. What happened to the coin? Describe the
motion of the coin along the horizontal and
vertical dimension.
2. Did it accelerate?
3. Was there acceleration on the horizontal
dimension? How about on the vertical
dimension? Why do you say so?
4. Draw the motion of the coin.

Procedure:
1. Place the trash can 5 meters away from you.
2. Crumple the paper and throw it towards the
trashcan. (pretend that you are playing
basketball)
3. Observe the movement of the crumpled
paper as you throw it towards the can.

Guide Questions:
 1. What happened to the paper? Describe
the motion of the paper along the
horizontal and vertical dimension.
2. Did it accelerate?
3. Was there acceleration on the horizontal
dimension? How about on the vertical
dimension? Why do you say so?
4. Draw the motion of the paper.

Now, let us check your activity.

What happened to the coin when you flicked it

outward? It fell off the table. It moved horizontally
then downwards.

Very good! Did the coin accelerate? Yes.

Was there acceleration on the horizontal or vertical There is acceleration on the vertical
dimension? dimension.

Why do you say so?

The object accelerated because of gravity.
Very good!

This is how the coin moved when you flicked it

outward.

Now, let us answer the next questions.

What happened to the paper when you threw it into

the trashcan? Describe its motion. The paper went up and then down.

Did the paper accelerate? And on what dimension

did it accelerate? The paper accelerated on the vertical
dimension because of gravity.
Very good!

Here is the direction of motion of the crumpled

paper.

Give yourselves 2 points for every correct answer.

Let us move on.

What we did in our activity is an example of a

projectile motion. Projectile motion refers to the
motion of an object that is thrown or projected into
the air at an angle. This motion has two dimensions:
the vertical and the horizontal dimension.

The object that is undergoing a projectile motion is

called a projectile. You can check if your answer on
your assignment is correct.

On our activity we can see that the projectile

followed a curved path. This curved path is called a
parabola. The path that a projectile follows is called
trajectory. We can say that a projectile follows a
parabolic trajectory with a horizontal and vertical
component. When an object is projected to the air,
the only force acting on it is gravity. This means
that the horizontal component of a projectile has
acceleration equal to zero since the velocity is
constant. On the other hand, the vertical component
of acceleration is constant, which is acceleration
due to gravity (9.8m/s2). Therefore, projectile
motion is a combination of horizontal motion with
constant velocity and vertical motion with constant
acceleration.

Now, let us first know the different key components

in studying projectile motion.

The first one is the angle of projection. It is the

angle between the initial velocity and the horizontal
plane through which the object is thrown. It is
represented by the symbol θ.

Another one is maximum height. It is the highest

peak reached by the projectile. We can also call it
the vertical displacement and its symbol is dy.

Range is the distance covered by the projectile. Its

symbol is dx.
We also have to know the time of flight or the time
it takes for the projectile to reach its maximum
height.

And lastly, we have to know the total time of flight

which is the time taken to reach the maximum
height and down to its final point. Its symbol is tT.

Since we are talking projectile motion, we are going

to observe the relationship of angle of projection to
the possible height and range that a projectile may
achieve. We will learn more about it as we go on
with our lesson.

Now, let us look at the variables involved in

projectile launched at an angle.

Horizontal Vertical component

component (x) (y)
dx= horizontal dy= vertical
displacement or displacement or
range maximum height
vx=horizontal vy= vertical velocity
velocity viy= vertical initial
vix=horizontal initial velocity
velocity vfy= vertical final
vfx=horizontal final velocity
velocity ay=vertical
ax=horizontal acceleration
acceleration g=acceleration due
tT=total time to gravity (9.8m/s2

Take note of these variables as we are going to use

them in calculating the relationship of a projectile
to its maximum height and range.

When an object is thrown at 20o angle, it

has the same range when an object is
What can you say about range of the projectile here
thrown with 70o range. Same with30o and
in this figure?
60o angle.
They differ in their maximum heights.

How about their maximum height?

Very good! They are called complementary angles

because they add up to 90o. Complementary angles
will have the same range but different maximum
height. This means that as the angle of projection
increases, the vertical displacement also increases.
Thus, bigger angles have greater maximum heights.
It has the greatest range.
How about when an object is launched in a 45o
angle?

Very good! If you launch an object at angle of 45o,

you will reach the greatest range.

Let us continue. Take note of the following

formulas used in projectile launched at an angle.

Quantities Horizontal Vertical

component component
d dx= vix . t dy = viy2
2g
dx= vi . cosθ dy =(vi . sinθ)2
tT 2g
vi Vix=vi . cosθ Viy= vi . sinθ
vf Vfx = Vix Vfy = -Viy
Vix = Vi cosθ Viy = Vi . sinθ
Vfx= Vi cosθ Viy = -Vi . sinθ
a ax = 0 ay=g=9.8m/s2
t t= dx tup= viy
Vix g
tT= 2t
t= dx tt=(2) Viy
vi . cosθ g
tT= (2) Vi . sinθ
g
Now let us have some sample problem.

A baseball player leads off the game and hits along

home run. The ball leaves the bat at an angle of 25o
with a velocity of 30m/s.
a. What is the maximum height reached by the
ball?
b. What is the horizontal displacement (range)
of the ball?
Given:
Vi= 30m/s sin=0.423
o
Θ=25 cos=0.906

Find:
a. Maximum height (dy)
b. Range (dx)
Solution:

dy =(vi . sinθ)2
2g

=(30m/s . sin25o)
2(9.8m/s2)
=8.20 m

tT= (2) Vi . sinθ

g
=2 (30m/s . sin25o)
9.8m/s2
=2.59 s

dx= vi . cosθ tT
=30 m/s . cos25o . 2.59
=70.42 m

A long jumper leaves the ground at an angle of 30o Given:

to the horizontal and at a speed of 6m/s. How far Vi=6m/s
does he jump? Θ=30o
Find: range (dx)
Given: Solution:
Vi=6m/s tT= (2) Vi . sinθ
Θ=30o g
Find: range (dx) =2 (6m/s.sin30o)
Solution: 9.8m/s
tT= (2) Vi . sinθ =0.61 s
g
=2 (6m/s.sin30o) dx= vi . cosθ tT
9.8m/s =6m/s . cos30o . o.61s
=0.61 s =3.17 m

dx= vi . cosθ tT
=6m/s . cos30o . o.61s
=3.17 m

I. Generalization
  What is projectile motion?  Projectile motion refers to the
motion of an object that is thrown
or projected into the air at an
angle.

 What is the relationship between the angle  The bigger the angle of projection,
of projection and the vertical displacement the larger the vertical
of projectile? displacement.

 What is the value of acceleration on the

horizontal and vertical components?  There is 0 acceleration on the
horizontal component while there
is a constant acceleration on the
vertical components that is equal
to the acceleration due to gravity.
J. Application

1. List down 3 situations where you can

observe projectile motion.

IV. Assessment/ Evaluation

True or False
1. There is 0 acceleration on the horizontal component.
2. There is constant acceleration on the vertical component.
3. An object thrown at 70o angle will have a longer range than an object thrown at 20o angle.
4. Running is an example of projectile motion.
5. A projectile follows a parabolic path.

Multiple Choice
Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. What is the value of the acceleration due to gravity?

a. 9.8 m/s2 b. 19.8 m/s2 c. 9.8m/s
2. What do you call the path of a projectile?
a. Range b. Vertical displacement c. trajectory
3. It is the angle between the initial velocity and the horizontal plane.
a. Angle of rejection b. angle of projection c. angle of reflection
4. What is range?
a. The horizontal distance traveled by the projectile
b. The vertical displacement traveled by the projectile
c. The amount of time it takes to go up
5. What is the velocity of a projectile at its maximum height?
a. 0 m/s
b. 1m/s
c. 9.8m/s