INTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN SCIENCE 8

FIRST QUARTER – MODEULE 1

Point of
Application
Points to the direction
of the force

Line of Action Line of Action

Magnitude of the force

Figure 2 FORCE ACTING ON THE BALL

Activity 1

Gravitational Force
Gravitational Force exerted by Figure 2 Are there forces acting
exerted by
the earth on the object on a computer at rest on the table?
the earth on the
object

Tension Force exerted

by the string that
holds the object
(metal block) in place

Normal Force exerted by the table

Figure 2 Are there forces acting on objects hanging? (surface) on the object.

Activity 2

Fn-Normal Force Line of Action

Line of Action

Ff-Friction Force Normal Force Tension Force

Fa-Force Applied

Computer Metal Block

Fg-Force of Gravity

Force of Gravity Force of Gravity

Figure 2 FORCES ACTING ON Figure 3 FORCES ACTING ON

Figure 4 FORCES ACTING ON A ROLLING BALL
THE COMPUTER ON THE TABLE A HUNG METAL BLOCK

Activity 3

“Inertia is the property of an object to resist the change in its

state of motion.”

Coin Cardboard

Figure 5 CARDBOARD
Glass
AND COIN

“Inertia is related to mass. More massive object means more

inertia and therefore more difficult to move from rest, slow
down, speed up, or change its direction. ”

 Try to whirl an object tied to a string

horizontally above your head. Then observe
what happens if you release the object. How
does it travel after release? Objects fly
off tangentially

Circular
Path

Cut or release
the string
Figure 6 OBJECT IN CIRCULAR
MOTION

Prepared by : DELIA J. GALLETO