Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

GENERAL PHYSICS 1
Vectors and Scalars
Name of Learner: ______________________________________
Grade Level: 12
Strand/Track: STEM-ACADEMIC
Section: ______________________________________
Date:

A. Background Information for Learners

The lesson is about uncertainties, deviations and types of error in measurement. It
involves activities which can help students to master the assigned competency.

B. Learning Competency with code

Rewrite a vector in component form (STEM_GP12EU-Ia-7)

C. Directions/ Instructions
After going through with this unit, you are expected to:
1. Read and follow each directions carefully.
2. Accomplish each activity for the mastery of competency.
3. Use the Learning Activity Sheets with care.
4. Record your scores for each activity
5. Always aim to get at least 80% of the total number of given items.
6. If you have any questions, contact, or see your teacher through messenger or
text

D. Exercises / Activities

D.1 INTRODUCTION
a. What I need to Know
After going through with this unit, you are expected to:
1. rewrite vector in a component form
2. calculate the directions and magnitudes of vectors
3. identify the x- component and y-component of the given vector
4. use the component method to determine the resultant vector

b. What’s New
Activity 1: Finding X and Y
Directions: Find the horizontal and vertical component of the given vectors in
the problem. Use the table below.

A jogger runs 400 m 40.0‫ ﹾ‬N of E, 2.00 m east, 5.20 m 30.0‫ ﹾ‬S of W, 6.50 m
S, and then collapses.
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Vectors Horizontal Component Vertical Component

D.2 DEVELOPMENT

a. What I Know?
Activity 2: Add and Draw
Directions: Add the following vectors and draw the resultant.

b. What’s In
Activity 3: Vector Components and Vector Addition
Directions: Find the components of the vectors. Find the sum of any two
vectors.
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c. What is It
Refer to the given lecture about the following topics:
1. Component Method
D.3 ENGAGEMENT

a. What is more?
Activity 4: Component Method
Directions: Determine the resultant of two vectors using the component

AS
method and illustrate. Use separate sheet of paper and scientific calculator.

Given: A = 15 units, 25‫ ﹾ‬Counterclockwise (+) x-axis

B = 30 units, 40 Clockwise from (-) x-axis

b. What I Can Do?

G
Activity 5: My Way Going to School
Directions: Determine the resultant displacement of going to school from your
house using component method.
AN
Vector Displacement (m) x – component y – component

d1
AT

d2

d3

d4

d5

Σx= ______________ Σy= _____________

c. What other enrichment activities can I engage in?

Activity 6: Exercises
Directions: Calculate the resultant vector using the
component method.

The magnitudes of the four displacement

vectors shown in the drawing are A = 16.0m, B = 11.0
m, C = 12.0 M and D = 26.0 m. Determine the
magnitude and directional angle for the resultant that
occurs when these vectors are added together.

D.4 ASSIMILATION
a. What I have Learned?
Activity 9: Check your understanding
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Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. Between the analytical and graphical methods of vector additions, which is more
accurate? Why?
2. Why are vectors used so frequently in science?

b. Assessment/ What I can show

Directions: Find the resultant of each vector using the component method.
1. 𝑥𝑥⃗ = 5 m, 20‫ ﹾ‬and 𝑦𝑦⃗ = 10 m, 90‫ﹾ‬
�����⃗ = 12 N, -30‫ ﹾ‬and �����⃗
2. 𝐹𝐹1 𝐹𝐹2 = 20 N, -90‫ﹾ‬
3. 𝑉𝑉1 = 4 m/s, 0‫ ﹾ‬, 𝑉𝑉2 = 8 m/s, 90‫ ﹾ‬and , �����⃗
�����⃗ �����⃗ 𝑉𝑉3 = 12 m/s, 120‫ﹾ‬

E. Guide Questions (if necessary)

F. Rubric for scoring (if necessary)

G. Reflection
Learners will write on their notebooks or journals their insights about the lesson.
I understand that_____________________.
I realized that _______________________.

H. References for learners

Books

Angelina A. Silverion and Gloria De Castro Bernas, Ph. D., Physics: Exploring Life
Through Science, 2012.
Ryan L. Arevalo, Ph.D and Charity I. Mulig, General Physics 1, 2017.

Electronic Sources

http://www.phys.ufl.edu/courses/phy2053/sum15/VectorWorksheet.pdf
https://www.mlbgsd.k12.pa.us/cms/lib/PA09000085/Centricity/Domain/83/wkst-
vector_addition-change-1-1.pdf
https://www.olma.org/ourpages/auto/2017/9/6/50813332/170908%20Vector%20Work
sheet.pdf