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Quarter 1 - Week 2: One-dimensional Kinematics
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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
General Physics 1, Grade 12, Quarter 1, Week 2
ONE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS
Name: _________________________________________ Section: __________________
Most Essential Learning Competencies:
1. Convert a verbal description of a physical situation involving uniform acceleration

in one dimension into a mathematical description (STEM_GP12Kin-Ib12)
2. Interpret displacement and velocity, respectively, as areas under velocity vs. time
and acceleration vs. time curves (STEM_GP12KINIb-14)
3. Interpret velocity and acceleration, respectively, as slopes of position vs. time and
velocity vs. time curves (STEM_GP12KINIb-15)
4. Construct velocity vs. time and acceleration vs. time graphs, respectively,
corresponding to a given position vs. time-graph and velocity vs. time graph and
vice versa (STEM_GP12KINIb-16)
5. Solve for unknown quantities in equations involving one-dimensional uniformly
accelerated motion, including free fall motion (STEM_GP12KINIb-17)
6. Solve problems involving one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration in
contexts such as, but not limited to, the “tail-gating phenomenon”, pursuit, rocket
launch, and freefall problems (STEM_GP12KINIb-19)
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or

velocity;
2. measure the distance and displacement;
3. solve problems on distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration;
4. describe velocity and acceleration, respectively, as slopes of position vs. time and
velocity vs. time curves;
5. create graphs of velocity vs. time and acceleration vs. time, respectively,
corresponding to a given position vs. time-graph and velocity vs. time graph and vice
versa
6. solve for unknown quantities in equations involving one-dimensional uniformly
accelerated motion, including free fall motion; and
7. solve problems involving one-dimensional motion with constant acceleration.
Time Allotment: 4 hours
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Key Concepts
 Frame of reference is an object or point from which movement is determined.

Movement is relative to an object that appears stationary.
 Motion is a change in position relative to a frame of reference.
 Distance (d) is how far an object travels. It does not depend on direction.
Sample problem 1:
What distance did the ant walk?
Figure 1.
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Answer: The ant walked 7 cm or d = 7cm.
 Displacement (∆x) is the difference between an object’s final position and its
starting position. It does depend on direction.
Displacement = final position – initial position
∆x = x final – x initial
Sample problem 2:
Find the distance and displacement of the ant.
Figure 2.
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Answer: The ant walked 3 cm due east. since displacement is a vector quantity, we
have to consider the direction of the motion. Travelling to the east is positive and
travelling to the west is negative.
Sample problem 3:
A man walks 205 m to the east, then turns back and walks 60 m due west. What
is the total distance he walked? What is his total displacement?
Answer: The total distance he walked is d = 205 m + 60 m = 265 m. However, for

his total or net displacement, we have to consider the directions. Considering the
Cartesian plane, going east is positive and going west is negative. His
displacement is ∆x = 205m east – 60 km west = 145 m, east. Therefore, the net
displacement of the man is 135 m, due east.
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 Speed, a scalar quantity refers to the rate of motion. It is the ratio of distance
covered and the time of travel. Like distance, speed does not depend on direction.
In equation,
distance d
Speed  or s 
time t
 Speed, therefore, refers to how fast the object is moving. It tells us that a fast-
moving object has a high speed and covers a large distance in a short period of
time while a slow-moving object that has a low speed covers a relatively small
amount of distance in the same amount of time.
 Since speed is distance divided by time, speed is expressed in terms of the unit of
distance and unit of time. The SI unit for distance is meter, and time is second.
Thus, speed is expressed in meters per second or m/s. For vehicles, the
standard unit for speed is kilometers per hour or km/h (kph). In other countries
such as USA, they use miles per hour or mph as unit of speed. Ship’s speed is
expressed in nautical per hour or knots.
 Average speed is the total distance divided by the total time. It is use to determine
speed which is not constant. In equation,
total distance d
Average speed  or s ave  total
total time of travel t total
n  Speedometer is one of the devices on the instrument panel in front of the driver’s
seat of a motor vehicle that reads the instantaneous speed of the vehicle.
Sample problem 4:
A car drives 100 meters in 5 seconds. What is the car’s average speed?
Solution
s = d/t
s = (100 m)/(5 s)
s = 20 m/s The car’s speed is 20 m/s.
 Velocity is a vector quantity defined as the ratio of the displacement to the total
time elapsed. Velocities in the same direction are combine by adding while
velocities in different directions are combine by subtracting. The average velocity
is the total displacement of an object divided by the elapsed time. In equation,
displacement x
velocity  or v 
total time elapsed t
Sample problem 5:
Usain Bolt is a world known Olympian track and field athlete. He can run the
100-m dash in about 9.58 seconds. What is his velocity?
Solution
v = ∆x/t
v = (100 m)/(9.58 s)
v = 10.44 m/s Usain Bolt’s velocity is 10.44 m/s.
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Sample problem 6:
A snake crawls 5 m east, then 3 m west in 20 seconds. What is his distance
traveled, displacement, average speed and average velocity?
Solution:
A. Distance
d=5m+3m
d = 8m
B. Displacement
∆x = 5 m (east) – 3 m (west)
= 2 m due east
C. Average speed
s = (8 m)/(20 s)
= 0.4 m/s
D. Average velocity
v = (2 m)/(20 s) due east
= 0.1 m/s due east
 Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes. In symbols, average

acceleration ā v v f - vo
a 
t t f - ti
 The SI unit for acceleration is m/s2
 Acceleration is a vector, and thus has a both a magnitude and direction.
 Acceleration can be caused by either a change in the magnitude or the direction of
the velocity.
 Instantaneous acceleration a is the acceleration at a specific instant in time.
 Deceleration is an acceleration with a direction opposite to that of the velocity.
Sample problem 7:
In 2.5 s a car increases its speed from 60 km/h to 67.2 km/h while a
bicycle goes from rest to 9 km/h. Which undergoes the greater acceleration? What
is the acceleration of each vehicle?
Solution:
A. Car’s acceleration
vf = 66 km/h vi = 60 km/h ∆t = 2.5s
∆v = 65 km/h – 7.2 km/h

∆v = 7.2 km/h or 2 m/s
ā = 2 m/s / 2.5 s
ā = 0.8 m/s/s or 0.8 m/s2 The car’s acceleration is 0.8 m/s2
B. Bike’s acceleration
vf = 66 km/h vi = 0 ∆t = 2.5s
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∆v = 9 km/h – 0
∆v = 9 km/h or 2.5 m/s
ā = 2.5 m/s / 2.5 s

ā = 1.0 m/s/s or 1.0 m/s2 The bike’s acceleration is 1.0 m/s2
Therefore, The bike has the greater acceleration.
 An object’s motion can be represented by a position-time graph (See Figure 3). In

this graph, the x- axis represents the time and the y- axis represents the position
of the object relative to the starting point. The position-time graph tells us how
far an object has travelled from its starting position at any given time it started
moving.
Figure 3.
Source: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/U1L3a2.gif
Sample problem 8
Use Figure 3 to answer the following:
A. At what time is the car’s position equal to 40 m?
Answer: The car is at 40 m at time t = 4 s.
B. What was the car’s position at t = 2 s?

Answer: The car’s position is 20m at t= 2 s.
C. What is the total distance travelled by the car at the end of 5s?
Answer: The car travelled a total distance of 50m.
D. What is the speed of the object from 20 km to 50 km?

∆y⁄ y2 − y1⁄ 50m/s − 20m/s⁄ 30m⁄ = 𝟏𝟎𝐦/𝐬
Answer: m = ∆x = x2 − x1 = 5s − 2s = 3s
Figure 4.
 In Figure 4, the graph shows the object is moving
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Figure 5.
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 In Figure 5, the graph shows object is moving
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Figure 6.
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Figure 7.
 In Figure 7, the graph shows the object is moving with
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 An object’s motion can be represented by a velocity-time graph (See Figure 8). In

this graph, the x- axis represents the time and the y- axis represents the velocity
of the object relative to the starting point. The velocity-time graph tells us how
fast an object moves. In Figure
Figure 8.
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Figure 11.
 In Figure 11, the graph shows the object is at
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 In Figure 12, the graph shows the object is moving

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 The kinematic equations are a set of four equations that can be utilized to predict
unknown information about an object's motion if other information is known. The
equations can be utilized for any motion that can be described as being either a
constant velocity motion (an acceleration of 0 m/s/s) or a constant acceleration
motion.
Equation Variables contained

Equation
Number d vi vf t a
𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓
1 𝑑=( )𝑡 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✖
2
2 𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡 ✖ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
1
3 𝑑 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2 ✓ ✓ ✖ ✓ ✓
2
4 𝑣𝑓 2 = 𝑣𝑖 2 + 2𝑎𝑑 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✖ ✓
Table 1. The Four (4) Kinematic Equations for uniform accelerated motion in horizontal dimension
 Aristotle thought that heavy objects fall faster than light ones, in proportion to
their weight. Galileo Galilei argued that a body should fall downward with an
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acceleration that is constant and independent of the body's weight and
composition. This means that heavy or light objects will fall at the same time when
allowed to drop from the same height neglecting air resistance.
 Free Fall is an example of a uniformly accelerated motion. When an object falls
under the influence of gravity alone then it is in a state of free fall.
 Near the surface of the earth, the acceleration due to gravity can be taken as a
constant: g= -9.81 m/s2 (directed downward). At this stage, we shall also neglect
air resistance. Thus, we can take gravity as the only influence on an object in “free
fall”. Problems in "Free Fall" include object thrown upward that reaches a certain
height before falling down. For cases like these, we have to be very careful with
positive and negative signs for the vertical motion.
Equation Number Equation
𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓
1 𝑦=( )𝑡
2
2 𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑔𝑡
1
3 𝑦 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 + 𝑔𝑡 2
2
4 𝑣𝑓 2 = 𝑣𝑖 2 + 2𝑔y
Table 2 The Four (4) Kinematic Equations for uniform accelerated motion in vertical dimension
 An object dropped from an elevated height

a. initial velocity equal to zero (vi = 0)
b. distance travelled can be calculated using d = ½ gt2
c. displacement can be calculated using d= -½ gt2
 An object thrown vertically downward

a. initial velocity is not equal to zero (vi ≠ 0)
b. final velocity as it reached the ground is vf = vi – gt
c. The distance travelled is calculated using the equation d = vft - ½gt2
 If an object is thrown vertically upward then fall down

a. Initial velocity is not equal to zero (vi ≠ 0)
b. The velocity of its maximum height is equal to zero.
c. The distance travelled in going up is equal to the distance covered in going
down.
d. The time spent in its upward motion is equal to the time spent in its
downward motion, hence, the total time of flight is equal to t = 2t.
Sample problem 8:
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A truck slows down from a speed of 35.0 m/s to rest in 7.00 s. How far did
it travel in that time?
Solution:
vi = 35.0 m/s vf = 0 m/s t = 7.00 s d=?
𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓
𝑑=( )𝑡
2
35 𝑚⁄𝑠 + 0 𝑚⁄𝑠
𝑑=( ) 7.00𝑠
2
𝒅 = 𝟏𝟐𝟐. 𝟓 𝒎
The truck travelled 122.5 m.
Sample problem 9:
A person plays a badminton and hit the shuttlecock upward into the air
with an initial velocity of 25.0 m/s.
a. How high it goes
b. How long the shuttlecock is in the air before it can reach the opponent’s
court.
Solution:
Given: 𝑣𝑖=15.0 𝑚/𝑠
Note that as the ball rises, its speed decreases until it reaches the highest point,
where its speed is zero for an instant, then it descends with increasing speed.
a) To determine the maximum height, we calculate the position of the ball

when its velocity equals zero.
𝑣𝑓2 = 𝑣𝑖2−2𝑔𝑦
𝑦 = 𝑣𝑓2−𝑣𝑖2 / 2𝑎
𝑦 = [0 𝑚/𝑠−(25.0𝑚/𝑠)2 ] / [2(−9.81𝑚/𝑠2)]
𝑦 =31.81 𝑚
The ball reaches a height of 31.81 m.
b) To get the time the ball is in the air, we have
𝑦 = 𝑣𝑖𝑡 − 1/2𝑔𝑡2
0 = (15.0 𝑚/𝑠)𝑡 − 1/2(9.80 𝑚/𝑠2)𝑡2
(15.0 𝑚/𝑠) − 4.90 𝑚/𝑠2𝑡 )𝑡 = 0
𝑡 = 0 ; 𝑡 = (15.0 𝑚/𝑠) / 4.90 𝑚/𝑠2) =3.06 𝑠
The ball is in the air for 3.06 s.
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Activity 1. Distance vs Displacement. Speed vs. Velocity. Acceleration.
Objectives:
1. Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or
velocity.
2. Measure the distance and displacement.
3. Solve problems on distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration.
What you need: Paper and pen
What to do:
Answer the following problems. Write your solutions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Bob rides his bicycle on a bike path that is 75 kilometers long to get to his
house that is due east of the bike path. If it takes Bob 15 hours then
a. What is his speed?
b. What is his velocity?
2. Jessica jogs on a path that is 15 kilometers long to get to a park that is south of
the jogging path and another 10 km north before she take a rest. If it takes Jessica
2.5 hours then
a. What is her speed?
b. What is her velocity?
3. A driver starts his parked car and within 5 seconds reaches a speed of 60 km/h,
as he travels east. What is his acceleration?
4. In a summer storm, the wind is blowing with a velocity of 8 m/s north.

Suddenly in 3 seconds, the wind’s velocity is 23 m/s north. What is the wind’s
acceleration?
Activity 2. Graph it!
Objectives:
1. Describe velocity and acceleration, respectively, as slopes of position vs. time
and velocity vs. time curves.
2. Create graphs of velocity vs. time and acceleration vs. time, respectively,
corresponding to a given position vs. time-graph and velocity vs. time graph and
vice versa.
What to do:
Construct distance-time graphs from given tabulated data and answer the
following guide questions.
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1. Plot the tabulated data (distance versus time, d vs t)
2. Time will be in the x-axis and distance in the y-axis.
3. Connect the points.
Distance Time
d (m) t (s)
0 0
10 2
25 4
60 6
125 8
180 10
1. What is the average velocity of the object?

2. What is the acceleration of the object between t = 2 s to t = 6 s?
3. Does the graph show the object is moving with varying or constant speed?
4. Based on your graph, is the object’s acceleration is constant, decelerating, or
accelerating? Why?
Rubric for Guide Questions 3 and 4

3 2 1
Explanations are Explanations are Explanations are
conceptually correct conceptually correct and conceptually incorrect.
and complete. incomplete.
Activity 3. Solve the unknown!

Objective: Discuss how the phenomenon of dispersion relates to Snell’s Law.
What to do: Answer the following problems. Write your solutions on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. An airplane accelerated uniformly from rest at the rate of 6.25 m/s2 south for
15 s. What final velocity did it attain?
2. John is driving his sports car down a four-lane highway at 60 m/s. He

overtakes a slow-moving dump truck. If he can accelerate at 7.5 m/s2, how long
will it take for him to reach the speed of 100 m/s?
3. Suppose that a ball is dropped from a tower 70.0 m high. How far will it fall
after 3.00 s?
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4. John throws a ball upward into the air with an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s.
a. how high it goes, and
b. how long is the ball in the air before it comes back to his hand.
Reflection
Speedometer, instrument that indicates the speed of a vehicle, usually combined

with a device known as an odometer that records the distance traveled. The speedometer
and odometer are useful features in all vehicles, helping drivers to measure their pace
and estimate the distances they travel. They give important information to the drivers,
helping them to make decisions that can affect their travel.
If speedometers and odometers were not invented, what do you think is its impact to
our road traffic today? Write your 5-sentence answer in a separate sheet of paper.
Rubric for Reflection

3 2 1
Practical application is Practical application is Practical application
scientifically explained scientifically explained is explained consistent to
consistent to the concepts, consistent to the concepts, the
and has no misconceptions. but with minimal concepts but with
misconceptions. misconceptions.
References for learners:
Lingatong, Leah Lyn A. General Physics 1 Grade 12 Alternative Delivery Mode. 1st ed,
Department of Education, 2020
Lumen Boundless Physics. “Acceleration”

Accessed on August 20, 2021
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/physics/chapter/2-4-acceleration/
Gregory-Portland Independent School District. Distance, Displacement, Speed, and

Velocity
https://www.g-pisd.org
The Physics Classroom. “Kinematic Equations and Problem-Solving”

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin/U1L6b.cfm
The Physics Classroom. “The Meaning of Shape for a p-t Graph”

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1DKin/Lesson-3/The-Meaning-of-
Shape-for-a-p-t-Graph
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Activity 3
1. 92.75 m/s
2. 5.33 s
3. y = 1.44 m
4. a) y =11.5 m b) t= 3.06 s
Activity 2
1. 18 m/s
2. 1,25 m/s2
3. The graph shows that the speed is varying.
4. Based on the graph, it can be interpreted that the object is accelerating because
the speed is varying and the line in the graph is curve upwards.
Distance (m)
Time (s)
Activity 1
1. a) 5 km/h b) 5 km/h due east
2. a) 10 km/h b) 2 km/h due south
3. 3.33 m/s2
4. 5 m/s2
Answers Key
or-a-v-t-Graph
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1DKin/Lesson-4/Meaning-of-Shape-f
The Physics Classroom. “The Meaning of Shape for a v-t Graph”

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First Edition, 2021

Development Team of the Learner’s Activity Sheets

Name: _________________________________________ Section: __________________

Most Essential Learning Competencies:

1. Convert a verbal description of a physical situation involving uniform acceleration

1. describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or

Time Allotment: 4 hours

 Frame of reference is an object or point from which movement is determined.

Answer: The total distance he walked is d = 205 m + 60 m = 265 m. However, for

 Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes. In symbols, average

∆v = 65 km/h – 7.2 km/h

ā = 2.5 m/s / 2.5 s

Therefore, The bike has the greater acceleration.

 An object’s motion can be represented by a position-time graph (See Figure 3). In

B. What was the car’s position at t = 2 s?

D. What is the speed of the object from 20 km to 50 km?

 An object’s motion can be represented by a velocity-time graph (See Figure 8). In

 In Figure 12, the graph shows the object is moving

Equation Variables contained

Equation Number Equation

 An object dropped from an elevated height

 An object thrown vertically downward

 If an object is thrown vertically upward then fall down

a) To determine the maximum height, we calculate the position of the ball

b) To get the time the ball is in the air, we have

The ball is in the air for 3.06 s.

What you need: Paper and pen

4. In a summer storm, the wind is blowing with a velocity of 8 m/s north.

Activity 2. Graph it!

What you need: Paper and pen

1. What is the average velocity of the object?

Rubric for Guide Questions 3 and 4

Activity 3. Solve the unknown!

What you need: Paper and pen

2. John is driving his sports car down a four-lane highway at 60 m/s. He

Speedometer, instrument that indicates the speed of a vehicle, usually combined

Rubric for Reflection

References for learners:

Lumen Boundless Physics. “Acceleration”

Gregory-Portland Independent School District. Distance, Displacement, Speed, and

The Physics Classroom. “Kinematic Equations and Problem-Solving”

The Physics Classroom. “The Meaning of Shape for a p-t Graph”

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