APPLYING MEASUREMENTS IN

PHYSICS
for GENERAL PHYSICS 1/ Grade 12
Quarter 1/ Week 1

1
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
K: identify experimental errors and how to estimate errors from multiple
measurements of a physical quantity using variance;
S: solve measurement problems involving conversion of units and
expression of measurements in scientific notation;
: demonstrate how to add vectors graphically and by component
method; and
A: explain the importance of measurements in daily life.

LEARNING COMPETENCIES
The learners solve measurement problems involving conversion of units
and expression of measurements in scientific notation (STEM_GP12EU-
Ia1).

The learners differentiate accuracy from precision (STEM_GP12EU-Ia2).

Differentiate random errors from systematic errors (STEM_GP12EU-Ia-3).

Estimate errors from multiple measurements of a physical quantity using

variance (STEM_GP12EU-Ia-5).
I. WHAT HAPPENED
Hi! My name is Rio. I will also be
learning with you as we do the
activities and tasks this week.
We are here to help you learn
so allow us to help you in
completing different activities
Hello STEMates ! we will meet along the way
Welcome to Physics
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Classroom. How are
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you today? By the
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way, I am Nairobi. I
will help you learn
about
measurements.

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Come and let us join
hands in learning
measurements. Let’s
begin this with an
activity! Are you
ready?

PRE-TEST
Let’s test your stock knowledge!

A. Writing Numbers in Different Ways

Directions: Read the statements and write the numbers in scientificnotation

on the space provided before each item.
1. The population of the world is about 7,117,000,000.
2. The distance from Earth to the Sun is about 92,960,000 miles.
3. The human body contains approximately 60,000,000,000,000 ormore cells.
4. The mass of a particle of dust is 0.000000000753 kg.
5. The length of the shortest wavelength of visible light (violet) is
0.0000004 meters.

Directions: Convert the following measurements. Write your solution on thespace

provided.
1. 586 cm = m

2. 4.28 m = mm

3. 1396mg = kg

4. 1375L = kL

5. 12g = c
 II. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

DISCUSSION

Scientific Notation

Scientific notation offers a convenient way of expressing very large or very

small numbers. A positive number is written as a product of a number between I
and l0 and a power of 10. For example, 9.63 x 107 and 2.3 x 10-6 are numbers written
in scientific notation.

Standard notation to scientific notation

Convert each number to scientific notation.

a. 580,000,000,000m b. 0.000068g

Solution:
a. Determine the power of l0 by counting the number of places that the decimal
must move so that there is a single nonzero digit to the left of the decimal point
(11 places). Since 580,000,000,000 is larger than 10, we use a positive power of
10:
580,000,000,000m = 5.8 x 1011m
b. Determine the power of l0 by counting the number of places the decimal must
move so that there is a single nonzero digit to the left of the decimal point (five
places). Since 0.0000683 is smaller than l, we use a negative powerof l0:
0.0000683g = 6.83x10-5g
 Accuracy and Precision

Two key aspects of the reliability of measurement outcomes are

accuracy and precision. These terms are often used and even defined
synonymously. By contrast, these terms are consistently differentiated in the
literature of engineering and the “hard sciences.
Accuracy

It refers to the closeness of the measurements to the true or accepted

value. A new spring balance is likely to be more accurate than an old spring
balance that has been used many times.

Precision
It refers to the closeness of the measurements of the results to eachother. A
physicist who frequently carries out a complex experiment is likely to have more
precise results than someone who is just learning the experiment.

Figure 2. The precision of hits on the dartboards

Activity 1

A. Brain Exercises. Perform these operations using scientific notation. Write

your solutions in your notebook.
1. 4.35cm – 0.615cm + 33.7cm
2. 14.08N x 0.52m
3. 50N ÷ (2.4m x 0.008m)
B. Solve the following problem and write your answer in your notebook.
1. How heavy in kilogram is a 180lb football player?
2. How many mL are in 0.037 quartz?

Activity 1: Measurements
Directions: Do the activities below. Write your answers of the questions
given in your Science notebook.

Materials
Book
Ruler

Procedure
1. Measure the length, width, and thickness of a book, and record the
results on the following table.

Questions
1. How many significant figures did you use in reporting your
measurements?

2. Are the results of each measurement (length, width or thickness) close

to each other?
3. Were the measurements accurate or precise?

Measure the actual length, width, and thickness of the book, and compare
the results with this value.
 1. Are the results of each measurement (length, width, or thickness) close
to the true value?
2. Were the measurements accurate or precise?

Activity 2:

Materials Needed:
• Small Ball (You can use paper ball)
• Stop watch (You can use stop watch of the cellphone, watch)
• Paper and pen
Procedure:
1. Prepare the necessary materials.
2. Get a pen and paper and copy the table below.
3. Get the initial data. Throw the ball upward and use the stop
watch to get the time in which the ball reaches the ground.
4. Input the initial data per second.
Initial Data: seconds

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5

5. After 3 minutes, throw the ball again to get the data for Trial 1.
6. Repeat the step 5 for the succeeding trials.
Example:
Initial Data: 6 seconds
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5

5 seconds 4 seconds 7 seconds 3 seconds 6 seconds

*Please observe the data on the table.

Guide Questions:
1. What can you observe on the data you’ve gathered?
2. Why do you think the data is not consistent?

III. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

EVALUATION/POST TEST

A. Directions: Read the statements and write the numbers in scientific

notation on the space provided before each item. Write your answers
in your notebook.
 1. The population of the world is about 7,117,000,000.
2. The distance from Earth to the Sun is about 92,960,000 miles.
3. The human body contains approximately 60,000,000,000,000 or
more cells.
4. The mass of a particle of dust is 0.000000000753 kg.
5. The length of the shortest wavelength of visible light (violet) is
0.0000004 meters.

B. Convert the following measurements. Write your solutions in your

notebook.
1. 586 cm = m
2. 4.28 m = mm
3. 1396mg = kg
4. 1375L = kL
5. 12g = cg

C. List down at least 2 common sources of errors and how to prevent

them.
Example of Systematic Error Example of Random Error
(1) (1)

(2) (2)

D. How old are you in seconds on September 24, 2021 @ 5 PM?

Write your complete date and time of your birth.