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MONDAY
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard The learner demonstrates understanding of Newton’s three laws of motion.
B. Performance
The learner should be able to develop a writer plan and implement a “Newton’s Olympics”.
Standards
C. Most Essential S8FE –Ia-15
Learning Investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied and the mass of the object to the amount of change in the
Competency object’s motion
Module I: FORCE AND MOTION
II. CONTENT
Lesson 3: NEWTON’S FIRST LAW OF MOTION
III. LEARNING
RESOURCES
1. Teacher's Guide Pages pp 10-11
2. Learner's Materials Pages pp. 10 -12
3. Textbook Pages
● Check the boxes for “Values”, “Masses”, and “Speed” (“Force” should already be checked)
● Use the arrows at the bottom to slowly increase the amount of force applied to the box until the box
starts moving.
2. Why do you need to apply a force in order to get the box to move?
3. How much force do you need to apply in order to stop the box?
Box
Fridge
6. What is the pattern you see between the total mass and the force needed to accelerate to 5 m/s?
Directions
Explain to your students that you are beginning a new topic in physical science. Review the differences between physical science,
life science, and earth science. Tell the class that your new topic is going to be force and motion. Make a KWL Chart on chart
paper (see the illustration at right). Divide your class into groups and have each group make a KWL Chart. Ask them to list
something, they already know about force and motion, and then to write down things they want to find out. Bring the whole class
back together and invite a member from each group to record their group’s ideas on the classroom chart. Post this classroom KWL
Chart where students can see it, and refer to it as the class continues to study force and motion.
C. Presenting Activity 1: A Curious Coin
Examples/Instances of the
Directions
new lesson
D. Discussing new concepts 1. Set the plastic cup on a flat surface and place the index card on top.
and practicing new skills #1
2. Position the quarter in the center of the index card.
3. Use your fingers to flick the card so it shoots off the cup. (Tell students to keep their eyes on the quarter!)
• What happened to the quarter when the card slid out from underneath it?
E. Discussing new concepts • How is this related to inertia?
and practicing new skills #2
Explain to students that the quarter dropped into the cup when the card slid out from underneath it. This is because the quarter
has inertia. The index card was set in motion, but the quarter was at rest. Since there was no force acting on the quarter, it
stayed at rest and dropped into the cup.
F. Developing Mastery Activity 2: Inertia Tower
G. Finding practical
This hands-on activity is an excellent introduction to Newton’s First Law, otherwise known as the Law of Inertia. Students learn
applications of concepts
and skills in daily living that inertia is an object’s resistance to a change in motion. We begin this activity by having the class review the key terms of the
H. Making generalizations lesson:
and abstractions about the
lesson Inertia - resistance to a change in motion.
I. Evaluating learning
Newton’s First Law - An object at rest will remain at rest, and an object moving at a constant velocity will continue moving at a
constant velocity, unless it is acted upon by an unbalanced force.
Through discussion of these terms, students learn that if an object is at rest it will remain at rest unless an unbalanced force
comes along and disturbs its equilibrium. Without the presence of an unbalanced force, the object will not experience a change in
speed or direction. Additionally, objects with greater mass have greater inertia, which will come in handy during this activity.
The object of this activity is to observe the properties of Newton’s First Law by attempting to remove the notecards from a tower of
wooden blocks without causing enough of a disturbance to the tower’s equilibrium to cause it to tumble. This is similar to another
famous inertia demonstration; the tablecloth trick.
Procedure:
Stack the blocks in a tower formation, placing a notecard in between each plastic cup, or every other plastic cup. If multiple
students are participating make sure to face the pull-strings in differing directions.
Starting at the top, remove the first notecard with a swift pull directly backwards, avoiding pulling at an angle. Continue removing
the cards in this fashion from top to bottom, observing how the blocks inertia is keeping them in place.
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who
earned 80% on the
formative assessment
B. No. of learners who
require additional activities
for remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons
work? No. of learners who
have caught up with the
lesson
D. No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching
strategies worked well?
Why did these works?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my
principal or supervisor can
help me solve?
G. What innovation or
localized materials did I
use/discover which I wish
to share with other
teachers?