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Name/s: CAMIDCHOL, Gwynette L. Date Submitted: 1/20/2021

LAVARIAS, Bien Camille D. Subject: SPPHYS
MARTIN, Shyna Grace B.
Grade & Section: 12-CAMPOS

Activity 3
Let’s Observe!

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Get an object with wheels that are large enough to hold one of your family
members seated as it moves. You may use a bicycle, a trolley, a cart or a chair
with wheels.
2. Choose an observer to seat on the moving system.
3. Have the observer sit on the moving system and practice pushing it with a
constant speed.
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NOTE: This will take a little planning to make sure the observer seated on the moving
systems moves at constant speed, so make sure to find a way to control the speed

Activity 3
Let’s Observe!

Be Careful not to push/pull too hard and too sudden

4. Once you can move the cart a constant speed, give the moving observer a ball.
While the car is moving at a constant speed, have the observer throw the ball
straight up and then catch it.

a. How does the person on the cart see the ball move? Let the observer
sketch it (thru drawing/picture). Then, explain your observations in not
more than 5 sentences.

 Based on the observation, we can see that the ball that was thrown straight up
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on a moving cart travelled in vertical manner. The ball travelled up and down
perpendicularly based on the person sitting on the swivel chair at a constant speed.

b. How does a person on the ground see the ball move? Let the observer on
the ground sketch it (thru drawing/picture). Then, explain your
observations in not more than 5 sentences.

 As we can see on the drawing that is presented above, we can see that the ball
simply travelled a parabolic path. The drawing showed that the person’s view on
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the drawing while standing on the ground shows that the ball made a parabolic
path.

5. With the observer on the cart traveling at constant speed, let a student on the
ground throw a ball straight up and catch it.

a. How does the person on the cart see the ball move? Let the observer
sketch it (thru drawing/picture). Then, explain your observations in not
more than 5 sentences.

 This scenario will prove

that the observer riding a
swivel chair is moving or
accelerating which means
that there is a change in
velocity this is because the
person on the swivel chair
traveling at a constant
speed observed that the
ball thrown by the student
from upward motion to
parabolic path.
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b. How does a person on the ground see the ball move? Let the observer on
the ground sketch it (thru drawing/picture). Then, explain your
observations in not more than 5 sentences.

 In this part, the person

on the ground see the
ball move simply
vertically up and down
on the student’s hand
this is because
compared to the
observer on a swivel
chair she is accelerating
than the observer on the
ground who is at rest
meaning there is no
change in velocity.
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6. What can you conclude form the activity in terms of the path of the ball as it was
thrown by the two different observers?

 We can conclude in terms of the path of the ball that was thrown by the
two different observers that the path of the ball depends on the frame of
reference because it is a set of coordinates itself and the path of the ball
depends on how much force you put and your positions if you’re riding a car
or bike at a constant speed or just standing at rest. Even if the ball was
thrown by two different observers, the path will still be based on someone’s
perspective or judgment regarding what they saw or observed while doing the
activity.