DESCRIBING AND

MEASURING MOTION
for SCIENCE Grade 7
Quarter 3 / Week 1

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 FOREWORD

Physics is a remarkably interesting course. Mechanics as

one of its branches, includes the concepts about motion and its
causes.

The main concern of this self-learning kit is to let the learner

know and familiarize on how motion is described and measured.
Motion is everywhere. You can see it in everyday activities of
people. Kinematics is said to be the quantitative description of
motion of the objects that includes operational definitions of the
terms motion, distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and
acceleration.

It is hoped that through the discussions and activities of this

KIT, will help learners develop skills in doing accurate
measurements, and the values of intellectual honesty will be
enhanced.

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 OBJECTIVES

K: Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance and

displacement; speed and velocity; velocity and acceleration

S: Differentiate quantities in terms of magnitude and direction

A: Display some positive attitude in solving problems involving
measurements in the metric system and use a conversion factor to
change from one unit to another.

COMPETENCY
Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement,
speed or velocity, and acceleration. S7FE-IIIa-1

I. WHAT HAPPENED

PRE-ACTIVITY – Observe your surroundings

Objective: Identify objects that are moving and not moving.

Materials: Things around you

Procedure:
1. Observe your surroundings.
2. Identify 3 objects that are moving relative to the earth’s surface.
______________ _____________ ______________
3. Identify 3 objects that are not moving relative to the earth’s
surface.

______________ _____________ ______________

Guide Question: Why did you say that the object is moving or not?

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Pre-Test
Self-Test 1.1 MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Write the word TRUE if the statement is true. If false, change the
underlined word or group of words to make the statement correct.
1. The distance covered by a body in a unit of time is called speed.
2. Speed accompanied by direction is called acceleration.
3. Acceleration is the rate of change in velocity.
4. Motion is a continuing change of place or position.
5. 50 km/hr is an example of displacement.
6. A scalar quantity is a quantity which has only magnitude.
7. Vector quantity has both the magnitude and direction.
8. Displacement is the total path traversed by an object in moving from one
point to another.
9. When you measure distance, you measure the length.
10.The SI unit of length is gram.

Self-Test 1.2 IDENTIFYING SCALAR FROM VECTOR QUANTITY

1. A cat climbing at a tree.
2. My car can travel 100 km/hr.
3. The boy is moving to the right of the road.
4. The baby is crawling on the floor.
5. The stone is dropped 5 meters high.

II. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

Discussion
In this module, one may practically define some scientific terms to
understand how motion is described.

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Activity 1 – Where is it?
Objective
In this activity, you should be able to describe in words the position of an
object within the room or the school ground.

Procedure
Consider the diagram in figure 1. The positions of the objects are
described in the diagram by their coordinates along the number line

-15m -10m -5m 0m 5m 10m 15m

Figure 1

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Questions:
1. What is the position of the dog from 0 m?
2. What is the position of the tree from 0 m?
3. What is the position of the dog with respect to the house?
4. What is the position of the tree with respect to the dog?
Answers:
1._________________________________________________
2._________________________________________________
3._________________________________________________
4._________________________________________________

Describing through visuals

The position of an object can be described in many ways. You can
use in words or visuals like diagrams or graphs. An object is in motion if its
distance from another object is changing.

Reference Points
If suppose your distance from your chair is not changing, you are not
in motion. To decide if you are moving, you use your chair as a reference
point. A reference point is a place or object used for comparison to
determine if something is in motion.

An object is in motion if it changes position relative to a reference point.

(Source: Prentice Hall Science Explorer p.7)
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Measuring Distance and displacement
How far did the object travel? To answer this, first is by getting the total
length of the path traveled by the object. For example, the dog ran 10m to the
east, then 5m to the south, and another 10m to the west. (Refer to the figure
below:)

10m
W E

5m S
10m

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So it has travelled a total of 25meters. The other way is by measuring the

distance between the initial position and final position of the object. Therefore,
the dog has travelled 5 meters to the south. In science, the first measurement
gives the distance travelled by the object while the second measurement gives
its displacement.

Distance (a scalar) refers to the length of the entire path that the object
travelled.
Displacement (a vector) refers to the shortest distance between the object’s
two positions, like the distance between its point of origin and its point of
destination, no matter what path it took to get to that destination.

Activity 2 - Paper-Pencil test

A. Determine whether the following describes distance or displacement.
1. A horse runs 10m going south.
2. A girl runs 20 meters from the church.
3. A bus travels 100 km.
4. A jet plane travels 300 miles.
5. Duck walks 2 m to the riverbank.

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 B. Answer a given problem below:
The distance between the house and the church is about 5 m. This means
that the total path length between the reference point (the house) and the
identified position (church) is the sum of the different lengths (1m, 1.5m, 2m, and
0.5m), which is equal to 5 m.

Figure 3

2m 0.5m

1m 1.5m

Show your solution:

Q1. What is the total length of your travel from your house to your church?
Q2. What is the total distance of your travel?
Q3. What is your displacement if you go back to your house?

Differentiating Scalar from Vector Quantity

Scalar quantity is a quantity that is fully described by a magnitude only.
Magnitude means the size of a quantity. You can tell if a quantity is a vector by
whether it has a direction associated with it. Distance is a scalar quantity and
displacement is an example of a vector quantity. Another is speed is a scalar
quantity, but velocity is a vector that specifies both a direction as well as a
magnitude.
A quantity is an aspect in which a thing is measurable in terms of greater,
less, or equal or of increasing or decreasing magnitude.
You can use units of measurement to describe motion precisely. You
measure in units, or standard quantities of measurement, all the time. For
example, you might measure 1 cup of milk for a recipe, run 2 miles after school,
or but 3 pounds of fruit at the store. Cups, miles and pounds are all units of
measurement.

Systems of Measurement
The systems of measurement can either be metric System or English system
(Imperial/British system). The metric system of measurement is also called the
International System of units or SI units and is commonly used today. Scientists use
SI units to describe the distance an object moves. The English system is
considered the old system of measurement. The use of mile, hectare, tons,
minutes, and hour are examples of the old system that is still significantly used
today.
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 Below is a table that shows fundamental or basic quantities with their
corresponding units in both the metric and English system.

Table 1

Basic/Fundamental Units of Measurement

quantity
Metric system English/Old
System
MKS CGS FPS

Length Meter (m) Centimeter (cm) Foot (ft)

Mass Kilogram (kg) Gram (gm) Pound (lb)
Time Second (s) Second (s) Second (s)

Combining these fundamental quantities can become a derived quantity.

The following are examples of a derived quantity: A quantity combining distance
over time is speed.

Speed = distance/time
= meter/second or m/s or cm/s or ft/s

Therefore, speed is a derived quantity.

Common Metric System Prefixes and Definitions

Metric system prefixes provide a simple way to understand exactly what
each unit of measurement stands for in the metric system, since the prefixes tell
you how much bigger a unit is than the base unit. Prefixes are added as place
values are added. For example, adding kilo- to the unit “meter” makes
“kilometer,” or one thousand meters. But adding milli- to “meter” creates
“millimeter,” which means one thousandth of a meter. Metric system prefixes
come before a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple (or submultiple) of
that unit.

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 Below is a table of the most used metric prefixes that can be added to the
basic units of measurement.
Table 2
Metric Prefix Notation Power of 10 Place value
notation
tera- 1,000,0000,000,000 1 x 1012 Trillion
giga- 1,000,000,000 1 x 109 Billion
mega- 1,000,000 1 x 10 6 Million
kilo- 1,000 1 x 10 3 Thousand
hecto- 100 1 x 10 2 Hundred
deca- 10 1 x 101 Ten
1 1 x 100 one (no prefix)
deci- 0.1 1 x 10 -1 Tenth
centi- 0.01 1 x 10 -2 Hundredth
milli- 0.001 1 x 10 -3 Thousandth
micro- 0.000001 1 x 10 -6 Millionth
nano- 0.000000001 1 x 10-9 Billionth
pico- 0.000000000001 1 x 10-12 Trillionth

Converting Units
A conversion factor is a number used to change one set to another, by
multiplying or dividing. When a conversion is necessary, the appropriate
conversion factor to an equal value must be used.
Multiply the number you want to convert by the
conversion factor. Suppose you want to know how
many millimeters (mm) are in 14.5 meters (m). Since
there are 1,000 millimeters in 1 meter, the conversion
factor is
1,000 mm

1m
Multiply 14.5 meters by the conversion factor to find millimeters.
14.5 m X 1,000 mm = 14. 5 X 1,000 mm= 14,500 mm

1m
Practice Problem: How many centimeters are in 22.5 meters?

(Note: Conversion factor is 100 cm/1m)

Show your solution:
Answer: 22,500 cm

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III. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
EVALUATION/POST TEST
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer in
your notebook/paper.

A. Reviewing Key Terms

1. A change of position with respect to a reference point is
a. acceleration b. velocity c. direction d. motion

2. If you know a car travels 30 km in 20 minutes, you can find its

a. acceleration c. average speed
b. average velocity d. instantaneous speed

3. The rate at which velocity changes is called ___________.

a. acceleration c. average speed
b. constant speed d. velocity

4. Peter is sitting very still on a chair. But John claims that Peter is
moving. John is true if the point of reference is the ___________.
a. chair b. floor c. Earth d. Sun

5. At swim practice, Jamie swam a total of 1,500 m, while Ellie swam

1.6 km. Who swam the greater distance?
a. Jamie b. Ellie c. Both have the same distance

B. Supply the missing portion of the table below (10 pts)

Power of 10
Metric Prefix Notation Place value
notation

Giga- 6._______________ 1 x 109 7._____________

Kilo- 1,000 8._____________ 9._____________

10.____________ 11. _____________ Thousandth

1x 10-3

12.____________ 0.000001 13. ____________ Millionth

15. Mega- 14._____________ 1 x 106 15. ____________

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 REFERENCES

K to 12 Grade 7 Learning Module in Science (Q3-Q4)

Project RISE for science Education Grade 7 DLL-JHS Science

Deped. Negros Island Region Division of Negros Occidental

Jones,T.Griffith.2005.Motion,Forces and
Energy.Boston,Masachusetts:PearsonEducation,Inc.,Publishing

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SYNOPSIS
Answer Key

This self-learning kit was

prepared for a better understanding
of the learner on how motion is
described. As motion is seen in
everyday activities of people, Physics
has provided us with a study known as
Kinematics. It is hoped that through
the discussions and activities in this KIT,
will help young learners to develop
their skills in doing accurate
measurements solving and analyzing
situations and where the values of
intellectual honesty will also be
enhanced.
Pre-activity: Q1-4: Answers may vary
Self-test 1.1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & LAY-OUT ARTIST 1. True 6. True
2. velocity 7. True
3. True 8. distance
Zenaida A. Academia holds Bachelor’s
4. True Degree
9. True in Physics
from SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY Last March
5.speed 1987 at Dumaguete
10. Meter
Self-test 1.2
City. She finished her master’s degree based on the
1. vector 4. scalar
Academic Degree program offered2. scalar for 5.Public
vector School
Teachers in the UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
3. vector OPEN UNIVERSITY
(UPOU). She has completed the Academic Activity 1-Where is it?
Requirements in the
1. 10 m 2. 5m 3. 25m 4. 15m
Graduate course leading to the degree of Master of Arts in
Educational Management (MAEM). Has been Post-Testa facilitator and a
writer to the different In- Service Trainings and Division Seminar-
A. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B
Workshops in Science. Presently a Master Teacher I at Manjuyod
B. Refer to Table
National high School, Manjuyod District 2 teaching 2 of p.9and other
Physics
related fields.

Czar Caleb Santiago A. Academia holds Bachelor’s

Degree in AB Philosophy at ST JOSEPH SEMINARY COLLEGE
last March 2019 and presently teaching at COLEGIO de
Santa Catalina de Alejandria (COSCA) in Dumaguete
City.

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