Detailed Lesson Plan in Physics

Grade 7

I. Objectives: at the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

a. infer that when a body exerts a force on another, an equal amount of force is exerted
back on it
b. explain the phenomena behind the action and reaction forces
c. cite real life situations in which the 3rd law of motion can be depicted
II. Subject matter: Law of Motion
Topic: newton’s third law of Motion
References: Physics; Exploring Life Through Science Second Edition
Strategy: Role-playing
Approach: Constructivist
Materials: manila paper, chalk, fill tip pen, publisher, LCD projector

III. Procedure:

Teacher Activity Learner’s Activity

A. Preparatory activity

Good morning class! Good morning, sir!

I am teacher Philip your teacher this morning.

Ok let us stand for the prayer. Mr. Hitler kindly lead

us a prayer? Yes, sir.

Miss Secretary, whose absent today? None sir.

That is nice.

1. Drill / Review

To make everyone lovely, let us all stand up and do

some exercise. We mustn’t forget to leave a
healthy life shouldn’t we class? Yes, sir.

2. Setting of Standard

I will show you a video and all you have to do is to

copy the actions of the dance instructor in the
video. Am I clear? Yes air.

What does a good student do when someone is

speaking in the front? Listen, cooperate and participate sir.

Very Good! Can I expect that from you class? Yes, sir!
 3. Motivation

Before we start our formal and proper discussion,

let us first have a game. Do you love to play game
class? Yes, sir!

I see that you are eager to play the game for today
class. The name of the game is “Decode Me”.
Now, I will group the class into four (4). This will be
team royals, team beauties, team fabulous and
team dreamers. Each team will now form a circle
to be able to communicate will with each member.
Now class I want you to look at the board. In the
board, you will see numbers and letters which
corresponds to the codes that we will provide you
later. Your task is to wright the corresponding
letters to the codes that we will present to you on
the board.

M T N A

I O C E

M P

Congratulations team A. Let us all give them a

clap. Yes, sir!
1.2. 3.. 1.. 2.. 3..
Very good, very good.

Now class, what can you see in the picture? Sir, line dividing letter that represent symbol?

Very good.

4. Presenting of new Lesson

Our topic for today is about Newton’s Third Law

which is the Law of Interaction. At the end of the
lesson, you should be able to infer that when a
body exerts a force on another, an equal amount of
force is exerted back on it, explain the phenomena
behind the action and reaction forces and cite real
life situations in which the 3rd law of motion can be
depicted.

We will be presenting to you a short video about

the background of the motions third law which is
the law of acceleration. Remember to take down
notes and comprehend the principle and ideas
behind the law for we will be having an activity after
the video is presented. Am I clear class? Yes, Sir!

(The video is being presented to the class)

To make things exiting, let us have our

discussion through an activity. With your group,
you are to create a short play that shows or
illustrates the law of interaction within 3 to 5 mins.
At the end of your play, you will state a short
explanation about the concept of your short play to
enlighten everyone. You will be judge according to
these criteria. The manner of whose team goes to
present first will be decided in a lottery game. The
group to pick up the number 1 will be the first to
present and so and so forth, any questions? None, Sir!

You will be given 15 minutes to prepare for

the activity. Am I understood? Yes, Sir!

(The students will present their play)

Very good every body did a wonderful

performance.

Class, remember that the third law states

that “when a body A exerts a force on body B, body
B will exert an equal but oppositely directed force
on body A.” That’s what it meant when they said
that “to every action, there is an equal but opposite
reaction force.” For example, if I touch the table of
course my hand exerted a force upon the table,
does the table also exerts a force on my hand? Yes, Sir!

How much of a force did the table exerted? Sir, equivalent to the force applied by our hand.
 Very good! That is how the third law of
motion works. You cannot touch without being
touched.

If you push hard on a wall with by a force of

5 N, the wall in turn pushes you back by a force of
5 N. We can walk because we push backward
upon on earth as hard as the earth pushes us
forward. Another popular example is the horse cart
paradox. Have you heard about it before class? No, Sir!

Before I tell you the story, I have a question.

Base on the given definition and example of the
third law of motion; the law of interaction, do action
and reaction forces cancel out each other? (The students will give their varied opinions about
the question)

Well, let me tell you the story, one morning,

a trainer and his horse were having an argument.
The horse that happens to know a little physics told
his trainer that it is useless for the former to pull the
cart. The harder the horse pulls on the cart, the
harder the cart pulls back on him. These forces will
cancel each other and the net forces will be zero in
as much as action and reaction forces supposed to
be equal but opposite directed. The horse further
said that since there is no net force, then the cart
will remain at rest in accordance with Newton’s first
law. If you are the trainer, will you agree with the
horse? (The students will give their different ideas
regarding the matter)

Of the two forces mentioned by the horse, it

is only the force that the horse exerts on the cart
that is acting on the cart. The other force in the
action-reaction force is acting on the horse and not
on the cart. Since action and reaction forces are
acting on two different objects, they will never
cancel out. The cart will accelerate if the forces
exerted by the hors on the cart is greater that the
force of the friction between the cart and the
ground.
 5. Generalization

Now, to go back to the question earlier, do

action and reaction forces cancel each
other? No, action and reaction forces are acting on
different bodies therefore, they will never cancel out
each other sir.

What does the third law say? Sir, in every action, there is an equal but opposite
reaction force.

Very good. What else? Sir, action and reaction are equal in magnitude but
oppositely directed.

Yes! That correct, any else? Action and reaction forces are acting on different
bodies will never cancel out.

Yes, that correct any one else? Air, forces always come in pairs.

Yes! All of you are correct.

Any Question? None, sir!

6. Evaluation

To test your understanding of the lesson, we will

have a short quiz. Get ½ sheet of paper and
answer the question on board.

An object of weight 30 N rest a table.

a. What are the force acting on the object?
b. What are the reaction to the force?

7. Assignment

To strengthen more your knowledge of

today’s lesson, let us have an assignment.

Direction: In your ½ sheet of paper,

answer the following questions.

A 650 student stands on a scale in an

elevator. As the elevator starts to move, the
scale reads 780 N.

a. Find the acceleration.

b. Is the elevation going up or down?
Prepared By: Noted By:
PHILIP G. ATMA SUSAN A. TUMAPANG
Teacher-I Master Teacher

Noted By:
MARLON A. BINOLOC
Principal-I