A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science 7

I. TARGET

GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Understand motion in terms of distance and displacement

At the end of 60 – minute lesson and activity, students without consulting a textbook should be
able to:
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. Define motion.
2. Identify distance and displacement.
3. Differentiate distance and displacement.
4. Create and interpret visual presentation using diagrams.
II. LEARNING TASK
A. TOPIC: MOTION (DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT)
B. TEXTBOOK: SCIENCE 7. PP. 166-174
C. SCIENCE CONCEPTS
MOTION is the movement and change in position of an object.
DISTANCE is the total length travelled by an object. It does not depend on
direction.
DISPLACEMENT is the shortest length travelled by an object. It depends on
direction.
D. SKILLS
1. Describing motion in terms of distance and displacement
2. Performing group activity regarding motion in terms of distance and displacement.
E. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE TEACHER:
Laptop
FOR THE STUDENTS:
Activity sheet

F. VALUE
1. This lesson teaches us the importance of knowing where have you been and where are
you going.
2. This lesson is related to our journey in life, that we have the difficult way or the
easy way to reach our destination in life we have to decide your own destination.
G. TEACHING STRATEGIES
Brainstorming, activity proper
II1. TEACHING STRATEGY
A. PREPARATION
1. Opening prayer
2. Greetings
3. Grooming check
4. Checking of attendance
5. Review of the past lesson
B. MOTIVATION
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity
Okay class, are you familiar with ZUMBA? Yes, ma’am.

Please stand up, and I will play a short video and

you will follow the Zumba instructor.

Okay let’s do Zumba (Playing video) Students are following the steps

Be seated, thank you for your cooperation class.

C. LESSON PROPER
Teacher’s Activity
Okay class, as you dance did
you move?
If you moved, did you change in
position?
Very good!
If you move and change in
position, can we say that you are
in motion while dancing?
Now what do you think is our
topic for today?
Very good!
Our topic for today is all about
motion. So class, when you hear
the word motion what comes in
to your mind?
Very good!
Now how can we relate the
Zumba to our topic motion?
Precisely,
Now class who can define
motion?
Student’s Activity Instructional Materials
Ma’am yes, we move.
Yes ma’am.
Yes ma’am, we are in motion.
Ma’am our topic for today is all ppt
about motion.
Ma’am when I hear the word
motion the first thing that comes
into my mind is the movements
of objects
We can relate the Zumba to ppt
motion because while dancing
we are moving step by step and
we change our position every
time we dance.
Motion is a movement of an
object brought about by force.
MOTION occurs when an object
changes position.

Can you give example of objects A man walking

that are in motion?
Another example? A crawling ant
Another example? A horse running
Class, any questions? Answers may vary
There are quantities that Ma’am quantities that describe Ppt
describe motion. What are motion are distance and
these? displacement
Very good! Distance refers to the length of Ppt
now let’s first discuss about the entire path that the object
distance. What is distance?
How do we measure distance?
In our Zumba what represents
distance?
Let’s say A man is walking,
then each step is equivalent of
1km. Now may I ask you, if
your classmate travels 6 steps
what do you think is the distance
travelled by your classmate?
And trace the path travelled in a
piece of paper
Another, your classmate moves
10 steps, what do you think is
the distance travel by him? And
trace the path travelled in a
sheet
of paper.
Class, I have an example here.
What is the distance travelled by
the ball?
Any question?
Now let us discuss about
displacement. What is
displacement?
Now, let's say that your
classmates move 5 steps to the
right and 2m left, move 5steps
to the left, what is the total
distance travelled by your
classmate? Trace the path
travelled.
Very good!
What about the displacement?
Remember that displacement
depends on direction.
Now, let's say that the ball roll
5m. What is the total distance
travelled by the ball?
Now let's find the displacement
of the ball?
When does displacement equal
to distance?
Very good!!
Is displacement possible to be
greater than distance? Why?
travelled. It tells how far an
object travels and does not
depend on direction.
Distance is measure by cm, Ppt
inches, meters, km, and etc.
These are the steps that we do
while we are dancing.
Ma’am the distance travelled by Visual aid
our classmate is 6cm.
Ma'am the distance travel by our
classmate is 10m
Ma'am the distance travelled by
the ball is 5m.
Answers may vary
Displacement refers to the
shortest distance between the
object's two position, like the
distance between its point of
origin and its point of
destination,
no matter what path it took to
get
that destination. Displacement
does depend on direction.
Ma'am the total distance
travelled
by our classmate is 12m
(tracing the path)
Ma'am the displacement of our
classmate is 2m to the north.
Ma'am the total distance
travelled
by the ball is 5m
The displacement of the ball is
5m
east.
When the path travelled is a
straight line
No, it can be shorter but it
cannot
be greater than the distance.
Displacement is the shortest
length between the object's point
of origin and its point of
destination.
 That's right. Now, what if the Their total distances will
ball goes back to their starting increase
positions, what will be their total two times (will double) but their
distances? What will be their displacements will become zero.
displacement?
Do you understand Answers may vary
displacement?
Very good class! Student will start performing Activity sheet
Now let us have group activity. their activity.
You will be group into six
groups. For each group, you
should prepare your output with
power point presentation and the
other member will report it to
the class. You only have 10
minutes to answer, and your
timer starts now.

C.2 ACTIVITY PROPER

(See attached activity sheet)
C.3 POST – ACTIVITY DISCUSSION
Time’s up! Please kindly post Students will post their output.
your outputs using power point
presentation
Representatives of every group Power point
will discuss their answers one
by one.

Generalization
Teacher’s activity
Class, do you understand? Any
questions?
Now, let us summarize our
discussion for today.
Student’s Activity Materials
Answer’s may vary
Ma'am, we discussed that
motion is the movement of an
object and it occurs when an
object changes its position.

We also learned that distance is

the total length travelled by an
object and it does not depend on
direction while displacement is
the shortest distance between the
object's two positions and does
depend on direction.
Very good!
Get ready for a quiz

D. EVALUATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer
1. It refers to the length of the entire path that the object travelled. Does not depend on direction.
a. Distance b. Displacement c. Motion
2. It is the movement of an object and occurs when an object changes position.
a. Distance b. Displacement c. motion
3. It refers to the shortest distance between the object two positions and does depend on
a. Distance b. Displacement c. motion
4. It is a quantity of motion that can be equal to zero (0).
a. Distance b. Displacement c. Time
5. How will you compare distance from displacement?
a. Displacement always follows a straight line while distance does not always follow a
straight line.
b. Displacement can be greater than distance
C. Displacement does not depend on direction while distance depends on direction.
6. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 4meters to the left, then 2 meters up,
then another 4 meters to the right?
a. The displacement of the object is equal to 10 meters.
b. The displacement of the object is equal to 10 meters down.
C. The total distance travelled by an object is 10 meters.
For questions 7-8 refer to the diagram below.

0cm 2cm 4cm 6cm 8cm 10cm

7. determine the total distance travelled by the turtle.

a. 8 cm b. 8 cm right c. 10 cm
8. what is the displacement of an object
a. 8cm b. 8 cm right c. 10 cm
for questions number 9-10 refer to the diagram below.

1cm2cm3cm4cm 5cm 6cm

2m

9. what is the total distance travelled by the horse?

a. 16 cm b. 12m c. 6m
10. what is the displacement of the horse?
a. 6m b. 12m c. 2m
 ILLUSTRATING DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT

OBJECTIVES
A. Identify distance and displacement
B. Differentiate distance and displacement

INTRODUCTION:
In our everyday life everything we do from the time we wake up and open our eyes we already moved.
Moving is a big part of our everyday life. Motion is the movement of objects. The quantities that describe
this are distance and displacement.
Distance refers to the total length travelled by an object. In determining the distance we just simply add
the distances travelled by an object. This does not depend on direction. It is
measured by centimeters, meters, and kilometers. Displacement is the shortest distance travelled by an
object and this does depends on direction. It is also measured by centimeters, meters, and kilometers.

MATERIALS:
POWER POINT PRESENTATION

PROCEDURE:
1. Observe the given diagram.
2. Answer the following questions based on the posted diagram.

QUESTIONS:
What is the total distance of the car?
2. What is the displacement of the car?
3. How is distance different from displacement?
V. ASSIGNMENT

A. FOLLOW-UP
DIRECTION: On a short bond paper draw your house-to-school roadmap that shows how you get to
school from your house. Estimate the distance using a scale of 1cm equals to 1km. Don't
forget to write the names of the road, landmarks, and establishment you pass by.

Scale: 1cm = 1km

B. ADVANCE
DIRECTION: On your science notebook answer the following question CORRECTLY

1. Define the following;

a. Speed
b. Speedometer
c. Velocity
2. Differentiate the two types of speed.
3. Give the formula in solving the speed of an object.