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QUARTER I WEEK 6 SCIENCE GRADE 9

NAME: _______________________________________ SECTION_____________ DATE: _________ SCORE: _______
MELC 34: Describe the horizontal and vertical motions of e. 60 seconds Scalar Time S
projectile (Week 1) S9FE-IVa-34 Table 1. Scalar and Vector Quantities

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please write all your answers Quick Recall

on a separate sheet of paper. Do not forget to write your
name on the answer sheet. Do as instructed in every activity. Try This! Identify the quantities described below. (refer to the
Follow the Weekly Home Learning Plan (WHLP) given to quantities in the table above)
you. Use a black or blue pen.
1.________ is a scalar quantity that refers to "how fast an
Lesson 1 Uniformly Accelerated Motion object is moving." It can be thought of as the rate at which an
(refer to your book on pp. 233-241) object covers distance.
2.________is defined as a vector measurement of the rate
I.Specific Objective and direction of motion. It is the speed at which something
moves in one direction.
Describe the linear motion of an object
3.________ is the rate of change of the velocity of an object
Investigate the motion of free falling objects
with respect to time. It is a vector quantity in that it has
Describe the Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM)
magnitude and direction.
qualitatively and quantitatively.
4.________ is a vector quantity that refers to "how far out of
place an object is. It is the object's overall change in position
II. References: 5.________ is the measured or measurable period during
Science 9 Learner’s Module,1st Edition,2014. pp 3 - 16 which an action, process, or condition exists or continues :
Science 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Self-Learning duration

III. Lesson Proper Development of the Lesson

Consider a ball rolling on a plane. Positions taken at
Predevelopment of the Lesson equal time intervals are indicated in the figure below.
In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object
changes its position over time. Motion is mathematically Try this activity to further understand acceleration.
described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity,
acceleration, speed, and time. Activity 1: Object in Motion: Horizontal Dimension

Let us take a review of some concepts you have previously Objective:

learned. What is speed, velocity, and acceleration? What is Describe the linear motion of the object
the difference between speed and velocity? Material:
Picture
These words are associated with mathematical quantities Procedure:
that have strict definitions. The mathematical quantities that Analyze the figure below and answer the following
are used to describe the motion of objects can be divided guide questions.
into two categories. The quantity is either a vector or a
scalar. These two categories can be distinguished from one
another by their distinct definitions: Scalars are quantities
that are fully described by a magnitude (or numerical value)
alone (e.g. speed, temperature) .Vectors are quantities that
are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction (e.g.
velocity, acceleration).

Example Category Quantities Unit

Figure 1. A rolling ball on an inclined plane
a. 5 m Scalar Distance M
b. 30 m/sec, East Vector Velocity m/s, direction Guide Questions:
c. 35 m/sec Scalar Speed m/s
1. What is observed on the velocity of the ball as
c. 5 mi., North Vector Displacement m, direction it rolls down an inclined plane?____________
d. 34 m/s2, West Vector Acceleration m/s2, direction 2. How much is the change in velocity in every
second?______________________________
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3. Does the ball accelerate?________________ Guide Questions:

4. What is its acceleration? Note: a=V2-V1 / t2-t1 1. What can you say about the objects distance
5. Describe the acceleration of the object by travelled as it falls down? _________________
completing the statement. 2. What is the velocity of the ball before it is dropped?
If a body maintains a constant change in 3. What is the stone’s velocity before it hits the
________ in a given time interval along a ground?_______________________________
straight line, then the body is said to have a 4. What is the change in velocity as the stone falls
uniform ____________. down every second?______________________
5. Describe the acceleration of the object by
Activity 2 Object in Motion:Vertical Dimension completing the statement.
Objects thrown upward or dropped, always
Objective: fall back to the ground at a constant
Investigate the motion of a free falling object ____________ which has a magnitude of
Material: _________ due to ___________.
Picture
Procedure: In the activities, you were able to grasp the idea that
Look closely at the picture. Analyze the motion of constant acceleration means velocity changing at a constant
the ball dropped at a certain height using the given data. rate since the rate of change of velocity is acceleration. A
Answer the guide questions. uniformly accelerated motion is the one in which the
acceleration of the object throughout the motion is uniform.

When an object is dropped, the object starts from rest and

gain speed as it falls. This gain in speed indicates that the
object accelerates as it falls because of gravity g.

Assuming no air resistance, all problems involving motion of

falling objects can be solved by using the equations for
accelerated motion. (Refer to Table 5 Summary of Uniformly
Accelerated Motion (UAM) Formulae on page 241)

Although we speak of falling objects, objects in upward

motion experience the same free fall acceleration. The
velocity decreases as the object rises until its velocity
momentarily zero as its reaches the maximum height and
then falls back toward the earth with increasing velocity.

The up and down travel of an object is symmetrical in space

and time around the maximum height reached. This means
that if air resistance is neglected, the object will move the
same speed at the same height whether it’s on its way up or
down.
Figure 2. A ball is dropped from the top of a cliff
Lesson 2 Projectile Motion
Time, t Distance, d Velocity, v Acceleration, a (refer to your book on pp 242-255)
(s) (m) (m/s) (m/s2) a=v/t
Specific Objectives:
0 0 0 0 Define what a projectile and projectile motion is
Describe the motion of a projectile horizontally and vertically
1 4.9 9.8 9.8
2 19.6 19.6 9.8 Predevelopment of the lesson
Have you noticed how basketball player makes a
3 44.1 29.4 9.8 three-point score? How would you trace the path the ball
goes? The ball is thrown with an initial velocity and travels a
4 78.4 39.2 9.8
curved path.
5 122.5 49 9.8
Table 2. Motion of the ball dropped from a cliff
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II. Classify the sports/game phrases if it exhibits projectile

motion or not. Complete the table below
Figure 5. Sports/Game Phrases

Projectile Motion Non-projectile Motion

Figure 3. Motion of a basketball e.g A VOLLEY BALL BEING CAR RACING
SERVED

Development of the Lesson

The ball moves along a curved path downward due to

gravitational force or gravity. It is the natural force that
causes objects to fall toward the earth. Hence the
acceleration due to gravity is always directed downwards. Table 4. Projectile Motion or Non Projectile Motion
With this the motion of the ball undergoes projectile motion.
Have you noticed the curved/ parabolic path they
Projectile motion is a form of motion where an object moves make in mid-air? This curved path is what naturally happens
in a curved path. The object that is thrown or projected and when a projectile moves in two dimensions – having both
exhibits projectile motion is called projectile. The curve-like horizontal and vertical motion components of velocity acted
path undertake by a projectile is called trajectory. by gravity only.
Let us see if you can identify a projectile. Let us take a look at the figure below.

Activity 3 Are you a Projectile?

Coin A Coin B
Objective:
Identify objects as projectiles
Materials:
Pictures, phrases of games and sports in a box
Procedure:
I. Identify if the following illustrations are projectile or not.
Choose the letter(s) of the correct answer.

Figure 6. Coin in free fall and projectile motion

Try this activity and analyze the motion of a free falling body
and a projectile.

Place a ruler on the table as shown in the figure. Then put

one coin (coin A) on top of the ruler and the other coin (coin
A A A FLIGHT CAR SMASHING
VOLLEY MOTORBIKE OF A RACING OF B) at the edge of the table. Flick the ruler to allow both coins
BALL TAKING OFF SOCCER SHUTTLE to fall.
BEING ON A RAMP BALL COCK What do you observe when the ruler is flicked?
SERVE
D
When the ruler is flicked, coin A falls freely straight to the
ground and coin B is projected with an initial horizontal
100m A BASEBALL DRAGON SLICE SHORT velocity following a curved path and landed at a certain
DASH HIT BY A BOAT SERVING COURSE
BAT PADDLING OF THE SWIMMING
distance away from the table.
RACE PING
PONG The coins hit the floor at the same time although the
BALL projectile has travelled some horizontal distance from the
Figure 4. Identifying motion of a projectile point of release. This suggests that coin B is in projectile
motion which is a combination of vertical and horizontal
motion that are completely independent of each other.
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Horizontal and Vertical Motion of a Projectile

Projectiles include objects that are thrown horizontally as

well as objects that are projected at an angle such as:
Figure 8. Motion diagram of a cannon ball launched horizontally
making a free throw in basketball, serving a volleyball,
Guide questions:
batting a baseball and dropping a package of relief goods
from a helicopter. 1. What is the balls initial vertical velocity (Vy) as it
was launched horizontally?______
You have found out that the motion of a projectile consist of
two motions working independently the horizontal motion What about its initial horizontal velocity (Vx)?_____
(motion along x) and the vertical motion (motion along y). 2. What can you say about the horizontal velocity (Vx)
of the ball before it hits the ground?(increases,
Type I: Horizontally Launched Projectiles decreases, remains constant)
What about its vertical velocity?(increases,
A projectile launched horizontally has no initial vertical decreases, remains constant)
velocity. Thus, its vertical motion is identical to that of a
3. Which of the two motions shows that the cannon
dropped object. The downward velocity increases uniformly
due to gravity as shown by the vector arrows of increasing ball accelerate? (vertical motion, horizontal motion)
lengths. The horizontal velocity is uniform. Why?_________________________________
4. Describe the trajectory of the ball as it was
launched horizontally from the top of the cliff.

Type II: Angle-Launched Projectiles

When a projectile is launched upward at an angle, its

velocity has two components:

1. a constant horizontal velocity that moves in the same

direction as the launch, the acceleration of which is zero;
and
2. an upward positive vertical velocity component that is
decreasing in magnitude until it becomes zero at the top of
the trajectory (therefore it no longer goes up any further). But
because gravity makes it accelerates downward at a rate of
Figure 7: Graphical Representation of Horizontally 9.8 m/s per second or 9.8 m/s2 , (therefore it stays at rest
Launched Projectile only for an instant) it will start to descend with an increasing
negative vertical velocity until it is stopped by something.
Activity 4 Horizontally Launched Cannon Ball So as the projectile moves forward horizontally with uniform
velocity, its vertical velocity is also accelerated creating a
Objective: trajectory that is a parabola.
Describe the motion of the cannon ball launched
horizontally
Material:
Picture
Procedure:
Suppose a cannon ball is released from the top of a
cliff. Observe the motion of the cannon ball as it falls down
into the ground. Answer the guide questions that follow.
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Figure 9: Graphical Representation of Horizontally True or False: Write TRUE in the space provided if the
Launched Projectile statement is correct and write FALSE if the statement is
incorrect. 1pt each
Activity 4: Vertically Launched Projectile _______ 1. The horizontal velocity (Vx) in horizontally
launched projectiles is always constant.
Objective: _______ 2. In an angle-launched projectile, its vertical
Describe the motion of a projectile velocity (Vy) decreases as it moves upward.
Material:
_______ 3. In an angle-launched projectile, a
Picture
Procedure: projectile momentarily stops at its maximum height.
Let us take a look at the illustration below and _______ 4. The vertical velocity (Vy) of the projectile
discuss the motion of the ball as it was thrown in decreases as it moves downward.
the air. _______ 5.A projectile is any object upon which the
only force acting on it is gravity.
_______ 6.Projectiles travel with a parabolic trajectory
C due to the influence of gravity.
_______ 7.Gravity does not affect the horizontal
motion of the project, hence, horizontal acceleration is
B D zero.
_______ 8. The horizontal velocity (Vx) of a projectile
is not constant.
A E _______ 9.The vertical acceleration of a projectile is
9.8 m/s2.
______ 10. The horizontal motion of a projectile is
independent to its vertical motion.
Figure 10. Motion diagram of a ball thrown at an angle

Guide Questions:

1. For angle-launched projectile like the ball, the

horizontal velocity (Vx) (increases, decreases,
remains constant) and its vertical velocity (Vy)
(increases, decreases, remains constant) as it
moves upward. (choose the word that supports
the statement).
2. What is the horizontal velocity (Vx) of the ball
as it reaches the maximum height?
What about its vertical velocity (Vy)?
3. Describe the horizontal velocity (Vx) and
vertical velocity (Vy) of the ball from the highest
point to the ground.
4. At which two points are the vertical velocities
the same?
5. Which of the two motions shows that the ball
accelerate? (vertical motion, horizontal motion)
Why?
6. Describe the path travelled by the ball until it
reaches the ground.

EVALUATION: