Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF LAPU-LAPU CITY
B.M. Dimataga St., Lapu-Lapu City
LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE
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Learning Investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied and the mass Level 8
Competency of the object to the amount of change in the object’s motion.
(S8FE-1a-15) Quarter 1st
Learning Knowledge: Explain what balanced and unbalanced forces can do to the
Objectives amount of change in the motion of an object. Week No. 1
Skills: Construct a free-body diagram to show balanced and unbalanced
forces.
Attitudes: Display critical thinking skill in determining the amount of change Day 2
in the motion of an object.
Topic Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Duration: 60 mins.
Resources Needed book, table, string, ballpen

PROCEDURE:
Element of
Suggested Activities
the Plan
Awareness Place a ball on top of the table and ask the following questions:
Are there forces acting on the ball? (answer: YES)
What are these forces? (answer: Normal Force and Gravity Force)
If there are forces acting on the ball, why is it that the ball is not moving? (answer: Normal and
Gravity Force are balanced)
If we want to make this ball move, what force should we apply to the object? (answer: Applied
Force)
Force therefore can make objects remain at rest, move, move faster or change its direction of
motion. But is this always the case?
Can force always bring about change in the state of motion of an object?
Activity Demonstration and observation of set-ups showing balance and unbalanced force.
refer to pages 5-6 of Science module
Set-up 1: book on top of the table
Set-up 2: pen tied with string
Analysis Are there forces acting on the book? If yes, draw the forces using arrows to represent these forces.
How will you make the book move?
Are there forces acting on the pen? If yes, draw the forces using arrows to represent these forces.
What happens to the pen as you cut the string tied to it? What could have caused the pen’s
motion?
Abstraction Forces are said to be balanced if the forces acting on the object are equal in magnitude, in opposite
directions and they lie along the same line of action. Forces can be unbalanced if the forces acting
on the object do not cancel each other. Balanced forces keep objects at rest. Unbalanced forces can
make objects move, move faster, stop, or change their direction of motion.
Application Place a ball on the desk then push it gently to one side. Observe the motion of the ball as it rolls
down the desk. What makes the ball stop rolling after sometime?
If the object is already in motion, how will the unbalanced force affects its motion?
Assessment What balance and unbalance forces can do to the amount of change in the motion of an object?
Construct a free-body diagram to show balanced and unbalanced forces.
Assignment Read about combining forces, page 9-10 of your Science Module.
Remarks
 ACTIVITY
BALANCE AND UNBALANCE FORCE
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Concept:
Forces can be describe through its size or strength (magnitude) and direction. Forces are said to be
balanced if the forces acting on the object are equal in magnitude, in opposite directions and they lie along the
same line of action. Forces can be unbalanced if the forces acting on the object do not cancel each other. The
existence of an unbalanced force for a given situation can be quickly realized by looking at the free-body diagram
for that situation. Balanced forces keep objects at rest or in motion at constant velocity. Unbalanced forces can
make objects move, move faster, stop, or change their direction of motion.
I. Objectives:
Knowledge: Explain what balanced and unbalanced forces can do to the amount of change in the motion
of an object.
Skills: Construct a free-body diagram to show balanced and unbalanced forces.
Attitudes: Display critical thinking skill in determining the amount of change in the motion of an object.
II. Materials
Pen, string (1/2 meter), scissors and book
III. Procedure
A. Awareness
What forces can do to an object? Consider this situation, when a ball on top of a table is being pushed, the
ball will move or roll across the surface of the table. And when it is again pushed in the direction of its motion, it
moves farther and even faster. But when you push it on the other side instead, opposite to the direction of its
motion, the ball may slow down and eventually stop. Lastly, when you push it in a direction different from its
original direction of motion, the ball also changes its direction. Force therefore can make objects move, move
faster, stop, or change their direction of motion. But is this always the case? Can force always bring about change
in the state of motion of an object?
B. Activity Proper: Demonstration and Observation (Refer to pages 5-6 of Science module)
Set-up 1: book on top of the table
1. Place a book on top of a table.
Is the book at rest or in motion?
Are there forces acting on the book? What are these forces? Illustrate the forces acting on the book
through a free-body diagram.
2. Let one member of your group push the book in one direction and another member push it in the
opposite direction at the same time with the same amount of push (force).
Did the book move? How will you make the book move?
Set-up 2: pen tied with string
1. Hang a pen by a piece of string.
Is the pen at rest or in motion?
Are there forces acting on the pen? What are these forces? Illustrate the forces acting on the pen through
a free-body diagram.
2. Cut the string with a pair of scissors.
What happens to the pen?
What could have caused the pen’s motion?