DISTANCE AND DSPLACEMENT INTRODUCTION Motion is relative. It is a change in position with respect to a particular reference frame.

Motion may be described by specifying how far has something has travelled or moved in changing position. Distance is a scalar quantity. It is the total length traversed by an object in moving from one point to another. Displacement on the other hand is a vector quantity. It is the separation of an object from a reference point. OBJECTIVE: Differentiate distance from displacement MATERIALS: PROCEDURE: 1. Locate a specific point at the back of your classroom as your final destination. 2. Using a meter stick measure how far did you walk from the front door of your classroom to your final destination. 3. Record the data you had gathered. OBSERVATIONS Data and Results Distance travelled = ________________________ Displacement = ___________________________ 1. How would you compare the distance travelled with the displacement made? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ _ COCLUSION: meter stick and chalk

APPLICATION Write X if the given measurement is distance and O if it is displacement. _______1. 10 km _______2. 25 m, East _______3. 8 cm ______4. 15 m, downward ______5. 20 km, North of East

VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION INTRODUCTION Velocity is the rate of motion in a given direction. For the motion of an object in which the velocity changes in either magnitude or direction or both, you will have a new quantity which is called acceleration. It refers to the change in velocity . An object is accelerating when it speeds up, slows down or changes direction. A = Vf Vi / t where: a = acceleration (m/s2) Vf = final velocity Vi = initial velocity t = time (s)

OBJECTIVE: Calculate the acceleration of a moving body

MATERIALS: Meter stick, Calculator, Stopwatch/cellphone, Marker

PROCEDURE 1. Choose a spacious place in your school where you can perform this experiment. You may go to the oval or a field. 2. Measure a 20m straight line distance on the ground. Place a marker after each 10m. 3. Using a stopwatch, measure the time it takes your partner to walk the first 10m and run the last 10m. 4. Determine the velocity at the end of every 10m. 5. Make three trials and tabulate your data and results. 6. Repeat steps 1-5, this time allow your partner to time you.