Activity 1: Paper Clips at Rest!

Objective:
After performing this activity, you should be able to identify the forces acting on an
object at rest.
Materials:
4 pieces paperclips (any size) pair of scissors
tie straw / string
Procedure
1. Connect all four paperclips as shown in the figure below.

Bendanillo, Yehlen.“Paper Clips”.2020.JPG file

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2. Tie the paperclips using tie straw and hang it to the wall. As shown below.

Bendanillo, Yehlen.“Hanging Paper Clips”.2020.JPG file

Q1. Are the hanging paperclips moving or at rest?

Q2. Are there forces acting on the paperclips hanging in the wall? If yes, illustrate
the forces by using arrows.

3. Using a pair of scissors cut the tie straw that holds the paperclips. See Figure below.

Bendanillo, Yehlen.“Cutting Hanging Paperclips”.2020.JPG file

Q3. What happens to the hanging paperclips? What could have caused the motion of
the hanging paperclips?

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Activity 2: On the Bottle-ground

Objective:
After performing this activity, you should be able to demonstrate how a
body responds to changes in motion.

Material needed:
empty mineral water bottle (or any disposable plastic bottle )
Procedure:
1. Put an empty bottle on the top of the table as shown below.

Bendanillo, Yehlen.“Empty Plastic Bottle”.2020.JPG File.

Q1. Is the empty plastic bottle at rest or in motion?

Q2. Are there forces acting on the empty plastic bottle? If yes, draw an illustration of
the force.

2. Let a partner (could be a family member) push the bottle in one direction and you
pushing it back in opposite direction with equal amount of push force.

Q3. Does the empty plastic bottle move? How do you move the empty bottle?
 What I Can Do

Activity : Arm Wrestling Game (Bunong-braso, Gangi)

Introduction:

Balanced forces cannot cause change in motion, unbalanced forces can. If you
push against a brick wall, will it move? If you push against a chair will it move?

Materials needed:
table a partner (might be a sibling/ family member)
stool or chair chalk

Procedure:
1. Place both of your partner’s arms on top of the table. Mark in between both of
your arms using a chalk and start the arm wrestling.
Q1. Predict what will happen if you exerted more force than your partner during arm
wrestling. Explain.

Q2. What if both of you exerted same amount of force or strength? Does any of you
go beyond the mark? How does this happen?

2. Record your findings in your activity below.