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Lesson Plan Free Fall
Lesson Plan Free Fall
Grade Level 9
Time Allotment 60 minutes
Content Standard
The learner demonstrates understanding of projectile motion, impulse and momentum, and
conservation of linear momentum.
Performance Standards
The learner shall be able to propose ways to enhance sports related to projectile motion.
Learning Competencies and Objectives
The learners should be able to describe the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile;
(S9FE-IVa-34)
And Galileo’s theory that “in the absence of air resistance, all
objects fall at the same time regardless of their mass”.
EXPLORE (15 minutes)
Checking of materials to be used in the activity Activity sheet
Giving laboratory safety precaution in doing the activity. Free fall apparatus
Objectives:
Describe the motion of a free falling object
Calculate the acceleration of a free falling object
Compare the result computed acceleration to the constant value
of acceleration due to gravity.
Procedure:
This activity will be done station by station
Measurements
Table 1
0. 20
0. 40
0. 60
0. 80
Guide Questions:
1. How will you compare the acceleration due to gravity from
the result of the activity and on the theoretical value of g =
9.8 m/s2?
2. What is the percentage error?
ELABORATE (10 minutes)
When two different mass hit the ground at the same time when
falling from the same height?
http://youtu.be/E43-CfukEgs
EXTEND (5 minutes)
A ball is dropped from the top of 73.0 m tall building. How fast will
the velocity be when it hits the ground?
Given: d = 73.0 m
Vi = o m/s
a = -9.8 m/s 2
vf = ?
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