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Physics Form 4
Physics Form 4
Physics Form 4
FREE FALL to
in love with
PHYSICS
BY: PHYSICS & MATHEMATICS TEAM
CLASS: FORM 4 SUBJECT: PHYSICS DATE: DECEMBER 2023
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, students are able to:
Video on
free fall
SUGGESTED ACTIVITY:
Show an object falling with and without air resistance. Use objects
such as crumpled paper and eraser
Feather Metal ball Feather Metal ball
Video on
object falls in
Motion of falling objects in air. Motion of falling objects in vacuum.
different
condition
1 3 PROCEDURES
COMPARE
The experimental
APPARATUS & theoretical value
(1) Place the second (2) Ensure the steel of gravitational
A steel ball,
photogate to the ball can fall through acceleration, g
electromagnetic release,
distance of 30m away both photogates into
two photogates,
from the first the container.
electronic timer, tripod
photogate.
stand and container to (3) Release the steel
catch steel ball released. ball from the
electromagnetic
Calculate the value of g
release. using following formula:
A. B.
C. D.
A. All three objects
B. Coin and feather
C. Coin and marble
D. Marble and feather
Learning objective: Students are able to solve problems involving the Earth’s
gravitational acceleration for objects in free fall using:
3. A brick falls from a height of 10m. 4. What is the velocity of an object that
Calculate time taken for the brick to has been falling freely in a vacuum for 2
reach the ground. seconds?
A. 0.5s A. 10 m/s
B. 0.7s B. 20 m/s
C. 1.0s C. 30 m/s
D. 1.4s D. 40 m/s
CALCULATION:
Learning objective 1: Students are able to explain the concept of free fall motion.
1. A golf ball and a piece of paper are held at the same height and
dropped simultaneously.
b) Repeat the experiment with a golf ball and a piece of crumpled paper.
Which object will hit the floor first? Why?
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2.Diagram shows a stroboscope photo of a ball falling freely and velocity
against time graph and its motion.