A Detailed Lesson Plan

In Science for Grade 9 Students

Prepared by: Rolalen Joyce C. Paiton
I. Objective
General Objective: Describe the Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM)
qualitatively and quantitatively.
Specific Objective: Solve problems related to motion with uniform
acceleration in horizontal dimension.

II. Subject Matter

A. Uniformly Accelerated Motion
B. References:
Science Learner’s Module
Science Teacher’s Module
University Physics by Young and Freedman
C. Instructional Materials:
Pictures, Visual Aids, PowerPoint, Videos
D. Value Integration: Honesty
E. Science Concepts:
The simplest kind of accelerated motion is straight-line motion with
constant acceleration. In this case, the velocity changes at the same rate
throughout the motion. Uniformly Accelerated Motion occurs when a
velocity increases by exactly the same amount during each time interval.
Skills processed: Observing, Determining
III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
A. Preliminary Activities
“Good morning class! How was “Good morning ma’am!”
your weekend?”

“As a part of my classroom “Okay ma’am.”

management I want to assign
an officer of the day. It would
be alphabetical, so today the
officer of the day is Brendon
and for tomorrow the OD is
Jhon Hardy. The OD is in
charge for checking the
 attendance, he/she will be the
one to lead the prayer and set-
up theTV. Also I’ll be giving
points to those students who
will participate in the class
discussion.”
(students pray)
“Please stand everyone for the
prayer and Brendon as the
officers of the day please lead “None ma’am.”
the prayer.”
(students perform an energizer
“Is anyone absent today?” activity)

“It’s time for an energizer.”

“We discussed about Uniformly
B. Review Lesson Accelerated Motion.”

“What have we discussed last

meeting”? “Uniformly Accelerated Motion.is
simply a motion with constant
“Very good.” acceleration. In this case the
“What is Uniformly Accelerated velocity changes at the same rate
Motion?” throughout the motion.”

“Very good. You really listened

to our discussion last meeting.”

C. Lesson Proper (students answer)

1. Motivation
“If you want to determine
how far a passing vehicle
would travel in a given
amount of time, how will you
do it?”

“The best way to solve a

problem is usually
determined by the
information that is available
to you.”
2. Presentation
“Our topic for today is
Equations for Uniformly
Accelerated Motion”

(Presentation of objectives)
Objectives:
The learners should be able
to:
• Solve problems related
to motion with uniform
acceleration in horizontal
dimension. (students read the objectives)

“Please read the objective.”

“Thank you.”
3. Discussion
“To be able to solve
problems related to motion
with uniform acceleration, in
which the velocity may
change but the acceleration
is constant, we need to
derive algebraic equations
that describe this type of
motion.” 𝛥𝑣 𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖
𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = =
2 2

“What is the formula for

average velocity?”

𝛥𝑣 𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖
“Thank you.” 𝑎𝐴𝑣𝑒 = =
𝛥𝑡 𝛥𝑡

“How about the formula for

average acceleration?”
“Very good.”

“Consider the defining

equation for acceleration:
𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖
𝑎𝐴𝑣𝑒 =
𝛥𝑡
“If we rearrange this
equation to solve for final
velocity 𝑣𝑓 , we get Equation
1:
𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝛥𝑡 (Equation 1)”
“You may use Equation 1 in
problems that do not directly
involve displacement.”

Substitute Equation 1 to
𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓
𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 =
2
1
𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = (𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓 )
2
1
𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = (𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝛥𝑡)
2
1
𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = (2𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝛥𝑡)
2
1
𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = (𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝛥𝑡)
2
𝛥𝑥
Then substitute to 𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = 𝑡
𝛥𝑥 1
We get = 𝑣𝑖 + 2 𝑎𝛥𝑡 and
𝑡

multiply it by t.
1
𝛥𝑥=𝑣𝑖 𝑡+2 𝑎𝛥𝑡 2 (Equation 2)

“This is Equation 2, which

allows you to determine the
displacement of an object
moving with uniform
acceleration given a value
for acceleration rather than
a final velocity.”
𝑣𝑓 −𝑣𝑖 𝑣𝑓 +𝑣𝑖
𝛥𝑡= , 𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 =
𝑎 2
 𝛥𝑥=vt
𝑣𝑓 +𝑣𝑖 𝑣𝑓 −𝑣𝑖
𝛥𝑥=( )()
2 𝑎
𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖 2 2
𝛥𝑥 = ( )
2𝑎
2𝑎𝛥𝑥 = 𝑣𝑓 2 − 𝑣𝑖 2
𝑣𝑓 2 = 𝑣𝑖 2 + 2𝑎𝛥𝑥(Equation
3)

𝑣𝑖 +𝑣𝑓 𝛥𝑥
𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = , 𝑣𝐴𝑣𝑒 = ,
2 𝑡
𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓 𝛥𝑥
=
2 𝛥𝑡

𝛥𝑥 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓
𝛥𝑡( = )
𝑡 2
𝑣𝑖 +𝑣𝑓
𝛥𝑥 = ( )𝛥𝑡 (Equation 4)
2

“We can use Equation 4 to

determine the displacement
of an object that is
undergoing uniform
acceleration.”

“Let us solve some sample

problems. “

1. A sports car approaches Given:

a highway on-ramp at a vi= 20.0 m/s East ;
velocity of 20.0 m/s East. If aAve =3.2 m/s2 East;
the car accelerates at a rate Δt= 5s
of 3.2 m/s2 East for 5.0 s, Required:
what is the displacement of Δx
the car?
Analysis: Our first task is
to determine which of the
four equations of
accelerated motion to use.
Usually, we can solve a
problem using only one of
the four equations. We
simply identify which
 equation contains all the
variables for which we
have given values and the
unknown variable that we
are asked to calculate. In
the table, we see that
Equation 2 has all the
given variables and will
allow us to solve for the
unknown variable.
Solution:
1
𝛥𝑥=𝑣𝑖 𝛥𝑡+2 𝑎𝛥𝑡 2
𝑚
𝛥𝑥=(20 𝑠 )(5𝑠)+
1 𝑚
(3.2 )(5𝑠)2
2 𝑠2

𝛥𝑥=100m+40m
𝛥𝑥=140m East

Statement: During the 5.0

s time interval, the car is
displaced 140 m East.

2. A sailboat accelerates
uniformly from 6.0 m/s North
to 8.0 m/s North at a rate of
0.50 m/s2 North. What
distance does the boat
travel?

𝑚 𝑚
“What are the given “Given: vi= 6 , vf= 6 and
𝑠 𝑠
quantities in the problem?” 𝑚
aAve= 0.50𝑠2

“What is required in this “Distance”

problem?”
“Base on the table which
equation will allow us to
solve for the unknown
variable. “

First, we rearrange the

equation
 to solve for Δx.”

Solution:

𝑣𝑓 2 = 𝑣𝑖 2 + 2𝑎𝛥𝑥
𝑣𝑓 2 − 𝑣𝑖 2 = 2𝑎𝛥𝑥
𝑣𝑓 2 − 𝑣𝑖 2
𝛥𝑥 =
2𝑎
𝑚 𝑚
(8 𝑠 )2 − (6 𝑠 )2
𝛥𝑥 = 𝑚
2(0.50 2 )
𝑠
𝑚 𝑚
(64 𝑠 )2 − (36 𝑠 )2
𝛥𝑥 = 𝑚
1 2
𝑠
𝛥𝑥 = 28𝑚

Statement: The boat

travels a distance of 28 m.
3. A dart is thrown at a For a:
𝑚
target that is supported by a Given: vi= 350 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡 ,
𝑠
wooden backstop. It strikes 𝑚
vi= 0 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡, Δt=0.0050s
𝑠
the backstop with an initial
Required: aAve
velocity of 350 m/s [E]. The
“We may use the defining
dart comes to rest in 0.0050
equation for acceleration:
s. 𝑣𝑓 −𝑣𝑖
𝑎𝐴𝑣𝑒 = ”
(a) What is the acceleration 𝛥𝑡

of the dart?
Solution:
(b) How far does the dart
𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖
penetrate into the backstop? 𝑎𝐴𝑣𝑒 =
𝛥𝑡
𝑚 𝑚
0 𝑠 − 350 𝑠
𝑎𝐴𝑣𝑒 =
0.0050𝑠
𝑚
𝑎𝐴𝑣𝑒 = −70000 2
𝑠
𝑚
𝑎𝐴𝑣𝑒 = 70000 2 , 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡
𝑠
“To solve (b), we have
sufficient information to
solve the problem using
any equation with
displacement in it.
Generally speaking, in a
 two-part problem like this,
it is a good idea to try to
find an equation that uses
only given information.
Then, if we have made an
error in calculating the first
part (acceleration), our
next calculation would be
unaffected by the error.
Therefore, we will use
Equation 4 to solve (b),
since it can be solved
using only given
information.
𝑚
Given: vi= 350 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡 ,
𝑠
𝑚
vi= 0 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡, Δt=0.0050s
𝑠

Required: Δd
Solution:
𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓
𝛥𝑥 = ( )𝛥𝑡
2
𝑚 𝑚
0 𝑠 + 350 𝑠
𝛥𝑥 = ( )(0.0050𝑠)
2

𝛥𝑥 = 0.88 𝑚, 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑡

4. Generalization

“What equation you may "𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝛥𝑡 (Equation 1)”

use in problems that do not
directly involve
displacement.”

“What equation will allow 1

𝛥𝑥=𝑣𝑖 𝑡+2 𝑎𝛥𝑡 2 (Equation 2)
you to determine the
displacement of an object
moving with uniform
acceleration given a value
for acceleration rather than
a final velocity?”
 “What equation you may “𝑣𝑓 2 = 𝑣𝑖 2 + 2𝑎𝛥𝑥(Equation 3)
use in problems that do not
directly involve time?”

“What equation you will use

to determine the 𝑣𝑖 +𝑣𝑓
𝛥𝑥 = ( )𝛥𝑡 (Equation 4)
2
displacement of an object
that is undergoing uniform
acceleration.”

“Very good!”

IV. Evaluation

A car has uniformly accelerated from rest to a speed of 25m/s after travelling
75m. What is its acceleration?

V. Assignment
1. A plane has a takeoff speed of 88.3 m/s from rest and requires 1365 m to
reach that speed. Determine the acceleration of the plane and the time required to
reach this speed.