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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET No. 1

in SCIENCE 7
Text book-based instruction paired
with MELC-Based Quality Assured
Learner’s Activity Sheet (LAS) Quarter 3 Week 1

Name: _____________________________ Grade and Section: ________________________

Teacher: ________________________ Date Submitted: ___________________________

MELC 1: Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or velocity, and
acceleration (S7FE-IIIa-1)
Lesson/Topic: Describing motion in terms of distance or displacement, speed or velocity & acceleration
Reference/Source: Science 7 Learner’s Material Page No. 169-182

Objective/Subtask: Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement

Activity No.: 1 Title: Distance vs Displacement Day: 1

Key Concepts:

Displacement vs Distance

In science, motion is defined as the change in position for

a particular time interval. You can then start describing
motion with the question, “How far did the object travel?”
There are actually two ways to answer this question. First
is by getting the total length of the path travelled by the
(Copied from LM pp. 172)
object. In Figure 5 for example, the dog ran 10m to the east, then 5m to the south, and another 10m to
the west. So it has travelled a total of 25 meters. The other way is by measuring the distance between the
initial position and final position of the object. Based again on Figure 5, the dog has travelled 5 meters to
the south. In science, the first measurement gives the distance travelled by the object (represented by
broken lines) while the second measurement gives its displacement (represented by continuous line).
Distance is the total length of path traveled by a moving object regardless of the direction of motion. The
common units of distance are meter (m) and kilometer (km). Displacement, on the other hand, is the
object’s change in position going to a particular direction. It tells you how far the object went and in what
direction an object moved with respect to its origin. Let’s understand the concept of distance and
displacement with the help of the following diagrams:

1. Mario goes to work by motorcycle

1. Lito walks 2 km from home to school, every day as shown in the diagram
and then 1 km from the school to the above.
gift shop. 2. The distance that Mario travels from
2. The total distance that Lito travels is his house to the factory is 200m.
3 km = (2 km + 1 km). 3. The displacement of Mario from his
3. The total displacement that Lito house after arriving at the factory is
travels is 1 km = (2km) + (-1km) 120m.

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Directions: Study the given diagrams then answer the guide questions that follow.

1. What distance did Tim travel?

Answer:
__7m______________________

2. What was Tim’s displacement?

Answer:
___5m__NE__________________

3. What is the car’s distance?

Answer:
__25km______________________

4. What is the car’s displacement?

Answer: ___10
km__E___________________

5. A football coach paces back and

forth along the sidelines - the coach
moves from position A to B to C to D.
What is his distance covered?
Answer: ___95
yds_____________________
Objective/Subtask: Solve word problems involving speed and velocity
Activity No.: 2 Title: Speed and Velocity Day: 2-3
Key Concepts:

Speed vs Velocity
After determining how far the object moves, the next question will be “How fast did the object move?”
This information can be provided by the object’s speed or velocity. Speed is a scalar quantity that refers
to "how fast an object is moving." Speed can be thought of as the rate at which an object covers
distance. The average speed during the course of a motion is often computed using the following
formula: Distance travelled
Time of travel d
Speed = or in symbols, v = In solving for distance &
t
time, use the ff formula:

TheSample problem
units of speed can1:be meters per second (m/s), kilometers
Sampleper
problem 2:
hour (km/h), or miles per hour (mi/h),
Hannah went running a distance of 120 m in A salesman travelled at an average speed of
30 s? What was Hannah’s speed? 50 km/h for 2 hours 30 mins. How far did he
travel?
Solution:
Given: Given: Solution:
d = 120 m d v = 50 km/h
v=
t = 30 s t t = 2 hr & 30 min d=vxt
or 2.5 hr d = 50 km/h x 2.5 h
120 m
v=
Find: 30 s Find: d = 125 km
v=? d=?
v = 40 m/s

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To describe how fast an object moves and the direction of its motion, the vector concept of velocity is
needed. Velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement. It uses the concepts of displacement
(rather than distance traveled) and time. In equation form, this can be expressed as:

Δx
Average velocity = or in symbols, v =
Δt

The SI unit used is meter per Sample problem:

second (m/s). Other units include
What is the runner’s average velocity if his position changes
kilometers per hour (kph) and from 15 m east to 40 m east during a three-second time
miles per hour (mph). Speed and interval?
Given:
velocity may have the same units for final position Solution:
their magnitude; the only difference = 40 m
final position−initial position
initial position v=
is that velocity requires direction. elapsed time
= 15 m
t=3s 40 m−15 m
v=
3s
Find:
v=? 25 m
v=
3s
v = 8.3 m/s, East

Directions: Solve for the following word problems involving speed and velocity. Show your complete
solution. Given:
1. How fast does a car travel if it covers D=150 km
a total distance of 150 km in 5 hrs?
T=5 hrs Solution:150 km/5 hrs=speed
30 km/hr= speed

Find:speed

2. Calculate the speed of an object

Given: Solution:
travelling a distance of 900 m in 60
second. D=900m speed= 900m/60s
T=60 s =15m/s

Find:speed

3. A car travels along a straight road to Given:

the east for 100 meters in 4 seconds,
then go the west for 50 meters in 1 100m 4s east Solution:
second. Determine average speed and (100 m- 50 m)/4s +1s
average velocity.
Average speed 10 m/s
50m 1s west average velocity=10 m/s east

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Objectives/Subtasks: 1. Identify whether the given situation shows acceleration or not; and
2. Solve word problems involving acceleration
Activity No.: 3 Title: Acceleration or Not Day: 4

Key Concepts:

An object has acceleration whenever there is a rate of change in its velocity. The velocity of a moving
object may change in a number of ways: by changing its speed, by changing its direction, or by changing
both its speed and direction.

Acceleration describes the rate at which velocity changes. To calculate the acceleration of an object
moving in a straight line, use the following formula:

final velocity – initial velocity Vf −V i

Average acceleration = or in symbols, a =
time t

Acceleration is also a vector, and for one-dimensional motion, a plus or minus sign is used to indicate
direction. On the other hand, deceleration is commonly associated with a decrease in speed. Be careful
though: deceleration does not mean the acceleration is necessarily negative. The SI unit for acceleration
is meter per second squared (m/s2).

Sample problem:
A car goes from 4 m/s to 19 m/s in 3 seconds. Calculate the
acceleration of the car.
Given: Solution:
vi = 4 m/s
final velocity−initial velocity
vf = 19 m/s a=
time
t=3s
m m
19 −4
Find: a= s s
a=? 3s
15 m/ s
a=
3s
a = 5 m/s2

A. Directions: Tell whether the statement describes an object as accelerating or not accelerating.
Write your answer on the space before the statement.

____________a__________ 1. A ball rolling down along the ramp.

____________a__________ 2. An automobile crossing a curve bridge.
____________na__________ 3. A stone on top of the mountain.
____________na________ 4. Sports car moving at 80 km/hr on a straight road.
____________ a________ 5. Debris falling from a high construction site.

B. Directions: Solve the given problem involving acceleration. Show your complete solution. (5 pts)

1. A swimmer speeds up from 3.5 m/s Given: Solution:

to 9.5 m/s during the last 12.0
Vi=3.5m/s a=(9.5 m/s -3.5 m/s ) /12 sec
seconds of the race. What is the
acceleration of the swimmer? Vf= 9.5 m/s =6 m/s /12 s
Find: a =0.5 m/s2

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Answer Key in Science 7 Quarter 3 Week 1:

Day 2-3
Title: Speed and Velocity

1.

Day 4 Day 1
Title: Acceleration or Not Title: Distance vs Displacement
A. 1. 7 m
1. Accelerating 2. 5 m, NE
2. Accelerating 3. 25 km
3. Not accelerating 4. 10 km, E
4. Not accelerating 5. 95 yards
5. Accelerating

Writer: ARNEL A. JULATON

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 Illustrator: MODESTO Y. SAPINIT