GUBAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Senior High Department

1st Semester 2022 - 2023
GENERAL PHYSICS 1

RAISE Plus Weekly Plan for Blended Learning

Learning Area: General Physics 1

Week: 1
Day/Time: Monday to Thursday/August 22, 2022 to August 25,2022/7:30 am to 9:30
am
Lesson Topic: Measurement
Grade Level: 12
Strand: STEM
Learning Competency: Solve measurement problems involving conversion of units, expression of
measurement in scientific notation, and
Differentiate accuracy from precision.
LC Code: (STEM_GP12EU-Ia-1) and (STEM_GP12EU-Ia-2)
Content: The lesson will primarily focus on the following concepts:
 solve measurement problems involving conversion of units,
 express measurement in scientific notation, and
 differentiate accuracy from precision

Learning Tasks (Face-to-face):

REVIEW: Measurements are necessary in Physics. How much you know about something is often
related to how well you can measure it. Let us see how much you know about yourself by completing
the table below.

1. How did you determine your

weight?
2. How did you find the
measurement of your height
and the length of some of
your body parts?
3. Why is it necessary to use
standard measuring devices
in determining the
dimensions of your body parts?

ACTIVATE: Read and analyze the following situations:

1. Mark and Jane measured their heights during their Science class. Mark’s height is 127 cm while
Jane’s height is 50 in. Mark insists that he is taller than Jane. Is he correct? Explain.
2. Two cars left the parking lot at the same time and headed to the same destination. Car A has a
speed of 20 m/s while Car B has a speed of 100 km/hr. If both cars traveled at constant speed,
which car will reach the destination first? Explain.
3. House A has a total floor area of 100 m 2 while House B has a total floor area of 1,500 ft 2. Which
house is bigger? Explain.

IMMERSE: Group Activity. The students will be grouped into 3. Each group will be provided with the
Learning Activity Sheet.

Group I: CONVERSION OF UNITS.

 The system of units used around the world has been known officially as the International
System of Units, or SI (the abbreviation for its French name, Le Système International d’ Unités). In the
United States and few other countries, the British System of Units is still being used, although in most
of these, they are being replaced by SI units.

ACTIVITY 1
Instruction: Using the conversion factors at the right, convert the quantities in each item.

1.) 3km = ________________ m

2.) 2.5 m = ________________ cm
3.) 5 cm = ________________ mm
4.) 120 m = ________________ km
5.) 5 mm = ________________ cm
6.) 3.5 m = ________________ ft
7.) 1 yd = ________________ m
8.) 10 km = ________________ mi
9.) 1.5 m = ________________ in
10.) 6 ft = ________________ cm

Group 2: SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

There are times when measurement yields very large or very small numbers. For instance, the
distance between the earth and Proxima Centauri is 39,900,000,000,000 km. Meanwhile, a typical
virus may only be 0.00000003 meters long. To express very large or very small numbers in compact
form, we write them in scientific notation. The proper format for scientific notation is a x 10b where a
is the coefficient which must be a number greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10, and b is the
power of 10 required so that the scientific notation is mathematically equivalent to the original
number.

ACTVITY 2
Instruction: Express the following numbers in scientific notation.
Group 3: ACCURACY AND PRECISION

In everyday speech, accuracy and precision are often used interchangeably. However, their
scientific meanings are quite different. Let us see how much you understand accuracy and precision
by answering the succeeding activity.

ACTIVITY 3
Instruction: Read and analyze the situation about accuracy and precision and answer the questions
that follow.
Situation: John, Ted, Mark and Chris played with darts. Each was given three darts and tried to
hit the bull’s-eye in the dartboard. The illustration below shows the distribution of their darts
on the dart board.

1. Who has high accuracy but low precision? ___________________

2. Who has high accuracy and high precision? __________________
3. Who has low accuracy and low precision? ___________________
4.Who has low accuracy and but high precision? ________________

SYNTHESIZE: Students presentation of their outputs.

Explanation/Discussion of the topics.
CONVERSION OF UNITS
In the International System of Units or SI, the units are related to the fundamental units by
multiples of 10. The names of the additional units are derived by adding a prefix to the name of the
fundamental unit. Converting an SI unit to another SI unit is easier compared to the British System of
Units.

In converting from one SI unit to another, be guided by the following rules:

1. Identify the base unit.

2. Determine the prefixes used and their equivalents.
3. Subtract the prefix exponent of the converted unit from the prefix exponent of the original
unit.
4. Move the decimal place of the original measurement according to the value of the exponent.
If the difference is positive, move the decimal place to the right. If the value is negative, move
the decimal place to the left. Fill in the extra spaces with zero.

Example 1: Convert 2.5 km to cm.

Solution: The base unit of distance in SI is meter. The prefix ‘kilo’ in kilometer means that it
is composed of 103 m while the prefix ‘centi’ in centimeter means that it consists of 10 -2 m.
Subtracting the exponents, 3 – (-2) = 5. Since the difference is positive, the decimal place will
be moved five places to the right. Thus,
2.5 km = 250,000 cm

Conversions involving British to British units or British to SI and vice versa require
familiarization of the conversion factors since the relationship between the units differ from
each other. Be guided by the following rules:
1. In all calculations, write down the units explicitly.
2. Determine the relationship between the units.
3. Determine the conversion factor (in fraction form). The denominator should have the same
unit as the original measurement.
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion factor.
5. Treat all units as algebraic quantities. In particular, when identical units are divided, they
are eliminated algebraically.

Example 2: The highest peak in the Philippines is Mt. Apo, which is 9,692 feet tall. Express
its height in meters.
Solution: Since 1 m = 3.281 ft

Example 3: A racing car can easily attain

speeds of 200 mi/h. Express this speed in m/s.
Solution: Since 1 mi = 1.609 km, 1 km = 1,000 m, and 1 h = 3,600 s

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Scientific notation is a way to write very large or very small numbers as the product of
two numbers: a coefficient and the number 10 raised to a power. The proper format for
scientific notation is a x 10b where a is the coefficient which must be a number greater than
or equal to 1 but less than 10, and b is the power of 10 required so that the scientific notation
is mathematically equivalent to the original number.

In converting numbers to scientific notation, follow these rules:

1. Move the decimal point in your number until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of the
decimal point. The resulting decimal is a.
2. Count how many places you moved the decimal point. This number is the value of b.
3. If you move the decimal to the left, b is positive. If you move the decimal to the right, b is
negative.

Example 1: The distance from Earth to the sun is approximately 150,000,000,000 meters.
Express this distance in scientific notation.
Answer: 150,000,000,000 meters = 1.5 x 1011 meters
Example 2: A carbon atom has a mass of 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,020 grams. Write this
mass in scientific notation.
Answer: 0.00000000000000000000020 grams = 2.0 x10-23 grams

ACCURACY AND PRECISION

Accuracy is a measure of how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value of the
quantity being measured. Precision is a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one
another. Precision is independent of accuracy. That means it is possible to be very precise but not very
accurate, and it is also possible to be accurate without
being precise.
For instance, using a digital thermometer, you measured your body temperature three
times and recorded the following temperatures: 35 0C, 34.90C, and 35.10C. However, your
actual body temperature is 370C. Your measurements are precise because they are close to
each other. However, they are not accurate because the readings differ from your actual
temperature by about 20C.
 A classic way of demonstrating the difference between precision and accuracy is with
a dartboard. Think of the bulls-eye (center) of the dartboard as the true value. The closer the
darts land to the bulls-eye, the more accurate they are.

• In Figure A, the darts are neither close to the bulls-eye nor close to each other. There
is neither accuracy nor precision.
• In Figure B, the darts land very close together, but far from the bulls-eye. There is
precision, but no accuracy.
• In Figure C, the darts are both very close to the bulls-eye and to each other. There is
both precision and accuracy.

TRY THIS!
To learn more about conversion of units, read the following trivia and do the required
conversion.
1. Sultan Kö sen, a Kurdish public figure, holds the 2020 Guinness World Record for tallest
living male at 2.51 meters. How tall is he in inches? ____________________
2. The fastest land animal is the cheetah, with a top speed of about 70 mi/h. Express its speed
in m/s. __________________________
3. 4. An adult blue whale can weigh up to 441,000 pounds. Convert its weight to kilograms.
( 1kg = 2.205 lb) _________________________

To gain more insights on expressing measurements in scientific notation, do the

following exercises.
1. The mass of a proton is 0.00000000000000000000000000167 kilograms. Express this in
scientific notation. _________________________________
2. The size of the pores of a surgical mask can be up to 5 x 10 -4 m. Express this in decimal
form. ___________________________
3. The mass of the sun is 1,989,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. Express this in
scientific notation. __________________________________

To understand accuracy and precision further, read the situations below and answer
the given questions.
1. In a laboratory, you obtained a weight measurement of 3.2 kg for a particular substance.
You weighed it five times and obtained the same value each time. However, the actual
weight of the substance is 6 kg.
a. Is your measurement accurate? Explain.
b. Is your measurement precise? Explain.
2. You measured the temperature of boiling water for three times and got values of 99.9 0C,
1000C, and 99.90C.
a. Is your measurement accurate? Explain.
b. Is your measurement precise? Explain.

EVALUATE:
Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer. Write it in your answer
sheet.

1. The general speed limit on most highways in the Philippines is 60 km/h. Express this speed in m/s.
A. 166.7m/s B. 60 m/s C. 6 m/s D. 16.67 m/s
2. Mt. Everest’s peak is the highest altitude above sea level at 29,029 ft. What is its height in meters?
A. 8,847.6 meters B. 95,244 meters C. 2,902.9 meters D. 884.76 meters
3. The human hair grows at a fairly consistent rate of 0.44 mm per day. How many centimeters will be
added to the length of human hair after 2 weeks?
A. 6.16 cm B. 0.616 cm C. 61.6 cm D.616 cm
4. A job requires male applicants to have a height of at least five feet and five inches. What is this
height in meters?
A. 5.5 meters B. 1.65 meters C. 6.5 meters D. 1.56 meters
5. There are 10,300,000,000,000,000,000,000 carbon atoms in a 1-carat diamond. Express this
number in scientific notation.
A. 1.03 x 10-22 B. 103 x 10-22 C. 1.03 x 1022 D. 103 x 1022

6. The mass of an oxygen atom is approximately 2.66 x10 -23 grams. Express this
value in decimal notation.

A. 0.0000000000000000000000266 grams
B. 0.00000000000000000000000266 grams
C. 266,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 grams
D. 2,660,000,000,000,000,000,000 grams
7. The average distance between the sun and Mercury is 77 million km. Write this in
scientific notation.
A. 7.7 x 107 km B. 7.7 x 106 km C. 7.7 x 108 km D. 7.7 x 109 km
8. Which of the following illustrations shows low accuracy but high precision?

9. A bowman is shooting arrows at a target. Which of the following demonstrates?

high precision but low accuracy?
A. He consistently hits to the right of the target.
B. He consistently hits the target.
C. He hits at different points around the target.
D. He consistently misses the target.

10. Which of these situations is an example of high accuracy?

A. An archer hits the target bulls-eye.
B. A student throws garbage in the trash can and misses it.
C. A student measures the mass of a 1-kg object to be 900 grams.
D. A bowman does not hit his target.

PLUS:
Answer the following problems.
1. In the Philippines, the speed limit in most expressways is 100 km/h. Can a driver be charged
with over speeding in an expressway if his speed is 40 m/s? Explain your answer.
2. The world’s tallest artificial structure is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with
a height of 828 meters. Express its height in feet.
3. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19 pandemic, measures approximately
0.000000125 meter in diameter. Write this dimension in scientific notation.
4. A red blood cell is about 7 x10-6 meter in size. Write this in decimal form.
5. A man is shooting his target in a gun range. His companion described his five shots to be
precise and accurate. What does his companion mean by his description?
Learning Tasks (Home-based):
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 1.1,1.2 & 1.3 (MEASUREMENT)/ Quarter 1 – Module 1
MEASUREMENT

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

JOEBERT E. ESCULTURA LEO J. HUBILLA AZALEA L. NARVAD

Senior High School Teacher Subject Group Head Asst. School Principal
 CONVERSION OF UNITS LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 1.1
In the International System of Units or SI, the units are related to the fundamental units by
multiples of 10. The names of the additional units are derived by adding a prefix to the name of the
fundamental unit. Converting an SI unit to another SI unit is easier compared to the British System of
Units.

In converting from one SI unit to another, be guided by the

following rules:

1. Identify the base unit.

2. Determine the prefixes used and their equivalents.
3. Subtract the prefix exponent of the converted unit from the
prefix exponent of the original unit.
4. Move the decimal place of the original measurement according
to the value of the exponent. If the difference is positive, move
the decimal place to the right. If the value is negative, move the
decimal place to the left. Fill in the extra spaces with zero.

Example 1: Convert 2.5 km to cm.

Solution: The base unit of distance in SI is meter. The prefix ‘kilo’ in
kilometer means that it
is composed of 103 m while the prefix ‘centi’ in centimeter means that it consists of 10 -2 m.
Subtracting the exponents, 3 – (-2) = 5. Since the difference is positive, the decimal place will
be moved five places to the right. Thus,
2.5 km = 250,000 cm

Conversions involving British to British units or British to SI and vice versa require
familiarization of the conversion factors since the relationship between the units differ from
each other. Be guided by the following rules:
1. In all calculations, write down the units explicitly.
2. Determine the relationship between the units.
3. Determine the conversion factor (in fraction form). The denominator should have the same
unit as the original measurement.
4. Multiply the original measurement by the conversion factor.
5. Treat all units as algebraic quantities. In particular, when identical units are divided, they
are eliminated algebraically.

Example 2: The highest peak in the Philippines is Mt. Apo, which is 9,692 feet tall. Express
its height in meters.
Solution: Since 1 m = 3.281 ft

Example 3: A racing car can easily attain speeds of 200 mi/h. Express this speed in m/s.
Solution: Since 1 mi = 1.609 km, 1 km = 1,000 m, and 1 h = 3,600 s
ACTIVITY 1
Instruction: Using the conversion factors at the right, convert the quantities in each item.

1.) 3km = ________________ m

2.) 2.5 m = ________________ cm
3.) 5 cm = ________________ mm
4.) 120 m = ________________ km
5.) 5 mm = ________________ cm
6.) 3.5 m = ________________ ft
7.) 1 yd = ________________ m
8.) 10 km = ________________ mi
9.) 1.5 m = ________________ in
10.) 6 ft = ________________ cm

ACTIVITY 2

Instruction: Solve the following measurement problems involving conversion of units.

1. How many grams are there in 2.3 kilograms?

2. A car moves at 145 km/s; convert this into mi/h.
3. An electric current measures 2 milli-amperes. What is the current in kilo-amperes? (Note: 1
kilo-ampere = 1000000 milliamperes).
4. A man’s height is 5 feet and 7 inches. What is his height in centimeters?
5. The turtle moves 3 cm every 20 seconds. What is this in inch (in)/second (s)? (Conversion
factor: 1 inch = 2.54 cm)
 SCIENTIFIC NOTATION LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 1.2
Scientific notation is a way to write very large or very small numbers as the product of
two numbers: a coefficient and the number 10 raised to a power. The proper format for
scientific notation is a x 10b where a is the coefficient which must be a number greater than
or equal to 1 but less than 10, and b is the power of 10 required so that the scientific notation
is mathematically equivalent to the original number.

In converting numbers to scientific notation, follow these rules:

1. Move the decimal point in your number until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of the
decimal point. The resulting decimal is a.
2. Count how many places you moved the decimal point. This number is the value of b.
3. If you move the decimal to the left, b is positive. If you move the decimal to the right, b is
negative.

Example 1: The distance from Earth to the sun is approximately 150,000,000,000 meters.
Express this distance in scientific notation.
Answer: 150,000,000,000 meters = 1.5 x 1011 meters
Example 2: A carbon atom has a mass of 0.000000000000000000000020 grams. Write this
mass in scientific notation.
Answer: 0.00000000000000000000020 grams = 2.0 x10-23 grams

ACTIVITY 1
Instruction: Express the following numbers in scientific notation.

ACTIVITY 2
Instruction: To gain more insights on expressing measurements in scientific notation, do the
following exercises.
1. The size of the pores of a surgical mask can be up to 5 x 10 -4 m. Express this in decimal
form.

2. The distance from the earth to the nearest star is about 39 900 000 000 000 000m. In scientific
notation it is written as ___________________________.
3. The mass of hydrogen atom is 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 7 kilograms. In
scientific notation it is written as ___________________________.
 ACCURACY AND PRECISION LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 1.3
In everyday speech, accuracy and precision are often used interchangeably. However,
their scientific meanings are quite different. Let us see how much you understand accuracy
and precision by answering the succeeding activity.
Accuracy is a measure of how close a measurement is to the correct or accepted value of the
quantity being measured. Precision is a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one
another. Precision is independent of accuracy. That means it is possible to be very precise but not very
accurate, and it is also possible to be accurate without
being precise.
For instance, using a digital thermometer, you measured your body temperature three
times and recorded the following temperatures: 35 0C, 34.90C, and 35.10C. However, your
actual body temperature is 370C. Your measurements are precise because they are close to
each other. However, they are not accurate because the readings differ from your actual
temperature by about 20C.
A classic way of demonstrating the difference between precision and accuracy is with
a dartboard. Think of the bulls-eye (center) of the dartboard as the true value. The closer the
darts land to the bulls-eye, the more accurate they are.

• In Figure A, the darts are neither close to the bulls-eye nor close to each other. There
is neither accuracy nor precision.
• In Figure B, the darts land very close together, but far from the bulls-eye. There is
precision, but no accuracy.
• In Figure C, the darts are both very close to the bulls-eye and to each other. There is
both precision and accuracy.
ACTIVITY 1
Instruction: Read and analyze the situation
about accuracy and precision and answer the
questions that follow.
Situation: John, Ted, Mark and Chris played
with darts. Each was given three darts and
tried to
hit the bull’s-eye in the dartboard. The illustration below shows the distribution of their darts
on the dart board.
1. Who has high accuracy but low precision? ___________________
2. Who has high accuracy and high precision? __________________
3. Who has low accuracy and low precision? ___________________
4.Who has low accuracy and but high precision? ________________
ACTIVITY 2
Instruction: To understand accuracy and precision further, read the situations below and answer the
given questions.
In a laboratory, you obtained a weight measurement of 3.2 kg for a particular substance. You weighed
it five times and obtained the same value each time. However, the actual weight of the substance is 6
kg.
a. Is your measurement accurate? Explain.
b. Is your measurement precise? Explain.

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