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Distance and Displacement

Distance refers to the total length of the path traveled between two points, regardless of direction. Displacement refers to the straight-line distance between two points and considers direction using vectors. The document discusses an activity where students walk different distances in various directions to experience and differentiate between distance and displacement. Students are asked questions about total distance traveled on a path versus total displacement, and whether distance or displacement only considers magnitude or both magnitude and direction.

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Distance and Displacement

Distance refers to the total length of the path traveled between two points, regardless of direction. Displacement refers to the straight-line distance between two points and considers direction using vectors. The document discusses an activity where students walk different distances in various directions to experience and differentiate between distance and displacement. Students are asked questions about total distance traveled on a path versus total displacement, and whether distance or displacement only considers magnitude or both magnitude and direction.

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TOPIC:

DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT


1.What is distance?
2.What is displacement?
3.Differentiate distance from
displacement.
Ask volunteers from students to walk on with
the following distances and specific
directions:
1. 5m , North 2. 3m, East
3. 4m ,West 4. 5m, South
ACTIVITY 3
Activity 3
A. Group reporting and presentation
of outputs.
B. Analysis and Discussion.
1.What is the total length of the path
you traveled from your house to school?
2.What is this quantity?
3.What is the total displacement of your
travel?
4.Differentiate your total distance with your
total/net displacement.
5.Is it possible for your displacement to be
equal with your distance? Explain why?
6.Suppose you go back to your home from
school, what will be your total distance?
What will be your total/net displacement?
7.Which quantity is specified by
magnitude only, your distance or your
displacement?
8.Which quantity is specified by both
magnitude and direction, your distance
or your displacement?
1.What is distance?
2.What is displacement?
3.Differentiate distance from
displacement.
Give some establishments near to
our school and its approximate
distance and displacement from
our school.
Answer the following question.

Ricky runs at 3km East then 4km North and


finally 5km East. Draw the path he has
travelled then find his total distance
travelled.

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