REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of Sarangani
South Malungon District

Lesson Plan in Science 8

Date: Time:

I. Objectives: 1. Identify the forces acting on an object at rest.

2. Explain why objects stay at rest.
II. Subject Matter
a. Topic: Module I: FORCES AND MOTION Lesson 1: BALANCED AND UNBALANCED FORCES
b. References: Teacher’s Guide pp. 5-8; Learner’s Module pp. 3-6
c. Materials: visuals, pictures, ball, pen, string, book, scissor
III. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activities
a. Drill/Review: Present the following statement in class and ask the students if they agree or disagree with them.
Select two to three students per group to justify or explain their answer.
1. Force is needed to stop an object.
2. Force always results to motion.
3. Force can act even at a distance.
4. Objects have the tendency to remain at rest.
5. Objects have the tendency to resist change.
b. Motivation: Analyze the pictures.

What have you observed on the picture presented?

(The teacher will place a ball or any object on top of a table and ask :)
a) Will this object move by itself?
b) How can we make this object move?
c) While it is moving, how can we make the object speed up or slow down?
d) How can make it stop?
e) How can we make it change its direction?
B. Developmental Activities
a. Activity: Do Activity 1 Forces on Object at Rest in LM pp. 5- 6
b. Analysis: Presentation of the output per group/ Processing:
Situation 1
1. Is the pen at rest or in motion?
2. Are there forces acting on the pen? If yes, draw the forces. You may use arrows to represent these forces.
3. What happens to the pen? What could have caused the pen’s motion?
Situation 2
1. Is the book at rest or in motion?
2. Are there forces acting on the book? If yes, draw the forces acting on the book.
3. Did the book move? How will you make the book move?
C. Enhancement Activities
a. Abstraction: 1. What is force?
2. What are some other forces that can cause something to move?
3. How does gravity affect object on earth?
4. What is a force that can cause an object to slow down or have little movement?
5. In your own words define friction.
b. Application: Present the statement in the class “You may be bigger but I am faster”.
a. How does this line illustrate Newton’s Second Law of Motion?
b. How is the statement related to mass and acceleration?
IV. Evaluation
Multiple Choice: Read each statement carefully and write only the letter of the correct answer.
1. A book is at rest on top of a table. Which of the following is correct?
A. There is no force acting on the book. C. There is no force acting on the table.
B. The book has no inertia. *D. The book is in equilibrium.
2. Which of the following situations involves friction?
A. A bicycle rolling down a hill C. A diver falling through the air to a pool
B. A baseball player sliding into 2nd base *D. All of the above experience some friction.
3. What is gravity?
A. Newton’s first law *C The downward pull on the Earth
B. The force that objects exert on each other because of their masses D. The friction that an object has put on it
4. Which is the best example of gravity?
A. A car hits a tree, and its motion stops C. A book is pushed, and it moves across the table
B. A breeze blows, and a sailboat moves *D. A person drops a ball, and it falls to the ground
5. How does Earth‘s gravity affect objects near Earth?
A. It pushes them away. *B. It pulls them in C. It makes them larger. D. It makes them move faster
V. Enrichment Activity/Assignment
Ask the students to write situation/ examples where the presence of other forces is beneficial.