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This document is a science lesson from the Department of Education in the Philippines about distance and displacement. It defines distance as the total path traveled between two points, while displacement is the shortest distance between two initial and final positions. It provides examples of how to calculate total distance and displacement. Students are asked to find the positions, distances traveled, and displacements of various objects in word problems to practice these concepts.

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Sci 7 q3 Week 1 Las

This document is a science lesson from the Department of Education in the Philippines about distance and displacement. It defines distance as the total path traveled between two points, while displacement is the shortest distance between two initial and final positions. It provides examples of how to calculate total distance and displacement. Students are asked to find the positions, distances traveled, and displacements of various objects in word problems to practice these concepts.

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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V
SCHOOLS Division of Camarines Sur

SCIENCE 7

Name : Quarter: Third Week: 1


Grade Level/Section: Date :

DISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT

I. Introductory Concept

What are the important places in your


community? Of course, you will say the church,
market, hospitals, schools, and your friend’s
house. How far are these places to your
house?
The picture shows different locations of a
place at a specific time. This is the object’s
initial position. As we study the motion of objects, we must first be able to describe
the object’s position.
More precisely, we need to specify the position of an object relative to a certain
reference frame. To describe the motion of an object we can consider the distance
and displacement travelled. Can you tell the distance and displacement in the
picture? How can you determine the total distance and total displacement?
Distance is the length of a path between two points while displacement is the
shortest distance between two points. Displacement is considered a vector quantity
and we can describe it as the variation of the position of a body. The displacement
focuses on the length of the path of an object that exists considering an initial point
and another endpoint. It can be said that the result is a straight line between these

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two points. The image below shows a curve line representing distances and straight
line from point A to B for displacement.

Distance

A Displacement
B

To further compare distance and displacement refer to the table below:


Distance Displacement
1. Total or complete path 1. The shortest path from starting
travelled by an object, position to the final position
represented by a symbol d. represented by a symbol d with an
arrow above (arrow indicates
direction).
2. It is a scalar quantity. 2. It is a vector quantity.
3. It is always positive, cannot be 3. It can be positive, negative or zero
negative and zero. depending on the initial and final
position of the object.
4. It can never be less than the 4. It can either be equal to or less than
displacement value. the distance value.
5. It does not decrease with time. 5. It decreases with time.
6. Gives complete information of 6. Does not give complete information
the route followed by the body of the route followed by the body

For example:

The boy in the figure walks from point A


to B (d1) then to C (d2) to D (d3) and back to A
(d4). Find the total distance and displacement.
A. To solve for total distance (dt), you will
just add the individual distances,
Solution: dt = d1 + d2 + d3 + d4
= 3m + 5m + 3m + 5m
dt = 16 m
B. To solve for the total displacement (dt)
consider the direction from the initial position
point A to final position point A.
Solution: dt = d1 +d2+ d3+ d4
= 3m, North, + 5m, East + 3m, South + 5m, West
=0

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II. Learning Skills/Competency
Describe the motion of an object in terms of distance or displacement, speed or
velocity, and acceleration. (S7FE-IIIa-1)

III. Activities
Activity 1
FINDING LOCATIONS

Directions: Use the number line below to give the positions of the objects. Do not
forget the units!

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Meters
What is the position of the sun? 1m
A. What is the position of the clouds?
B. What is the position of the heart?
C. What is the position of the sun?

Activity 2
CHANGING POSITIONS

Directions: Objects often change positions. In this activity, find the initial and final
positions of the car.

final initial

Source: https://www.pngitem.com/pimgs/m/22-222749_clip-art-for-teachers-frog-clipart-hd-png.png

-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Meters
A. What is the initial position of the car?
B. What is the final position of the car?
C. If the car traveled in a straight line from the initial position to the final
position, how far (distance) did it travel?

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Activity 3
PROBLEM SOLVING

Directions: Read and analyze the scenario using the illustration and answer the given
questions. Show your solution.

Described in the illustration is how Carlo walked


A 9m D from A to B, B to C, C to D and D to A.

1. Compute for the total distance Carlo


4m 4m traveled.
2. Describe his displacement.
9m
B C

IV. References

Science Grade 7 Learner’s Material – Unit 3: Module 1 – Describing Motion.


Contextualized and Inquiry-Based Daily Lesson Plans in Science Grade 7 - Third Quarter:
Physics
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1DKin/Lesson-1/Distance-and-
Displacement#:~:text=Distance%20is%20a%20scalar%20quantity,object's%20overall%20cha
nge%20in%20position.

Prepared by:

LEA F. TOMAS CHRISTY R. DAWAL


Writer Layout

Quality Assured by:

EMILY B. ESMABE
Education Program Supervisor-1, Science

Address: Freedom Sports Complex, San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur


Email: deped.camsur@deped.gov.ph
Website: www.depedcamsur.com
Telephone No.: (telefax) 8713340

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