Science 7

Science – Grade 7
Quarter 3 – Self-Learning Module 2: Distance and Displacement
First Edition, 2020

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 Science 7
Quarter 3
Self-Learning Module 2
Distance and Displacement
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Science 7 Self-Learning Module2 on Distance and

Displacement!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its
Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A.
Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig through its mayor,
Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) in
developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs, namely: Communication,
Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Character while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 For the Learner:

Welcome to the Science 7 Self-Learning Module on Distance and

Displacement!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and skills

that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the lesson

at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts

and skills that you already know about a previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in the

lesson.

Posttest – This measures how much you have learned from the
entire module.
 EXPECTATIONS
In this module you will learn about describing motion interms of distance and
displacement travelled by a moving body.
At the end of this module you are expected to:
1. define distance operationally;
2. differentiate between distance and displacement; and
3. appreciate the value of always having sense of direction.

PRETEST
Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following best describes displacement?

i. It is described by distance in a specific direction.
ii. It is the length of the path travelled by a moving body
iii. It is operationally defined as distance divided by time.
A. i C. i and ii
B. ii D. ii and iii
2. Displacement is a vector quantity. Which of the following best describes a vector
quantity?
A. It has direction only.
B. It has magnitude only.
C. It has both magnitude and direction.
D. It has no magnitude and no direction.

3. Which of the following measurements correctly express distance?

A. 16 m/s C. 8 /s
B. 13 m D. 7 m North

4. The following statements show the similarity between distance and displacement
EXCEPT
A. The total distance travelled is always equal to the total displacement
travelled.
B. The units of distance and displacement are the same.
C. Both require a reference point to be measured from.
D. Distance cannot be negative or zero

5. During this pandemic, a lot of people rely on ordering online. Riders utilize
applications such as WAZE map to get into the place of booking. Which of the
following practices support the riders?
A. Keep tract on the rider’s location through apps send by the rider.
B. Provide the rider with your exact address.
C. Cancel the order upon late arrival.
D. Pay your order promptly.
 RECAP

In the previous module you have learned about how an obejct’s motion can be
described in terms of a referrence point.
‘
A. Identify the following if it is MOVING or NOT MOVING
1.-2 The passenger inside a train is _______________ with respect to the
ground, and ______________ with respect to the train.
3.-4. Your house is _____________ with respect to the Sun, and
_____________ with respect to the ground.
5. While sitting on a chair and having online class, you are _______________
with respect to the chair.

B.What is motion? Explain the importance of reference point in describing motion.

LESSON

Are you familiar with the different important places in your community such
as church, market, hospitals, schools, and your friend’s house? Do you have any
idea how to get to these places? How far are these places to your house?

https://www.google.com/search?q=community+map+clipart&tbm
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The pictures show different locations of an object at 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 two points. The
image below shows a curve line representing distances and straight line from point A to
B for displacement.

https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-distance-and-displacement.html
 To further compare distance and displacement refer to the table below:

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

Let us have an example:

Analyze the figure below and answer the given questions:

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
 ACTIVITIES

To understand well the concept of distance and displacement refer to the

activities below. Be mindful of the directions and materials needed in the activities.

Activity 1: Home Map

LC: Define distance and displacement operationally (S7FE-IIIa-1.5)

Materials:
Graphing paper or bond paper
Colored marking pen
Procedures:
1. In a graphing paper or bond paper draw a map of your house or dream house.
Indicate the different parts of the house ( sala, kitchen, bathroom/toilet,
bedroom, terrace, garage, rooftop etc)
2. Use line segments and arrows to show distance and displacement travelled
from one part of the house to other parts.
3. Make a sample computation showing solution for no.2. Select any part of your
house (ex. From sala to Kitchen, then to garage to rooftop)

Guide Questions:
1. How do you determine distance and displacement?
2. What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Closure:
1. What did you learn? ______________________________________________________
2. What do you want to clarify? (If any) _______________________________________

Activity 2: Travel Goals

LC: Define distance and displacement operationally (S7FE-IIIa-1.5)

Materials:
Graphing paper or bond paper
Colored marking pen
Ruler
Direction:
1. Analyze the graph below.
2. Create a travel story about the graph.
3. Using a ruler, measure the distance travelled from point A to F (use cm as unit).
4. Draw a straight line from initial/ starting point to the final position (A to F).
 https://byjus.com/physics/distance-and-displacement/

Guide Questions:
1.What is the total distance travelled based from the graph?
2. Measure the total displacement based on the straight line drawn from point A to
F. Note: use cm as unit

Closure:
Is the total distance travelled equal to the total displacement travelled? Explain

WRAP-UP

To summarize important concepts about distance and displacement, complete the

table below:

Similarities Differences

VALUING
 Having a sense of direction is an important skill. How will you improve your
sense of direction in obtaining a certain goal?

Activity 3: I’m on the Right Track

Direction: On a heart shape below , list down best practices that you can do to
reach and obtain your goals in life.

Reflective Questions:
1. Based on the result of the activity how do you evaluate yourself? _______________
2. Why it is important to set goals in life?_________________________________________

Closure:
1. What did you learn? ______________________________________________________
2. What do you want to clarify? (If any) _______________________________________

POSTTEST

Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a
 separate sheet of paper.

1. The following measurements are examples of displacement EXCEPT

A. 40 m , upward C. 62 km West
B. 50 m/s , North East D. 75 cm, to the right

2. Distance is a scalar quantity. Which of the following best describe a scalar

quantity?
A. Scalar quantity has no magnitude and no direction.
B. Scalar quantity has both magnitude and direction.
C. Scalar quantity has a magnitude only.
D. Scalar quantity has a direction only.

3.The total length of the path travelled travelled by a moving object and is specified
by a magnitude only is
A. Displacement
B. Distance
C. Velocity
D. Speed

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE about distance and displacement?

A. The total distance travelled can be less than the total
displacement travelled.
B. The units of distance and displacement are different.
C. Both require a reference point to be measured from.
D. Distance can be negative or zero.

5.As a student in distant learning platform, the following are best practices to keep
track on your progress and be able to successfully accomplish your goal in life
EXCEPT:
A. Keep yourself updated with the different applications on the different
social media sites.
B. Ask your teacher for concepts clarification if you don’t understand the
lesson.
C. Make a self -monitoring about your outputs submitted to your teacher.
D. Establish a good study habit.
Pretest Posttest Wrap-Up (Answers Vary)
1. A 1. B
2. C 2. C
3. B 3. B
4. A 4. C
5. C 5. A
Recap
1.Moving 4.Not Moving
2. Not Moving 5.Not Moving
3. Moving
-Motion is a change in position with respect to a certain reference position.
A reference position is a fixed position used as starting or initial position.
Activity 1
Answers may vary (drawings with line segments and arrows)
Guide Questions:
1.Distance is the total length travelled by a moving object.
2.Displacement is the shortest path from the initial to final position.
Closure:
1. Answers of students may vary.
2. Answers of students may vary.
KEY TO CORRECTION
Activity 2
Guide Questions:
1. 6.5 km
Closure:
1. Answers of students may vary.
2. Answers of students may vary
Activity 3
Reflective Questions:
1. Answers of students may vary.
2. Answers of students may vary.
Closure:
1. Answers of students may vary.
2. Answers students may vary.
Continuation of Key to Correction
 References
Book:
Asuncion, Alvie J. et. al. 2012. Science 7 Learner’s Material. Pasig City: Department
of Education-Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd IMCS).

Online Sources:
Speed and Velocity, Accessed August 20, 2020
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1DKin/Lesson-1/Speed-and-Velocity

https://byjus.com/physics/distance-and-displacement/

https://keydifferences.com/difference-between-distance-and
displacement.html#ComparisonChart
https://physicsabout.com/distance-and-displacement/

https://openstax.org/books/physics/pages/2-1-relative-motion-distance-and-
displacement

https://www.vedantu.com/physics/distance-and-displacement