TO

TEACHER
JULIE CHANNEL
WITH FREE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SCIENCE 7
THIRD QUARTER- lc 1 (A)
Matatag curriculum

Describing What a
Force Is
 CONTENT Describing What a Force Is

LEARNING
The learners learn that Scientists and engineers
STANDARD analyze forces to predict their effects on
movement.

LEARNING The learners will identify that forces act between

COMPETENCY
objects and can be measured.
 OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the 80 percent of
the learners will be able to:

1. Define what a force is.

2. Explain how forces can affect the motion
of objects.
3. Appreciate the role of forces in everyday
life by answering the reflection of
learning.
 I. Activating Prior Knowledge

Short Review
Ask students to share their existing knowledge about
forces.
Encourage them to provide examples of forces they
have experienced in their daily lives.
1. What do you know about
forces?

2.Can you give examples of

forces that you have
experienced in their daily lives.
 B. Establishing Purpose of the Lesson

1. LESSON PURPOSE

1. Define what a force is.

2. Explain how forces can affect the

motion of objects.

3. Appreciate the role of forces in

everyday life by answering the
B. Establishing Purpose of the Lesson

2. Unlocking Content Vocabulary: Match Type Activity

A push or pull that can cause an object to
FORCE change its speed, direction, or shape.

Forces that act on an object without

CONTACT physical contact, such as gravity or
magnetism.
FORCE
Forces that are equal in strength and
NON-CONTACT opposite in direction, resulting in no net
FORCE force on an object.

Forces that act on an object through direct

BALANCED physical contact, such as friction or normal
FORCES force.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Introduction to Forces

A force is a push or pull

that can cause an object
to:

 Change its speed

 Change its direction
 Change its shape
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Introduction to Forces
 Forces are interactions between
objects that can make objects
move, stop moving, or change
the way they are moving.

 Forces can be contact forces,

where objects touch, or non-
contact forces, where objects
don't need to be in direct
contact.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Types of Forces

Contact Forces
 These are forces that require
direct physical contact
between objects.

Non-Contact Forces
 These are forces that can act
on objects without them being
in direct physical contact.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Types of Forces

Contact Forces
Examples include:

 Friction - the force that

opposes the motion
between two surfaces in
contact.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Types of Forces

Contact Forces
Examples include:

 Tension - the force

transmitted through a
string, rope, or cable
when it is pulled tight
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Types of Forces

Contact Forces
Examples include:

 Normal force - the force

exerted perpendicular to
the surface when one
object pushes against
another.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Types of Forces

Contact Forces
Examples include:

 Muscular force is the force

exerted by the muscles when
they contract or shorten.
 It is the force that allows us to
move our body parts and
interact with the external
environment.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Types of Forces
Non-Contact Forces
Examples include:

 Gravity - the force that attracts objects with

mass towards each other.

 Gravitational force is responsible for bringing

the items we toss into the air back to earth.
When an object is resting on a surface it is
exerting a downward force equal to its weight,
and this downward force is known as
Gravitational force.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Types of Forces

Non-Contact Forces
Examples include:

 Electrostatic Force- The

electrostatic force is very similar to
the gravitational force. The
difference here is that gravitational
force acts between masses and
an electrostatic force acts
between two charged bodies.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Force Characteristics

Direction
 Forces have a specific direction in
which they act, either pushing or
pulling an object. The direction of a
force can change the object's motion.

Magnitude
 The magnitude of a force refers to its
strength or size.
 The greater the magnitude of a force,
the greater its effect on an object.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Force Characteristics

Objects Involved

 Forces always involve at least two

objects - the object exerting the
force and the object experiencing
the force.

 The properties of these objects,

such as their mass, surface area,
and texture, can affect the force.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Demonstrating the force characteristics

The force of friction acts in the opposite direction of

an object's motion.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Demonstrating the force characteristics

The normal force acts perpendicular to the surface

supporting an object.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Demonstrating the force characteristics

The gravitational force between the Earth and an

object is proportional to their masses.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

Demonstrating the force characteristics

Electromagnetic forces can act over large distances

between charged particles.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

LESSON ACTIVITY
Activity 1. What Forces Can Do
Objectives: At the end of the demonstration, the
student should be able to describe what a force is and
its effect on objects.

Materials:
 soft rubber ball
 rubber band
 toy car
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

LESSON ACTIVITY
Activity 1. What Forces Can Do
Procedures:
1. Allow the students to describe the size and shape of the
soft rubber ball. Push the rubber ball against a wall or a
table. Ask them to observe and explain what happened to
the ball. Pull the opposite ends of the rubber band and let
them compare and contrast their observations.
Guide them to answer the following questions:
a. What happened to the ball when you pushed it
against a wall or table?
b. What is applied in the two instances?
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

LESSON ACTIVITY
Activity 1. What Forces Can Do

Procedures:
2. Place the toy car on the table or the floor. Ask the students
how to make the toy car move.

3. Push the toy car. Let the students describe the motion of the
toy car. Ask them how to make the toy car move faster,
slower, stop, or even change direction. Let volunteer students
demonstrate what they think will be able to change the state
of motion of the car. Process their answers.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

LESSON ACTIVITY
Activity 1. What Forces Can Do

Procedures:
4. Ask the students to summarize their learning through
recitation or
sharing. Highlight that the activities demonstrated what a
force can do or the effect of forces on objects:

● A force can change the size and shape of an object.

● A force can make a stationary object move.
● A force can speed up, slow down, or stop a moving object.
● A force can change the direction of a moving object.
C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

LESSON ACTIVITY
Activity 1. What Forces Can Do

Procedures:
5. Ask the students to describe a force and its effect on objects
using their own words.

6. Examples of real-life situations where forces are applied can

be given to students to allow them to identify the effects of
these forces. For example, pushing a cart, kicking a soccer
ball, modeling a lump of clay, the strong wind that moves a
sailboat, or kicking hard an empty can used in a game of
Tumbang Preso.
 D. MAKING GENERALIZATION

Learners’ Takeaways

KWL Chart: Using the

graphic organizer, the
students will answer the
L column or what
they have learned about
the lesson.
 D. MAKING GENERALIZATION

Reflection on Learning

1. In your own words, how would you define a force?

2. What are the three main effects that a force can have
on an object?
3. Provide an example from your everyday life of a force
causing an object to:
a. Change its speed
b. Change its direction
c. Change its shape
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 1. A force is defined as a:

a) Push or pull that can cause an object to

change
b) Measurement of an object's mass
c) Invisible field that surrounds all objects
d) None of the above
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 2. Which of the following is NOT

an effect a force can have on an object?

a) Change its speed

b) Change its direction
c) Change its shape
d) Increase its temperature
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 3. Which of these is an example

of a contact force?

a) Gravity
b) Friction
c) Electromagnetism
d) Both b and c
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 4. A non-contact force is a force

that:
a) Requires direct physical contact
between objects
b) Can act on objects without them
touching
c) Only exists in a vacuum
d) None of the above
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 5. The direction of a force refers

to:

a) How strong the force is

b) The path the object will take
c) The way the force is pushing or pulling
d) The objects involved in the force
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 6. The magnitude of a force is a

measure of its:

a) Direction
b) Strength
c) Duration
d) Both b and c
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 7. The properties of the objects

involved in a force, such as their mass and
surface area, can affect:
a) The direction of the force
b) The magnitude of the force
c) Whether the force is contact or non-
contact
d) All of the above
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 8. Which of the following would

be considered a non-contact force?

a) Tension
b) Normal force
c) Gravitational force
d) Friction
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 9. If an object's speed increases

due to a force, the force must be:

a) Pushing in the direction of motion

b) Pulling in the direction of motion
c) Perpendicular to the direction of motion
d) Both a and b
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

_________ 10. Understanding the

characteristics of a force is important
because it helps explain:
a) How the force will affect an object's
motion
b) What type of force it is
c) The objects involved in the force
d) All of the above
E. EVALUATING LEARNING

ANSWERS
KEY
1. a) Push or pull that can cause an object to change
2. d) Increase its temperature
3. b) Friction
4. b) Can act on objects without them touching
5. c) The way the force is pushing or pulling
6. b) Strength
7. d) All of the above
8. c) Gravitational force
9. a) Pushing in the direction of motion
10. d) All of the above
Reference :

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