University of Caloocan City

Biglang Awa St., EDSA Caloocan City

College of Education

A Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan in Physics

Prepared by: Arvic L. Baltar
Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in General Science

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

a. define work scientifically;

b. cite an example shows work done in daily life; and
c. calculate the work applied in the given problems.

I. Subject Matter
1. Topic: WORK
2. References:
 Physics IV, Textbook
Navaza, Delia C.
Valdeza, Bienvenido J.
Pages 179-182

 Grade 8 Science Learner’s Module

Chavez, May R.
Ocampo, Pia C.
Pages 21-24

 Contemporary Physics
Cruz, Carmelita U.
Pages 22-23

3. Materials:
 Teacher-made visual aids
 Pictures

II. Learning Task

1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Classroom Management
1. Cleanliness
2. Attendance
 A. ENGAGE:
a. Recall
Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters inside the box using the given
clues.
“3 Clues 1 Word”
ACLRTO
1. Velocity
CEEAIN
Time
m/s2
-___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___= ACCELERATION

2. Push or pull
F ER
Newton
O C
Vector
-___ ___ ___ ___ ___ = FORCE

3. Length
Meter D S T N E
Interval I A C
-___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___= DISTANCE

b. Motivation: “TRABAHULA”
The teacher prepare an activity (picture) entitled “TRABAHULA”. The
students will identify the pictures that are posted on the board. After naming
all the pictures, the students will discover the lesson for the day and what is
it about.

Welder Optician Reporter Kindergarten Teacher

Answer: WORK
B. EXPLORE
Directions: Tell whether the situations shown below represent examples of work.
Identify the one doing the work and on which object the work is done.

WORK DONE NO WORK DONE

C. EXPLAIN
 WORK – is defined as the product of the applied force and the distance through
which the object is moved.

 Two factors to be considered in work:

1. The Force (F) required causing an object to move.
2. The distance (d) through which the object is moved.

 Units:
Work= Joule (J) or N.m or kg. m2/s2
Force= N or kg. m/s2
Distance= m

Formula: Work can be measured or expressed as;

 If work is unknown:
W= F x d

 If Force is unknown:
F= W/d

 If distance is unknown:
d= W/F
 W

F d
 Sample problem:
1. Fred exerted a 120 N force in pushing a wheelbarrow located with garden soil. If he
pushes it 50 m, what is his work?

 Given: F= 120 N
d= 50 m
 Required: W?
 Equation: W= Fd
 Solution:
W= Fd
W= (120 N)(50 m)

Answer: W= 6,000J

2. Boy pushes wooden cart with a force of 25 N through a distance of 12 m. Find the work
done by the boy?

 Given: F= 25 N
d= 12 m
 Required: W?
 Equation: W=Fd
 Solution:
W= Fd
W= (25 N)(12m)

Answer: W= 300J

3. Suppose a woman is pushing a grocery cart with a 500 N force along the 7 m aisle, how
much work is done in pushing the cart from one end of the aisle to the other?

 Given: F= 500 N
d= 7 m
 Required: W?
 Equation: W Fd
 Solution:
W= Fd
W= (500 N)(7m)

Answer: W= 3500J
D. ELABORATE

A. GENERALIZATION
1. What is Work?
-Work is defined as the product of the applied force and the distance through which
the object is moved.

2. What are the 2 factors involved in Work?

- Two factors to be considered in work:
1. The Force (F) required causing an object to move.
2. The distance (d) through which the object is moved.
3. What is the formula for calculating Work?
- W= F x d

B. VALUING
1. Give an example of daily activities that shows work done.

E. EVALUATE:
Direction: Encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. The unit of work is ____.

a. N c. m/s2
b. J d. m/s
2. Work done= Force x _____.
a. Displacement c. Distance
b. Velocity d. Speed
3. What is work done by the chair if the applied force is 45N and the distance is 2m?
a. 90 J c. 22.5 N.m
b. 45 J d. 23 N.m
4. Find the distance if the exerted force is 7N and the work done is 28N.m?
a. 8 m c. 169 m
b. 196 m d. 4 m
5. How much force is exerted if the work done is 50 J and the distance is 5m?
a. 10 N c. 200 N
b. 250 N d. 100 N

ENRICHMENT

1. How much force is exerted if the work done is 75 J with a distance of 5 m?

2. W hat is the distance of the car if the applied force is 600 N and the work done is 1800J?

Reference: Grade 8 Science Learner’s Module

Page 26-28