Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III 
Division of Bulacan 
District of Baliwag 
Mariano Ponce National High school 
Bagong Nayon, Baliwag,Bulacan

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7

SCIENCE
DESCRIBING MOTION

Prepared by:

Macy Lyn D. Mendoza

Pre-Service Teacher

Checked by:
Mrs. Reynosa S. Fabian
Cooperating Teacher

Noted by:
Norma S. Cajigas
Head Teacher VI-Science Department

Approved by:
Julieta P. Bulos
Principal IV-MPNHS
I. Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:

1. Describe motion in terms of position and time.

2. Locate the position of an object with respect to a point of reference.

3. Appreciate the importance of motion in our daily lives.

II. Subject matter

Topic: Describing Motion

Sub-topic: Motion in terms of position and time
Reference: Teacher’s Guide Grade 7 Science Module pp. 5-7
Learner’s Guide Grade 7 Science Module pp. 130-132
Science Links 7 pp. 207
K to 12 Science and Technology 7 pp. 175-176
Google images
Materials
For the teacher:
Laptop, projector, speaker, diagrams, visual aids, chalk and board
For the students:
Manila paper, marker pen, activity sheet, pen and papers
Strategies: Guided Discussion, Student-Teacher Interaction, ICT integration
Group collaboration
Value Integration: Move forward to achieve your goals in life.
Concept: Motion is a change in position relative to its point of reference.

III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity
A. Preliminary Activity
Everybody please stand up. (the students will stand up)
May I request _____ to lead the prayer? (the students will pray)
Good morning class. Good Morning Ma’am Macy.
Kindly pick up the pieces of papers or any kind of (picking pieces of papers or any kind of
garbage under your chairs. garbage under their chairs)
You may now take your seat. (taking their seat)
Let us check the attendance, Group 1 is there any None Ma’am.
absent among your group?
How about group 2? I’m happy to say that no one is absent in our
group.
Group 3, is there any absent among your group? None Ma’am.
How about group 4? No one is absent in our group.
I’m glad to hear that no one is absent today
Please get your assignment and pass it at the center (passing their assignment)
of the aisle then pass it forward.
B. Review
Class, before we proceed to our new lesson, let’s
have first a recall about our previous topic.
(presenting a power point)
What is a force?

A force is simply push or pull.

Another idea?

Exactly. Ma’am force can move objects from its

original position or stop objects from moving.
I have here some pictures that show an applied
force on it. All you have to do is to give the effect
of the exerted force/s on the given object.
Let us start.

An applied force on rolling pin to flattened dough.

Change in shape.

Blowing air into a balloon will cause it to expand.

Change in size.

A goal keeper used force to catch and stop the

moving ball.
Stop a moving object.

A soccer player exerted force to move the ball.

Start a stationary object to move.

Kids in a boat race applied force to change the

direction of motion of the boat.
Do you have any questions or reactions regarding Change direction of motion.
our last topic?
It seems that you already understand the concept of
force. None Ma’am.

C. Motivation
To start our topic for today, let’s have a game
called JUMBOLPAY. The class will be divided
into two groups. Group I and Group II. Each group
should have 3 representatives to play the game.
Choose your players. These are the mechanics of
the game; 1.) Two representatives will make the
ball roll using a fan from the starting line until the
ball reaches the finish line. 2.) The other one player
will stay in the finish line and by the time the ball
reaches the finish line he will arrange the jumbled
letters posted on the board. Both groups need to
finish the game and if you’re done just press the
bell. The group that will finish first will receive a
box of prices later after our discussion.

Are you excited to play JUMBOLPAY?

Yes Ma’am.
Okay, In a count of three, two, one, start.
The group who finished the game first is group
number ____. (playing the game called JUMBOLPAY)
Let’s give group no____ a ___ clap.
Still a great participation group no ____.
Everybody, let’s give group no ____ three claps. (doing ____ clap)
Did you enjoy the game?
What was the word that you have arranged? (giving three claps)

Are you familiar with the word motion? Yes Ma’am.

When do we say that an object is in motion? Motion Ma’am.
Yes/No Ma’am.
D. Lesson Proper
1. Pre-Activity:
For a better understanding about motion, let us
perform a group activity.
The objective of this activity is to describe motion
in terms of position and time using a diagram.
The materials needed in this activity are diagrams,
manila paper, activity sheets, and marker pen.
Group leaders; come here in front and get the
materials that you need. (group leaders are coming in front of the class)
Each group will analyze the diagrams and answer
the given guided questions. Prepare your output to
be presented by the representative of your group.
You only have 10 minutes to finish the activity.
Class, remember to work silently and focus only on
the task.

2. Activity Proper:
You only have 10 minutes to finish the activity.

Are you ready?

Time starts now. Yes Ma’am.

(Please refer to the attached activity sheet.) (the students are doing the activity and
answering the guided questions)

Time’s up!
Please arrange your chair on its original position in
just 10 seconds.

(arranging their chairs)

3. Post-Activity: Presentation of output
Let us discuss your activity.
Let’s have group number 1.
Nice presentation group no. 1
Let’s give group 1 a/an_____ clap. (group 1 representative/s will discuss their
Next! Group 2, come here and discuss your work. output)
Very well said group no. 2. (doing a/an___clap)
Let’s give group 2 a/an _____clap. (group 2 representative/s will discuss their
Group 3, kindly discuss your activity. output)
Job well done group 3. (doing a/an___clap)
Let’s give group 3 a/an _____ clap. (group 3 representative/s will discuss their
Last but not the least, group 4 shows us what output)
you’ve got.
(doing a/an___clap)
That is/was amazing group 4.
(group 3 representative/s will discuss their
Let’s give group 4 a/an _____clap. output)

Discussion:
(doing a/an___clap)
Now, let us describe motion in terms of position
and time.

Look at this diagram;

What is the position of the dog?

What is the position of the tree?
What is the position of the dog with respect to the
house? -10m.
What is the position of the tree with respect to the 5m.
dog?
25m.

15m.
How about in this diagram;

What is the initial position of the ball?

How about the final position of the ball?
What is the position of the ball at 10 seconds? The initial position of the ball is at 0m.
At what time is the position of the ball equal to 5 The final position of the ball is at 15m.
meters? It is in 10m.
Now, from the activity that we have tackled earlier 5 seconds
and based on the above diagrams, when do we say
that an object is in motion?

We can say that an object is in motion when an When the object changes its position.
object changes its original position to another
position.

When do we say that an object change its position?

That original, initial, and starting point is what we When the object passes a thing that is not
called reference point. A reference point is an moving or passes its original position.
object that appears to not be moving because they
are stationary. We can say that there is a change in
position when we have a reference point.
In these illustrations;

Did the bus move?

What do you think is the reference point of the bus
saying that it was moved?
Yes Ma’am.
How about in this illustrations; Ma’am, the building.

Which object is moving? Which do not? Possible answers:

Why did you say that the train is moving?
Train/driver and passengers Ma’am.
Because the train passes the trees and the man
Why did you say that the driver and the passengers standing beside the trail.
are not moving?
When do we say that the driver and the passengers Because the driver and the passengers are only
are also moving? sitting in the train.
Do you think that the rail on the ground and the We can say that the driver and the passengers
trees are also moving? are also moving when its reference point is the
ground.
The trees and the rails on the ground are also No/Yes Ma’am.
moving with reference to the rotation of Earth on
its axis and its revolution around the Sun.
Motion is relative. When you are riding a car, you
are at rest with respect to the car but, together with
the car, you are moving with respect to the ground.
From the above description, how would you define
motion?

Motion is therefore a continuous change in

position with respect to a fixed point or
Everything moves even though they may appear to relative to a given point of reference.
be at rest.

4. Application
During the ancient times people only used their
bare feet in traveling from one place to another.
Nowadays, our transportation systems are
categorized as land, water, air, and space.
How do you go to school? What means of Possible answers:
transportation do you use?
Jeep, Tricycle
Can you give other examples of transportation that
people use nowadays?
How important is the transportation in our daily Cars, ships, helicopters, buses.
lives?

It gives us comfort because we can go from

5. Valuing one place to another in an easy way without
How will you react with the quotation “Life is like exerting too much effort and time.
motion”?
Life is like motion. You should not stay only in one
position; instead, you should move forward and do We need to make decisions and move for us to
your best despite the obstacles that you have reach our goals in life.
encountered. It takes time and changes to achieved
goals, but if you are determined, you can reach the
endpoint which is success.

6. Generalization
Who can summarize our discussion for today?

Motion requires the presence of three major

things. First, there must be a change n position
of the object. Second, it must have a frame of
reference. Lastly, there must be a passage of
Do you have any questions regarding our topic for time.
today?
None Ma’am
IV. Evaluation
Keep all your things inside your bag. And let’s
have a short quiz.
I. Directions: Analyze the following illustrations.
Draw smiley emoticon ( ) if the object is moving
and draw tongue out emoticon ( ) if the object is
not moving.

1. Did mommy (the big) shark move?

2. Did the runners change its position?

3. Did the green butterfly move from one flower to

another?

4. Did the transportations move?

5. Did Peppa pig and daddy pig move from one

place to another?
II. Directions: Analyze the following diagrams and
answer the follow up questions. Write only the
letter of your choice.

6. What is the position of baby shark?

a. 5m b. 10m c. 15m d. 0m
7. What is the position of mommy shark?
a. 5m b. 10m c. 15m d. 0m
8. What is the position of baby shark with respect
to mommy shark?
a. 10m b. 20m c.30m d. 40m

9. What is the position of the ambulance at 15

seconds?
a. 0m b.15m c.10m d. 5m
10. At what time is the position of ambulance equal
to 10m?
a. 0sec b. 5sec c. 10sec d. 20sec

You only have 8 minutes to answer the quiz. Mind

your own papers.

1 minute left to finalize your answers

Time’s up.

Finish or not, stop answering. Exchange papers

with your seatmates.
Pass the papers toward the aisle then pass it (checking their quiz)
forward.

V. Assignment:

1. Give at least two examples of some objects that

have motion and its reference point.
2. Differentiate distance from displacement.

Reference: Grade 7 Science Learner’s Module pp.

134-135