This document describes an experiment to demonstrate inertia using coins and a paper card over a glass of water. Students place a coin on a card covering a glass and flick the card to make the coin fall in. They then answer questions about why the coin falls when the card is moved quickly but not slowly. The conclusions summarize that inertia, an object's resistance to changes in motion, is observed when a sudden force is needed to overcome it but a gradual force is not enough. This real-world demonstration helps explain phenomena we experience daily involving inertia.
This document describes an experiment to demonstrate inertia using coins and a paper card over a glass of water. Students place a coin on a card covering a glass and flick the card to make the coin fall in. They then answer questions about why the coin falls when the card is moved quickly but not slowly. The conclusions summarize that inertia, an object's resistance to changes in motion, is observed when a sudden force is needed to overcome it but a gradual force is not enough. This real-world demonstration helps explain phenomena we experience daily involving inertia.
This document describes an experiment to demonstrate inertia using coins and a paper card over a glass of water. Students place a coin on a card covering a glass and flick the card to make the coin fall in. They then answer questions about why the coin falls when the card is moved quickly but not slowly. The conclusions summarize that inertia, an object's resistance to changes in motion, is observed when a sudden force is needed to overcome it but a gradual force is not enough. This real-world demonstration helps explain phenomena we experience daily involving inertia.
This document describes an experiment to demonstrate inertia using coins and a paper card over a glass of water. Students place a coin on a card covering a glass and flick the card to make the coin fall in. They then answer questions about why the coin falls when the card is moved quickly but not slowly. The conclusions summarize that inertia, an object's resistance to changes in motion, is observed when a sudden force is needed to overcome it but a gradual force is not enough. This real-world demonstration helps explain phenomena we experience daily involving inertia.
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education REGION I SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS SUR LUSSOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY NO. 1 The Coin Drop Experiment Name:___________________________________________________________ Grade and Section:______________ I. MELC: Investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied and the mass of the object to the amount of change in the object’s motion. (S8FE-Ia-15)
II. Objectives: 1. To demonstrate the effect of inertia and motion in a simple coin drop experiment. 2. To appreciate the significance of the law of inertia in our daily lives. III. Materials: Coins Glass or Cup Paper card
Cautions: Exercise caution to avoid glass breakage. In the event of breakage, seek immediate assistance.
IV. Procedures: 1. Place the glass or cup with water on a stable surface. 2. Cover the top of the glass or cup with the paper card. 3. Carefully place a coin on top of the paper card. 4. Swiftly flick or pull the paper card horizontally. 5. Observe and record what occurs when you flick the card. 6. Repeat the experiment with additional coins, then compare the results. V. Experimental Observation:
VI. Guide Questions:
1. Why did the coin fall into the cup when we moved the card quickly? 2. What made the coin stay on the card before it fell? 3. What if we moved the card slowly? What would happen to the coin? 4. Can we make the coin fall by pulling the card instead of pushing it? 5. When do we notice things like this happening in our everyday life? VII. Conclusion: Write a summary of the results of your experiment.
Lussoc, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur “SMILE AND SERVE WITH A HAPPY HEART” (077) 604-7630 https://www.facebook.com/lussocnationalhighschool [email protected] Republic of the Philippines Department of Education REGION I SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS SUR LUSSOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANSWER SHEET The Coin Drop Experiment
Ask a Question/ The Problem: Imagine you have a glass with a coin on top of a paper card, just like in the Coin Drop experiment. You want to make the coin fall into the glass without flicking the card. Instead, you decide to pull the card slowly. What do you predict will happen, and why?
Make a Prediction: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Guide questions: 1. Why did the coin fall into the cup when we moved the card quickly? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What made the coin stay on the card before it fell? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What if we moved the card slowly? What would happen to the coin? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Can we make the coin fall by pulling the card instead of pushing it? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. When do we notice things like this happening in our everyday life? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusions: Write a summary of the results of your experiment.
Lussoc, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur “SMILE AND SERVE WITH A HAPPY HEART” (077) 604-7630 https://www.facebook.com/lussocnationalhighschool [email protected] Republic of the Philippines Department of Education REGION I SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS SUR LUSSOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ANSWER SHEET The Coin Drop Experiment Ask a Question/ The Problem: Imagine you have a glass with a coin on top of a paper card, just like in the Coin Drop experiment. You want to make the coin fall into the glass without flicking the card. Instead, you decide to pull the card slowly. What do you predict will happen, and why? Make a Prediction: I predict that when I pull the card slowly, the coin will stay on the card and not fall into the glass. This is because, in the experiment, we learned that a sudden and forceful movement is needed to overcome the coin's inertia and make it fall. Experimental Observation: When I pulled the card slowly, the coin stayed on the card. It did not fall into the glass. This happened because the card's slow and gradual movement did not provide enough force to overcome the coin's inertia. Guide Questions: Why did the coin fall into the cup when we moved the card quickly? The coin fell into the cup when we moved the card quickly because the quick and forceful movement of the card overcame the coin's initial resistance to motion, which is known as inertia. What made the coin stay on the card before it fell? The coin stayed on the card before it fell because of its inertia. It resisted changing its state of rest until the card's sudden movement provided enough force to make it fall. What if we moved the card slowly? What would happen to the coin? If we moved the card slowly, the coin would likely stay on the card and not fall into the cup because the gradual movement didn't provide the necessary force to overcome the coin's inertia. Can we make the coin fall by pulling the card instead of pushing it? Yes, we can make the coin fall by pulling the card if we do it suddenly and with enough force. Both pushing and pulling can work, but it's the rapid change in motion that matters. When do we notice things like this happening in our everyday life? We notice events like this in our daily lives when we experience inertia. For example, when a vehicle starts or stops suddenly, we feel a push or pull because of our bodies' inertia. It's also relevant when moving heavy objects; they are difficult to start moving but easier to keep moving once in motion.
Conclusions: In this experiment, we observed that the coin stayed on the card when we moved it slowly because the slow movement did not provide enough force to overcome the coin's inertia. When we moved the card quickly, the coin fell into the cup because the sudden motion overcame the coin's resistance to change. This demonstrates the concept of inertia, which is the tendency of an object to stay at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force. We encounter
Lussoc, Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur “SMILE AND SERVE WITH A HAPPY HEART” (077) 604-7630 https://www.facebook.com/lussocnationalhighschool [email protected] Republic of the Philippines Department of Education REGION I SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS SUR LUSSOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL inertia in our daily lives when we experience forces pushing or pulling us when vehicles start, stop, or change speed. Understanding inertia is essential in physics and helps us explain various real-world phenomena.
ACTIVITY NO. 1 The Coin Drop Experiment Name:___________________________________________________________ Grade and Section:______________ I. MELC: Investigate the relationship between the amount of force applied and the mass of the object to the amount of change in the object’s motion. (S8FE-Ia-15) II. Objectives: 1. To demonstrate Newton's First Law of Motion. 2. To understand the concept of inertia and how it applies to objects at rest and in motion. 3. To observe the effects of gravity on a resting object when external forces are applied. III. Materials: Egg (plastic or real) Empty toilet paper roll Unbreakable pan with a raised edge or a shallow plastic container Glass (big enough for the egg) Tray (optional, to catch the broken egg if using real eggs)
IV. Procedures: 1. Place the glass on a sturdy table. 2. (Optional) If using a real egg, fill the glass with water. Otherwise, leave the glass empty. 3. Center the pan on top of the glass. 4. Insert the toilet paper roll vertically in the middle of the pan, directly over the glass. Stack it securely. 5. Carefully place the egg on top of the toilet paper roll. 6. In one quick motion, knock the pan sideways off the glass. 7. Observe the egg as it falls directly into the glass.
V. Guide Questions and Answers:
1. Why does the egg fall directly into the glass while the paper rolls and the pan fly sideways? 2. Why does the egg initially stay in place on top of the paper roll? 3. What happens when you knock the pan sideways off the glass? 4. What force causes the egg to fall directly into the glass? 5. How does this experiment demonstrate Newton's First Law of Motion? VI. Conclusion:
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