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SCIENCE
Third Quarter – Module 3A
Representing Motion:
Ticker - Tape Chart

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

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 Lesson
Representing Motion:
1 Ticker Tape Diagram

Many of the things around us move. We see them in daily activities of

people, of the trees that sway with the breeze, of the clouds in a clear sky, of the
flower that blooms from a bud, and even in the smallest particles like atoms that
vibrate and bounce. Everything moves even things that are physically at rest are
in motion. For example, a sleeping animal where the lungs and heart continue to
vibrate and pump. Indeed, motion is everywhere!

There are many ways to describe motion. You have learned in the previous
modules how to describe the motion of an object using words, diagrams, numerical
information, and equation. In this module, the lessons will focus on a visual
representation of motion through ticker tape diagrams.

What’s In

Before we proceed to the next lesson, let us have a short review of your
lesson in describing the position of an object. Consider the diagram in Figure 1 on
the next page and answer the following questions. Write your answer in your
science activity notebook. In the diagram, the marble rolled from the initial position
and reached 10meters in 10 seconds.

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 Figure 1. Position of a rolling marble for a time interval

1. What is the initial position of the marble?

A. 0m B. 5m C. 10m
2. What is the final position of the marble?
A. 0m B. 5m C. 10m
3. How far has the marble reached in 5 seconds?
A. 0m B. 5m C. 10m
4. Is the marble accelerating? What is its acceleration?
A. Yes, 0 m/s2 B. No, 0 m/s2 C. Yes, 1 m/s2

What’s New

What if the time and distance in Figure 1 are not given? How will you
measure speed, the distance it traveled, and the time for the marble to reach the
final position? The distance is quite easy to find with the help of a ruler, tape
measure, or a meterstick. The time can also be measured by using a timer, but, if
the marble is moving quickly, it would be difficult to measure time. However, there
is a device that leaves traces of the history of motion of an object called a ticker-
tape timer. The traces of the history of motion are imprinted on a paper inside the
ticker–tape timer. Fast-moving objects pull longer tape charts than a slow-moving
object. Answer the activity that follows to know more about ticker – tape charts.

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Activity 1: Which Shows What?
Directions: The following charts are traces of an object’s motion. Choose the
tape chart that recorded the trace of motion described in each
numbers. Assume that the motion is from left to right. Write the letter
of your answers in your science activity notebook.
1. Which ticker - tape chart shows a fast motion?

A.

B.
2. Which ticker – tape chart indicates a slow motion?

A.

B.
3. Which ticker-tape chart shows a constant motion?

A.

B.

C.
4. Which of the following ticker-tape chart shows traces of an accelerating
object?

A.

B.

C.
5. Which ticker-tape chart shows deceleration?

A.

B.

C.

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 What is It

Ticker - Tape Chart

A common way to analyze the motion of objects is through the use of a
ticker tape diagram or simply known as a tape chart which is produced by a
ticker-tape timer. A ticker-tape timer records the time of motion and distance
traveled by a moving body. A paper tape is placed under a carbon disc beneath
the clapper of the timer. As the body moves, it pulls the paper tape with it. When
the timer is switched on, the clapper moves up and down regularly and strikes the
carbon disc. Dots are then printed on the moving paper tape beneath the carbon
disc.

Figure 2. Ticker Tape Timer

The trace of the dots in the tape charts provides a history of the motion of
an object; thus, it can represent the motion of an object.

Figure 3. Tape charts

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 The distance between the dots on a tape chart represents the change of
position of an object at a time interval. A large distance between the dots means
the object was moving fast during a time interval. On the contrary, a small distance
between the dots indicates that the object moved slowly during the time interval.

Figure 3. Tape chart with different dot distances

The dots on the tape chart reveal if the object is moving with a constant
velocity, decelerating, or accelerating. The interpretation of the motion of an object
depends on the distance between the dots during a specific time interval. An equal
distance between the dots indicates constant velocity or an object is moving at a
constant speed and therefore, no acceleration. A gradual change of the distance
between dots that gets smaller means the object is slowing down which indicates
that the object is decelerating. If the distance between dots gradually gets longer,
it means the object is speeding up or accelerating.
Thus, the tape chart can represent various features of the motion of objects.

Figure 4. Interpretation of the different distances of dots

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 What’s More

Activity 2: Describe that Motion!

Directions: Study each tape chart in Column A and match it to its corresponding
motion description in Column B. Assume that all marbles start from
rest. Write the letters of your answer in your science activity
notebook.

Column A Column B
A. The marble accelerates to
the right.
1.
B. The marble moves to the right
with a constant velocity. Then
the marble stops for a few
2. seconds and finally,
accelerates quickly to the
right.

C. The marble decelerates to

the left. Then, it stops for a
few seconds and finally,
3.
moves slowly to the left with
constant velocity.

D. The marble moves with a

constant velocity to the right.
4.

E. The marble decelerates to

5.
the left.

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 3: Let us summarize…

Directions: Complete the statements by writing the appropriate word/s in
the box. Write your answer in your science activity notebook.

1. Motion in objects can be interpreted by analyzing _______________.

2. A _______________is used to create ticker tape diagrams or tape
charts.
3. The trace of the dots in the ________________ provides a history of the
motion of an object, thus, it can represent the motion of an object.
4. Equal spaced dots represent _______________ velocity.
5. Diagrams with large spaces between dots represent _______________
motion.
6. Diagrams with small spaces between dots represent _______________
motion.
7. An _______________ distance between the dots indicates constant
velocity or an object is moving at a constant speed and therefore, no
acceleration.
8. A gradual change of the distance between dots that gets smaller means
the object is slowing down which indicates that the object is
_______________.
9. If the distance between dots gradually gets longer means the object is
speeding up or _______________.
10. If the distance between dots gradually gets very long means the object
has _______________.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 4: Doing Detective Work

Ticker tape diagrams are also referred to as oil drop diagrams. Imagine you
are to investigate a car with a leaky engine that drips oil at a regular rate. As the
car travels down the road, it would leave a trace of oil. That trace would give
information about the motion of the car. Matthew owns such a car and it leaves
drops of oil wherever he goes. Interpret the three traces of Matthew’s travels as
shown below. Describe the motion characteristics during each section of the
diagram. Write your answers in your science activity notebook.

1.

_____________________________________________________________

2.

_____________________________________________________________

3.
_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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 Assessment

Directions: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
Write the chosen letter in your science activity notebook.

1. What does it tell you if the dots on a piece of ticker tape are close together?
The object is_______.
A. speeding up.
B. slowing down
C. moving (relatively) fast
D. moving (relatively) slowly
2. When the ticker tape dots are having a greater distance between them,
________________.
A. there is no motion
B. the motion of the object is faster
C. the motion of the object is slower
D. the motion of the object does not change
For numbers 3 - 8, assume that the ticker tape is pulled to the right.
3. Which ticker-tape diagram best shows an object moving fast, at a constant
speed?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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4. Which ticker-tape diagram best shows an object moving at a slow constant
speed?

A.

B.

C.

D.

5. Which ticker-tape diagram best shows an object accelerating?

A.

B.

C.

D.
6. Which ticker-tape diagram best shows an object decelerating?

A.

B.

C.

D.
7. Which of the following pieces of ticker tape represents an object that is
speeding up?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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 8. Which choice best describes the motion shown in the ticker tape diagram?

A. Constant speed throughout

B. Deceleration then acceleration
C. Deceleration, constant speed, acceleration, constant speed
D. Acceleration, constant speed, deceleration, constant speed

For numbers 9 and 10, please refer to the diagram below.

9. Which of the following sections on the ticker tape diagram shows constant
speed?
A. A B. C C. H D. T
10. What type of motion is shown in section C on the diagram?
A. Acceleration C. Deceleration
B. Constant Motion D. No motion
11. Which of the ticker tape diagrams represents a marble that slowly
accelerates from rest, then, stops for a few seconds and moves to the left
with a constant velocity?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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 12. A truck is leaking at 0.2 seconds interval as it went down the street. Which
pattern of oil droplets best represents the motion of the truck as it
accelerates from a stopped position?

A.

B.

C.

D.

For numbers 13-15, suppose that you are investigating a hit-and-run

incident. You conducted an interrogation on whether the suspect is telling the truth
or not based on the oil drop left on the site of the incident. Write TRUTH if the
suspect is telling the truth and LIE if the suspect is not telling the truth.
Oil Drop Statement
“I was driving slowly at a constant
speed.”
13.

“I suddenly stopped when I saw the

incident.”
14.

“I kept on accelerating when I saw the

incident.”
15.

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Given the situations below, draw a tape chart of the motion being
described in your science activity notebook.

1. A coconut that fell on the ground rolls with a constant speed to the left and
stops for several seconds. Finally, it accelerated to the left when hit by
another coconut.

2. A runner runs with a constant, leftward velocity. Then , the runner remains
at rest for a several seconds. Finally, the car moves with rightward
acceleration.

3. Dionie drives his motorcycle with constant rightward velocity in going to

work. He stops for a while when he remembered that he forgot his laptop.
So, he went back home with constant speed to get it.

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SCIENCE
Third Quarter – Module 3B
Representing Motion:
Motion Graph

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

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 Lesson
Displacement-Time Graph
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In the previous modules, you described the motion of an object by indicating
its displacement and speed. You also described a motion that is represented by a
tape chart. But there is a better way of visualizing and analyzing the motion of an
object and this is through a graph. The motion of a body can be represented by a
graph of distance traveled over time.

What’s In

Before we proceed to the next lesson, let us review what you have learned
from the previous modules by answering the activity below.

Activity 1: Recall Me!

Directions: Study each tape chart and describe the motion it represent in two to
three sentences. Assume that all marbles start from rest. Write the letter of your
answer in your science activity notebook.

1.
A. Acceleration to the left, stops, and constant leftward velocity
B. Constant rightward velocity, stops, and constant leftward velocity

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 2.
A. Constant leftward velocity, stops, and acceleration to the right
B. Constant rightward velocity, stops, and constant leftward velocity

3.
A. Deceleration to the right, stops, and acceleration to the left
B. Acceleration to the left, stops, and constant leftward velocity

4.
A. Acceleration to the left
B. Constant leftward velocity, stops, and acceleration to the right

5.
A. Deceleration to the right, stops, and acceleration to the left
B. Acceleration to the left, stops, and constant leftward velocity

What’s New

The ticker-tape charts in the What’s In section can be converted into motion
graphs. Try the next activity to help you convert ticker-tape charts into motion
graphs.

Activity 2: Graph It!

A. Constant Velocity

Directions: Study the motion graph below and answer the questions that follow.
Write your answers in your science activity notebook.

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 Figure 1. Marble rolling at a constant speed
Procedure:
1. Copy the table below and fill it up using the data in Figure 1 above. The
first distance is done for you.

Table 1. Distance Travelled by the Marble vs. Time

Time in seconds (s) Distance Traveled by the
Marble in meters (m)
0 0
5
10
15
20
25

The data in the table above can be converted into a distance-time graph
similar to the sample below.

a) b)
Figure 2. a) Sample distance-time table of values and its b) corresponding
distance – time graph

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 Note that the first data in Figure 2a, 0 second and 0 meter, is a point of
intersection in Figure 2b.
2. Copy Figure 3 below in a graphing paper or in your science activity notebook
to plot the values in Table 1 on the previous page as points on the graph. Make
sure that the distances for each number in the number lines are equal. Plot the
values in Table 1 on the graph in Figure 3. Refer to the sample in Figure 2 on
the previous page.

Figure 3. Distance vs. Time Graph

3. Lastly, connect the points in the graph starting from the origin.

Q1. How does your distance-time graph look like?

A. Curved B. Diagonal C. Zigzag

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 What is It

A. Constant Speed
When the distance and time data in Figure 1 were graphed, the resulting
graph would look like the graph in Figure 4 below.

Figure 4. A distance-time graph for a marble traveling at a constant speed

The distance (d) which is the dependent variable is plotted against time (t), the
independent variable. Normally, the independent variable is placed on the
horizontal axis and the dependent variable is represented along the vertical axis.
The graph shows a linear relationship between distance and time. Let us get
two points: Point 1 (time1, distance1) or P1(t1, d1) and Point 2 (time2, distance2)
or P2(t2, d2) on the line graph. Using these two points, we can calculate the slope
of the graph. In mathematics, the slope is defined as

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 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒 (↑)
𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
𝑟𝑢𝑛 (→)
From our graph,
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒

Thus,
𝑑2 − 𝑑1
𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
𝑡2 − 𝑡1

If we choose the two points P1 (5, 5) and P2 (10, 10), then

10 𝑚 − 5𝑚
𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
10𝑠 − 5𝑠
5𝑚
=
5𝑠
= 1𝑚/𝑠

Remember that the motion in Figure 1 is a constant, positive velocity

(going to the right) which results in a line that gives a constant and positive slope
when plotted as a distance-time graph. Note that the resulting slope of the graph
of distance against time gives the velocity of the object.

Q1. Choose two other points from the line graph in Figure 4 and compute the slope
of the graph from these points. Compare the slope that you computed with the
slope between points. How do the two slopes compare?
A. Different B. The same C. Cannot be determined

The slope of a straight line is constant. Even if we choose two different pairs
of points on the same line, we shall obtain the same slope. The slope of the
distance-time graph represents speed and a straight-line graph indicates a
constant speed.
The sign of the slope tells the direction of the motion. A negative slope
indicates that the direction of the motion is opposite that of the motion with a

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positive slope, that is, it is going to the left. A zero slope shows that the body is
not moving.

a) b) c)

Figure 5. Three different types of displacement patterns : a) Constant speed,

b) Constant speed but opposite, and c) At rest

The slope of the graph also determines how fast or slow the motion is. Look
at the different graphs in Figure 6 below. Both graphs in Figure 6 represent a
positive (rightward) and constant velocities. However, the slope of the graph in
Figure 6a is larger than that in Figure 6b. This larger slope indicates a larger
velocity. Thus, the velocity of the object represented by the graph on the left(a) is
larger than the velocity of the object represented by the graph in the right(b).

a) b)
Figure 6. Graphs with different slopes: a) larger slope, and b) smaller slope

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B. Changing Speed
On the other hand, Figure 7 below shows that an object has a positive,
changing velocity.

Figure 7. Marble rolling with changing speed

If the distance traveled and time data in Figure 7 were graphed, then the
resulting graph would look like the graph below.

Figure 8. Distance-Time graph of an accelerating object

Try this!
Choose 2 consecutive points and compute the slopes of the graph above.
Compare the slopes that you computed. How do the slopes compare?
A. Different B. The same C. Cannot be determined

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 Now, what if the ball is rolling to the left just like in the figure below? How does
its graph look like?

Figure 9. A marble rolling with changing velocity to the left.

What would be the sign of its velocity? Yes, the ball at this time is rolling
with a changing, negative velocity.

Q2. Plot the graph of the marble. How does it look like? Compare it to the graph
in Figure 8 on page 13?
A. Different B. Cannot be determined C. The same

Notice that the resulting graph of Figure 9 is also a curved line but opposite
in direction to the graph of Figure 7. However, both figures have a curved line
graph. Curved lines have changing slope which indicates that the distance
traveled increases faster than the time of travel. Thus, the curved line of a
changing slope is an indication of changing velocity or accelerated motion.
Now, let us check what you have learned from the lesson above by
answering the activity below.

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 What’s More

Activity 3: Match that Motion I!

Directions: Study the displacement-time graph in Column A and match it to its
description in Column B. Write the letters of your answer in your
science activity notebook.

Column A Column B

A.
1.

B.
2.

3. C.

4.
D.

5.
E.

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 Lesson
Velocity – Time Graph
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In this lesson, you will learn another kind of motion graph- the velocity
versus time graph. Explore the specific features of the motion of objects as
demonstrated by the shape and slope of lines of a speed-time graph.

What’s In

Before we continue, let us look back at the previous lesson first. Consider
a moving car with a constant, positive velocity.

Figure 10. Moving car with a positive velocity

1. What is the speed of the car?

A. 10m/s B. 0m/s C. 0.5m/s

2. Is the car accelerating or not? Why or Why not?

A. No, because the car is moving at constant velocity.
B. Yes, because the car is moving with changing velocity.

Now, in moving on to our lesson, do the activity on the next page.

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 What’s New

Activity 1: Graph It! (Part II)

Directions: Convert the ticker-tape chart into a speed-time graph. Study the
motion of the object using the ticker-tape chart and answer what is
asked. Write your answers in your science activity notebook.
Materials:
• bondpaper
• pencil
• Pair of scissors
• Glue or paste
Procedure:

1. Trace the tape chart in Figure 2 below and cut it into a strip.

2. Label each dot. Start from 0, then 1, 2, 3, and so on. In this example, each dot
occurred every 1 second.

Figure 11. A tape chart representing the motion of the car

3. Examine the distances between successive dots.

4. Cut the strip at each dot, starting from the first to the last dot, and paste them
side by side on a graphing paper to form a tape chart as shown in the figure
below.

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 Figure 12. Sample velocity-time graph

Q1. How do the lengths of the tapes compare?

A. Different and decreasing B. Different and increasing
Q2. What does each tape represent?
A. Acceleration B. Speed
5. Join the mid-points of the tops of the tapes with a line. You have now converted
your tape chart into a velocity-time graph.
Q3. How does your speed-time graph look like?
A. Curved B. Diagonal
Q4. How will you interpret this graph in terms of the speed and acceleration of
the moving car? The object is ___________.
A. accelerating B. moving at constant speed

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 What is It

A ticker-tape diagram can also be converted into a speed-time graph similar

to what you did in Activity 1 on the previous page. Just like the slope of a
displacement-time graph, the slope of a velocity-time graph is very important in
describing the motion of an object.
Consider the car in Figure 10 on page 16. The car is moving with a constant
velocity of 10m/s. You have learned in the previous lessons that an object moving
with a constant speed has zero acceleration. If the speed and time data of the car
were graphed, then the resulting graph would look like the graph below. Note that
the graph resulted in a line of zero slopes.

Figure 13. Velocity-time graph of an object moving at constant

velocity

Thus, an object moving with a constant velocity or no acceleration will have

a horizontal, zero-sloped line velocity-time graph.

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 Now, consider another car moving with a positive, changing velocity – that
is a car moving to the right and is speeding up or accelerating. If the velocity and
time for such a car were graphed, then the resulting graph would look like the graph
below.

Figure 14. Car moving with a positive changing velocity

Remember that the motion described in the figure is a changing, positive
velocity which resulted in a sloped line when plotted as a velocity-time graph. Note
that the slope of the line is positive which corresponds to the positive acceleration
and the line lies in the positive region just above the x-axis.

Figure 15. Velocity-time graph of an accelerating object

Now, what if the ball is rolling to the left just like in the figure below?

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 Figure 16. A marble accelerating to the left.

What would be the sign of its acceleration? Yes, the ball at this time is rolling
with a changing, negative acceleration.

Try this!
Plot the graph of the marble as shown in Figure 16. How does it look like?
Compare it to the graph in Figure 15 on the previous page.

The graph of an object with a changing velocity and is moving in a negative

direction will fall to the negative region just below the x-axis. The following figures
will differentiate the graphs of objects which are accelerating or decelerating in a
positive and negative direction.

The object is moving and is The object is moving and is

accelerating in a positive direction. decelerating in a positive direction.

The object is moving and is

The object is moving and is
decelerating in a negative direction.
accelerating in a negative direction.

Figure 17. Types of velocity-time graph

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 Thus, one will know that an object is moving in a positive direction if the line
is located in the positive region of the graph whether it is accelerating or
decelerating. Similarly, one will know that an object is moving to the left or in
negative direction if the line is located in the negative region (below the x-axis)
whether it is accelerating or decelerating. Finally, when a line in a graph crosses
from the positive region to the negative region, it means the object has changed
directions.
Now, let us check again what you have learned from the lesson above by
answering the activity below.

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 What’s More

Activity 2: Match that Motion II!

Directions: Study the velocity-time graph in Column A and match it to its
description in Column B. Write the letters of your answer in your
science activity notebook.

Column A Column B

1. A.

2.

B.

3.
C.

4.
D.

5. .
E.

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 3. Let us summarize…

Directions: Complete the sentences in the summary. Write your answers in
your science activity notebook.

A ticker-tape chart can be converted into a (1) ______________. The

slope of the graph can be computed by the formula (2) ______________.

On a displacement-time graph, the slope is equal to the

(3) _____________ of the object and the slope of a straight line is constant.
Straight line denotes (4) _______________ velocities while curved line has
changing slopes which denote acceleration. A (5) ___________ slope
indicates motion in the positive direction while a negative slope indicates
motion in the negative direction. A (6) ___________slopes imply a state of
rest. The (7) __________ of the graph also determines how fast or slow the
motion is. The larger slope indicates a (8) ___________velocity while smaller
slope indicates smaller velocity.

Lastly, on a velocity-time graph, zero slopes indicate motion with

(9) ___________ velocity, a positive slope indicates an increase in velocity in
the positive direction; and a (10) ____________ slope indicates an increase in
velocity in the negative direction.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 4. Doing Detective Work II

Directions: Read the selection below. Follow the procedures and answer what is
asked. Write your answers in your science activity notebook.

Supposed that you were having your on-the-job training in a private

investigating company. You were asked to join a team assigned to investigate a
‘hit and run’ case. The alleged suspect was captured by the CCTV camera driving
down a road leading to the place of incident. The suspect denied the allegation,
saying that he was then driving very slowly at a constant speed. Because of the
short time difference when he was caught by the camera and when the accident
happened, he insisted that it would be impossible that he would already be at the
place when the crime happened. But when you were viewing the scene again on
the camera, you noticed that his car was leaving oil spots on the road. When you
checked these spots on the site, you found out that they were still evident. So, you
began to wonder if the spots can be used to investigate the motion of the car of
the suspect and check whether he was telling the truth or not.

Assume that the dots on the tape below represent the ‘oil drops’ left by the
car down the road.

Materials

• ruler
• bondpaper
• pencil
• cutter or pair of scissors
• graph paper

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Procedure

A. Using Tape Chart

1. Trace the ticker-tape chart on page 25 by using a clean sheet of bondpaper.
2. Cut the traced chart into a strip.
3. Convert the tape chart into a speed-time graph by cutting the strip at each
drop and by pasting them side by side on a graph paper to form a tape chart.
4. Join the mid-points of the tops of the tapes with a line.

B. Using motion graphs

5. Draw a table where you can enter the distance traveled and time elapsed
by the car.
6. Measure the distance traveled by the car after 1 second, 2 seconds, and so
on by measuring the distance between drops 0 and 1, 0 and 2, and so on.
Enter your measurements in the table you drew.
7. Plot the values in the table as points on a graph.

Based on the arrangement of the oil drop and the speed-time graph you made,
was the suspect telling the truth? Why?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

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 Assessment

I. Multiple Choice.
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter in your
science activity notebook.

1. Which of the following corresponds to the slope of a displacement-time

graph?
A. Acceleration C. Time
B. Displacement D. Velocity
2. Which corresponds to the slope of a velocity-time graph?
A. Acceleration C. Time
B. Displacement D. Velocity
3. When the slope of an object is negative, it indicates that the object is moving
___________.
A. up
B. to the left
C. to the east
D. to the right
4. What happens when acceleration is negative? The object ____________.
A. speeds up in the positive direction
B. slows down in the negative direction
C. slows down or speeds up in the positive direction
D. slows down or speeds up in the negative direction

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5. Which of the following describes uniform speed?

I. II. III. IV.

A. I and III B. II and IV C. I and II D. II and IV

6. Which of the following velocity-time graph shows a change of direction?

A. B.

C. D.
7. Which of the distance-time graph best describes the motion of the ball in the
tape chart below?

A. B.

C. D.

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8. Given the graph below, which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. Object 1 is faster than Object 2.

B. Object 3 is the fastest among them.
C. Objects 2 and 3 move at the same time but stops at different times.
D. Objects 1 and 2 move at the same time and stops at the same time.
9. The velocity of the car per unit time is shown in the table below.
Time (hr) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Velocity (km/hr) 0 20 20 60 80 0

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The car is accelerating between 1-2 hours.
B. The car is decelerating between 4-5 hours.
C. The car returns to its original position after 5 hours.
D. The acceleration of the car from 2-3 hours and from 3-4 hours are the
same.

10. How important is the slope in every motion graphs? The slope ________
I. indicates the direction of the motion.
II. determines the time an object travel.
I. indicates the objects that are moving.
II. determines how fast or slow the motion is.

A. I and II B. II and III C. I and IV D. II and IV

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 11. Matthew starts out traveling at 3 m/s and continues at that speed for a little
while. He then gradually speeds up to 5 m/s. He then slows down to a stop,
stays still for several seconds, and suddenly starts moving in the opposite
direction at 3m/s. Which of the following velocity-time graph best matches
Matthew’s travel?

A. B.

C. D.

For numbers 12 to 15, refer to the distance-time graph of the motion of the car
below.

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12. What is the velocity between 0 minutes and 30 minutes?

A. 0.5 km/min C. 5 km/ min

B. 2 km/ min D. 45 km/min

13. What is the velocity between 30minutes and 70 minutes?

A. 0.5 km/min C. 5 km/ min

B. 2 km/ min D. 45 km/min

14. At what time is the car moving at a constant velocity?

A. 0 – 30 minutes C. 70 – 90 minutes

B. 30 – 70 minutes D. 90 – 120 minutes

15. At what time the car is decelerating?

A. 0 – 30 minutes C. 70 – 90 minutes

B. 30 – 70 minutes D. 90 – 120 minutes

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 Additional Activities

Activity 5: Graph that Motion!

Directions: Copy the graphs below in your science activity notebook and draw
two lines/curves to represent the given verbal descriptions. Label the
lines/curves as A or B.

1) A. Remaining at rest 2) A. Moving slow 3) A. Moving in + direction

B. Moving B. Moving fast B. Moving in – direction

6. A. Speeding up in -
4. A. Moving at 5. A. Speeding up in +
direction direction
constant speed
B. Slowing down in B. Slowing down in –
B. Accelerating
+ direction
direction

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7. A. Speeding up in + 8. A. Slowing down in + 9. A. Moving with +
direction direction velocity and -

B. Speeding up in - B. Slowing down in - acceleration

direction direction B. Moving with +

velocity and +
acceleration

10. A. Moving with -

velocity and -
acceleration

B. Moving with -
velocity and +
acceleration

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