DETAILED LESSON PLAN

I – Objectives

By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to;

A. Define momentum
B. List the factors that affect momentum
C. Explain how mass and velocity affects momentum
D. Calculate the value of unknown variables (p, m, and v)

II – Subject Matter

Topic: Momentum
Values: Decision making
References: Grolier Encyclopedia of knowledge
http://www.physicstutorials.org/home/impulse-momentum/momentum

III – Materials

Blackboard, chalk, and drawn diagram.

IV – Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Motivation
Good Morning Class… Good Morning Sir!

Let us pray first… (One Student will lead the prayer)

Now let’s check the attendance…
Class, imagine that you are running as fast as
you can but didn’t notice that someone is just
few inches away from you. What will happen?
(Students will say present as the teacher calls
in their name)
I’ll get bumped on that person.

Why? Because it will be difficult to stop all of a

sudden when you are at the peak of running.

That is because of momentum.

Lesson Proper
In our today’s lesson we will study about
momentum and understand the factors affecting
it.
Momentum is the difficulty faced by a moving
You have said a while ago that it is difficult to object to undergo a sudden stop.
stop all of a sudden when you are at the peak of
doing something. We’ve said that it is
momentum. Now from that experience, what is
the definition of momentum?

Very Good. Momentum is affected by two factors

which are mass of the object and its velocity. The fast runner is harder to stop because it
has more momentum.
Let’s find out how these factors affect
momentum. Now look at this diagram. (Teacher
shows diagram no. 1) Which would be harder to
 stop, the fast runner or the slow runner? Velocity.

That’s right. What could be the factor? Runner 1 because he is heavier.

Very good. Now take a look at this second

diagram. (Teacher shows diagram no. 2) You can
see here two runners, runner 1 and runner 2.
Both have the same velocity but runner 1 is
twice the mass of runner 2. Which would be Mass.
harder to stop?

Very good. Clearly what is the factor that affects

the momentum in that situation?

The mathematical formula therefore for

momentum is p=mv where
p – momentum
m – mass Kg
v – velocity
m/s
What is the unit for mass?
kg*m/s
What is the unit for velocity?
Mass and velocity are directly proportional
Now what would be the unit for momentum? with momentum.

Very good! From the formula of momentum,

what can you say about the relationship As one variable increases, the other one also
between the momentum and the mass and increases, vice versa.
velocity?

What does direct proportion means?

(Students are given time to solve and one
student will solve at the blackboard)
That is correct. Now let’s have an example.

A car is moving at a velocity of 10 m/s. Its mass

is 500kg. What is its momentum?
(Teacher writes it at the blackboard)

V – Generalization

 What does momentum means?

Momentum is mathematically defined as the product of mass and velocity of a
body which is p = mv. Conceptually speaking momentum is the difficulty
faced by a moving body/object to undergo sudden stop.

 What are the factors that affect momentum?

Mass and velocity

 What is the relationship of momentum to the mass and velocity?

The mass and velocity are directly proportional to the momentum meaning
whenever one increases the other one will also increase and vice versa.

VI – Evaluation/Activity
 The students will be given activity sheets to ponder their understanding on the
lesson.

VII – Assignment

Study about impulse momentum.