General Physics 1 – Grade 12 Quarter 1 Module 5

Title : Grade 12 Science on Air School

Topic : Circular Motion
Format : School-on-the-Air
Length : 30 minutes
Scriptwriter : Romeo, Jr. E. Bejar
Objective : After listening to this episode, Grade 12 General Physics 1
students are expected to infer quantities associated with
circular motion such as tangential velocity, centripetal
acceleration, tangential acceleration, radius of curvature
(STEM_GP12KIN-Ic-25); and solve problems involving two-
dimensional motion (STEM_GP12KIN-Ic-26). Specifically, they
are to determine the motion direction of an object in the
absence of centripetal force, infer quantities associated with
circular motion such as tangential velocity, centripetal
acceleration, tangential acceleration, radius of curvature; and
solve problems involving two-dimensional motion.
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3 HOST : It’s a God’s day, everyone especially to our beloved Grade 12 - STEM

4 students! Welcome back to Science on air school! I am very much

5 happy to be with you in our study on the radio. I am your teacher on

6 air, Teacher __________.

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8 HOST : I would like also to greet our dear parents who are also listening to

9 our school-on-air today. Good day po and thank you for your

10 continuous support to your children and to your utmost cooperation to

11 every move of the Department of Education. Thank you, Ma’am and

12 Sir.

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14 HOST : Okay! Are you ready? Let's get started.

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16 HOST : In your previous module, you have learned that the direction of the

17 velocity is always tangent to the path of the object. Also, the

18 component of the acceleration in the direction parallel to the path is

19 associated with changes in speed while the component of the

20 acceleration in the direction perpendicular to the path is associated

21 with changes in direction.

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 222...Circular Motion

1 HOST : Now, I want you to get your science journal notebook and pen, and be

2 ready.

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4 HOST : Aside from projectile motion, there is another type of 2D motion that

5 is frequently encountered. Now, for 2 minutes, I want you to list down

6 at least three examples of objects that move along circular paths. Your

7 2 minutes starts right now.

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11 HOST : Time is up! Good job! You are able to list down examples of objects in

12 uniform circular motion. But before we’ll proceed, I want you to get

13 your module on General Physics 1 – Circular Motion.

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15 HOST : Hopefully, you have your modules with you already. Now, I want you

16 to turn your module on the page with Answer Key and I want you to

17 scan through the different examples of, but not limited to, circular

18 motion.

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20 HOST : In this module, you will see that same concepts and principles you

21 have

22 learned in previous modules and these can also be used to describe

23 and explain the motion of objects that either move in circles or can be

24 approximated to be moving in circles.

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26 HOST : You are expected to infer quantities associated with circular motion

27 such as tangential velocity, centripetal acceleration, tangential

28 acceleration, and radius of curvature (STEM_GP12KIN-Ic-25); and

29 solve problems involving two-dimensional motion (STEM_GP12KIN-Ic-

30 26). Specifically, you are to determine the motion direction of an object

31 in the absence of centripetal force, infer quantities associated with

32 circular motion such as tangential velocity, centripetal acceleration,

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 1 tangential acceleration, and radius of curvature; and solve problems

2 involving two-dimensional motion.

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4 HOST : I know that you are excited to learn again. Dear students and dear

5 parents, I would like to welcome you all to another fruitful session this

6 day. We will learn about the wonders of Physics in motion and we will

7 learn more about circular motion.

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11 RADIO TEACHER: Uniform circular motion is a specific type of motion in which

12 an object travels in a circle with a constant speed. For example, any

13 point on a propeller spinning at a constant rate is executing uniform

14 circular motion. Other examples are the second, minute, and hour

15 hands of a watch. It is remarkable that points on these rotating objects

16 are actually accelerating, although the rotation rate is constant. To see

17 this, we must analyze the motion in terms of vectors.

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19 RADIO TEACHER : But wait, let me ask you, aside from uniform circular

20 motion, do you have any idea about non-uniform circular motion? How

21 does uniform circular motion differ from non-uniform circular motion?

22 Let’s find out the answers as we go through this module.

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24 RADIO TEACHER : By the way, have you asked yourself what might be

25 the motion direction of those objects in circular motion? Let’s perform

26 the following activity for you to find out the answer.

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28 RADIO TEACHER : Our Activity No. 1 is entitled as What’s the Motion?

29 In this activity, you will determine the motion direction of an object in

30 the absence of centripetal force.

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32 RADIO TEACHER : Here are the materials to be used.

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 1 BIZ : MSC UP AND UNDER 444...Circular Motion

2 RADIO TEACHER: Plastic tube (for example a pen, after removing the ink

3 cartridge so that it is open from both sides); two meters of string; 50

4 grams or 100 grams hooked mass or any object that has that

5 approximate mass of 50 grams or 100 grams; and a small iron nail, or

6 a toothpick or a small plastic ball.

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8 RADIO TEACHER : I will give you 1 minute for you to gather all those

9 needed materials. Your 1 minute starts now!

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12 RADIO TEACHER : Time is up! Hopefully, you have gathered all needed

13 materials successfully. Now, here is our procedure. First, I want you to

14 tie a hooked mass with a string. Dear parents, kindly guide and assist

15 our children.

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17 RADIO TEACHER : Next, insert the other side of the string into the plastic

18 tube until about half of the string is inserted.

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20 RADIO TEACHER : Tie a light nail or a toothpick or a small plastic ball

21 with the other side of the string. The purpose of this is to prevent

22 pulling the rope from the tube during the circular motion of the metal

23 mass.

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25 RADIO TEACHER : At this point, I want you to turn for module first on

26 page 12 and refer your output to the figure being shown there. It

27 should be somehow similar with that figure.

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29 RADIO TEACHER : Dear students and dear parents, I want you to

30 remember these safety remarks: Wherever you conduct this

31 experiment, ensure that you are at a safe distance from people,

32 windows, doors, furniture, etc. And, make sure that you tied the mass
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 1 and the nail firmly so that it cannot escape during motion.

2 BIZ : MSC UP AND UNDER 555...Circular Motion

3 RADIO TEACHER : Now, I want you to hold the plastic tube from the

4 middle of the string and rotate the metal mass in a horizontal circular

5 motion above your head while keeping the hanging side with the nail

6 steady in the other hand. You may refer to our figure on page 12 of our

7 module if you are doing it right.

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9 RADIO TEACHER : At a certain point for the metal mass and while

10 rotating, let go of the string. Observe the motion direction of the metal

11 mass.

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13 RADIO TEACHER : Now, I want you to write on your Science Journal

14 Notebook a description for the metal mass motion after releasing it

15 from uniform circular motion. If just in case you were not able to

16 observe it, you may repeat the experiment several times to confirm the

17 correct direction. I will give your just 1 minute for that. Your 1 minute

18 starts now.

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21 RADIO TEACHER : Uniform circular motion or UCM is constant speed

22 motion along a circular path. The radius of the circular path is also

23 known as the “radius of curvature”. In uniform circular motion, a

24 particle completes one revolution every period. The speed of the particle

25 can be calculated from the radius of curvature, R, and period T.

26 Because the speed is constant, the component of the acceleration along

27 the path which is the tangential acceleration is zero. Although the speed

28 is constant, the acceleration is not zero because the direction is

29 continuously changing – the component perpendicular to the circular

30 path, the radial acceleration or centripetal acceleration, is not-zero. The

31 centripetal acceleration is directed towards the center of the circular

32 path and has the magnitude of “v” squared over “r” where “v” is the
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 1 speed of the revolving body and R is the radius of the circular path.

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3 RADIO TEACHER: Non-uniform circular motion is motion with varying speed

4 along a circular path. Because the direction is continuously changing,

5 the acceleration has a component perpendicular to its path – this is the

6 radial or centripetal acceleration. The magnitude of the radial

7 acceleration “v” squared over “r”. Because the speed is varying, the

8 acceleration has a component parallel to the circular path – this is the

9 tangential acceleration. The magnitude of the tangential acceleration is

10 the difference of the velocity divided by the difference of time. The

11 object is speeding up when the direction of the tangential acceleration

12 and velocity are the same; the object is slowing down when the

13 direction of the tangential acceleration and velocity are opposite. The

14 total acceleration is “a” sub “r” plus “a” sub “t” and its magnitude is the

15 square root of “a” sub “r” squared plus “a” sub “t” squared.

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17 RADIO TEACHER: Hopefully, that sounds clear to everybody. You can actually

18 review it by yourself using our module and, also, I want you to study

19 thoroughly our given examples in our module.

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21 HOST : And now, we are done.

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23 HOST : We have finished another lesson. To reinforce your learning on today’s

24 lesson, please don’t forget to read the contents in the “Additional

25 Activities” section of your module.

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27 HOST : (PROVIDES A RECAP OF THE RADIO TEACHER’S DISCUSSION).

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30 HOST : If you have any questions or would like to clarify, please write them

31 down as well. Include your greetings or requests. You can also request

32 the song you want to hear at our on-air school. Then take it to (HOST
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3 HOST : Be sure to focus on our air school every session. Until next time, I am

4 Teacher __________.

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6 HOST : Always remember, Sir Galileo Galilei once said, “All truths are easy to

7 understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”.

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9 HOST : Good day, keep safe always, and God bless. Goodbye!

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