8
Quarter
Learning Activity 4
Lesson
Sheet for Science 6
Lesson
Learning Activity Sheet for Science Grade 8
Quarter 4: Lesson 6 of 8 (Week 6)
SY 2025-2026
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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Learning Area: Science Quarter: 4th Quarter
Lesson No.: Lesson 6 Subtopic 1 Date:
Lesson Title/ Topic: Conservation of Energy
Grade &
Name:
Section:
I. Activity No.: Activity #1: Ball Drop Activity
II. Objective(s): At the end of the activity, you should be able to explain the
transformation of the ball's energy as it is dropped from a height and after it
bounces.
III. Materials Needed:
Marble Rubber ball
Ping-Pong ball Meter stick
IV. Instructions:
1. Find a space where to perform the activity.
2. Mark a 100-cm height from the floor.
3. Drop the marble at a height of 100 cm from the floor.
4. Mark the rebound height of the first bounce.
5. Measure the rebound height.
6. Do this for three trials.
7. Repeat procedures 2 – 6, making use of the ping pong ball and then rubber
ball.
Measured Rebound Height Drop Height: 100 cm
Average Difference Between
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Rebound Average Rebound
(cm) (cm) (cm) Height Height & Drop Height
(cm) (cm)
Marble
Ping-Pong
Ball
Rubber Ball
V. Synthesis/Extended Practice/Differentiation
1. Did the ball rebound to the drop height? Explain your answer.
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2. Which ball bounced the highest? Explain your answer.
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3. What happens when the ball rebounds?
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Learning Area: Science Quarter: 4th Quarter
Lesson No.: Lesson 6 Subtopic 1 Date:
Lesson Title/ Topic: Conservation of Energy
Grade &
Name:
Section:
I. Activity.: Activity #2: Paper Roller Coaster
II. Objective(s): Explain how Conservation of Energy applies to Roller Coaster
III. Materials Needed:
Cardboard bases Scissor
Printed Roller coaster template Marbles
sheets (downloadable) Masking Tape
IV. Instructions:
1. Make a drawing of the roller coaster
design and make a loop after the initial
hill.
2. Build the roller coaster track as you
designed and test it.
3. Try rolling the marble down several times
until the marble reaches the end of the
ramp.
4. Allow each group to briefly show and
demonstrate their roller coaster to the
rest of the class as each group explains their answers to the guide
questions.
Image Source: sciencebuddies.org
V. Synthesis/Extended Practice/Differentiation
1. What were the challenges you encountered in constructing your roller
coaster?
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2. How were you able to solve these challenges?
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3. What happens to energy as the marble is allowed to roll at the top part of the
ramp and as it moves down the ramp?
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4. Is the mechanical energy in the marble conserved, or is it transformed to
other forms?
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5. What happens to the energy present when the ramp is frictionless?
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6. Can you describe the total energy at each point along the track? If friction is
present, does it mean a decrease in the total energy?
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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Learning Area: Science Quarter: 4th Quarter
Lesson No.: Lesson 6 Subtopic 2 Date:
Lesson Title/ Topic: Conservation of Energy
Grade &
Name:
Section:
I. Activity No.: Activity #3: Waterwheel Work: Energy Transformation and
Rotational Rates
II. Objective(s): At the end of the activity, you should be able to:
a. explain energy transformation in a waterwheel.
b. apply the concepts of a waterwheel to a hydroelectric powerplant.
III. Materials Needed:
String
timer, stopwatch or watch
1 empty, clean two-liter Coke plastic bottle or 1.5 soft drink plastic bottle
1 pair of scissors
Tape
6-8 large index cards (4 x 6-inch size works)
waterproofing materials to wrap over the index cards (aluminum foil, plastic
wrap, etc.) so that the index cards do not disintegrate in the water
pen or marker
wooden dowel or stick, ~¾-inch (2 cm) diameter (to fit into the bottle opening
with a little room to turn) and longer than the length of the soft drink plastic
bottle
For the entire class to share:
water source
pouring container to hold ~ 2 liters water
sink or outside area that can get wet
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IV. Instructions:
1. Wrap the index cards with aluminum foil or plastic wrap for waterproofing.
2. With a pen or marker, draw 6 to 8 lengthwise equidistant lines along the
length of the large plastic bottle. These mark the locations where index card
"water catchers" will be taped.
3. Fold the index cards to make small boxes or envelopes ("catchers") with open
sides. These will serve as waterwheel paddles (or buckets or blades) to catch
the water.
4. Mark one index card with an "X" so counting the number of turns is easier.
(The learners will count each time the marked catcher reaches the top of the
waterwheel while turning.) Tape the index card "catchers" to the soft drink
plastic bottle at each line. Your waterwheel will spin in one specific direction
(choose either clockwise or counterclockwise), so make sure each catcher
faces the same direction to help the bottle spin in that direction.
5. Make a hole in the bottom of the bottle so that the dowel can be inserted
through the center of the bottle like an axle (from the opening at the top
through the hole in the bottom), as shown in the figure above. The hole at
the bottom of the bottle should be slightly larger than the dowel so that the
whole bottle can freely spin on the dowel. If the hole is too tight, then the
bottle will have trouble spinning on the dowel.
6. Attach a string at one end of the dowel and hang a weight or any object at
the other end.
7. Discuss how to measure the waterwheel while water is being poured into the
waterwheel. Agree on how to ensure a constant flow rate of the water being
poured out.
Waterwheel Work
Elapsed Time (s) Rate of Rotation
Start End # of
End Time – Start Elapse Time/Number of
Time (s) Time (s) Turns
Time Turns
V. Synthesis/Extended Practice/Differentiation
Guide Questions
1. What happened to the waterwheel as you poured water on it?
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2. What happened to the rate of rotation when we added weight?
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3. How would engineers use this understanding to design hydroelectric power
plants?
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4. How was the waterwheel you made like what happens in a hydroelectric
power plant?
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