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WK LSN TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REFERENCE REMARKS
1

School opening and Revision of previous work covered

2 1
Sounds
Production of sounds
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Demonstrate that sound is produced by vibrating objects

Producing sound by vibrating strings, tins and bottles

Strings
Tins
Bottles
Stick
Tuning forks
Nails
shakers
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 73
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 37-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 186-189 93
2
Sounds
Nature of sound waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe the nature of sound waves

Describing and observing the characteristics of sound waves using the echo methods to find the speed of sound
Discussions

Open tube
Closed tube
Strings
bottles
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 74-76
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 37-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 194 
3
Sounds
Nature of sound waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe the nature of sound waves

Describing and observing the characteristics of sound waves using the echo methods to find the speed of sound
Discussions

Open tube
Closed tube
Strings
bottles
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 74-76
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 37-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 194 
4-5
Sounds
Sound
Propagation of sounds
Speed of sound
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

By the end of the the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Show that light does not travel in vacuum


Determine the speed of sound in air by echo methods

Demonstrating that sound requires a materials random for perpetration

Investigating the factors determining the speed of sound

Bell jar
Vacuum pump
Electric bell

Stop clock/watch
Chart on procedure for formulating the speed of sound
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 74
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 37-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 190-193
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 77-78
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 37-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 190-193 
3 1
Sound
Factors affecting the speed of sound
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State factors that affect the speed of sound

Discussing how different aspects of nature affects the speed of sound

Sources of sound
Solid
Water
Air
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 78-79
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 38-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 193
2
Sound
Factors affecting the speed of sound
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State factors that affect the speed of sound

Discussing how different aspects of nature affects the speed of sound

Sources of sound
Solid
Water
Air
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 78-79
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 38-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 193
3
Fluid Flow
Structure and turbulent flow
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe the streamline and turbulent flow

Discussions
Observing and defining
Streamline and turbulent flow

Water
Pipes of varying diameter
Sheet of paper
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 81
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 40-42
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 204-208 
4-5
Fluid Flow
Equation of continuity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Derive the equation of continuity

Deriving the equation of continuity
Discussions

pipes of varying diameter
charts on equation of continuity
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 82
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 40-42
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 210-215 
4 1
Fluid Flow
Bernoulli?s effect
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe experiments to illustrate Benoullli?s effect

Illustrating Bernoulli?s effect by experiments

Paper funnel
Plane paper
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 83-84
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 40-42
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 215-221
2
Fluid Flow
Application of Bernoulli?s effect
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe where Bernoulli?s effect is applied such as in the Bunsen burner, spray gun, carburetor, aerofoil and spinning ball

Describing the application of Bernoulli?s principle

Bunsen burner
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 2 pages 84-87
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 2 pages 40-42
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 221-231 
3
Linear Motion
Introduction of linear motion
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration

Defining distance, speed, displacement, velocity and acceleration

Charts on motion
Trolleys
Inclined planes
Comprehensive secondary physics book 3 pages 1
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 1-7 
4-5
Linear Motion
Introduction of linear motion
Determining velocity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration


Describe experiments to determine velocity

Defining distance, speed, displacement, velocity and acceleration

Describing experiments on velocity

Charts on motion
Trolleys
Inclined planes

Trolleys
Stop watches
Graph paper
Ticker timer
Comprehensive secondary physics book 3 pages 1
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 2 page 1-7 
Comprehensive secondary physics book 3 pages 2-3
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 4-6 
5 1
Linear Motion
Motion time graphs
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Plot and explain motion time graphs

Plotting and interpreting motion-time graphs

Appropriate charts on velocity time and distance graphs
Graph paper
Data showing different distance, velocity and time
Comprehensive secondary physics book 3 pages 5-9
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 8-18
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 4-6 
2
Linear Motion
Measuring speed, velocity and acceleration
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe experiments to determine and measure speed, velocity and acceleration

Describing experiments to determine and measure speed velocity & acceleration

Graphs
Ticker timer
Tapes
Graphs
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 2-3
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 18-25 
3
Linear Motion
Measuring speed, velocity and acceleration
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe experiments to determine and measure speed, velocity and acceleration

Describing experiments to determine and measure speed velocity & acceleration

Graphs
Ticker timer
Tapes
Graphs
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 2-3
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 18-25 
4-5
Linear Motion
Acceleration
Equations of motion
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe acceleration


Derive and apply the equations of uniform acceleration

Describing acceleration
Problem solving

Stating the equations of motion
Deriving the equations of motion
Applying the equations of motion

Charts on acceleration
Graphs
Data on velocity and time

Graphs
Worked examples on motion
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 2-3
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 7-8 
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 7-9
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages3-5
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 26-29 
6 1
Linear Motion
Acceleration due to gravity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

;
Determine acceleration due to gravity by free-fall and simple pendulum

Determining acceleration by tree-fall and pendulum method

Pendulum bob
String
Stop watches
Ticker-timer
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 3-5
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 29-36 
2
Linear Motion
Acceleration due to gravity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

;
Determine acceleration due to gravity by free-fall and simple pendulum

Determining acceleration by tree-fall and pendulum method

Pendulum bob
String
Stop watches
Ticker-timer
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 3-5
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages1-3
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 29-36 
3
Newton?s Law?s Of Motion
Newton?s Laws of motion
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State the Newton?s laws of motion
State and explain the significance of a Newton?s laws of motion
Describe simple experiments to illustrate inertion

Discussion on Newton?s laws
Experiments to illustrate
? Education Plus Agencies
Newton?s laws of motion

Inclined plane
Trolley
Marbles
Spring balances
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 23-27
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 13-17
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 87-102 
4
Newton?s Law Of Motion
Conservation of linear momentum Elastic collision Inelastic collision Recoil velocity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

By the end of the lesson, the leaner should be able to:
State the law of conservation of momentum
Define elastic and inelastic collisions
Determine recoil velocity

Discussions of the laws of conservation of linear momentum
Determining recoil velocity

Marbles
Trolleys
Meter rules
Stop watches
Plasticine
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 28-30
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 13-17
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 103-108 
4-5
Newton?s Law Of Motion
Conservation of linear momentum Elastic collision Inelastic collision Recoil velocity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

By the end of the lesson, the leaner should be able to:
State the law of conservation of momentum
Define elastic and inelastic collisions
Determine recoil velocity

Discussions of the laws of conservation of linear momentum
Determining recoil velocity

Marbles
Trolleys
Meter rules
Stop watches
Plasticine
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 28-30
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 13-17
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 103-108 
7

MIDTERM EXAMINATION

8

MIDTERM BREAK

9 1
Newton?s Law Of Motion
Friction
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define friction
State and explain types of frictions
Describe and experiment to illustrate friction and state the applications of friction
State laws of friction

Defining friction
Stating and explaining types of frictions
Describing an experiment to illustrate friction
Stating the applications of the frictions
Stating laws of friction

Block of wood
Spring balance
Pulley
Flat surface
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 28-39
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 13-17
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 109-115 
2
Newton?s Laws Of Motion
Viscosity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

By the end of the lesson, the leaner should be able to:
Define viscosity
Explain the concept of terminal velocity

Distinguishing viscous from- non-viscous liquids
Defining viscous liquids
Defining and explaining terminal viscosity

Glycerin
Paraffin
Water
Ball bearings
Stat watches
Meter rule
Measuring cylinders
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages33
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 13-17
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 115-119 
3
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Energy
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define energy
Describe various forms of energy

Defining energy
Stating the forms of energy
Identifying and describing energy transformation

Chart on the forms of energy and transformation
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages34-35
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 17-18
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 121,122-125 
4-5
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Energy
Sources of energy Renewable Non-renewable
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define energy
Describe various forms of energy


Describe renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

Defining energy
Stating the forms of energy
Identifying and describing energy transformation

Discussion on the sources of energy
Descriptions of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

Chart on the forms of energy and transformation

Chart on the sources of energy
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages34-35
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 17-18
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 121,122-125 
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages41
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 19-21
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 121,122-125
10 1
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Kinetic energy Potential energy power
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


define power
explain the meaning of power potential and kinetic energies
distinguish between kinetic energy and potential energy

Discussion and the meanings of kinetic energy and potential energy
Defining power
Distinguishing between kinetic energy and potential energy

Object that can be lifted
Spring balance
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 43-45
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 18-22
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 126-132,134-136 
2
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Simple machines
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State and describe the efficiency of various machines

Discussion on efficiency of different machines
Experiments to illustrate efficiency of various machines
Problem solving

Levers
Pulleys
Inclined planes
Strings
Masses
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 45-51
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 18-22
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 137-159 
3
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
The law of conservation of energy
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State the laws of conservation of energy
Explain the applications of the laws of conservations of energy

Discussion on the law of conservation of energy

Chart on the laws of conservation of energy
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 41-42
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 20-21
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 132-134 
4-5
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
The law of conservation of energy
Work
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State the laws of conservation of energy
Explain the applications of the laws of conservations of energy


Define work
Explain the concept of work and energy

Discussion on the law of conservation of energy

Experiment on work done by moving objects through a distance
Problem solving

Chart on the laws of conservation of energy

Masses
Wooden block
Spring balance
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 41-42
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 20-21
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 132-134 
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 42-43
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 18-22
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 125-132 
11

ENDTERM EXAMINATION

12

EXAMINATION MARING

13

SCHOOL CLOSING


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