Home






SCHEME OF WORK
Physics
Form 4 2025
TERM I
School


To enable/disable signing area for H.O.D & Principal, click here to update signature status on your profile.




To enable/disable showing Teachers name and TSC Number, click here to update teacher details status on your profile.












Did you know that you can edit this scheme? Just click on the part you want to edit!!! (Shift+Enter creates a new line)


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

REPORTING AND REVISION

2 1
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 
2 2-3
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Sources of energy Renewable Non-renewable
Kinetic energy Potential energy power
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe renewable and non-renewable sources of energy


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

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

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

Chart on the sources of energy

Object that can be lifted
Spring balance
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
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 4
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 
2 5
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 
3 1
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Work
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define work
Explain the concept of work and energy

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

Masses
Wooden block
Spring balance
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 
3 2-3
Current Electricity Ii
Electric current Scale reading
Ohm?s Law
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define potential
Differentiate and state its SI units
Measure potential difference and current in a circuit


Derive and verify ohm?s law
State ohm?s law

Defining potential difference
Measuring P.d
Discussion on p.d and current
Experiments to illustrate p.d and current

Experiments verifying ohm?s law
Stating ohm?s law

Ammeter
Voltmeter
Battery
Connecting wires

Ammeter
Voltmeter
Rheostat
Wires
Dry cells
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 54-55
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 24-28
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 161-164 
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 55-57
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 24-28
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 168-171
3 4
Current Electricity Ii
Measurement of resistance
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe experiment to measure resistance using ? voltmeter method
The Wheatstone bridge method
The meter bridge

Experiments to measure resistance of materials

Ammeters
Voltmeters
Rheostats
Connecting wires
Resistance wire
Dry cells
Switches
Meter bridge
Wheatstone bridge
Resisters with known resistance
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 57-59
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 26-28
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 177-180
3 5
Current Electricity
Ammeters and voltmeters
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Measure potential difference and current in a circuit using the ammeters

Scale reading
Converting units of measurements
Discussing simple electric circuits

Ammeters
Voltmeters
Battery
Wires
Rheostat
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 54-55
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 24-28
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 164-168 
4 1
Current Electricity
Voltage-current relationships
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define resistance and state its SI unit
Determine experientially the voltage current
Relationship for resistance in series and parallel

Defining resistance
Experiments to determine the relationship between voltage-current

Resistance wire
Rheostat
Battery
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Connecting wires
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 57-59
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 26-28
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 171-177 
4 2-3
Current Electricity
Effective resistance for registers in series and parallel
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Derive effective resistance

Discussions on deriving the effective resistance
Deriving effective resistance of registers in parallel and series

Cells
Resistors
Ammeters
Voltmeters
wires
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 60-66
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 24-28
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 180-189
4 4
Current Electricity
E.m.f and internal resistance (E=V+1r)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Determine e.m.f
Explain the internal resistance of a cell

Explanation on internal resistance
Demonstration on e.m.f and internal resistance
Discussion on e.m.f

Voltmeters
Ammeter
Cells
Connecting wires
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 62-63
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 24-28
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 190-195 
4 5
Waves II
Properties of waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State and explain the properties of waves experimentally
Sketch wave fronts to illustrate the reflections

Stating and explaining the properties of waves
Sketching wave fronts illustrate reflection

Rope/wire
Various reflections
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 67-69
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 198-203
5 1
Waves II
Diffraction, refraction and interference of waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Sketch various wave fonts to illustrate their diffraction, refraction and interference

Sketching various wave fonts
Experiments to illustrate refraction, diffraction and interference

Water
Basin
Ripple
Tank
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 70-73
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 203-212 
5 2-3
Waves II
Diffraction, refraction and interference of waves
Constructive and distractive waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Sketch various wave fonts to illustrate their diffraction, refraction and interference


Explain constructive and destructive interference

Sketching various wave fonts
Experiments to illustrate refraction, diffraction and interference

Discussion on constructive and destructive interference
Experiments constructive and destructive interference

Water
Basin
Ripple
Tank

Ripple tank
Rope/wire
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 70-73
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 203-212 
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 73-74
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 203-212 
5 4
Waves II
Stationary waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe experiments to illustrate stationary waves

Demonstration and explaining of stationery waves

Wires under tension
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 74
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 212-215 
5 5
Waves II
Stationary waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe experiments to illustrate stationary waves

Demonstration and explaining of stationery waves

Wires under tension
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 74
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 212-215 
6 1
Waves II
Vibrating air columns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe and explain closed pipe and open pipe

Describing vibrations in close and open pipes

Open and closed pipes
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 74
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 218-220 
6 2-3
Waves II
Electrostatics Ii
Vibrating air columns
Electric field patterns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe and explain closed pipe and open pipe


Sketch electric field patterns around charged bodies

Describing vibrations in close and open pipes

Discussion on electric field patterns
Observing and plotting field patterns

Open and closed pipes

Charts on magnetic fields
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 74
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 29-32
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 218-220 
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 76-77
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 222-225
P
6 4
Electrostatics Ii
Charge distribution on conductors
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe charge distribution on conductors:
Spherical and pear shaped conductors

Discussions on charge distribution on conductors
Experiment is demonstrated/illustrate charge distribution on conductors

Vande Graaf generator
Chart showing charge distribution on different conductors
Gold leaf electroscope
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 77-78
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 225-228 
6 5
Electrostatics Ii
Lighting arrestor
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Explain how lightning arrestor works

Discussions on the lighting arrestor
Explanations on the lighting arrestor

Improvised lighting arrestor
Photographs of lightning arrestor
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 79-80
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 229-230 
7

EXAM 1

8

HALF TERM BREAK

9 1
Electrostatics Ii
Capacitance
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define capacitance and state its SI units
Describe the charging and discharging of a capacitor
State and explain the factors that affect the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor

Experiments on charging and discharging capacitor
Discussion on factors affecting capacitance
Defining capacitance

Complete circuits
capacitors
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 80-82
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 230-237
9 2-3
Electrostatics Ii
Capacitance
Combinations of capacitors
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define capacitance and state its SI units
Describe the charging and discharging of a capacitor
State and explain the factors that affect the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor


Derive the effective capacitance of capacitors in series and parallel

Experiments on charging and discharging capacitor
Discussion on factors affecting capacitance
Defining capacitance

Deriving effective capacitance of capacitors in series and parallel
Solving problems
Discussion in the effective capacitance

Complete circuits
capacitors

Capacitors in series and parallel connections
Charts showing complete circuits
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 80-82
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 230-237
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 80-82
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 237-241 
9 4
Electrostatics Ii
Energy stored in a charged capacitor
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe the energy stored in a charged capacitor

Describing the energy stored in a charged capacitor

Capacitors
Dry cells
Charts on capacitors used
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 82
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 244 
9 5
Electrostatics
Application of capacitors
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State and explain the applications of capacitors

Discussions on applications of capacitors
Stating and explaining applications of capacitors

Charts on the use of capacitors
capacitors
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 82-84
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 34-39
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 244 
10 1
The Heating Effect Of Electric Current
Electric current heating effect
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Perform and describe experiments to illustrate the heating effect of electric current

Experiments to illustrate heating effect of electric current
Discussions on heating effect of electric current

Complete circuit
Water in a beaker
Metallic rod
Thermometer
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 88
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 39-41
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 246-247 
10 2-3
The Heating Effect Of Electric Current
The Heating Effect Of An Electric Current
Heating devices fuses
Factors affecting electric current
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


describe the working of electric iron, bulb filament and an electric water


State and explain the factors affecting electrical energy

discussion on electric devices
observations and experiments on heating devices

Discussions on the factors affecting electrical energy
Experiments on electrical energy
Stating and explaining factors affecting the electrical energy

electric irons
electric bulb
electric kettle
electric heater
fuses

Complete circuit
Wires
Rheostat
Ammeter
battery
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 90-91
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 39-41
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 255-258
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 88-90
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 39-41
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 247-255 
10 4
The Heating Effect Of An Electric Current
Factors affecting electric current
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State and explain the factors affecting electrical energy

Discussions on the factors affecting electrical energy
Experiments on electrical energy
Stating and explaining factors affecting the electrical energy

Complete circuit
Wires
Rheostat
Ammeter
battery
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 88-90
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 39-41
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 247-255 
10 5
Quantity Of Heat
Heat capacity Specific heat capacity Units of heat capacity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to
Define heat capacity and specific heat capacity and derive their SI units

Experiments on heat capacity and specific heat capacity
Discussion on heat capacity and specific h eat capacity
Defining heat capacity and heat specific heat capacity

Source of heat
Water
Lagged can
Thermometer
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 93-96
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 42-46
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 246-260-271 
11 1
Quantity Of Heat
Change of state
Boiling and melting
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to define and explain latent heat of fusion, specific latent heat of fusion
Define and explain latent heat of vaporization, specific latent heat of vaporization
State the SI units of latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization
Distinguish between boiling and melting
State the factors affecting melting points and boiling points of a substance
Describe the working of a pressure cooker and a refrigerator
Experiments on latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization
Discussion on latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization
Distinguishing between boiling and melting points
Stating factors affecting boiling and melting points
Experiments to illustrate boiling and melting point
File
Water
Thermometer
Weighing balance
Source of heat
Pressure cooker
Refrigerator
Charts on melting and boiling points
Ice
Heat
Sufuria
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 96-97
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 42-46
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 246-271-281 
11 2-3
The Gas Laws
Pressure law
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


State and verify the gas laws for an ideal gas experimentally

Experiments to verify pressure law
Demonstrations on pressure law
Discussion on pressure law

Water
Thermometer
Measuring cylinder
Syringe
Narrow glass tube
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 103-104
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 47-50
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 299-302
11 4
The Gas Laws
Charles?s law
Boyle?s law
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State and verify Charles?s law experimentally
State and verify Boyle?s law experimentally
Experiments to verify Charles?s law
Discussion on Charles?s law
Experiments verifying and explain Boyle?s law
Discussion on Boyle?s law
Water
Thermometer
Measuring cylinder
Syringe
Narrow glass tube
Thermometer
Measuring cylinder
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 105-106
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 47-50
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 295-298 
11 5
The Gas Laws
The kinetic theory of gases
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Convert Celsius scales to Kelvin scale of temperature and state basic assumptions of kinetic theory of gases

Discussion on basic assumptions of kinetic theory of gases
Conversion of Celsius to Kelvin scales

Graph paper
Clinical thermometer
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 110-111
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 50-51
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 107
12 1
The Gas Law?s
The kinetic theory of gases
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Explain law absolute zero temperature may be obtained from pressure and temp. graphs

Discussions on the absolute zero temperature from pressure using kinetic theory of gases

Graph paper
Clinical thermometer
Working out sums
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 108-110
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 47-50
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 303 

Your Name Comes Here


Download

Feedback