Week : | 25 20.6.11 (Monday) |
Learning | 3. Forces and Pressure |
Learning | 3.4 Applying Pascal's principle |
Learning | The students are able to: 1. state Pascal's principle. 2. explain hydraulic systems. 3. describe applications of Pascal's principle. |
Learning | - Observe situations to form the idea that pressure exerted on an enclosed liquid is transmitted equally to every part of the liquid. - Discuss hydraulic systems as a force multiplier to obtain: output force = output piston area input force input piston area - Discuss the applications of Pascal's principle (hydraulic systems). |
Noble | having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | OHP, notes |
Reflection : | 80% of the students were able to state the Pascal's principle and explain the hydraulic systems |
Week : | 25 Physics |
Learning | 4. Electronics |
Learning | 4.2 Understanding semiconductor diodes |
Learning | The students are able to : 2. describe n-type and p-type semiconductors. |
Learning | - Discuss the properties of semiconductors in terms of its resistance and free electrons. - Discuss the formation of n-type and p-type semiconductors. |
Noble | Having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | OHP, notes |
Reflection : | 80% of the students were able to describe n-type and p-type semiconductors. |
Week : | 25 Physics |
Learning | 4. Electronics |
Learning | 4.2 Understanding semiconductor diodes |
Learning | The students are able to : 2. describe the function of diodes. 3. describe the use of diodes as rectifiers. 4. describe the use of a capacitor to smooth out output current and output voltage in a rectifier circuit. |
Learning | - Discuss the flow of current through a semiconductor diode (p –n junction) in forward bias or reverse bias. - Discuss the flow of current through a half-wave rectifier circuit and a full-wave rectifier circuit. - Discuss the effect of putting a capacitor in a: (a) half-wave rectifier circuit, (b) full-wave rectifier circuit. |
Noble | Having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | OHP, notes, diode |
Reflection : | 70% of the students were able to describe semiconductor diodes, the function of diodes and the use of diodes as rectifiers. |
Week : | 25 |
Learning | 6. |
Learning | 6.4 Represent and interpret data in frequency polygons to solve problems. |
Learning | The students are able to : |
Learning | - Examples - Students do the exercise. |
Noble | having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | Graph paper, question paper |
Reflection : | 5% of the students were able to draw the frequency polygon based on a histogram, |
Week : | 25 |
Learning | 6. |
Learning | 6.4 Represent and interpret data in frequency polygons to solve problems. |
Learning | The students are able to : |
Learning | - Examples - Students do the exercise. |
Noble | having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | Graph paper, question paper |
Reflection : | 5% of the students were able to draw the frequency polygon based on the frequency table. |
Week : | 25 |
Learning | 3. Forces and Pressure |
Learning | 3.5 Applying Archimedes' principle |
Learning | The students are able to: 1. explain buoyant force. 2. relate buoyant force to the weight of the liquid displaced. 3. state Archimedes' principle. 4. describe applications of Archimedes principle. |
Learning | - Carry out an activity to measure the weight of an object in air and the weight of the same object in water to gain an idea on buoyant force. - Conduct an experiment to investigate the relationship between the weight of water displaced and the buoyant force - Discuss buoyancy in terms of: (a) an object that is totally or partially submerged in a fluid experiences a buoyant force equal to the weight of fluid displaced (b) the weight of a freely floating object being equal to the weight of fluid displaced (c) a floating object has a density less than or equal to the density of the fluid in which it is floating. |
Noble | having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | OHP, notes, slotted weights, spring balance, eureka can, electronic balance |
Reflection : | 90% of the students were able to conduct the experiment. |
Week : | 25 22.6.11 (Thursday) |
Learning | 3. Forces and Pressure |
Learning | 3.5 Applying Archimedes' principle 3.6 Bernoulli's principle |
Learning | The students are able to: 1. describe applications of Archimedes principle. 2. state Bernoulli's principle. 3. explain that a resultant force exists due to a difference in fluid pressure. |
Learning | - Discuss the applications of Archimedes' principle, e.g. submarines, hydrometers, hot-air balloons. - Carry out activities to gain the idea that when the speed of a flowing fluid increases its pressure decreases. e.g. blowing above a strip of paper, blowing through straw between two ping-pong balls suspended on strings. - Discuss Bernoulli's principle. |
Noble | having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | OHP, notes, paper, ping pong balls, straw. |
Reflection : | 85% of the students were able to describe the applications of Archimedes principle and state the Bernoulli's principle. |
Week : | 25 |
Learning | 6. |
Learning | 6.4 Represent and interpret data in frequency polygons to solve problems. |
Learning | The students are able to : |
Learning | - Examples - Students do the exercise. |
Noble | having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | Graph paper, question paper |
Reflection : | 5% of the students were able to draw the frequency polygon based on the frequency table. |
Week : | 25 |
Learning | 3. Forces and Pressure |
Learning | 3.5 Applying Archimedes' principle 3.6 Bernoulli's principle |
Learning | The students are able to: 1. describe applications of Archimedes principle. 2. state Bernoulli's principle. 3. explain that a resultant force exists due to a difference in fluid pressure. |
Learning | - Discuss the applications of Archimedes' principle, e.g. submarines, hydrometers, hot-air balloons. - Carry out activities to gain the idea that when the speed of a flowing fluid increases its pressure decreases. e.g. blowing above a strip of paper, blowing through straw between two ping-pong balls suspended on strings. - Discuss Bernoulli's principle. |
Noble | having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | OHP, notes, paper, ping pong balls, straw. |
Reflection : | 75% of the students were able to describe the applications of Archimedes principle and state the Bernoulli's principle. |
Week : | 25 Physics |
Learning | 4. Electronics |
Learning | 4.2 Understanding semiconductor diodes |
Learning | The students are able to : |
Learning | - Discuss to solve problems involving semiconductor diodes |
Noble | Having critical and analytical thinking |
Teaching | Question paper |
Reflection : | All the students were able to complete the answers. |