Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics

Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: Apr 12, 2012

Topic: Introduction to Unit 4 and 5

Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the momentum

Momentum

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Momentum is the product of mass and velocity
~ It is factored in by the types of collsions where in both cases (elastic or
non elastic) momentum is conserved.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce how momentum affects movement via Newtons law of motion.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Formula of how momentum is derived is explained.
~ From which, impulse is also derived.
~ Kinetic energy can also be extracted from momentum.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples and tutorial questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students need to adapt to a quicker pace of studying and be more independent.
Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time
Topic: Centripetal force

Date: Apr 19, 2012

Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the centripetal force

Angular velocity, torque, centripetal force

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Centripetal force is the resultant of other forces towards the centre of the
circular path.
The normal linear values are then converted into circular values.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Objects that move in a circular path is distictly different from the ones
moving in a straight line.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Provide a the equivalent concepts where displacement, velocity for linear
is compared to angle and angular velocity.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples and tutorial questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Centripetal force is a new concept to student. They require more examples and exercise.
Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time
Topic: Electric Fields and Capacitors
Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Date: Apr 23, 2012

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand concept of forces in a field to a particle
Grasp the concept of energy in a capacitor

Field strength and capacitance

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ A charged particle in an electrical field behaves in a way where it is
acclerated towards a direction of opposite charges and vice versa.
~ Capacitance is created when two plates of conductor are placed apart with
potential difference passed through it.
~ The energy stored in a capacitor is depended upon physical properties of
he plates.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Explain how particles are accerated
~ Explain how an incomplete circuit can store charge.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Formula of field strength and force on a charged particle is expounded.
~ Difference between a radial field and parallel field is looked into.
~ Capacitors work usage is discussed.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples and tutorial questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students need to adapt to a quicker pace of studying and be more independent.
Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time
Topic: Magnetic Field and Fundamental Particles
Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Date: May 3, 2012

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the momentum

Flux Density, emf, Atomic Number, Mass number

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Flux density reflects how strong a magnetic field is.
~ The direction of magnetic force can be determined
~ The discovery of atoms and subatomic particles is discussed.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce how magnetic field is strong
~ Introduce how subatomic particles were discovered.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Flux refers to the lines of magnetic force
~ The more closely the lines are, the stronger it is.
~ Magnetic force affect a conductor which carries a current.
~ Its direction of movement can be determined via Flemings left hand rule.
~ The discovery that an atom is not the basic building blocks of matter is
discussed.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find new magnetic laws a little difficult.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time
Topic: Particle Physics and Test 1
Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Date: May 10, 2012

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to comprehend particle properties
Able to apply concepts learnt.

Quarks, Lepton, LINAC

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Flux density reflects how strong a magnetic field is.
~ The direction of magnetic force can be determined
~ The discovery of atoms and subatomic particles is discussed.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce how magnetic field is strong
~ Introduce how subatomic particles were discovered.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Flux refers to the lines of magnetic force
~ The more closely the lines are, the stronger it is.
~ Magnetic force affect a conductor which carries a current.
~ Its direction of movement can be determined via Flemings left hand rule.
~ The discovery that an atom is not the basic building blocks of matter is
discussed.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find these concepts difficult to grasp.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time
Topic: Thermal Physics
Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Date: May 17, 2012

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the heat transfer

Heat capacity, Ideal gas

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Heat is conducted differently at different rates in various materials
~ This is explained by the heat capacity.
~ A gas energy content is also affected by temperature
~ Ideal gas follows a certain criteria
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce heat conduction
~ Explain concept of absolute temperature
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Heat capacitance is dependent on the mass, temperature difference and
heat energy of a material.
~ Experiments to determine the heat capacitance of a solid (aluminium) and
liquid (water) is shown.
~ Internal energy is explained as a probability
~ Concept of absolute temperature is explained.
~ An ideal gas property is explained and the gas laws which are derived
from which is explained.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students easily comprehends after experiments are explained.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time
Topic: Nuclear Decay
Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Date: May 21, 2012

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand concept of nuclear decay and how nuclear
energy is derived from.

Half life

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Radioactive materials are unstable and continuosly decay.
~ They do so at a rate which is fixed.

2. Set Induction (to capture attention)

~ Discuss the harms and benefit of nuclear energy
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.
Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find nuclear decay a little difficult.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: June 7, 2012

Topic: Nuclear energy

Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to explain the basic build up of a nuclear reactor

Nuclear reactor

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ When the nucleus of an atom splits, it creates an amount of energy which
can be extracted to produce electricity.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce that only a little mass radioactive materials is required to
generate a lot of energy.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Explain how a reactor is built
~ Explain how the chain reaction is controlled.
~ Usage of graphite and boron rods is explained.
~ Explain how heat is then converted into electricity.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students seems intrigued with nuclear energy.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: June 14, 2012

Topic: Oscillations
Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

Time & Duration: 3hrs

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the oscillations

Simple harmonic motion, Angular velocity.

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Objects that undergo a repeated motion is said to be under SHM.
~ The acceleration towards the centre is caused by the restoring force/
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce the various kinds of SHM phenomenon.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Objects such as vibrations of a loaded spring and swinging pendulum is
used as an illustration to describe SHM.
~ Its displacement from the centre and angular velocity is derived.
~ The displacement time graph is described.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find oscillations rather easy to comprehend.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: June 21, 2012

Topic: Damping and Test 2

Total Students: 6
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand concepts of damping
Apply lesson learnt thus far in test.

Damping, Forced Oscillations and Resonance

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Damping is the phenomenon of slowing down of an oscillation.
~ Resonance occurs when an external force equals an objects natural
frequency.

2. Set Induction (to capture attention)

~ Introduce concept of damping.
~ Describe the effects of resonance.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Introduce the definition of damping and why it occurs.
~ Explain that oscillations can also be forced upon by an external frequency.
~ This can result in resonance.
~ Explain what are the effects of resonance around us; both good and bad.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.
Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find damping and resonance rather interesting.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: June 28, 2012

Topic: Astrophysics and Cosmology

Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the gravity and its effects.

Gravitational strength

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Gravity is one of the natural occuring forces which is weak.
~ Its similarity with electric fields is comparable.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce how how gravity occurs

3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)

~ Gravity is factored in by the mass of both objects which are attracted to
each other and inversely proportional to square of distance.
~ Its fields strength is then calculated based on the given formula
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.
Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find new magnetic laws a little difficult.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: Jul 5, 2012

Topic: Astrophysics and Cosmology

Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the distance and brightness of
stars

Luminousity and Distance

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Distance of stars is calculated in very big units.
~ The brightness of stars is also of interest to astronomers
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Introduce that nomal scales of units makes calculation in astronomy
cumbersome.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Luminousity refers to how bright the stars are observed.
~ Distances in space can be estimated using a trigonometric parallax

~ The Hertzprung diagram is used to compare brightness of most starts in

the universe.
~ Wiens law also desribes that tempeature also affects luminousity
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.
Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find these new concepts a little difficult.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: Jul 12, 2012

Topic: Astrophysics and Cosmology

Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

Key terms/concepts:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this course
Able to understand basic concepts of the gravity and its effects.

Doppler red shift, nuclear fission and fusion

Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Doppler red shifts proves that the universe is expanding.
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Explain that doppler red shift might lead to the postulate of Big bang
theory.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Explain why doppler red shift occurs.
~ Explain that there is an occurance of shift of when light is reflected back.
~ The age of the universe can be traced back using this assumption.
~ Nuclear binding energy is explained.
~ This is called the lost or difference in mass which contributes to energy
in nuclear reactions.
~ The mechanism of nuclea fission and fusion is explained.

4. Student-centred Learning Activities:

~ Discussion of examples questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.
Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students find these concepts a little difficult to grasp.

Lesson Plan for 6PH04 & 6PH05: GCE Physics
Mode of Study: Full Time

Date: Jul 19, 2012

Topic: Revision
Total Students: 8
Learning Outcomes:

After studying this chapter the students should be able to:

Understand the requirement of this whole course
Able to answer questions given.

Key terms/concepts:
Time & Duration: 3hrs

Instructional Sequence:
The 6 Steps

1. Introduction (provide a sypnosis):

~ Student doing past year questions will simulate final questions
2. Set Induction (to capture attention)
~ Tell student the similar formats of exams.
3. The Teaching Steps(how do you deliver the content)
~ Allow students to attempt before discussion.
4. Student-centred Learning Activities:
~ Trial an error of questions.
5. Evaluation
~ Students picked at random who can answer questions well is credited.
6. Closure:
~ Reemphasise the key points of lesson learnt.

Instruction Aids:

1.White Board
2. Hand outs

Reflection: Students are able to answer questions. Common mistakes are reemphasised.