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WK	LSN	TOPIC	SUB-TOPIC	OBJECTIVES	T/L ACTIVITIES	T/L AIDS	REFERENCE
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	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
2	3	Energy, Work, Power And Machines Energy, Work, Power And Machines	Simple machines The law of conservation of energy	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: State and describe the efficiency of various machines State the laws of conservation of energy Explain the applications of the laws of conservations of energy	Discussion on efficiency of different machines Experiments to illustrate efficiency of various machines Problem solving Discussion on the law of conservation of energy	Levers Pulleys Inclined planes Strings Masses Chart on the laws of conservation of energy	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	4	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
2	5	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 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
3	1	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	2	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
3	3	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
3	4	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
3	5	Current Electricity Waves II	E.m.f and internal resistance (E=V+1r) Properties of waves	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Determine e.m.f Explain the internal resistance of a cell State and explain the properties of waves experimentally Sketch wave fronts to illustrate the reflections	Explanation on internal resistance Demonstration on e.m.f and internal resistance Discussion on e.m.f Stating and explaining the properties of waves Sketching wave fronts illustrate reflection	Voltmeters Ammeter Cells Connecting wires Rope/wire Various reflections	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	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
4	2	Waves II	Constructive and distractive waves	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain constructive and destructive interference	Discussion on constructive and destructive interference Experiments constructive and destructive interference	Ripple tank Rope/wire	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
4	3	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
4	4	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
4	4-5	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
5	Exam
6	1	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	2	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
6	3	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
6	4	Electrostatics Ii	Combinations of capacitors	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Derive the effective capacitance of capacitors in series and parallel	Deriving effective capacitance of capacitors in series and parallel Solving problems Discussion in the effective capacitance	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 237-241
6	5	Electrostatics Ii Electrostatics	Energy stored in a charged capacitor Application of capacitors	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Describe the energy stored in a charged capacitor State and explain the applications of capacitors	Describing the energy stored in a charged capacitor Discussions on applications of capacitors Stating and explaining applications of capacitors	Capacitors Dry cells Charts on capacitors used Charts on the use of	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
7	Midterm
8	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
8	2	The Heating Effect Of Electric Current	Heating devices fuses	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: describe the working of electric iron, bulb filament and an electric water	discussion on electric devices observations and experiments on heating devices	electric irons electric bulb electric kettle electric heater fuses	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
8	3	The Heating Effect Of An Electric Current Quantity Of Heat	Factors affecting electric current Heat capacity Specific heat capacity Units of heat capacity	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: State and explain the factors affecting electrical energy By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to Define heat capacity and specific heat capacity and derive their SI units	Discussions on the factors affecting electrical energy Experiments on electrical energy Stating and explaining factors affecting the electrical energy 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	Complete circuit Wires Rheostat Ammeter battery Source of heat Water Lagged can Thermometer	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
8	4	Quantity Of Heat	Change of state	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	Experiments on latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization Discussion on latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization	File Water Thermometer Weighing balance Source of heat	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
8	5	Quantity Of Heat The Gas Laws	Boiling and melting Pressure law	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: 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 State and verify the gas laws for an ideal gas experimentally	Distinguishing between boiling and melting points Stating factors affecting boiling and melting points Experiments to illustrate boiling and melting point Experiments to verify pressure law Demonstrations on pressure law Discussion on pressure law	Pressure cooker Refrigerator Charts on melting and boiling points Ice Heat Sufuria water Thermometer Measuring cylinder Syringe Narrow glass tube	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 97-101 Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 42-46 Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 246-282-288
9	1	The Gas Laws	Charles?s law	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: State and verify Charles?s law experimentally	Experiments to verify Charles?s law Discussion on Charles?s law	Water Thermometer Measuring cylinder Syringe Narrow glass tube	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
9	2	The Gas Laws	Boyle?s law The kinetic theory of gases	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: State and verify Boyle?s law experimentally Convert Celsius scales to Kelvin scale of temperature and state basic assumptions of kinetic theory of gases	Experiments verifying and explain Boyle?s law Discussion on Boyle?s law Discussion on basic assumptions of kinetic theory of gases Conversion of Celsius to Kelvin scales	Water Thermometer Syringe Measuring cylinder Narrow glass tube Graph paper Clinical thermometer	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 106-107 Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages 47-50 Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 290-294
9	3	The Gas Law?s Lenses	The kinetic theory of gases Conveying and diverging lenses	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 By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to Describe converging lenses Describe diverging lenses	Discussions on the absolute zero temperature from pressure using kinetic theory of gases Using light beams to distinguish between diverging and converging lenses	Graph paper Clinical thermometer Working out sums Diverging lenses Converging lenses Source of light beam screen	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
9	4	Lenses	Parts of fair lenses	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Describe the principal focus using ray diagram Describe the optical center using ray diagram Describe the focal length of thin lenses using ray diagram	Description of principal focus, optical centre and focal length of a thin lens	Chart showing the parts of thin lens Graph paper Diverging lens Converging lens	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 1-3 teachers book 3 pages 1-5 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 6-7
9	5	Lenses	Focal length Images in fair lenses	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Determine experimentally the focal length of a converging lens Determine the focal length of a converging lens using estimation method Construct the principal rays for converging lens Construct the principal rays for diverging lenses	Experiment to determine the focal length of a fair lens Constructing the principal rays for diverging lenses Constructing the principal rays for converging lenses	Converging lenses Screen Pins candle Diverging lenses Graph papers Ruler	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 2-3 teachers book 3 pages 1-5 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 17-20
10	1	Lenses	Images in converging lenses	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Locate imaged formed by converging lenses using ray construction method Describe the images formed in converging lenses	Describing the characteristics of images formed in converging lenses	Graph paper Geometrical set Converging lenses screen	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 5-6 teachers book 3 pages 1-5 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 7-10
10	2	Lenses	Images in diverging lenses The microscope	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Locate imaged formed by diverging lenses using ray construction method Describe the images formed in diverging lenses Explain the working of a simple microscope Explain the working of a compound microscope	Describe the characteristics of the formed in diverging lenses Drawing and labeling the parts of a microscope Describing the work of a microscope	Graph paper Geometrical set Diverging lenses Screen Simple microscope Compound microscope Magnifying lens	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 5 teachers book 3 pages 1-5 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 11
10	3	Lenses	The telescope The camera	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Describe the structure of a telescope Describe the working of a telescope Describe the parts of a camera Explain the working of a camera Explain the use of lenses in a camera	Drawing and labeling the parts of a telescope Describing how a telescope works Describing the parts of a camera Explaining the use of lenses in a camera	Telescope Lenses Manilla paper Camera Charts showing the parts of a camera	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 11 teachers book 4 pages 1-5
10	4	Lenses	Image formation in the human eye	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Describe the parts of a human eye Explain the function of each part of the human eye	Describing the parts of the human eye Explaining the function of each part of the human eye	Chart showing the parts of human eye Model of the human eye	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 12-13 teachers book 34pages 1-5 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 29-31
10	5	Lenses	Working of the human eye Defects of vision	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain the image formation in the human eye Describe the defects of the human eye Explain the corrections of human eye defects	Explaining the image formation in the eye Describing the defects of the human eye Explaining the eye defects are corrected	Chart showing the image formation in the human eye Charts showing eye defects and how they are corrected	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 13-14 teachers book 34pages 1-5 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 29-31
11	Endterm
12	1	Uniform Circular Motion	Circular motion	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Define circular motion	Observing and running a hoop Rotate a stone tied to the end of a rope	Hoop String/rope store	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 18 teachers book 34pages 10-12 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 37-4
12	2	Uniform Circular Motion	Radiant, angular displacement and angular velocity Centripetal force	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Define the radiant measure Define the angular displacement and velocity Explain the angular displacement and velocity Describe simple experiment on centripetal force Illustrate centripetal force Determine the magnitude of centripetal force experimentally	Discussions Experiment Experiments observations	Illustration of angular displacement and angular velocity on a chart Pendulum String Stone Round table Ball/bob Stop clock	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 18-20 teachers book 34pages 10-12 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 37-42 Golden tips Physics pages 34-35
12	3	Uniform Circular Motion Floating And Sinking	Application of uniform circular motion Archimedes? principle	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Explain centrifuge Explain vertical and horizontal circles Explain banked tracks State Archimedes? principle Verify Archimedes principle Use of Archimedes principle to solve problems	Discussions Explanations Experiments Calculations based on Archimedes Principle	String Stone Ruler Water Measuring cylinder Weighing balance Overflow can Objects denser than water	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 22-25 teachers book 34pages 10-12 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 47-53
12	4	Floating And Sinking	The laws of floatation Relative density	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: State the law of floatation Define relative density	Discussions Measuring	Density bottle Overflow can Spring balance measuring cylinder	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 29-33 teachers book 34pages 14-17 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 64-70
12	5	Floating And Sinking	Applications of floating and sinking	By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Describe the applications of Archimedes Principle Describe the applications of relative density (hydrometer)	Discussions experiments	charts depicting the uses of Archimedes principle and the law of floatation A hydrometer	Comprehensive secondary physics students book 4 pages 33-35 teachers book 34pages 14-17 Secondary physics KLB students book 4 page 75-77

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