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WK LSN TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REFERENCE REMARKS
3 1
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
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 
3 2
Linear Motion
Motion time graphs
Measuring speed, velocity and acceleration
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Plot and explain motion time graphs
Describe experiments to determine and measure speed, velocity and acceleration
Plotting and interpreting motion-time graphs
Describing experiments to determine and measure speed velocity & acceleration
Appropriate charts on velocity time and distance graphs
Graph paper
Data showing different distance, velocity and time
Graphs
Ticker timer
Tapes
Graphs
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 
3 3-4
Linear Motion
Acceleration
Equations of motion
Acceleration due to gravity
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe acceleration
Derive and apply the equations of uniform acceleration
;
Determine acceleration due to gravity by free-fall and simple pendulum

Describing acceleration
Problem solving
Stating the equations of motion
Deriving the equations of motion
Applying the equations of motion
Determining acceleration by tree-fall and pendulum method

Charts on acceleration
Graphs
Data on velocity and time
Graphs
Worked examples on motion
Pendulum bob
String
Stop watches
Ticker-timer
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 
3 5
Refraction Of Light
The meaning of refraction
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe simple experiments to illustrate refraction of light

Experiments demonstrating refraction of light

Beakers
Water
Stick or glass rod
Basins
Coins
Glass blocks
Pin
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 11-12
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 41-46
4 1
Refraction Of Light
Laws of refraction
Refractive index
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State the laws of refraction and define refractive index
Determine the refractive index of a given substance
Discovering Snell?s law of refraction through experiments
Defining refractive index
Stating the laws of refraction
Experiments to determine the refractive index of rates and glass by real and apparent depth method
Glass blocks
Pins
Soft board
Plain paper
Geometric set
Water
Plain papers
Coins
Beakers
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 12-14
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 47-61 
4 2
Refraction Of Light
Application of a total internal reflection in a prism periscope, optical fibre
Dispersion of white light and recombination of colors of the spectrum
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain the working of a prisms and optical fibres among other applications
Describe an experiment to illustrate the dispersion of light
Making a periscope
Discussion on working of an optical fibre
Experiment on dispersion of light using glass prisms
Charts on total internal reflection and applications
Triangular glass prisms
Source of light
Screen
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 18-19
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 76-79 
4 3-4
Refraction Of Light
Refraction Of Light
Newton?s Law?s Of Motion
Problems of refractive index and critical angle
Total material reflection and its effect Critical angle
Newton?s Laws of motion
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Solve problems involving the refractive index and critical angle
Describe an experiment to explain the total internal reflection and its effects
Define critical angle

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

Discussions and problem solving in critical angle using the formulae sin C=i/n and n=sin i/sin r
Experiments to explain the total internal reflection and its effects
Defining critical angle
Observations and discussions on critical angle
Total internal reflection
Discussion on Newton?s laws
Experiments to illustrate
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Newton?s laws of motion

Review questions
Past exams
Examples in the topic
Glass blocks
Soft boards
Pins
Geometrical set
Source of light
Inclined plane
Trolley
Marbles
Spring balances
Comprehensive secondary physics book 3 pages 21-22
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 82-86
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 16-17
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 68-76 
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 
5 1
Newton?s Law Of Motion
Newton?s Laws Of Motion
Friction
Viscosity
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
By the end of the lesson, the leaner should be able to:
Define viscosity
Explain the concept of terminal velocity
Defining friction
Stating and explaining types of frictions
Describing an experiment to illustrate friction
Stating the applications of the frictions
Stating laws of friction
Distinguishing viscous from- non-viscous liquids
Defining viscous liquids
Defining and explaining terminal viscosity
Block of wood
Spring balance
Pulley
Flat surface
Glycerin
Paraffin
Water
Ball bearings
Stat watches
Meter rule
Measuring cylinders
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 
5 2
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 
5 3-4
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Kinetic energy Potential energy power
Simple machines
The law of conservation of energy
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
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 and the meanings of kinetic energy and potential energy
Defining power
Distinguishing between kinetic energy and potential energy
Discussion on efficiency of different machines
Experiments to illustrate efficiency of various machines
Problem solving

Discussion on the law of conservation of energy
Object that can be lifted
Spring balance
Levers
Pulleys
Inclined planes
Strings
Masses

Chart on the laws of conservation of energy
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 
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 
5 5
Energy, Work, Power And Machines
Current Electricity Ii
Current Electricity Ii
Work
Electric current Scale reading
Ohm?s Law
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define work
Explain the concept of work and energy
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
Experiment on work done by moving objects through a distance
Problem solving
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
Masses
Wooden block
Spring balance
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Battery
Connecting wires
Rheostat
Wires
Dry cells
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 
6 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
6 2
Current Electricity
Ammeters and voltmeters
Voltage-current relationships
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Measure potential difference and current in a circuit using the ammeters
Define resistance and state its SI unit
Determine experientially the voltage current
Relationship for resistance in series and parallel
Scale reading
Converting units of measurements
Discussing simple electric circuits
Defining resistance
Experiments to determine the relationship between voltage-current
Ammeters
Voltmeters
Battery
Wires
Rheostat
Resistance wire
Rheostat
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Connecting wires
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 
6 3-4
Current Electricity
Current Electricity
Waves II
Effective resistance for registers in series and parallel
E.m.f and internal resistance (E=V+1r)
Properties of waves
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Derive effective resistance

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

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

Cells
Resistors
Ammeters
Voltmeters
wires
Voltmeters
Ammeter
Cells
Connecting wires
Rope/wire
Various reflections
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
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 
6 5
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 
7

Mid term

8 1
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 
8 2
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 
8 3-4
Waves II
Electrostatics Ii
Vibrating air columns
Electric field patterns
Charge distribution on conductors
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
Describe charge distribution on conductors:
Spherical and pear shaped conductors

Describing vibrations in close and open pipes
Discussion on electric field patterns
Observing and plotting field patterns
Discussions on charge distribution on conductors
Experiment is demonstrated/illustrate charge distribution on conductors

Open and closed pipes
Charts on magnetic fields
Vande Graaf generator
Chart showing charge distribution on different conductors
Gold leaf electroscope
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
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8 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 
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
Electrostatics Ii
Electrostatics
Combinations of capacitors
Energy stored in a charged capacitor
Application of capacitors
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Derive the effective capacitance of capacitors in series and parallel
Describe the energy stored in a charged capacitor
State and explain the applications of capacitors
Deriving effective capacitance of capacitors in series and parallel
Solving problems
Discussion in the effective capacitance
Describing the energy stored in a charged capacitor
Discussions on applications of capacitors
Stating and explaining applications of capacitors
Capacitors in series and parallel connections
Charts showing complete circuits
Capacitors
Dry cells
Charts on capacitors used
Charts on the use of
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 3-4
The Heating Effect Of Electric Current
The Heating Effect Of Electric Current
The Heating Effect Of An Electric Current
Electric current heating effect
Heating devices fuses
Factors affecting electric current
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Perform and describe experiments to illustrate the heating effect of electric current
describe the working of electric iron, bulb filament and an electric water
State and explain the factors affecting electrical energy

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

Complete circuit
Water in a beaker
Metallic rod
Thermometer
electric irons
electric bulb
electric kettle
electric heater
fuses
Complete circuit
Wires
Rheostat
Ammeter
battery
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 
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
9 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 

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