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WK LSN TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REFERENCE REMARKS
1 3-4
Refraction Of Light
Refractive index
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Determine the refractive index of a given substance

Experiments to determine the refractive index of rates and glass by real and apparent depth method

Water
Pins
Plain papers
Coins
Beakers
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 14-15
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 61-68
1 5
Refraction Of Light
Application of a total internal reflection in a prism periscope, optical fibre
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Explain the working of a prisms and optical fibres among other applications

Making a periscope
Discussion on working of an optical fibre

Charts on total internal reflection and applications
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 
2 1
Refraction Of Light
Dispersion of white light and recombination of colors of the spectrum
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe an experiment to illustrate the dispersion of light

Experiment on dispersion of light using glass prisms

Triangular glass prisms
Source of light
Screen
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 19-20
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 79-89
2 2
Refraction Of Light
Dispersion of white light and recombination of colors of the spectrum
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe an experiment to illustrate the dispersion of light

Experiment on dispersion of light using glass prisms

Triangular glass prisms
Source of light
Screen
Comprehensive secondary physics students book 3 pages 19-20
Comprehensive secondary physics teachers book 3 pages6-9
Secondary physics KLB students book 3 page 79-89
2 3-4
Refraction Of Light
Refraction Of Light
Problems of refractive index and critical angle
Total material reflection and its effect Critical angle
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

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

Review questions
Past exams
Examples in the topic

Glass blocks
Soft boards
Pins
Geometrical set
Source of light
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 
2 5
Refraction Of Light
Total material reflection and its effect Critical angle
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe an experiment to explain the total internal reflection and its effects
Define critical angle

Experiments to explain the total internal reflection and its effects
Defining critical angle
Observations and discussions on critical angle
Total internal reflection

Glass blocks
Soft boards
Pins
Geometrical set
Source of light
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 
3 1
Current Electricity Ii
Electric current Scale reading
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

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

Ammeter
Voltmeter
Battery
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 161-164 
3 2
Current Electricity Ii
Ohm?s Law
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


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

Experiments verifying ohm?s law
Stating ohm?s law

Ammeter
Voltmeter
Rheostat
Wires
Dry cells
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 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
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 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
4 5
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 
5 1
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 2
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 3-4
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 3-5
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 
6

CAT ONE

6 5
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 
7 1
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 
7 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 
7 1
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 
7

HALFTERM BREAK

8 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 
8 2
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 
8 3-4
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 
8 5
Electrostatics Ii
Electric field patterns
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Sketch electric field patterns around charged bodies

Discussion on electric field patterns
Observing and plotting field patterns

Charts on magnetic fields
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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9 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 
9 2
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 
9 3-4
Electrostatics Ii
Charge distribution on conductors
Lighting arrestor
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Describe charge distribution on conductors:
Spherical and pear shaped conductors


Explain how lightning arrestor works

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

Discussions on the lighting arrestor
Explanations on the lighting arrestor

Vande Graaf generator
Chart showing charge distribution on different conductors
Gold leaf electroscope


Improvised lighting arrestor
Photographs of lightning arrestor
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 
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 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 
10 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
10 2
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
10 3-4
Electrostatics Ii
Combinations of capacitors
Energy stored in a charged capacitor
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

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

Describing the energy stored in a charged capacitor

Capacitors in series and parallel connections
Charts showing complete circuits

Capacitors
Dry cells
Charts on capacitors used
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 
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 
10 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 
11

END TERM EXAMS

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