Archimedes Principle
Archimedes Principle
Archimedes Principle
Subject: Physics
Class: Form 4 Science
Date: 1st June 2009
Time: 11.35 am – 12.05 pm (30 minutes)
No. of students: 34 students
Learning Area : Forces and pressure
Learning Objective: Applying Archimedes Principle
Scientific Concepts:
Buoyant Force,
a. An upward force resulting from an object being wholly or partially immersed in a fluid.
Archimedes Principle,
a. An object that is totally or partially submerged in a fluid experiences a buoyant force
equal to the weight of fluid displaced.
Prior Knowledge:
Students have already learned the operational definition of pressure, P = F/A, and
understanding pressure in liquids, P = hρg.
Phase Content Teaching and Learning Activities Notes
Teacher Activities Student Activities
Introduction/ Definition of Make connection to Students respond
Eliciting Ideas pressure, P = F/A. students’ prior knowledge to teacher’s Strategy/Technique:
(5 minutes) Behavior of an on pressure in liquids by questions. Whole class Q&A
object when it’s asking questions.
immersed in the Elicit students’ ideas
liquid in terms of about the force acting on
pressure and force. the ping pong ball when it
immerse in the water.
Structuring/ Buoyant Force: Strategy/Technique:
Restructuring a. An upward Show beakers which Students make Demonstration by
of Ideas force resulting filled with water and observation and teacher
(15 minutes) from an object immerse the ping pang inference
being wholly or ball.
partially
immersed in a Ask one central guiding
fluid. question:
What is buoyant force?
Students make
conclusion
Application of 1. Applications of Ask student to do a Student search Strategy/
Ideas Archimedes research and report on the for the answer Techniques Group
(6 minutes) Principle on application of trough the text discussion followed
submarines. Archimedes Principle. books and by group
2. Application of internet. presentation
Archimedes Selected group
Principle on hot will present their
balloons. reports.
Archimedes
Principle:
b. An object that
is totally or
partially
immersed in a
fluid
experiences a
buoyant force
equal to the
weight of fluid
displaced.
e.