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Week 4 Phy Year10

The lesson plan for Year 10 Physics focuses on the Measurements of Physical Quantities, aiming to familiarize students with various measuring instruments for length, mass, and time. Students will learn to estimate uncertainties and understand significant figures while improving their measurement skills. The lesson includes practical guidance on using micrometers and vernier calipers, with evaluations to assess understanding.

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Week 4 Phy Year10

The lesson plan for Year 10 Physics focuses on the Measurements of Physical Quantities, aiming to familiarize students with various measuring instruments for length, mass, and time. Students will learn to estimate uncertainties and understand significant figures while improving their measurement skills. The lesson includes practical guidance on using micrometers and vernier calipers, with evaluations to assess understanding.

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LESSON PLAN FOR WEEK FOUR

Date: 30th - 4th October, 2024.

Class: year 10

Subject: physics

Lesson plan heading (Topic) Measurements Of Physical Quantities

Age/level/Number of learners/sexes 14+/yr10/14 students. Including male and female


Main Aim(s) The students should be able to handle various
measuring instruments common in a good senior
secondary school physics laboratory, and used for
the measurements of length, mass and time.
Subsidiary Aim Students should be able to:
1. List and and handle various measuring
instruments common in a good senior
secondary school physics laboratory, and
used for the measurements of length, mass
and time.
2. Estimate the uncertainties associated with
these instruments
3. Be familiar with the concept and use of
significant figures

Personal Aim To improve in teaching and the application of


multiple intelligence and the three styles of
learning
Assumption/entry behavior The learners are familiar with the concept of
measurement of common quantities like length
(distance), area, mass, as taught in mathematics.
They are can also measure lengths with their metre
rules
Anticipated problem The learners may not be having difficulties taking
measurements with the micrometer screw guage
and vernier caliper due to incorrect reading of their
two scales
Possible solution The lead learner practically guides the learners to
taking measurements with the micrometer screw
guage and vernier caliper
Instructional media New school physics, New Secondary physics,
computer system, internet, projector, Video clips
and charts
Procedure Step 1: Measurement of length
Step 2: Measurement of mass and weight
Step 3: Measurement of Volume

Interactive pattern Teacher to student (T-S)


Evaluation (learners) 1.Define (a) length (b) time.
2. List five instrument for measuring length.

Evaluation (Teacher) The teacher evaluates himself from the responses


of the learners to the questions above, to ascertain
that the learners followed through the lessons.
Summary Length is measured using metre rule,
caliper, vernier caliper, micrometer
screw guage.

Mass is measured using a balance.

Weight is measured using a spring


balance.
Volume of a liquid can be measured
using a graduated cylinder.

Home work waec past questions, News school physics, page 11-
12.

LESSON NOTE FOR WEEK 4


TOPIC: Measurements Of Physical Quantities

MEASUREMENT
No fact in science is accepted, no law is established, unless it can be exactly
measured and quantified. As physics is based on exact measurements, every
such measurement requires two things; first a number or quantity, secondly a
unit, e.g. 5 metres as the length of a kitchen table
.

MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH
THE METRE RULE: The metre rule is often used to measure distances of a few
centimetres to some metres, for example, the dimensions off a table or room.
When longer distances are involved, tape rule can be used. The smallest
graduation on a metre rule is 0.1 cm or 1mm.

CALLIPERS:
Callipers are used to measure distances on solid objects where an ordinary
metre rule cannot be applied directly. They are made of hinged steel jaws
which are closed (in the case of external callipers) until they touch the desired
part of the object being measured. The distance between the jaws is then
measured on a graduated scale such as the metre rule.
THE VERNIER CALLIPERS
These can measure length more accurately than the metre rule. To measure
small lengths, to the nearest 0.1mm, e.g the thickness of a metre rule, the
internal and external diameters of a tube, or the diameter of a rod, we use the
vernier callipers. The instrument has two sets of jaws and two scales, the main
and the vernier scales.
THE MICROMETER SCREW GAUGE
This instrument measures even smaller lengths (e.g diameter of a wire) than
the vernier callipers. It has a higher reading accuracy and can read up to
0.01mm or 0.001cm. It can be used to measure the thickness of a piece of
paper, the diameter of a small ball (e.g. pendulum bob).

MEASUREMENT OF TIME
The time internal between two events is the difference between the times
when the event occurred when the time internal is of the order of minutes or
hours, clocks and watches can be used. These are the instruments which
indicate the time of the day. For shorter time intervals of the order of seconds,
stop clocks or stop watches are used.
MEASUREMENT OF MASS
The mass of a body is a measure of the quantity of matter it contains. Mass is
usually measured by comparing it with standard masses, using a balance.
There are various types e.g. beam or chemical balance, lever balance, a dial
spring, direct reading balance etc
WEIGHT: of a body is the force acting on the body due to the earth's
gravitational pull. One instrument used for measuring weight is the
spring balance. Weight is measured in Newtons.
Relationship Between mass & weight
W=mg
Where, W = weight(N) m=mass(kg), g =acceleration due to gravity(m/s)
MEASUREMENT OF VOLUME
GRADUATED CYLINDER: A graduated cylinder can be used for measurement of
volumes of liquids. It is accurate to the nearest 1cm*. It can also be used in
measuring the volume of irregular shaped objects e.g stone, with the aid of the
displacement or eureka can.

HOW TO READ A VERNIER CALLIPER


In reading a vernier calliper, the whole number (digit before the decimal point)
and the first digit after the decimal point are read from the main scale while
the second digit after the decimal point is read from the vernier scale (sliding
scale). This is the point or mark that coincides with that of the main scale.

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