FORM 5 PHYSICS LESSON PLAN
FORM
DATE
Form 5
TIME
Semester
VENUE Physics Lab 1
Physics Lab Physics Lab Physics Lab Physics Lab Physics Lab
Duration 40 minutes
Learning Area Waves
Learning Objectives Understanding Waves
Pre-requisite: Knowledge & Skill The concept of motion and energy
Material LCD Computer and slinky tank.
Pedagogy: Strategies & Techniques Demonstration and constructivism
Language Focus Vocabulary and science process words, function words
Scientific and/or Noble Value Being cooperative, systematic and independent
Teaching and learning activities
Learning outcomes Teacher’s activities Student’s activities Questions and expected Vocabulary
answers
ENGAGEMENT
Student is able :-
1. To describe what is 1) Teacher tries to attract the 1) Students think and Amplitude,frequency,longitudal
meant by wave answer the question. wave,period,propagation,resonance
attentions of students by
motion. Tranverse wave, vibration,
asking a question.
wavefront,wavelength,wave.
2) Teacher shows a few
examples of oscilatting or
vibrating system such as
a swing, tuning fork,
guitar string, water ripple
etc. (A fun activity would
be to ask a student to sing
accompanied a guitar
player!)
.
3) Teacher tries to engage From the video clips
students about waves by 1) identify the examples of
asking some starter waves from the video clips
questions.(appendix A)
Ans: i)
ocean,tsunami,radio,telecommu
nication waves. earthquake
2) when a wave propagates, it
1) teacher shows a series of carries energy,? Yes or no? what
2) to recognize that particles connected by is a reason you said that?
waves transfer energy springs. As one Ans: i)
without transfer individual particles is Yes. Change in physical
matter disturbed, it transmits the
disturbance to next 1) What happens when one
interconnected particle. individual particles is
disturbed?
Ans.
2) A tuning fork mounted It transmits the disturbance to
on a sound board. the next interconnected particle.
EXPLORATION AND
EXPLANATION
(see appendix B)
(Appendix C)
3) Compare tranverse What is wave fronts?
and longitudinal Plane wavefronts
waves and give Circular wavefronts
examples each.
Teacher asked student to
4) Know the draw a straight line as wave
definition of wave direction and a tangent of
fronts. circular wave fronts on a
sketch of a circular that
5)State the direction already draw by student at
of propagation of step ii) above.
waves in relation to
wavefronts
iv) Teacher then verifies the
students answer. “The
direction of propagation of
waves is perpendicular to
wave fronts”
EVALUATION
( see appendix C )
REFLECTION
Appendix A
Starter questions:
1. Have you ever visited a beach?
2. Do you watch the waves moving in and breaking on the shore? Why doesn’t the water
accumulates on the beach?
3. If you stand on a surfing board, what will happen to you? Why do you feel that the wave carry
you along or knock you over?
4. Give me some examples of waves? Do you know the different types of waves?
Teacher’s answers:
[Link] water does not accumulates on the shore because the water (the (water) particles of the
medium) do not move. The particles just move / vibrate up and down at its own equilibrium
position. The water actually do not move anywhere. What moves is the disturbances within
medium.
Q3. The wave can carry you along or knock you down because the waves are carrying energy.
The kinetic energy gained comes from the wave. The wave transfer energy.
Q4. Light waves, sound waves, water waves. Types of waves: tranverse and longitudinal waves.
Appendix B
Appendix 3
Students Activity to simulate Longitudinal and Transverse waves.
Activity 1 : Transverve Wave (the human wave)
Transverse waves are waves that move along a medium where the medium moves perpendicular to the direction that the
wave moves
Materials
15 to 20 students sitting in a row next to each other. There can be many students sitting in many rows just like at the
football stadium which adds a little excitement.
Instructions
1. Start at one end of the row and have the first students stand up and sit down.
2. All other student in the row must wait and respond when the wave gets to them.
3. If students are to quick to respond have them hold hands and close their eyes in a practice run.
4. If they are in a circle, it can continue around several times.
5. If you have a video camera, you may want to record it and show them a recording of the action
Explanation
the people stand up and sit down as the wave moves horizontally and after the wave has passed they all remain in the
same seat.
The wave moves across horizontally, but people (the medium) actually moves up and down, perpendicular to the
direction the wave moves.
Activity 2 : Longitudinal wave
A compression is characterized by having a particle in the medium move forward, bump into the next particle in the
medium and then bounce back to its original position. This continues with each particle bumping its neighbor and then
returning to its original position thereby transmitting the disturbance through the medium.
Materials
A group of people seated side by side and shoulder to shoulder in a row. People sitting on a bench (long chair) placed
next to each other are in the correct orientation for this demonstration.
Instructions
1. Instruct a person on one side of the room to bend and gently bump shoulders with their neighbor and return to
their normal position.
2. The person bumped responds by bending to bump shoulders with the third person in line and so on.
Explanation
This shows the characteristics of a compression wave, (longitudinal wave). It is useful to illustrate the wave cannot be
transmitted without a medium.
A compression is characterized by having a particle in the medium move forward, bump into the next particle in the
medium and then bounce back to its original position. This continues with each particle bumping its neighbor and then
returning to its original position thereby transmitting the disturbance through the medium.
To show that the wave cannot be transmitted without a medium, make a break between a couple of the people and show
the wave cannot travel across the break because there is no medium, (people), to transmit the wave.
It also shows the medium does not move forward, just the wave. Sound waves are an example of compression or
longitudinal waves.
Activity 3 : Comparison between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave.
1. Students are supposed to compare the two waves and come up with a list of differences / similarities.
2. Ask the students to visit this website:
[Link]
Appendix C
1) Examples of waves ( from video clip)
2) Similarities of the waves
3) Type of waves propagation
4) Example of a longitudinal waves
5) Example of a tranverse wave