KAMINZEKENZEKE DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

GRADE 10 SCIENCE (PHYSICS) SCHEMES OF WORK TERM ONE 2018

WEEK TOPIC SUBTOPIC SPECIFIC OUTCOMES TEACHING/LEARNING METHODS REFERENCES

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1 GENERAL Internationa  Identify various instruments for  Chalk board  Illustration  mk senior
PHYSICS l measurements  Charts  Inquiry physics
System of  Distinguish between basic and  Instruments (rules,  Teacher’s  golden tip
Units (SI). derived quantities electronic scales, exposition physics
measuring tapes,  demonstratio  key point
vernier calipers, n physics
micrometer screw
gauge)
2  Identify basic units and derived  Charts  Question and  mk senior
units.  Black board answer physics
 Recognise prefixes, multiples  Illustration  golden tip
and submultiples of  Teacher’s physics
fundamental and derived units. exposition  key point
physics
3 Length and  Use scientific notation and  Black board  Illustration  mk senior
time significant figures in numerical  rules, electronic  Inquiry physics
problems. scales, measuring  Teacher’s  golden tip
 Demonstrate the use of tapes, vernier exposition physics
various measuring instruments calipers, micrometer  demonstratio
to determine length screw gauge  key point
n physics
4  Demonstrate the use of clocks  Stopwatch, pendulum  Illustration  mk senior
and devices for measuring an  Black board  Inquiry physics
interval of time  Teacher’s  golden tip
exposition physics
 Demonstratio  key point
 n physics
 Group work
5  Identify factors that affect the
period of a simple pendulum
6 Mass and,  Distinguish between mass and  Black board  Illustration  mk senior
weight Weight.  Electronic scale,  Inquiry physics
 Demonstrate how to measure spring balance  Teacher’s  golden tip
mass and weight
exposition physics
 Demonstratio  key point
n physics
 Group work
7  Demonstrate how to locate the  Illustration  mk senior
centre of mass of an object  Inquiry physics
 Teacher’s  golden tip
exposition physics
 Demonstratio  key point
n physics
 Group work
8  Describe qualitatively the  Black board  Illustration  mk senior
effect of the position of the  chart  Inquiry physics
centre of mass on the stability  Teacher’s  golden tip
of an object.
exposition physics
 Demonstratio  key point
n physics
 Group work
9 Mechanics Linear  Describe the terms used in  Black board  Inquiry  mk senior
motion mechanics.( such as distance,  chart  Teacher’s physics
displacement, speed, velocity, exposition  golden tip
acceleration)
physics
 key point
 physics
10  Demonstrate the use of  Black board  Inquiry  mk senior
equations of uniformly  chart  Teacher’s physics
accelerated motion to solve exposition  golden tip
problems.  Demonstratio physics
n
 key point
physics
11  Interpret graphical  Black board  Inquiry  mk senior
representation of distance-  chart  Teacher’s physics
time, Displacement -time, exposition  golden tip
speed-time, velocity-time and  Demonstratio physics
acceleration time. n
 key point
physics
12 & 13  Investigate the consequences  Black board  Bloom’s  mk senior
of  Charts taxonomy physics
over speeding  Past papers questioning  golden tip
 Describe the acceleration of technique.
physics
free fall for a body near the
earth.  key point
 Write end of term test for work physics
covered in the term