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CONCEPT OR PRINCIPLE
Heat moves from a warmer object to a cooler one. This transfer of heat is brought about in three
specific ways, conduction, convection and radiation. These processes are all important since they
are involved in the cooking of food.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Classification
Learning Type
Knowledge
Cognitive
Comprehension
Cognitive
Cognitive
PROCESS SKILLS
During this lesson, students will be engaged in:
Identifying / formulating a problem
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Introduction:
T enters the classroom complaining of how hot it is. T asks how the road will feel if he walks bare
feet on the road on a hot day. T discusses Ss responses and explains that thermal energy is being
transferred from the warmer road to his cooler feet. T then asks what is happening when you
touch something and it feels cold. T explains and introduces the topic of heat transfer.
Development:
T asks Ss to pay careful attention to what is being demonstrated and to note observations.
T lights Bunsen burner and hold one end of a metal rod in the flame and the other end has a
thumb tack attached with wax. The wax melts and tack falls off. T explains how heat is being
transferred from one end of the rod to the other. T explains the process of conduction while Ss jot
down notes.
T puts a beaker of water on top the tripod and places the Bunsen burner below. A drop of
colouring is added to the water. The colouring circulates. T explains that the warm water from the
bottom rises to the top and so the heat is transferred. T explains the process of convection while Ss
jot down notes. T asks Ss to explain how land and sea breeze is formed.
T places his hands about 10 cm away from the side of the flame. T said he feels the warmth even
though the hot air is rising above the flame. T explains the process of radiation while Ss jot down
notes. T explains how this method of heat transfer is responsible for the Suns thermal energy
reaching Earth.
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T asks Ss what are a thermos, a thermostat, and a thermometer. T explains that the word therm
implies heat and / or temperature. T then explains that a prefix is added to the beginning of a
word to change its meaning. It can also be used to figure out the meaning of words. Thermos is a
container to keep a liquid hot (or cold); a thermostat regulates temperature, a thermometer
measures temperature.
Ss are given an assessment sheet to complete.
Consolidation
Assessment sheet is corrected
T recaps the days lesson
TEACHERS EVALUATION OF LESSON
This was a good lesson. Students were engaged throughout the lesson. Students understood the concepts
about conduction, convection and radiation. The Curriculum Integration worked well as students
understood the lesson about prefixes. This was a good lesson as science and English were well
integrated,
TUTORS COMMENTS
I am sure it would have been an interesting deductive lesson, but have you thought about how to
make it inductive? Instead of telling them why the road felt hot or cold, you could take students
responses ask them to observe the activity and explain how heat is moving. You then come back to the
initial problem. Another approach. Did students think of other prefixes they have met in Science?
Dr Kalloo
CONTINGENCY PLAN
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