Understanding Effect of Forces

An Example of a Daily Lesson Plan using the 4-phase Teaching Model/Learning Cycle
Subject: Physics
Class: Form 4 Genius
Date: 25 May 2009
Time: 10.30 am – 11.00 am (30 minutes)
No. of students: 28 students
Learning Area : Forces and Motion
Learning Objective: Understanding the effects of a force
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, a student is able to:
A Master content knowledge

a. Describe the effects of balanced forces acting on an object.
b. Describe the effects of unbalanced forces acting on an
object.
B Master Scientific Skills/TSTS

a. Predict what the forces acting when child playing a see saw.
b. Observe with the situation given relate with the forces.
C Demonstrate Scientific Attitudes and Noble Values

a. Actively participate to answer teacher’s question
b. Co-operation in the group during the activity
c. Showing the interest in observing the video clips
d. Being cooperative
Scientific Concepts:
The effects of forces
a. can change the size or shape of an object
b. can move a stationary object
c. can stop a moving object
d. can change the direction of a moving object
e. can accelerate or decelerate a moving object
Materials, equipments and resource materials:

Notes on Power Point slides
Ruler
Trolley
Box
Prior Knowledge:
Students have already learned about a force.
Phase Content Teaching and Learning Activities Notes
Teacher Activities Student
Activities
Introduction/ Definition of force Make connection to Students Strategy/Technique:
Eliciting Ideas and the example of students’ prior observe a video Whole class Q&A
(5 minutes) activities that require knowledge on forces by and respond to
force. asking questions. teacher’s Resources :
questions. Video
Definition of balanced Show the video clip PP Slides
forces and unbalanced about children playing
forces. see-saw. Elicit students’
ideas about the forces
acting when children
playing see-saw.
Structuring/ The effect of balanced Shows a demonstration Students make Strategy/Technique:

Restructuring of forces acting on an use to physics book prediction, Whole class Q&A
Ideas object can cause the when the forces on the inference,
(10 minutes) object : book are balanced and observation and Resources :
a) at rest unbalanced. conclusion PP Slides
b) moving at Video
constant Ask two central guiding Graphics
velocity question :
The effect of What are the effects of

unbalanced forces balanced forces acting
acting on an object on an object?
can cause the object:
a) start or stop What are the effects of
moving unbalanced forces
b) accelerating acting on an object?
c) decelerating
d) change its Show a picture of bird
direction of perching on a branch of
motion a tree.
e) change the size
or shape of an Show a video clip about
object golf buggy moving in a
golf course with a
constant velocity.
Show a picture of toy

car start to move
forward in the road and
stop the moving
(demonstration use the
trolley).
Show a picture of
cyclist uses a bigger
force to pedal his
bicycle and increased
its speed.
Show a picture of lorry

moves from a smooth
surface to a rough
surface.
Show a picture of tennis

ball when is hit by a
racket, the tennis ball
change the direction.
Show a demonstration
to change a shape of
ruler and a picture.
Application of Differentiate the effect Shows a picture with a Students solve Strategy/Technique:
Ideas of balanced forces and different situation : problems in Group Discussion
(10 minutes) unbalanced forces 1) Arm wrestling groups
acting on an object. competition Resources :
2) Push the brakes Students present PP Slides
down car their solutions Worksheet
3) Tug of war and compare
with teacher’s
Ask student discuss in a answer
group refer to the
situation given.
Reflection/ The effects of a force Students conclude by Students Strategy/Technique:

Closure is : stating the main ideas conclude the Whole class Q&A
(5 minutes) a) Can change and relating to students lesson by
the size or initial ideas. verbally stating Resources :
shape of an the main ideas PP Slides
object. Show learning and relating to
b) Can move a outcomes. their initial ideas
stationary
object Relate the topic to the
c) Can stop a next topic.
moving object
d) Can change Give assignment:
the direction of Reading a topic
a moving relationship between
object force, mass and
e) Can accelerate acceleration for next
or decelerate a lesson.
moving object
For experiment
1) to investigate
the relationship
between force
and acceleration
when the mass
is constant.
2) to investigate
the acceleration
and mass when
the force is
constant.

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An Example of a Daily Lesson Plan using the 4-phase Teaching Model/Learning Cycle

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, a student is able to:

A Master content knowledge

B Master Scientific Skills/TSTS

C Demonstrate Scientific Attitudes and Noble Values

Materials, equipments and resource materials:

Structuring/ The effect of balanced Shows a demonstration Students make Strategy/Technique:

The effect of What are the effects of

Show a picture of toy

Show a picture of lorry

Show a picture of tennis

Reflection/ The effects of a force Students conclude by Students Strategy/Technique:

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