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WK LSN TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REFERENCE REMARKS
2 1
AIR AND COMBUSTION
Composition of air.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:



State the composition of air by volume.



Probing questions;
Brief discussion.
TEXT BOOK
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 68-71
2 2
AIR AND COMBUSTION
Air and combustion.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe an experiment to show percentage of air that supports burning.
Teacher demonstrations;
Discussion;
Worked examples.
Sodium hydroxide solution, candle, gas jar, trough, copper turnings, hard glass tube, glass syringes.

K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 68-71
2 3-4
AIR AND COMBUSTION
Active part of air.
Rusting.
Percentage of air used up during rusting.
Preventing rusting.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Determine percentage of active part of air using copper.
Identify conditions necessary for rusting.
Describe an experiment to show percentage of air used up during rusting.
State methods of preventing rusting.
Teacher demonstrations;
Discussion;
Worked examples.
Group experiments;
Discussion.
Teacher demonstration;
Questioning;
Discussion.
Copper turnings, glass wool, syringes, plastic tubing.
Iron
Iron nails, troughs.
TEXT BOOK
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 68-71
K.L.B.
BOOK I
P. 72
3 1
AIR AND COMBUSTION
Smouldering of phosphorus.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe an experiment to show percentage of air used up when phosphorus smoulders.

Teacher demonstration;
Discussion.
White phosphorus, trough.
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 72-73
3 2
AIR AND COMBUSTION
Presence of carbon (IV) oxide and water in the air.
Fractional distillation of liquid air.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe an experiment to show presence of carbon (IV) oxide and water in the air.
Describe fractional distillation of liquid air.
Teacher demonstration;
Probing questions on colour changes;
Discussion.
Q/A to review fractional distillation;
Discuss flow diagram.
Aspirator, lime water, u-tube, anhydrous calcium chloride.
Flowchart.
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 73-74
3 3-4
AIR AND COMBUSTION
Lab preparation of oxygen.
Burning metals in air (oxygen)
Products of burning metals in air.
Reactivity series.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Prepare oxygen in the lab.
State physical properties of oxygen.
State how metals burn in air.
Identify products of burning metals in air.
Recall the reactivity series for some metals.
Teacher demonstration / group expts;
Questioning;
Discussion.
Teacher demonstration;
Write equations.
Group experiments;
Testing for products;
Write chemical equations.
Questioning;
Discussion.
Sodium peroxide, manganese (IV) oxide, potassium permanganate.
Sodium, calcium,
magnesium,
iron, copper.
Weighing balance.
Chart- reactivity series for metals.
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 78-79
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 82-83,
P. 85
4 1
AIR AND COMBUSTION
Burning non-metals in air (oxygen)
Competition for oxygen.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify products of burning non-metals in air.
Describe redox reactions.
Write equations for redox reactions.
State applications of redox reactions.
Teacher demonstration;
Questioning;
Discussion.
Write equations.
Q/A to review redox reactions;
Teacher demonstrations;
Carbon, sulphur, phosphorus.
Metals and metal oxides.
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 84-85
4 2
AIR AND COMBUSTION
WATER AND HYDROGEN
Reactivity series based on redox reactions, Uses of oxygen. Environmental pollution.
Burning candle wax in air.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Recall the reactivity series.
State uses of oxygen.
Discuss environmental pollution.
Test for the products of burning candle wax in air.
Q/A to review redox reactions;
Open discussion.
Teacher demonstrations;
Discussion.
TEXT BOOK
Candles, lime water.
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 88-89
4 3-4
WATER AND HYDROGEN
Reaction of cold water with metals.
Reaction of steam with metals.
Hydrogen. - lab preparation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify products of reaction of cold water with metals.
Identify products of reaction of steam with metals.
Recall the reactivity series of metals based on reaction with water.
Describe laboratory preparation of hydrogen.
Teacher demonstrations;
Discussion;
Write equations.
Teacher demonstrations;
Test for evolved gas;
Discussion;
Write equations.
Review reactivity series.
Discussion.
Calcium, sodium grain.
Magnesium ribbon, sand, iron / steel wool.
Zinc granules,
dil HCl,
conc. sulphuric acid.
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 92-94
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 94-96
5 1
WATER AND HYDROGEN
Hydrogen. - physical properties.
Hydrogen as a reducing agent.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State physical properties of hydrogen.
Describe an experiment to show reducing properties of hydrogen.
Probing questions and discussion.
Teacher demonstration;
Discussion;
Write equations.
Zinc granules,
dil HCl,
conc. sulphuric acid, litmus papers.
Copper (II) oxide, anhydrous Copper (II) sulphate., dry hydrogen.
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 97-98
5 2
WATER AND HYDROGEN
Burning hydrogen in air.
Uses of hydrogen.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify products of burning hydrogen in air.
State uses of hydrogen.
Teacher demonstration;
Discussion.
Probing questions;
Open discussion.
Anhydrous calcium chloride,
hydrogen, U tube, ice cold water.
TEXT BOOK
K.L.B.
BOOK I
PP. 101-102
5 3-4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Atomic and mass numbers.
First twenty elements of the periodic table.
Isotopes.
Electronic configuration.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Name the subatomic particles in an atom.
Define atomic number and mass number of an atom.
Represent atomic and mass numbers symbolically.
List the first twenty elements of the periodic table.
Write chemical symbols of the first twenty elements of the periodic table.
Define isotopes.
Give examples of isotopes.
Represent isotopes symbolically.
Define an energy level.
Describe electronic configuration in an atom.
Exposition on new concepts;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.
Expository approach: referring to the periodic table, teacher exposes the first twenty elements.
Writing down a list of first twenty elements of the periodic table.
Exposition of definition and examples of isotopes.
Giving examples of isotopes.
Exposition ? teacher exposes new concepts about electronic configuration.
Written exercise.
text book
Periodic table.
K.L.B.
BOOK II

PP. 1-3
K.L.B.
BOOK II
P. 4





PP. 5-8
6

Mid term break

7 1
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Electronic configuration in diagrams.
Periods of the periodic table.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Represent electronic configuration diagrammatically.
Identify elements of the same period.
Supervised practice;
Written exercise.
Exposition ? Definition of a period.
Q/A: Examples of elements of the same period.
text book
Periodic table.
K.L.B.
BOOK II
PP. 5-8
7 2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Groups of the periodic table.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify elements of the same period.
Exposition ? definition of a group.
Q/A: examples of elements of the same group.
Periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 9
7 3-4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
R.M.M. and isotopes.
Positive ions and ion formation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Calculate R.M.M. from isotopic composition.

To define an ion and a cation.
Supervised practice involving calculation of RMM from isotopic composition.

Teacher gives examples of stable atoms.
Guided discovery that metals need to lose one, two or three electrons to attain stability.
Examples of positive ions.

text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 11-13
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 14-15
8 1
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Positive ions representation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To represent formation of positive ions symbolically.
Diagrammatic representation of cations.
Chart  ion model.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 16
8 2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Negative ions and ion formation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define an anion.
To describe formation of negative ions symbolically.
Teacher gives examples of stable atoms.
Guided discovery of formation of negative ions.
Diagrammatic representation of anions.
Chart  ion model.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 17
8 3-4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Valencies of metals.
Valencie of non-metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Recall valencies of metals among the first twenty elements in the periodic table.
Recall valencies of non-metals among the first twenty elements in the periodic table.
Q/A to review previous lesson;
Exposition;
Guided discovery.
Periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 17
9 1
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Valencies of radicals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define a radical.
Recall the valencies of common radicals.
Exposition ? teacher defines a radical, gives examples of radicals and exposes their valencies.
Students draw a table of radicals and their valencies.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 18
9 2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Oxidation number.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define oxidation number.
Predict oxidation numbers from position of elements in the periodic table.
Q/A: Valencies.
Expose oxidation numbers of common ions.
Students complete a table of ions and their oxidation numbers.
The periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK IIvP 18
9 3-4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Electronic configuration, ion formed, valency and oxidation number
Chemical formulae of compounds. - Elements of equal valencies.
Chemical formulae of compounds. -Elements of unequal valencies.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Relate electronic configuration, ion formed, valency and oxidation number of different elements.
To derive the formulae of some compounds involving elements of equal valencies.
To derive the formulae of some compounds involving elements of unequal valencies.
Written exercise;
Exercise review.
Discuss formation of compounds such as NaCl, MgO.
Discuss formation of compounds such as MgCl2
Al (NO3)3
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 18
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 19-20
10 1
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Chemical formulae of compounds. -Elements of variable valencies.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To derive the formulae of some compounds involving elements of variable valencies.
Discuss formation of compounds such as
-Copper (I) Oxide.
-Copper (II) Oxide.
-Iron (II) Sulphate.
-Iron (III) Sulphate.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 20
10 2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Chemical equations.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify components of chemical equations.
Review word equations;
Exposition of new concepts with probing questions;
Brief discussion.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 21-23
10 3-4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Balanced chemical equations.
Balanced chemical equations.(contd)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To balance chemical equations correctly.
Exposition;
Supervised practice.
Supervised practice;
Written exercise.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 24-25
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 25-8
11 1
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Alkali metals. Atomic and ionic radii of alkali metals
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:





Identify alkali metals.
State changes in atomic and ionic radii of alkali metals.

Q/A to reviews elements of group I and their electronic configuration.
Examine a table of elements, their symbols and atomic & ionic radii.
Discussion & making deductions from the table.
The periodic
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 28-29
11 2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Ionisation energy of alkali metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State changes in number of energy levels and ionisation energy of alkali metals.
Examine a table of elements, number of energy levels and their ionization energy.
Discuss the trend deduced from the table.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II
11 3-4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Physical properties of alkali metals.
Chemical properties of alkali metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State and explain trends in physical properties of alkali metals.
To describe reaction of alkali metals with water.
Examine a table showing comparative physical properties of Li, Na, and K.
Q/A: Teacher asks probing questions as students refer to the table for answers.
Detailed discussion on physical properties of alkali metals.


Q/A: Review reaction of metals with water.
Writing down chemical equations for the reactions.
Deduce and discuss the order of reactivity down the group.
Chart ? comparative properties of Li, Na, K.

text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 30-31
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 32
12 1
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Reaction of alkali metals with chlorine gas.
Compounds of alkali metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To write balanced equations for reaction of alkali metals with chlorine gas.
Write chemical formulae for compounds of alkali metals.
Explain formation of hydroxides, oxides and chlorides of alkali metals.
Teacher demonstration- reaction of sodium with chlorine in a fume chamber.
Q/A: Students to predict a similar reaction between potassium and chlorine.
Word and balanced chemical equations for various reactions.
Exercise: Completing a table of hydroxides, oxides and chlorides of alkali metals.
Discuss combination of ions of alkali metals with anions.
Sodium, chlorine.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 33
12 2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Uses of alkali metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State uses of alkali metals.
Descriptive approach: Teacher elucidates uses of alkali metals.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II pp 34
12 3-4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Alkaline Earth metals Atomic and ionic radii of alkaline earth metals.
Physical properties of alkaline earth metals.
Electrical properties of alkaline earth metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify alkaline earth metals.

State changes in atomic and ionic radii of alkaline earth metals.
State and explain trends in physical properties of alkaline earth metals.
To describe electrical properties of alkaline earth metals.
Q/A: Elements of group I and their electron configuration.
Examine a table of elements, their symbols and atomic & ionic radii.
Make deductions from the table.

Examine a table showing comparative physical properties of Be, Mg, Ca.
Q/A: Teacher asks probing questions as students refer to the table for answers.
Detailed discussion of physical properties of alkaline earth metals.
Teacher demonstration: -
To show alkaline metals are good conductors of electric charge.
Some alkaline earth metals.
Some alkaline earth metals.
Alkaline earth metals.
K.L.B. BOOK II pp 34
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 35

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