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The document outlines a lesson plan about errors in measurement. It discusses random and systematic errors, significant figures, and techniques to reduce errors. It provides activities for students to learn about uncertainties inherent in measurement and interpreting graphs.

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The document outlines a lesson plan about errors in measurement. It discusses random and systematic errors, significant figures, and techniques to reduce errors. It provides activities for students to learn about uncertainties inherent in measurement and interpreting graphs.

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Lesson Plan

Lesson: Errors in Measurement, Random and Systematic Errors

Aim: To enable the students to estimate errors and uncertainties in measurement .

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the lesson, student should be able to:


1. know that every measurement has error
2. know the difference between systematic errors and random errors
3. write derived data to the correct number of significant figures
4. identify and estimate the uncertainties inherent in plotting graphs and to acquire
good experimental techniques to reduce the errors.

Assumed Prior Knowledge

1. Understand the basic physical quantities and SI units distance, time and mass, current.
2. Able to use simple measuring devices like ruler, vernier calipers, micrometer screw gauge and
others.
3. Able to plot and interpret simple graph.

Underlying Principles

1. Enabling students to know what they should look for.


2. Relating a physical phenomena with graph.
3. Managing data and interpreting graphs.

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Development of Lesson

No. Steps Strategy Resources


1. Set Induction • Teacher introduces the topic for • Measuring
the lesson by discussing in the tape, ruler,
class the importance of vernier
measurement and the inherent calipers,
uncertainty in every micrometer
measurement. screw
• Teacher introduces some gauge,etc.
simple measuring devices.
• Teacher invite students to
discuss the uncertainties and
accuracy of measurements and
the type of measuring device
suitable for different type of
measurement and the degree
of accuracy expected.
2. Student activity • Introduce activity 1 to activity 4 • LCD
in the course ware projector
Summary of activity • Making summary of the • Teacher lap
following points: top
i) uncertainty in measurement computer
ii) significant figures • Course
iii) percentage errors
iv) use of vernier scale and
micrometer screw gauge.
v) Random and systematic
errors
vi) Experimental techniques to
reduce errors
vii) Errors in graphs.
• The students to go through the
test questions after each
• activity to gauge their progress.
3. Evaluation • Teacher distributes the • Printed copy
worksheets to the students of the
• In pairs they are asked to worksheets
complete the worksheets
• Group selected at random are
asked to present their work.
The other students are asked to
comment.
4. Extension activity • Students are asked to look for • suggested
further information by websites
• 1)surfing the internet • recommend
• 2)looking up references ed
references

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Worksheet Answers

1. (a) Parallax error exists during the scale reading. Fig 1, when eyes at A, the reading
are less than the real point and at B. When the eyes at C, the reading are larger than
real point. To reduce parallax error , the reading scale must be :
(i) taken repeatedly
(ii) added and calculate the minimum value of all the added
scale.
The more the value of the reading scale was taken repeatedly, the more accurate the
actual reading scale.

(b) ±16%

2. (a) (i) 21.14cm, 20.98cm

(ii) ±0.005cm or ±0.01cm

(iii) ±12 ½ % or ±25%+

(iv) Taking several microscope readings of the diameter tends to reduces random
error because some errors are caused by fluctuations in the physical property
being measured, such as changes in temperature, electrical voltage, gas
pressure, and the like.

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