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PHYSICS SS 1 FIRST TERM TEACHING SCHEME
WEEK TOPIC/ CONTENT ACTIVITIES
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS -
De&nition of Physics -Applications
of Physics( in automobile, space,
aeronautics, electronics, Teacher presents relevant charts to
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Communication, medicine, warfare, students.
etc) -Career prospects in Physics -
Fundamental and derived quantities
and their units.
-Teacher to guides the students on the
use of the meter rule, the vernier
POSITION, DISTANCE, AND caliper, and micrometer screw gauge. -
DISPLACEMENT -Measurement of Teacher to guide the students on the
2 distance -Concept of direction - use of compass bearing to indicate
Concept of position and position direction. -Teacher to guide the
coordinate students on use of rectangular
coordinate axis to locate the position of
the objects.
Teacher to guide the students on the
TIME -Concept of time -Ways of
3 use of stop clocks/watches to measure
measuring time
time intervals.
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MOTION -Types of motion: Teacher to use the following to
Random, oscillatory/vibration, demonstrate types of motion: simple
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translational/rectilinear, rotational pendulum, loaded spiral spring,
motion -Relative Motion rotating fan, etc.
MOTION Cause and eRects of
motion -Types of force i) Contact
force ii) Force &eld -Friction (Solid
Friction) I) Types of Friction: Static Teacher: Uses of the following to
5 friction and dynamic friction ii) demonstrate contact force and force
CoeRicient of limiting friction iii) &eld: spring balance and magnets
Advantages and disadvantages of
friction iv) Methods of reducing
friction
SPEED AND VELOCITY -Concept of Teacher: Runs or rolls an object through
speed -Concept of velocity - a measured distance, measure the time
6 Uniform/Non-uniform taken and calculate the speed. Guide
speed/Velocity - the students to plot distance-time
Distance/Displacement-time graph graph.
Teacher: Guides the student on the
RECTILINEAR ACCELERATION –
plotting of velocity-time graph and on
Concept of acceleration -
the derivation of the three equations of
Uniform/Non-uniform acceleration -
7 the uniformly accelerated motion.
Velocity-time graph -Analysis of
Students to interpret and apply the
rectilinear motion(equations of
three equations of motion to solve
uniformly accelerated motion)
simple problems.
SCALARS AND VECTORS -Concept
of scalars -Concept of vectors - Teacher to guide the student on how to
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Distinction between scalars and represent vector in their note books.
vectors -Vector representation
Teacher: Leads the students on the use
of the force board to determine the
VECTORS -Addition of vectors - resultant of two forces and uses
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9 Resolution of vectors Analytical and graphical methods to
solve problems on addition and
resolution of vectors.
WORK, ENERGY AND POWER -
Concept of work, energy and power
10 Teacher uses charts
-Inter changeability of work and
energy
WORK, ENERGY AND POWER -
11 Determination of work, energy and Teacher uses charts
power -Work done in a force &eld
WORK, ENERGY AND POWER -
Types of energy(Mechanical) i)
Potential energy ii) Kinetic energy -
12 Conservation of mechanical energy Teacher uses charts
-World energy resources i)
Renewable energy resources ii)Non-
renewable energy resources
13 Revision Revision
14 Examination Examination
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PHYSICS SS 1 SECOND TERM TEACHING SCHEME
WEEK TOPIC/ CONTENT ACTIVITIES
HEAT ENERGY -Concept of
temperature -ERects of heat i)
Rise/fall in temperature ii)
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Expansion/Contraction iii) Change The teacher to use kinetic theory to
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of state/phase iv) Change of explain changes in temperature.
resistance, etc -Expansion in solids
and its consequences and
application
THERMAL EXPANSIVITY -Linear Teacher to guide the students on how
2 expansivity -Area expansivity - to solve simple problems involving
Volume or cubic expansivity linear, area and volume expansivity.
The teacher to lead the students to
TRANSFER OF HEAT ENERGY - identify a better absorber of radiant
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Conduction -Convection -Radiation heat between black and shinning
surface.
ELECTRIC CHARGES -Production of
charges -Types of charges - The teacher to guide the students in
4 Distribution of charges -Storage of producing charges using diRerent
charges -Application in lightening methods.
conductor
DESCRIPTION AND PROPERTIES
OF FIELDS -Concept of &elds -Types
The teacher to use iron &lling and bar
5 of &elds( gravitational, magnetic
magnet to show &eld and &eld lines.
and electric &elds) -Properties of
&elds
GRAVITATIONAL FIELD -Concept of
The teacher to demonstrate the use of
gravitational &eld -Acceleration due
6 ticker-timer to determine acceleration
to gravity -Shape and dimension of
due to gravity.
the earth
ELECTRIC FIELD -Electric lines of
force -Electric current and potential The teacher to show lines of force using
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diRerence -Production of electric a test positive charge.
current
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ELECTRIC FIELD -Electric circuit - Teacher to lead the student to make
8 Electric conduction through electric circuit from an electric cell, key,
materials -Ohm’s law -Electrical the ammeter, voltmeter and resistors in
work done in a given circuit parallel and series.
PARTICLE NATURE OF MATTER - The teacher to lead discussion on the
Structure of matter i) Evidence of concept of the atom; give a simple
the particle nature of matter ii) illustration e.g. Successive cutting of a
9 Simple atomic structure -Molecules piece of yam by students. The
i) Their nature ii) Their size teacher to use models to illustrate the
.Brownian motion .DiRusion -States three states of matter. Guides students
of matter i) Solid ii) Liquid iii) Gas to do similar illustrations.
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE -
Arrangement of atoms in crystal The teacher to provide diRerent
10 structure -Distinction between substances to identify which is
crystalline and amorphous crystalline and non crystalline.
substances
11 Revision Revision
12 Examination Examination
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PHYSICS SS 1 THIRD TERM TEACHING SCHEME
WEEK TOPIC/ CONTENT ACTIVITIES
ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF SOLID -Hooke’s Law Teacher to guide the
1 -Young Modulus -Work done in springs and students to verify Hooke’s
elastic string Law
FLUIDS AT REST AND IN MOTION -Surface Teacher to lead students to
Tension i) De&nition and eRects and their perform simple experiments
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2 applications -Capillarity i) Cohesion ii)Adhesion on surface tension and also
-Viscosity i) De&nition ii) Terminal velocity iii) lead discussion on the
Application of viscosity applications of viscosity.
-Teacher to guide the
PHYSICS IN TECHNOLOGY -Units in industry - students to construct simple
3 Electrical continuity testing -Solar energy -Solar tester. -Lead students to
panels or Solar collectors for energy supply construct solar collector
and use it to heat water.
EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES -Resultant and The teacher to guide the
4 Equilibrant forces -Parallel forces -Moment of a students on the veri&cation
force of the principle of moment.
Teacher to guide the
students on how to
CENTRE OF GRAVITY -Stability of objects -
5 determine the centre of
Stable -Unstable -Neutral
gravity of given uniform and
nom-uniform solids.
Teacher to guide students to
EQUILIBBRIUM OF BODIES IN LIQUIDS - verify Archimedes’ principle
6 Archimedes’ Principle -Law of ioatation - and also to determine the
Density and relative density -Hydrometer density and relative density
of common materials.
LINEAR MOMENTUM -Momentum and Impulse
-Newton’s law of motion -Conservation of Teacher guides students on
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linear momentum -Applications of Newton’s the application.
law of motion
MECHANICAL ENERGY -Application of The teacher to use a lever to
mechanical energy -Machines: i) Force ratio ii) demonstrate the working of
8 Velocity ratio iii) ERiciency -Types of Machines i) a simple machine. Students
Levers ii) Pulleys iii) Inclined Plane iv) Wedge v) should practice the
Screw vi) Wheel and axle vii)Gear wheels, etc applications.
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PROJECTILES -Concept of Projectiles -Ways of The teacher to use thrown
9 projecting an object i) Vertical Projection ii) ball against a vertical wall
Horizontal projection iii) Projecting at an angle to demonstrate projectile
to the horizontal -Simple problems involving motion. Students should
range, height, time of iight. practice the applications
CIRCULAR MOTION -Uniform circular motion -
Teacher to use a stone tied
Centripetal force -Centripetal acceleration -
10 to a string to demonstrate
Centrifugal force -Angular speed and velocity -
circular motion
Example of circular motion
The teacher to use the
SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION -De&nition of
simple pendulum, loaded
Simple harmonic motion -Displacement,
spiral springs, loaded test
11 velocity and acceleration of Simple harmonic
tube oscillating in a liquid to
motion -Energy of simple harmonic motion -
illustrate simple harmonic
Forced vibration and resonance
motion.
12 Revision Revision
13 Examination Examination
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