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The
course comprises Physics and Methodology. In physics, the course is aimed at
equipping student teachers with the basic concepts of physics to enable them to
teach these concepts and related ones to primary school learners. The course
also assists student teachers to design and conduct activities/demonstrations
to illustrate physics concepts.
The course outline is also included.
In this lesson we are going to take learn about the 3 basic quantities.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
-State that the 3 basic quantities are length, mass and time.
-Define length, mass and time,-Mention their units, instruments, and their S.I unit.
- State the reasons of having various instruments and units
-state the reasons of using instruments.
In this lesson we are going to take learn about the difference between Weight and mass.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
-define weight.-define mass.
- recall 4 or more differences between weight and mass.
- use a formula: weight = mass x gravity, with units N , kg , N/kg
In this lesson we are going to take learn about density.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
-define density
-use density in calculations
-discuss some benefits of density
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In this lesson we are going to take learn about volume of an object.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
- define volume as amount of space occupied- show that a 3-d object occupy space as opposed to a 2-d object.
-mention the instruments and units of volume,
- describe the procedure of finding the volume of solids (regular and irregular), liquids and gases.
- mention everyday examples where gases and liquids have occupied space.
Force is defined as a pull or a pull that one object exerts on another.
S. I. Unit of force is Newtons.
Instrument to measure force is a spring balance (force measure).
In this lesson we are going to take learn about the different types of forces.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
- state different types of forces.
- describe the different types of forces.
- state the examples of different types.
In this lesson we are going to take learn about the three (3) effects of forces.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
- state 3 effects of forces
- recall and use 3 formulas corresponding to the 3 effects.
-describe each effect in detail.
Energy is defined as the ability to do work
-the capacity of a body to do work.
The S.I. unit of energy is Joules.
Instrument to measure energy is Joule meter or calorie meter.
In this lesson we are going to take learn about the different forms of energy.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
- recall different forms of energy such as : Kinetic, potential, chemical, heat, light, electric, solar tidal, geothermal e.t.c
- describe the different forms of energy and energy
- state the law of conservation of energy and energy conversions.
- state different sources of energy , even sources to generate electricity
- classify sources as bio fuels and fossil, also as renewable and non-non-renewable.
-describe the effects of fuels to the atmosphere and solutions
Answer the quiz attached by
A. mixing and matching energy forms and their description.
B. mentioning three more forms of energy.
C. mentioning three sources of energy
In this lesson we are going to take learn about work and power.
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to :
- recall the relationship Work done =Force x Distance moved in the direction of the force.
- Apply the relationship W = F x d.
- state and apply that the amount of work done = the amount of energy converted.
- recall that both work and energy are measured joules using a calorimeter or joulemeter.
- Recall the relationship Power = work done /time taken.
- Apply the relationship P = W/t or P = E/t.
At the end of this unit you will be able to define work as "
- Work = Force x distance (force applied in the direction of force.
- measured in Joules using a joule-meter
-the relationship that amount of work done = amount of energy changed
At the end of the lesson you will be able to:
- define power as Power = work done/time (the amount of work done per unit time)
- unit of power is watts , (W) ,
- where work is in Joules and time is in seconds.
At the end of the lesson you will have learned :
-definition of moment of force
- examples of moment of force
-definition of principle of force
-calculations of principle force
Machines are defined as something that simplify work.
One applies a small effort to overcome a heavy load.
Here is a link to simple machines.