LESSON PLAN

State Selangor District Kuala Selangor

School SMK Raja Muda Musa Date 31/7/2012

Class 2 Budi Class size 35 students

Time period 1.10-2.20 pm Duration of 70 minutes
lesson
Subject Science Learning area Air pressure
Topic Air Pressure
Theme Matter In Nature
Key concept Air Pressure
Rationale To introduce the concept of air pressure
Learning Objective Understanding air pressure.
Learning Outcomes explain the existence of air pressure with reference to the Kinetic Theory,
explain the factors affecting air pressure.

Students background Basic knowledge of composition of air

knowledge
Scientific and thinking skills Observing, predicting, communicating, making inference and making conclusion

Scientific attitudes and noble 1) Students dare to answer the questions given by the teacher based on their prior knowledge.
value 2) Students show interest and longing to know more about factors affecting air pressure.
3) Students show cooperation between group members by discussing to get the accurate answer.
4) Students show cooperation between group members in inquiry experiment.
5) Students show cooperation to the teacher by following all the orders given and paying attention to
teachers explanation.
Teaching and learning 1) Reference Science text book volume 2 CHAPTER 6, Science Process Skill
resources Longman exercise book Chapter 6.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsoE4F2Pb20
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLPOBL681Hs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBMy-blbIoQ

2) Equipment / apparatus LCD screen projector, laptop, white board

3) Materials Worksheet
Teaching approach Cooperative learning, active learning, whole class work

Teaching and Learning Process

Lesson Development Content/ concept (Teacher actions and student activity) Remark/note

Phase 1 Introduction of the topic Introduction learning objective. To activate

Demonstrating Teacher demonstrates how atmospheric students mind and
SET INDUCTION / Questioning pressure will push an egg into a bottle to encourage them
INTRODUCTION Explanation about the Teacher asks students, to learn the topic.
(5 minute) demonstration. o why did this happen?
Expectation of student answer: Because of air
pressure

Phase 2 Teacher explain about the atmosphere exerts

DEVELPOMENT A atmospheric pressure "atmospheric pressure".
(exploration) By using the PowerPoint presentation, teacher
(25 minutes) explain the existence of air pressure with
reference to the Kinetic Theory.
Teacher relates the atmosphere pressure with
the push an egg into a bottle.
 Factors which affect Teacher explains the first factors of air
the air pressure. pressure using Barometer. That is volume of
container.
Teacher explains second factors that is
temperature of air with using computer
simulation.

Phase 3 Show existence of All students divided into 6 groups. Inquiry experiment
DEVELPOMENT B atmospheric pressure Teachers guided students to do activity to show
(application / existence of atmospheric pressure.
elaboration) After activity, teacher asks student about:
(30 minutes) o What happen to the water in the cup?
o What acts on the thick cupboard to
support water in the cup?
o What conclusion about the activity?
Expectation of student answer:
o Water in the glass did not split out.
o Air pressure acts on the cupboard.
o Air exerts pressure

Teacher shows video by you tube 55 gallon

steel drum can crush because of air pressure.

Factors which affect Teachers guided students to do activity to Inquiry experiment.

the air pressure. determine the factors that influence air pressure.

After activity, teacher asks student about:

o What happens to the volume of air in the
balloon when it is pressed?
o How is the air pressure influenced by the
volume of air?
 o What happens to the air particles in the
dented ping-pong ball when it is heated?
o What is the effect of heat on the air pressure
in the ping-pong ball?

Expectation of student answer:

o Decreases
o The smaller the volume of air, the higher the
air pressure.
o The air particles move faster and collide more
frequently with the walls of the ping-pong ball.
o The air pressure in the ping-pong ball
increases when the ball is heated .
Student write down the observation in the
exercise book.

Phase 4 Conclusion
CLOSURE/ Teachers asks students to recall about what
ASSESMENT they have learned in this topic.
(Evaluation) Students try to recall and give the important
(10 minute) points that they have learned.

Expected Response from the student (Before Reflection ( after teaching)

teaching)
95% response from the students from Phase 1 to 4