Lesson plan Date: period: class:

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1 secondary Unit1 chapter 1 : Mr/ Ramadan fathi abo zied
: Physical
Measurements
Physical Quantities and Measuring Units 90 minutes school : Hamada tantawi - Experimental Language
Overview & Purpose Materials Needed ( Aids )
Warm-Up: Physical sciences are concerned with the study of all phenomena in the universe. A metric ruler – A measuring tape – A Vernier Caliper –
They describe these phenomena and try to explore and examine them aiming to benefit mankind. A glass slide – A pencil
Describing these phenomena could not be accurate enough unless performing accurate • worksheet Lap top Data show
measurement processes for the various physical quantities. • Crocodile physics program
Starting Off Activity: •Physics book white board
Note: WS: Physical Terminology This topic teaching strategies: searching and mind storming
 physical quantity  *Scientific interpretation *Derive a conclusion
*Comparison *Problem solving. * Draw a conclusion.
 Absolute error e- Learning Resources
 Relative error Educational video: Physical Quantities and Measuring Units

Objectives Suggested Learning

Activities
Subject Evalu
ation
By the end of this lesson, the
student should be able to:
Activity 1: UNIT ONE: Worked
Exampl
 Differentiate Measuring Physical Quantities and Measuring Units es
between the fundamental length using the 1- Measuring Tools At
and derived physical Vernier Caliper: school
quantities.
Length Meter tape Ruler book
Vernier caliper Micrometer Page
 Derive the dimensional Mass Roman scale Beam balance
formula of physical analog scale Digital balance
quantities. Time Hourglass Clock
Stopwatch Digital watch
 State the
fundamental physical 2- Standard Units
quantities in the
international system and First: The Standard Length (The Meter)
+ The Standard Meter is the distance between two engravedo marks at the
their units.
Worksheet ends of a rod made of platinum and Iridium alloy kept at 0 C, at the
 Name the tools used to ( 10 min ) International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris.
measure length, mass, and In groups
time.

3-
 . Second: The Standard Mass (The Kilogram) Worked
Examples
Third: The Standard Time (The Second)
 Derive the international At
Activity 2 The second is the unit of measuring time. In ancient times, the school
units of some derived
daytime and the night time were proper ways to figure out an easy book
physical quantities. Page
and acceptable measure for the time unit. Originally, it was defined
 Apply the dimensional 1
as of the average solar day,
formula to verify the Solve problems that 86400
physical relations. involve the Dimensional Formula
conversion of units Write a
 Identify how to find the  Length is “L” Mass is “M” Time is “T” report
error in measurement. The unit of measuring the physical quantity from the
Internet
about
 Identify the reasons to The Its relationship to other The dimensional Unit of scientific
have an error in physical quantities formula measureme notation
measurement. quantity nt
List the value of
prefixes and their Area A = Length x width [A] = L x L = L2 m2 Worked
Appreciate science abbreviations from Volume V= Length x width x [V] = L x L x L = L3 m3 Examples
and scientists nano to giga, e.g. height At
school
H.W nano (10-9), nm
(nanometer).
Density Mass M book
1- A water tank of ρ= [ρ ] = 3 = Kg/ m3 Page
capacity 9 m3, find Volume ML-3 L
its capacity in Velocity Displacemen L Worked
(cm3). v= [v ] = = m/s Examples
Discuss the use of te At
Time LT-1 T
An object of mass 4.5 kg ± scientific notation to school
express large and Acceler Change of velocity
LT- book
0.1 kg is moving at
velocity 20 m/s ± 1 m/s small numbers ation a= [a ] = 1 = m/s2 Page
Time -2
Calculate the LT T
1- error in measuring Force F = mass x acceleration [F] = M x LT-2 = MLT-2 Newton (N)
its linear Multiples and Fractions of Units in the International System
momentum. (linear Factor 10 -9 10 -6 10 -3 10 -2 10 3 10 6 10 9
Prefix nano micro milli centi kilo Mega Gega
momentum = mass Symbol N μ m c k M G
x velocity The Absolute Error (Δ x): is the difference between the actual value (xo ) and the
measured value (x) Δ
The Relative Error (r): is the ratio between the absolute error (Δ x) to the real
value (xo )