SS3 Physics 1st Term

SS3 PHYSICS 1ST TERM

SS3 Physics First Term Scheme of Work & Lesson Note

Physics is a science subject SS3 students are required to study in first term. The Unit of Instruction for SS3 Physics 1st Term is carefully developed from the Scheme of Work, which in turn is, based on NERDC current curriculum and SSCE syllabus.

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Electroplating

SUB TOPICS:
A. Revision of Faraday laws of electrolysis
B. Concept of electroplating
C. Calibration of ammeter

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 State Faraday laws of electrolysis.
2 Use a suitable electrolyte to electroplate a suitable electrode.
3 Use a suitable electrolyte to electroplate a spoon.
4 ETC

Simple A.C. Circuits

SUB TOPICS:
A. Definition of alternating current
B. root mean square values of current and e.m.f.
C. Capacitive reactance
D. Inductive reactance
E. Impedance (RLC circuit, RC and RL circuit respectively)
F. Vector diagram
G. Power in an A.C. circuit
H. Resonance in RLC series circuit and its application

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Explain the peak and r.m.s values of current and potential difference.
2 Establish phase relationship between current and potential difference in an a.c circuit.
3 Use vectors to show the direction of resistance, inductance, and capacitance in an a.c circuit.
4 ETC

Model of an Atom

SUB TOPICS:
A. Models of the atom: Thomson, Bohr-Rutherford and election cloud (wave mechanical)
B. Limitations of each model
C. Energy quantization
D. Atomic energy levels
E. Frank-Hertz experiment and atomic spectra

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Trace the historical events that led to the modern concept of the atom.
2 State and discuss the chemical evidence for the existence of atoms.
3 List and describe the experimental evidence that matter is electrical in nature.
4 ETC

Photo Electric Emission, Thermionic Emission and X-rays

SUB TOPICS:
A. Photo electric emission and its applications
B. Einstein’s photo electric equation
C. Thermionic emission and its applications
D. X-rays

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Use the photon concept to explain the ejection of electrons in the photoelectric effect.
2 Draw a diagram of a photo cell.
3 Explain the concept of threshold frequency, work function, Planck constant and their relationship with maximum kinetic energy.
4 ETC

Radioactivity

SUB TOPICS:
A. Types of radioactivity i.e natural and artificial radioactivities
B. Nuclear reactions: fusion and fission
C. Nuclear energy
D. Decay constant and half-life

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Explain deflection of particles in magnetic and electric fields.
2 Distinguish between natural and artificial radioactivity.
3 State some uses of radioactive substances.
4 ETC

Wave-Particle Paradox of Matter

SUB TOPICS:
A. Wave nature of matter and particle nature of matter
B. Wave-particle duality of matter
C. The uncertainty principle

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Identify phenomena which are only satisfactorily explained by assuming that matter behaves like (a) waves and (b) particles.
2 Identify light as wave and also as particles.
3 Explain electron diffraction.
4 ETC

SS3 Physics 1st Term Revision and Mid Term Test

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1. Which of the following simple machines is a second class lever? 2005, Q6

 
 
 
 

2. An electric motor is a machine that converts —2005, Q43

 
 
 
 

3. The frequency of a swinging pendulum is the — 2005, Q12

 
 
 
 

4. A process by which two light atoms join to form a new atom of higher atomic mass is —2005, Q47

 
 
 
 

5. Uranium of atomic number 92 and mass number 238 emits an alpha particle from its nucleus. The new nucleus formed has, respectively, atomic number and mass number. —2005, Q50

 
 
 
 

6. A body starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 5 ms-1 until it attains a velocity of 25 ms-1. Calculate the time taken to attain this velocity. 2005, Q10

 
 
 
 

7. The amplitude of a wave is the —2005, Q29

 
 
 
 

8. A bar magnet is placed near and lying along the axis of a solenoid connected to a galvanometer. The pointer of the galvanometer shows no deflection when —2005, Q42

 
 
 
 

9. Radio waves travel in air at 3.0 x 108 ms-1. If the waves enter water of refractive index 4/3, calculate the speed of radio waves in water. 2005, Q28

 
 
 
 

10. The mass and weight of a body on earth are 8 kg and 80 N respectively. Determine the mass and weight of the body respectively on a planet where the pull of gravity is 1/8 that of earth. 2005, Q40

 
 
 
 

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Rockets and Satellites

SUB TOPICS:
A. Rockets and the component parts of a rocket
B. Launching a multistage rocket and rocket propulsion
C. Definition, types and the component parts of satellites
D. Uses of rockets and satellites

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Explain what a rocket is.
2 Describe the component parts of a model rocket.
3 Explain the process of launching a multi-stage rocket.
4 ETC

Properties of Waves

What is a wave?
A wave is a disturbance that propagates (or travels) from the point where it was created to another point in a medium, and transfers energy from point to point but do not necessarily transfer any mass (or particle).
The following video list the common properties of waves. Content is in PDF

Electromagnetic Waves and Electromagnetic Fields

What is an electromagnetic wave?
An electromagnetic wave is a wave created as a result of the interaction of electric and magnetic fields that are oriented perpendicular to each other. Because the two fields are usually perpendicular to each other, thus, electromagnetic waves are transverse in nature.
Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to propagate (or travel)
Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves

What are electromagnetic fields?
Electromagnetic fields are a combination of electric field and magnetic field. A moving charge always has both a magnetic field and an electric field.
A magnetic field is created around moving electric charge and magnets. While an electric field is created around electric charge.

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