Lesson plan for Mathematics Form 2:

Topic : Chapter 9 Loci in Two Dimensions

Subtopic : Chapter 9.1 Understand the concept of two dimensional loci
Form : 2D
Number of students : 30 students
Date : 27 January 2011, Thursday
Time : 8.00am 9.20am (80 minutes)

Learning objectives :
a) Understand the concept of two dimensional loci.
b) Relate the concept of loci to daily life.

Learning outcomes :
At the end of the lesson, students should be able:
a) To describe and sketch the locus of a moving object.
b) To determine the locus of points which are of constant distance from a fixed point, equidistant from two fixed points, constant
distance from a straight line and equidistant from two intersecting lines.
c) To construct the locus of points which are of constant distance from a fixed point, equidistant from two fixed points, constant
distance from a straight line and equidistant from two intersecting lines.

Activities :
a) Set induction: Animation by using power point slide.
b) Development of the lesson: Discovery activities, group discussion, problem based learning and lecture.
 c) Evaluation: Give quiz to monitor students understanding.
d) Closure: Summarize todays lesson and give homework

Prior knowledge : Students should be able to use compasses and know how to
take measurement.
Attitude and values : Cooperation, trust, confidence, honesty
 Learning Environment
Activities (Discourse)
Teaching methods and
Step / Time Content
strategies / Values /
Teacher Roles Students Roles Skills / Materials

Teacher show animations to Students look at the Method and Strategies:

students. animations. Expository
method
Teacher asks students to pay Students pay attention to Students
Attract students interest by attention to the animated the animated objects. centered
Step 1 showing the animations. objects. Questioning
technique
Set Induction Stimulate students to think. Teacher asks students to choose Students choose the correct Values:
the correct pathways of the answers. Confidence
(5 minutes) Introduce todays topic to animated objects. Meticulous
students. Skills:
Teacher explains that the Students listen to teacher Generating ideas
pathway of an object is actually explanation. Materials:
its locus.
Power point
presentation of
Teacher introduces todays topic Students pay attention.
Chapter 9
to students.
 Teacher explains the definition Students pay attention to Method and Strategies:
of loci. teachers explanation. Expository
method
Teacher show pictures to Students pay attention and Students
students using the power point look carefully at the centered
Explain the definition of slide. pictures shown. Using graphics
loci. Questioning
Step 2 Teacher asks students to sketch Students listen attentively technique
Show pictures to students the loci of the objects shown. to teachers instructions. Values:
Development and asks them to describe Confidence
of the Lesson and sketch the loci of the Teacher asks some students to Students draw loci at Cooperation
objects. draw the loci on the whiteboard whiteboard and explain to Skills:
(5 minutes) and explain their answers to the their classmates how they
Creating
Let students understand class. get the answers.
definition
better about the concept of
Interpretation of
loci. Teacher asks the class whether Students give response
information
the answers are correct or not. actively.
Thinking skill
Teacher asks the students to Constructivism
check their answers. Students check their Materials:
answers. Power point
presentation of
Chapter 9
 Introduce the types of loci:
a) locus of points that are of
constant distance from a
fixed point
b) locus of points that are
equidistant from two
fixed point
Step 3 c) locus of points that are of
constant distance from a
Development straight line
of the Lesson d) locus of points that are
equidistant from two
(20 minutes) intersecting lines
Let students get the idea how
to determine the locus.
Do the discovery activities 1,
2, 3 and 4 in Chapter 9.1
mathematics textbook Form
2.
The activities include:
a) mark the possible
positions of the points
b) join the set of points to
obtain the locus
c) make conclusion about
the locus
Teacher asks students to Students form a group of Method and Strategies:
form a group of five and five and receive the Inquiry learning
distribute materials to materials from teacher. Hands-on method
each group. Collaborating
Cooperative
learning
Teacher asks group Group leaders draw the Students centered
leaders to draw numbers numbers and tell their Values:
to decide which discovery members which Confidence
activities that they will be discovery activity that
Trust
doing. they will be doing.
Cooperation
Skills:
Teacher gives 10 minutes Students discuss and do Interpretation of
for each group to discuss the activities by information
and do the discovery following the instructions Thinking skill
activities. given. Constructivism
Materials:
Teacher chooses The groups chosen Textbook
randomly 4 groups doing display their work and Manila card
different activities to explain to their Scissors
present in front. classmates what they Straw
have learnt by doing the Graph paper
activities. Rulers
Pin
Teacher explains and Students listen to
gives an example for each teachers explanation
type of loci. attentively and respond
actively.
 Teacher explains the steps Students listen attentively Method and Strategies:
to construct the locus. to teachers explanations. Mastery learning
Teach students how to Problem solving
construct the locus. Teacher demonstrates Students pay attention to Teacher centered
Step 4 how to construct the teacher demonstration. Values:
The activities include: locus. Confidence
Development a) describe or sketch Cooperation
of the Lesson the locus Teacher gives questions Students listen and take Skills:
b) decide on a using real life examples note of teachers Interpretation of
(30 minutes) suitable scale which are related to the questions. information
c) construct the locus loci.
Thinking skill
accurately
Problem solving
Teacher asks students to Students construct the
skill
Give questions to let students construct the locus. locus using the skills
try by themselves and discuss taught by teacher. Constructivism
together in class. Materials:
Textbook
Teacher discusses the Students discuss the Compasses
answers with students. answer together with Rulers
teacher. Paper
 Teacher gives simple quiz Students do the quiz Method and Strategies:
to students. given. Quiz
Students centered
Teacher asks students Students listen and Values:
exchange their paper with follow teachers Confidence
Step 5 Give quiz to test students their friend sitting next to instructions. Honesty
understanding about todays them. Skills:
Evaluation topic. Making decision
Teacher asks students Students listen and Materials:
(15 minutes) mark the answers. follow teachers Quiz paper
instructions.

Teacher discusses the Students pay attention to

solutions with the teachers explanation.
students.

Teacher asks students to Students listen and

pass up their paper so that follow teachers
teacher can monitor their instructions.
understanding on this
topic.
 Teacher asks students to Students make reflection Method and Strategies:
reflect on what they have of what they have Students centered
learned. learned. Mind mapping
Value:
Step 6 Make conclusion for the Teacher summarizes Students pay attention to Confidence
todays lesson. todays lesson by using a teachers summary and Skills:
Closure mind map. the mind map. Making reflection
Ask students to do exercises Making conclusion
(5 minutes) in textbook as homework. Materials:
Teacher gives homework Students take notes about Mind map
to students as follow-up the exercises that are
to what they have learned given by teacher and do
today. as homework.

Teacher gives a brief Students pay attention

picture of the coming and listen to teacher.
lesson.