Sample Lesson Plan (Using concept maps)

1. Subject - Chemistry
2. Class - Grade Nine
3. Time - 45 minutes
4. Title - Chapter (11), Oxides and Hydroxides
5. Lesson - Properties of acidic oxide
6. Instructional Objectives
General Objective - To know the properties of acidic oxide
Specific Objectives - To differentiate between the soluble and
insoluble acidic oxides
- To describe that acidic solution is formed by reacting
acidic oxide and water
- To draw the properties of acidic oxide concept map
effectively
7. Teaching Aids - Post-it notes, pictures of concept map, textbook
8. Instructional Procedure
Step Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activities Time
Step-1 Before the lesson The students answer teacher’s questions 5
Designing begins, the teacher by recalling prior knowledge. mins
recalls students’ prior
knowledge about acidic
oxide.
-What is acidic oxide? -Acidic oxide is formed by combining
non-metal and oxygen.
-What is also called -It is also called non-metallic oxide.
acidic oxide?

Step-2 The teacher explains the The students pay attention to teacher’s 30
Implementing main concepts about explanation and take notes of the keys mins
acidic oxides. points.
- Some acidic oxides
(CO2, SO2, SO3, P4O10)
are soluble in water and
SiO2 is not.
-When acidic oxides
react with water, acid
solutions are formed.
-When soluble or
insoluble acidic oxides
react with basic oxides,
acid salt and water are
formed.
-Teacher will write the
examples of equations
about reacting of
oxides.
After the explanation, Students respond to teacher’s questions.
the teacher checks
students’ understanding
about the properties of
acidic oxides by asking
questions.
-Give examples of - CO2, SO2, SO3, P4O10, SiO2
acidic oxides?
-Which acidic oxides - CO2, SO2, SO3, P4O10
are soluble in water?
-What products are -Acidic solutions
formed?
-Acidic oxides react -Acid salt and water
with basic oxide, what
are formed?
The teacher asks the Step-1
focus question to The students discuss the focus question.
students.
Eg. “What are the
properties of acidic
oxide”.
And then, the teacher Step-2
identifies the concepts The students identify the concepts on
to construct concept post-its notes, list and order them on
maps. their own as follows:
Suggested concepts:
acidic oxide, water,
acid solution, SO2,
SiO2, acid salt and
water, basic oxide

The teacher facilitates Step-3

students when they are The students construct a preliminary
constructing concept concept map from more general concepts
maps individually. to more specific ones by using post-its
notes.
 acidic oxide

SiO2 SO2 basic oxide

water water acid salt and water

acid solution
Step-4
And then, the students add the linking
words on the cross-links between the
concepts on the maps.
acidic oxide

such as react with

basic oxide
SiO2 SO2
form
react with
acid salt and
water water water
not react with
form

acid solution

Step-5
The students revise some concepts on the
map and prepare the final map
After their final maps, individually.
the teacher asks to The students make groups and review
make groups to review their maps in them.
about concept maps in
their groups.
And then, the teacher The students discuss properties of acidic
asks each group to oxide concept maps in the whole class.
discuss in the whole
class.

Step-3 The teacher evaluates The students pay attention to teacher’s 5

Evaluating the maps constructed summarization. mins
by the groups.
Finally, the teacher
summarizes the lesson
using a concept map
prepared by the teacher.
Step-4 The teacher makes The students take notes and correct their 5
Final comments on their mistakes. mins
Comments partial understanding
and misconceptions.