Instructional Plan (Physics Pre-IX)

Day/Date: 1, 2 ,3 and 4
Topic: Area, Volume and Density
SLOs No: 2.1- 2.4
Facilitator/Teacher: ________________________________________________
Time Allocation: 120 Minutes
Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
i. describe the concept of
 Area. (Rectangle, square, circle, triangle and trapezium)
 Volume. (Cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder and irregular objects using measuring cylinder )
 Density. (different materials, solids, liquids and gases)
ii. Introduce the concept of rate in dealing the concept of density
iii. Find a way to calculate the mass present in unit volume of different objects and calling it
density.
iv. Practice problems related to area, volume and density. (use all possible units of area,
volume and density. e.g. m2, cm2, mm2, m3, cm3, liter, g/cm3 )
Materials: two cubic boxes, sand, tissue papers, digital balance, matches boxes, objects of
different shapes like rectangle, triangle, square, cuboid, cube, cylinder, sphere, kite, pyramid,
weight boxes, KP/PTB or Sindh TB, whiteboard and Markers.
Stages Activities Time

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 Activity I (Prediction) – The teacher will facilitate the following steps to accomplish
this activity.
 Before the lesson, fill two similar cubic boxes with light-weight materials,
cotton, shredded tissue paper, etc. Fill two similar cubic boxes with heavy-
weight materials, such as container filled with sand, small stones, heavy metal
objects, etc. Close the boxes and number each. Make the exterior of the boxes
look the same.
 Place the four boxes next to each other on a table. Ask the students if they can
tell anything about how heavy each box is by mere observation. Ask them to
predict the relative weights of the four boxes. Next, have one member of each
group come up and pick up each of the box and arrange the boxes in descending
order of mass.
In the end the teacher will that although the boxes looked very similar and seemed to
occupy the same amount of space (volume), they had different masses.
Activity II (Prior Knowledge Test) – The students will answers the following
questions:
Initiation

i. What is area? How can we find area of a square, rectangle or triangle? 20-Mins
ii. What do you know about volume? Compare volume and area of the classroom.
iii. Tell me about density. How can object with similar volume have different
densities?
Activity III (Investigation) – The teacher will divide the students into groups. S/he
will give a balance and two match boxes (one normally filled with stick and other one
with soil). S/he will let them measure the mass of each box. Then the teacher will ask
the students to write down result of their experiment with scientific reason. They will
compare there reason with the one they will reach after this lesson.
Activity IV (Introduction) – the teacher will introduce the topic and write down the
SLO’s given below on the whiteboard.
v. describe the concept of
 Area. (Rectangle, square, circle, triangle and trapezium)
 Volume. (Cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder and irregular objects using measuring
cylinder )
 Density. (different materials, solids, liquids and gases)
vi. Introduce the concept of rate in dealing the concept of density

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 Activity V (Presentation 1) – The teacher will present the topic "Area" in the class and
solve examples related to the topic Area of different objects. 
Presentation checklist.
 Definition of area, with its symbol and unit.
 List formulae to calculate the area of different shapes and solve examples in
each case.
 Discuss the methods to find the area of irregular-shaped objects.
 Highlight the methods to find the surface area of different objects.
Activity VI (Practice) – The teacher will facilitate the students to measure areas of
different shapes (provided by the teacher) practically in pairs. 

Activity VII (Presentation 2 and Demonstration) – The teacher will present the topic
"Volume" and solve examples related to it for different objects. 
Presentation checklist.
 Definition of volume. it's symbol and unit.
 List formulae to calculate the volume of different shapes and solve examples in
Developmental

each case.
 Discuss the methods to find the volume of irregular-shaped objects by using a
measuring cylinder. 80-Mins
 Practical demonstration.

Activity VIII (Practice) – The teacher will provide a meter rod, Vernier caliper, screw
gauge, ball, marker, cone, etc. S/he will facilitate the students to measure volumes of
different objects in groups. 

Activity IX (Presentation 3 and Demonstration 2) – The teacher will present the

topic "Volume" and solve examples related to it for different objects. 
Presentation checklist.
 Definition of density. it's symbol and unit.
 Describe the factors on which density of an object depends upon.
 Demonstrate (practically) the methods to find the density of regular and
irregular-shaped objects by using a measuring cylinder and digital balance.
 Discus floating and sinking.

Activity X (Practice) – The students will work in small groups to determine densities
of different objects (liquids and solids).

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 Activity XI (Evaluation) – The students will solve the given numerical problems.
i. A carver begins work on the following
block of granite that weighs 2700 g.
What is the density of the granite?

ii. A solid magnesium flare has a mass of 1300 g and a volume of 743 cm3 . What
Concluding

is the density of the magnesium?

iii. A student performs an experiment with three unknown fluids and obtains the 20-Mins
following
measurements:
 Fluid A: m = 2060 g, V = 2000 mL
 Fluid B: m = 672 g, V = 850 mL
 Fluid C: m = 990 g, V = 1100 mL
Draw how the fluids would be layered if they were combined in a
beaker
iv. Calculate the volume of a liquid with a density of 5.45 g/mL and a mass of 65 g.

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 Solve the given worksheet at home.
Worksheet
1. A student measures the mass of an 8 cm3 block of brown sugar to be 12.9 g. What is
the density of the brown sugar?
2. A chef fills a 50 mL container with 43.5 g of cooking oil. What is the density of the
oil?
3. Calculate the mass of a liquid with a density of 2.5 g/mL and a volume of 15 mL.
4. Calculate the shaded area of the following shapes
Homework

10mins

5. Calculate the volume of the following shapes. All dimensions in cm.

6. A water tank is a cuboid with a base of 1.2m by 0.8m. How deep is the water when
the tank contains 0.384m³ of water?
7. A classroom is 5m x 6m x 3m. Health regulations require that each student must have
a minimum of 5m³ of air. How many students can occupy the room?

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