CLASS-08

PHYSICAL SCIENCE
LESSON PLAN
CHAPTER: 04 – METALS AND NON METALS

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Material objects made
with metals like Do all materials shine ?
Aluminium, Silver,
Gold, Iron, Lead, Which materials are
Copper, Tin, Mercury used in making of an
1. Metals and non metals – introduction 50 50 Conversation axe ?

Material objects made

Name any two metals ?
with non metals like
carbon, wood, plastic,
Name any two non
rubber
metals ?
Conversation
Which samples of
metals or non metals
Physical properties did not shine even after
Activity Samples of Metals and rubbed with sand
non metals paper ?
(Iron, Zinc, Copper,
2. 50 51 Sulphur, Aluminium, Can a mirror be called
Silver, Carbon, metal ?
Magnesium, Iodine, Can a shining surface
Gold, Mercury) of metal called as
Appearance , colour of materials Conversation
mirror ?

Do all metals shine ?

 Samples of Metals and
non metals
(Iron, Zinc, Copper, What do you
Sonarity Conversation Sulphur, Aluminium, understand about
Silver, Carbon, sonority ?
Magnesium, Iodine,
Gold, Mercury)
3. 51 52 Do all metals produce
ringing sound when
Activity
they were beaten with a
Brass bell, Steel bell, hard object ?
Sound produced by some materials
Coal, Stones
Name one metals that
Conversation does not have the
property of sonority ?
Samples of Metals and What do you
Malleability non metals understand about
(Iron, Zinc, Copper, Malleability ?
4. 52 53 Activity Sulphur, Aluminium,
Do all metals have the
Silver, Carbon,
Identifying malleability of materials property of
Magnesium, Iodine,
Malleability ?
Gold, Mercury)

Name some early

tools ?

How can an early man

Photo clips and video
made his axe in stone
5. Early tools 52 52 Conversation clips related to Early
age ?
tools used by Early man

What are the important

metals are used by
early man ?
 What do you
Conversation Samples of Metals and understand about
non metals Ductility ?
(Iron, Zinc, Copper, Name two metals
6. Ductility 53 53 Sulphur, Aluminium, which does not follow
Silver, Carbon, ductility property ?
Activity
Magnesium, Iodine, Name two metals that
Gold, Mercury) have property of
ductility ?
What are the material
Battery, Electric wires, required to make an
Electrical conductivity Activity LED bulb or Torch light apparatus to test
bulb electric conductivity of
metals ?
Samples of Metals and Why does not a Tester
7. 53 54
non metals used by electricians has
(Iron, Zinc, Copper, metal handle ?
Electric conductivity of materials Conversation Sulphur, Aluminium,
Name two metals that
Silver, Carbon,
allow the flow of
Magnesium, Iodine,
current through them ?
Gold, Mercury)
Name two metals that
allow the flow of Heat
through them ?
Conversation
Do all the metals have
equal capacity of heat
Stand, Iron plate, Pins, conductivity ?
8. Heat conduction of metals 54 55 Spirit lamp, Match box,
Wax or candle
Guess the material
required to prove that
Activity different metals have
different heat
absorption capacity ?
 Name three general
properties of metals ?
Chart, Video clips
9. Physical properties of metals - Table 55 55 Conversation
related Name one metal that
has not ductility and
malleability and
sonority property.

What is the nature of

Chemical properties Conversation
Magnesium, Spirit lamp, Magnesium oxide ?
Tongs, Petri dish, Metals react with
10. 55 57
Water, Red litmus oxygen to form …….?
Reaction with oxygen (Metals) Activity paper, Blue litmus paper
If copper burns, it
forms ………………?
What is the nature of
Chemical properties Conversation
Sulphur oxide ?
Sulphur powder, Spirit
lamp, Tongs, glass jar, Non metals react with
11. 55 57
Water, Red litmus oxygen to form …….?
Reaction with oxygen (Non metals) Activity paper, Blue litmus paper
If (Carbon) coal burns,
it forms …………?

What is rust ?
Is our body a metal or non metal ? Conversation

Chart, Video clips

related to rusting of What is the colour of
12. 57 57
Metals and tarnishing of rust of Iron ?
metals
Rusting of metals Conversation
Name one metal that
does not get rust.
 Beaker, Water, Sodium Which metals react
Conversation piece (size equal to with water slowly ?
green gram), Spatula,
Iron, Aluminium ,
13. Reaction with water 57 58 Litmus papers
And What is an exothermic
Video clips related to reaction ?
Activity reaction of metals with
water
Is sodium floats on
water ?
Samples of Metals and
non metals
Which gas liberates
(Iron, Zinc, Copper,
when Zinc reacts with
Sulphur, Aluminium,
Dil. HCl ?
Silver, Carbon,
Laboratory
14. Reaction with acids 58 58 Magnesium, Iodine)
Experiment
Dil. Hydrochloric acid, Do all metals produce
Dil. Sulphuric acid, hydrogen gas when
Beakers-4, Water reacts with Acids ?

Zinc reacts with copper

sulphate. Is copper
Zinc, Copper sulphate, reacts with Zinc
Conversation
Zinc sulphate, Copper, sulphate ?
Water, Beakers-6
15. Reactivity of metals 58 59
And
Video clips related to
reactivity of metals Which is more reactive
either Zinc or copper ?
Activity
 What are the uses of
activated carbon ?

Where do we use
sulphur ?
16. Uses of non metals 59 60 Conversation Chart

Where do we find
sulphur in daily life ?

What are the uses of

Aluminium ?
17. Uses of metals 59 60 Conversation Chart Where do we use
copper metal ?
Is brass a metal ?

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