Cosmas Koech

SCHEME OF WORK
CHEMISTRY
FORM 2 2024
TERM II
ST JACOB'S KALIWA SECONDARY SCHOOL

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1 OPENING OF SCHOOL AND GENERAL CLEANING
Q/A to reviews elements
of group I and their
By the end of the lesson, electronic configuration.
Examine a table of
the learner should be
elements, their symbols
Alkali metals. able to:
Atomic and Identify alkali metals. and atomic & ionic
ionic radii of State changes in atomic radii.
CHEMICAL
and ionic radii of alkali Discussion & making The periodic
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 28-
2 alkali metals
FAMILIES deductions from the text book 29
Ionisation metals.
table.
energy of State changes in number
Examine a table of
alkali metals. of energy levels and
elements, number of
ionisation energy of
energy levels and their
alkali metals.
ionization energy.
Discuss the trend
deduced from the table.

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Examine a table
showing comparative
physical properties of
Li, Na, and K.
Q/A: Teacher asks
probing questions as
students refer to the
table for answers.
Detailed discussion on
physical properties of
By the end of the lesson, alkali metals.
Physical the learner should be
properties of able to:
alkali metals. State and explain trends Q/A: Review reaction of Chart ? comparative
Chemical in physical properties of metals with water. properties of Li, Na,
Writing down chemical K. K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 30-
CHEMICAL properties of alkali metals.
3-4 31
FAMILIES alkali metals. To describe reaction of equations for the K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 32
Reaction of alkali metals with water. reactions. text book
alkali metals To write balanced Deduce and discuss the Sodium, chlorine.
with chlorine equations for reaction of order of reactivity down
gas. alkali metals with the group.
chlorine gas. Teacher demonstration-
reaction of sodium with
chlorine in a fume
chamber.
Q/A: Students to predict
a similar reaction
between potassium and
chlorine.
Word and balanced
chemical equations for
various reactions.

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2 By the end of the lesson,
the learner should be
Exercise: Completing a
able to:
table of hydroxides,
Compounds Write chemical oxides and chlorides of
CHEMICAL formulae for compounds
1 of alkali alkali metals. text book K.L.B. BOOK II pp 33
FAMILIES of alkali metals.
metals. Discuss combination of
Explain formation of ions of alkali metals
hydroxides, oxides and
with anions.
chlorides of alkali
metals.
Descriptive approach:
By the end of the lesson, Teacher elucidates uses
Uses of alkali the learner should be of alkali metals.
able to: Q/A: Elements of group
metals.
Alkaline Earth State uses of alkali I and their electron text book
2 CHEMICAL metals Atomic metals. configuration. Some alkaline earth K.L.B. BOOK II pp 34
FAMILIES Identify alkaline earth Examine a table of
and ionic radii metals.
of alkaline metals. elements, their symbols
earth metals. State changes in atomic and atomic & ionic
and ionic radii of radii.
alkaline earth metals. Make deductions from
the table.

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Examine a table
showing comparative
physical properties of
Be, Mg, Ca.
Q/A: Teacher asks
Physical probing questions as
properties of students refer to the
alkaline earth By the end of the lesson, table for answers.
metals. the learner should be Detailed discussion of
Electrical able to: physical properties of
properties of State and explain trends alkaline earth metals.
alkaline earth in physical properties of Some alkaline earth
CHEMICAL metals. alkaline earth metals. Teacher demonstration: metals. K.L.B. BOOK II P. 35
3-4 FAMILIES Chemical To describe electrical - Alkaline earth metals. K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 37
properties of properties of alkaline To show alkaline metals text book
alkaline earth earth metals. are good conductors of
metals. To describe reaction of electric charge.
Reaction of alkaline earth metals Q/A: Review reactions
alkaline earth with oxygen of Mg, Ca, with oxygen.
metals with The corresponding word
oxygen. and then chemical
equations are then
written and their
correctness verified by
the teacher.
3-8 C A T ONE EXAMS
8 Q/A: Review reaction of
Chemical
metals with water.
properties of By the end of the lesson,
alkaline earth the learner should be Writing down word and
balanced chemical
CHEMICAL metals. able to: Some alkaline earth
3 equations for the K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 39
FAMILIES Reaction of To describe reaction of metals.
reactions.
alkaline earth alkaline earth metals
Deduce and discuss the
metals with with water.
order of reactivity down
water.
the group.
HALF-TERM BREAK
9 C A T TWO EXAMS

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10 Teacher demonstration-
Reaction of sodium with
By the end of the lesson,
chlorine in a fume
the learner should be
Reaction of able to: chamber.
alkaline earth Q/A: Students to predict
To write balanced
metals with a similar reaction
equations for reaction of
CHEMICAL chlorine gas. between potassium and Sodium, chlorine.
1 alkaline earth metals K.L.B. BOOK II P. 41
FAMILIES Reaction of chlorine. revision book
with chlorine gas.
alkaline earth To write balanced Word and balanced
metals with equations for reactions chemical equations for
dilute acids. various reactions.
of alkaline earth metals
Supervised practice.
with dilute acids.
Changing word to
chemical equations.
By the end of the lesson,
the learner should be
able to: Exercise: Completing a
Write chemical table of hydroxides,
Chemical
CHEMICAL formulae of formulae for compounds oxides and chlorides of K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 45-
2 of alkaline earth metals. alkaline earth metals. text book
FAMILIES alkaline earth 47
Explain formation of Discuss combination of
metals.
hydroxides, oxides and ions of alkaline earth
chlorides of alkaline metals with anions.
earth metals.

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Descriptive approach:
Teacher elucidates uses
of alkaline earth metals.
Teacher demonstration:
By the end of the lesson,
- To examine electrical
the learner should be
Uses of some able to: properties of iodine,
alkaline earth solubility in water of
State uses of alkaline
metals and chlorine.
earth metals.
their Examine a comparative
Identify halogens in the
compounds. table of physical
periodic table.
Halogens. properties of halogens.
Give examples of
Physical halogens. Discuss the deductions
properties of made from the table. text book
Identify physical states
halogens. Teacher demonstration: Iodine crystals, K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 45-
of halogens.
CHEMICAL Comparative - preparation of chlorine electrical wire, a bulb. 47
3-4 To state and explain the
FAMILIES physical gas. Chlorine, iron wool, K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 48-
trends in physical
properties of properties of halogens. Reaction of chlorine and bromine. 50
halogens. To describe laboratory iron wool. text book
Chemical Reaction of bromine and
preparation of chlorine
properties of iron wool.
gas.
halogens. Reaction of iodine and
To describe reaction of
Equations of iron wool.
halogens with metals.
reaction of To write balanced Observe the rate of these
halogens with chemical equations of reactions; hence deduce
metals. order of their reactivity
reactions involving
of halogens.
halogens.
Re-write word equations
as chemical equations
then balance them.
Supervised practice.
11 By the end of the lesson, Bubbling chlorine gas
the learner should be through water.
CHEMICAL Reaction of able to: Carry out litmus test for Chlorine gas, litmus
1 FAMILIES halogens with To describe reaction of the water. papers. K.L.B. BOOK II P. 51
water. halogens with water and Explain the
the results obtained. observations.

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By the end of the lesson,
the learner should be Teacher elucidates uses
Some uses of able to: of halogens and their
To state uses of compounds.
halogens and
halogens and their Make A comparative
their
compounds. analysis of tabulated
compounds.
To describe physical physical properties of
Noble Gases.
CHEMICAL Comparative properties of noble noble gases.
gases. Teacher elucidates uses
FAMILIES physical
2 To explain physical of noble gases. text book K.L.B. BOOK II pp 52
STRUCTURE properties of
properties of noble Q/A: Review valence
& BONDING noble gases.
gases. electrons of atoms of
Uses of noble
State uses of noble elements in groups I, II,
gases.
Chemical gases. III, VII and VIII.
Describe role of valence Q/A: Review group I
bonds. Ionic
electrons in determining and group VII elements.
bond.
chemical bonding. Discuss formation of
Explain formation of ionic bond.
ionic bonding.

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Drawing diagrams of
ionic bonds.
By the end of the lesson, Discuss the group ionic
the learner should be structures of NaCl.
able to: Teacher gives examples
Use dot and cross of other ionic
diagrams to represent substances: KNO3,
ionic bonding. potassium bromide, Ca
Describe the crystalline (NO3)2, sodium iodide.
ionic compound. Analyse tabulated
Give examples of ionic comparative physical
Ionic bond substances. properties of ionic
representation. Describe physical compounds.
Grant ionic properties of ionic Teacher asks probing
structures. compounds. questions.
Physical Explain the differences Exposition: Shared pair Chart- dot and cross
properties of in the physical of electrons in a diagrams.
ionic properties of ionic hydrogen molecule, Models for bonding.
compounds. compounds. H2O, NH3, Cl2, and Giant sodium chloride
STRUCTURE Covalent Explain the formation of CO2. model. K.L.B. BOOK II P. 58
3-4 & BONDING bond. covalent bond Drawing of dot-and- text book K.L.B. BOOK II PP 60-
Co-ordinate Use dot and cross cross diagrams of text book 63
bond. diagrams to represent covalent bonds. Sugar, naphthalene,
Molecular covalent bond. Exposition- teacher iodine rhombic
structure. To describe the co- explains the nature of sulphur.
Trend in ordinate bond co-ordinate bond.
physical To represent co-ordinate Students represent co-
properties of bond diagrammatically. ordinate bond
molecular To describe the diagrammatically.
structures. molecular structure. Discussion ? To explain
To give examples of formation of the giant
substance exhibiting structure and give
molecular structure examples of substance
To describe van- der - exhibiting molecular
waals forces. structure.
To explain the trend in Discuss comparative
physical properties of physical properties of
molecular structures. substances. exhibiting
molecular structure.
Explain variation in the
physical properties.
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12 By the end of the lesson,
the learner should be
able to: Diagrammatic
To describe giant atomic representation of
structure in diamond.
diamond.
To state uses of Discuss uses of
Giant atomic diamond.
diamond.
structure in To describe giant atomic Diagrammatic
diamond. structure in graphite. representation of
STRUCTURE Giant atomic To state uses of graphite. Diagrams in
1 & BONDING structure in graphite. Discuss uses of graphite. textbooks. K.L.B. BOOK II P 69
graphite. To describe mutual text book
Discussion:
Metallic bond. electronic forces Detailed analysis of
Uses of some between electrons and
comparative physical
metals. nuclei. properties of metals and
To describe metallic their uses.
bond.
Probing questions &
To compare physical brief explanations.
properties of metals.
To state uses of some
metals.
Group experiments-
Construct electrical
circuits incorporating a
magnesium ribbon, then
aluminum foil, then
By the end of the lesson, sulphur in turns.
Physical the learner should be The brightness of the
PROPERTIES properties of able to: bulb is noted in each
AND TRENDS elements in To compare electrical case.
2 ACROSS periods. conductivity of elements Discuss the observations The periodic table. K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 76
Physical in period 3 in terms of delocalised
PERIOD
THREE properties of To compare other electrons.
elements in physical properties of Analyse comparative
period 3. elements across period physical properties
3. presented in form of a
table.
Explain the trend in the
physical properties
given.

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Q/A: Products of
reactions of Na, Mg, Al,
By the end of the lesson, P, & S with oxygen.
the learner should be Discuss the trend in
able to: their reactivity; identify
To compare reactions of basic and acidic oxides.
Chemical elements in period 3 Exercise ? balanced
properties of with oxygen. chemical equations for
elements in To compare reactions of
the above reactions.
period 3. elements in period 3 Q/A: Review reaction of
Chemical with water sodium, Mg, chlorine,
properties of To identify bonds across
with water.
PROPERTIES elements in elements in period 3. Infer that sodium is The periodic table.
AND TRENDS the third To explain chemical most reactive metal; text book K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 79-
3-4 ACROSS period. behavior of their oxide. non-metals do not react Sulphates, chlorides, 80
PERIOD Oxides of To explain chemical with water. nitrates, carbonates of K.L.B. BOOK II P. 91
THREE period 3 behavior of their Comparative analysis, various metals.
SALTS elements. chlorides. discussion and
Chlorides of To describe hydrolysis
explanation.
period 3 reaction. Descriptive approach.
elements. Define a salt. Teacher exposes new
Types of salts. Describe various types concepts.
Solubility of of salts and give several Class experiments-
salts in water. examples in each case.
Dissolve salts in 5 cc of
To test solubility of water.
various salts in cold Record the solubility in
water/warm water. a table,
Analyse the results.

13 Class experiments-
By the end of the lesson,
the learner should be Dissolve salts in 5cc of
able to: water.
Record the solubility in Oxides, hydroxides,
Solubility of To test solubility of
bases in water. various bases in water. a table, of various metals,
Carry out litmus tests. litmus papers. K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 94-
1 SALTS Methods of To carry out litmus test
preparing on the resulting Discuss the results. CuO, H2SO4, HCl, 95
various salts. solutions. Experimental and NaOH, PbCO3, dil
descriptive treatments of HNO3.
To describe various
methods of preparing preparation of salts e.g.
ZnSO4, CuSO4, NaCl
some salts.
and Pb(NO3)2.
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Group experiments-
preparation of iron (II)
By the end of the lesson, sulphide by direct
the learner should be synthesis.
able to: Give other examples of
To describe direct salts prepared by direct
Direct synthesis of a salt. synthesis.
synthesis of a To write balanced Students write down Iron,
equations for the corresponding balanced Sulphur
2 SALTS salts. K.L.B. BOOK II P. 104
Ionic reactions. equations. PbNO3, MgSO4
To identify spectator Q/A: Ions present in solutions.
equations.
ions in double given reactants.
decomposition Deduce the products of
reactions. double decomposition
To write ionic equations reactions.
correctly. Give examples of
equations.
Supervised practice.

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Group experiments- To
investigate effects of
By the end of the lesson, heat on Na2CO3,
the learner should be K2CO3, CaCO3,
able to: ZnCO3, PbCO3, e.t.c.
To state effects of heat Observe various colour
on carbonates. changes before, during
To predict products and after heating.
resulting from heating Write equations for the
metal carbonates. reactions.
Effects of heat To state effects of heat Group experiments- To
on carbonates. on nitrates. investigate effects of
Effects of heat To predict products heat on various metal
on nitrates. resulting from heating nitrates.
SALTS metal nitrates. Group experiments- To Various carbonates.
Effects of heat
SALTS To state effects of heat investigate effects of Common metal
EFFECTS OF on sulphates. on sulphates. heat on various nitrates. K.L.B. BOOK II PP.
3-4 AN ELECTRIC Hygroscopy, Common sulphates. 108-109
Deliquescence To predict products sulphates. K.L.B. BOOK II P. 114
CURRENT ON results from heating Prepare a sample of Various solids, bulb,
SUBSTANCES. and battery, & wires.
Efflorescence. metal sulphates. various salts.
Uses of salts. To define hygroscopic Expose them to the
Electrical deliquescent and atmosphere overnight.
conductivity. efflorescent salts. Students classify the
To give examples of salts as hygroscopic,
hygroscopic deliquescent and / or
deliquescent and efflorescent.
efflorescent salts. Teacher elucidates uses
To state uses of salts of salts.
To test for electrical Group experiments- to
conductivities of identify conductors and
substances. non-conductors.
Explain the difference in
(non) conductivities.
14 C A T THREE EXAMS/END OF TERM EXAMS
COLLECTION OF LIBRARY BOOKS AND CLOSING OF SCHOOL

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