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Sinclair Science LESSON PLAN

LESSON PLAN
SUBJECT: Integrated Science
CLASS: 8F
TOPIC: Nutrition in plants and Animals
SUB-TOPIC: Nutrient Compounds.
OBJECTIVES:
- To carry out experiments to test for presence of LII!S "fats or oils# i.e Acti$ity
%&' and (.
- To test for lipids in local foods suc) as groundnuts& *utter and sunflo+er
Teaching materials / reqirements:
Test tu*es
!istilled +ater
,-%-ml measuring cylinder
Cloc. / +atc)
Coo.ing oil
Fat e.g. *utter
0t)anol
ieces of paper
Ste!s
Time
"mintes# C$ntent Teacher%s acti&it'
St(ent%s acti&it'
%.Introduction , minutes 1e$ie+ t)e
different
food tests
2reet students to )a$e
t)em settled.
Inform class a*out t)e
( acti$ities for t)is
practical session.
- 1espond and sit
do+n.
- Listen attenti$ely.
'.0mulsion
test "acti$ity %# ', minutes
. - !i$ide class in
groups of 3-4.
- As. t)em to read
instructions on +or.
s)eets pro$ided
- Students sit around
allocated ta*les +it)
all Apparatus and
materials.
-Teac)er mo$es
around to see groups.
- As. students to
record results and
ans+er all 5uestions
gi$en.
- 2et into groups
- Listen and follo+
instructions.
- T)ey carry out t)e
experiment
- !iscuss +it) teac)er
- Ans+er and +rite
do+n all o*ser$ations.
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(. 2rease spot
i.e. t)e
p)ysical test
for lipids
"Acti&it' )#
',minutes
- 6sing oil&
fat and local
foods e.g.
groundnuts&
on pieces of
7ro+n
paper or
filter paper.
- Teac)er reminds
eac) group to follo+
instructions as
outlined in Acti&it' )*
- As. students to
record o*ser$ations
and ans+er t)e
5uestions.
- 6sing t)e printed
+or.s)eets t)ey carry
out t)e procedure
carefully.
- Students listen&
record& and ans+er
5uestions after
discussing among
t)emsel$es.
3. T)e Sudan
dye test&
i.e. Acti&it' +
%, minutes
Testing for
fats and oils
*ut using
Sudan III
dye solution
-- do ---
As a*o$e
-- do ---
As a*o$e
,. 0$aluation

4. Conclusion
, minutes
, minutes
8uestions as
in Acti&it'
,*)* an( +.
- !iscuss +it) class.
As. t)em to )and in
*oo.s.
- Teac)er Summarises
t)e lesson.
- Listen carefully.
- Students collect t)e
*oo.s for mar.ing
- Listen.
ACTIVIT- , AN. )
For t)e lesson Time: 8- minutes
Aim: testing /$r li!i(s "/ats an( $ils#
0eqirements: "0ac) group to )a$e t)e follo+ing#
4 test tu*es in test-tu*e rac.s
Coo.ing oil
Fat e.g. 7utter or margarine
2roundnuts / Simsim / sunflo+er paste
0t)anol
4 pieces of *ro+n paper or filter paper
!istilled +ater
,-%-ml measuring cylinder
Sudan III dye solution
Cloc. /+atc)
Acti&it' , "emlsi$n test#
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rocedure:
%. our 'cm
(
of et)anol into a test tu*e.
'. Add one drop of coo.ing oil or a small piece of fat to t)e et)anol in t)e test tu*e.
(. Co$er t)e open end of t)e test tu*e +it) your t)um* and s)a.e t)e test tu*e
t)oroug)ly to mix t)e contents.
3. our t)e mixture into t)e second test tu*e containing a*out 'cm
(
of +ater.
,. Note t)e appearance of t)e mixture on s)a.ing et)anol +it) oil& and after adding
t)is mixture to +ater.
8uestions:
a# 9)at )appened to t)e coo.ing oil:-
"i# As soon as it +as added to t)e et)anol:
"ii# After s)a.ing +it) t)e et)anol:
*# 9)at +as t)e appearance of t)e mixture on adding t)e
Contents "mixture# to +ater:
Acti&it' 1) "2rease s!$t test#
rocedure:
%.lace a drop of coo.ing oil on a *ro+n paper pro$ided or on t)e +)ite s)eet of filter
paper.
'. Lea$e for a fe+ minutes and t)en )old t)e paper against lig)t.
(. 1ecord your o*ser$ations
3.1epeat steps% and ' using +ater instead of coo.ing oil on anot)er piece of paper.
4. 1epeat t)e a*o$e procedure& *ut using groundnuts& simsim or sunflo+er paste.
8uestions:
a# 9)at difference do you note *et+een t)e drop of coo.ing oil and drop of
+ater +)en added to t)e pieces of paper:
*# !id t)e mar. /grease formed *y t)e coo.ing oil allo+s you to see t)roug):
c# 9)at is suc) a mar. called:
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