Medium Term Plan LOs(Use SOW as the MTP; add Columns,number of sessions to make it Session planning (Short Term

Planning):
Unit title
Dynamics - Pressure

Aims
Define the term pressure in terms of force and area, and do calculations using the equation pressure = force/area.
Should be able to solve the word problems between the relation P=F/A with correct SI unit.
Explain quantitatively how the pressure beneath a liquid surface changes with depth and density of the liquid in appropriate examples.
Describe the use of a manometer in the measurement of pressure difference.

Learning objectives of the Unit

By the end of the unit, students will be able to

Relate (without calculation) pressure to force and area, using appropriate examples
Describe the simple mercury barometer and its use in measuring atmospheric pressure
Relate (without calculation) the pressure beneath a liquid surface to depth and to density, using appropriate examples
Use and describe the use of a manometer
Lesson Plans:
Session;
Date;

Each row represents one session

Learning
Objective of the
Session/ (lesson)

Time

Learning Activity

Differentiation

Assessment

Teacher makes small

attempt by poking with a
soft board pin on the
student skin and asks what
did the child feel and why
and continues now with
the other end. Now asks
what difference did he/she
observed?

Oral questions

Materials/Reso
urces

Session
Time
16 Nov

Relate (without
calculation)
pressure to force
and area, using
appropriate
examples

45 Min

Introduces the new topic with a good

example of how a force on small area can
result in a very high pressure is seen in
women's shoes with high spiked heels.
These types of shoes can cause damage to
some floors due to the very high pressure on
the floor at the heel.
Pressure is an effect which occurs when a
force is applied on a surface.
Pressure is defined as force per unit area.
It is usually more convenient to use
pressure rather than force to describe the
influences upon behavior of a solid.

Notes, reference
book,
worksheet,

Reflections/
Note

Session;
Date;

Learning
Objective of the
Session/ (lesson)

Time

Learning Activity

Differentiation

Assessment

Materials/Reso
urces

Teacher helps the students

who are unable to work
out the formula based
questions.

Students
should be able
to complete
the worksheet
in a given time
by recalling
the previous
knowledge.

Worksheets,
Tom Duncan
and David Sang

Students write
the
observation
result in the
note book and
conclude that
pressure acts
equally on all
the directions
and pressure
depends on the
depth.

Plastic bottle,
pin, water

Session
Time
Mathematically:
P=F/a
where:
p is the pressure,
F is the normal force,
A is the area.
Pressure is a scalar quantity, and has SI
units of
pascals; 1 Pa = 1 N/1m2
Now asks oral questions based on the day
topic.
17 Nov

18 Nov

Recall and use the

equation p = F/A

Describe how the

height of a liquid
column may be
used to measure
the atmospheric
pressure.

45 Min

45 min

Teacher will pose few questions to get their

attention and recalls the previous class.
Starts the day class by formula P=F/a

Introduces the new topic with a good

example of how a liquid pressure acts
differently
When it comes to pressure in liquids, there
are 3 rules that you need to remember:
Pressure increases with depth, density and g.
Here are some common examples
Water comes out of a downstairs tap faster
than an upstairs tap.
Dam walls have to be thicker at the bottom
than at the top.
Pressure acts equally in all directions
To illustrate this:
Grabs a plastic bag.
Fills it with water.
Ties a knot in the top.
Squeezes it.
Then pokes holes in the bag with a pin!

Reflections/
Note

Session;
Date;

Learning
Objective of the
Session/ (lesson)

Time

Learning Activity

Differentiation

Assessment

Materials/Reso
urces

Teacher helps the students

and explains to slow
learners who are unable to
cope up with the units or
application questions.

Worksheet is
marked and
feedback is
given for
further
improvement.

Worksheets ,
Stephen Pople
reference books.

Session
Time
Water goes everywhere equally.
Water, from holes at the top of the bag, goes
up.
Water, from holes at the side of the bag, goes
sideways.
Water, from holes at the bottom of the bag,
goes down.
This shows that the pressure in the water is
acting in all directions equally.
Pressure is transmitted through liquids.
Asks orally that when you fill a syringe with
water and Put your thumb over the nozzle
and press the plunger. It won't move. why?
The water in the syringe can't be compressed
19 Nov

20 Nov

Does calculations
using the equation
for hydrostatic
pressure p = gh.
Describe the
simple mercury
barometer and its
use in measuring
atmospheric
pressure

45 min

45 min

Students are asked few questions to recall

the previous day topic and the works
problems are done.

Recalls the definition of pressure

Atmospheric pressure is defined as the force
per unit area exerted against a surface by the
weight of air above that surface at any given
point in the Earth's atmosphere. In most
circumstances atmospheric pressure is
closely approximated by the hydrostatic
pressure caused by the weight of air above
the measurement point.
1 atm = 100 kPa
A barometer is an instrument used to
measure atmospheric pressure. It can
measure the pressure exerted by the
atmosphere by using water, air, or mercury.
Gives the notes for the above.

Video presentation will

help the students who did
not understand the topic
atmospheric pressure.

Reflections/
Note

Session;
Date;

Learning
Objective of the
Session/ (lesson)

Time

Learning Activity

Differentiation

Assessment

Video presentation will

help the students who did
not understand the topic
Gas pressure

Oral questions

Session
Time
23 Nov

24 Nov

Describe the use

of a manometer in
the measurement
of pressure
difference

describe how a
change in volume
of a fixed mass of
gas at constant
temperature is
caused by a
change in
pressure applied
to the gas.

45 Min

45 Min

Teacher gives the introduction about the

monometer .A manometer is used in
referring to a pressure measuring instrument,
usually limited to measuring pressures near
to atmospheric. The term manometer is often
used to refer specifically to liquid column
hydrostatic instruments.
Manometers measure a pressure difference
by balancing the weight of a fluid column
between the two pressures of interest. Large
pressure differences are measured with
heavy fluids, such as mercury.
Recalls the definition of pressure and
volume.
Attains the student attention and start a new
topic pressure-volume relation.
Explains that Pressure and volume are
inversely proportional to each other. This
means that as the pressure decreases, the
volume increases, and as the pressure
increases, the volume decreases.
One way to think of this is if you push on a
gas by decreasing its volume, it pushes back
by increasing its pressure. When the volume
of a gas shrinks, the gas molecules have less
space to move around and so they hit their
container more often. The more frequently
the gas impacts the container walls, the
higher the pressure. So, as volume
decreases, the pressure increases.
This relationship can be described using
mathematics as well
P1V1=P2V2
The second relation is the pressure versus
the inverse of the volume,
P 1/V

This relationship is shown

easily by air pump, where
volume decreases pressure
increases and vice-versa.

Asks oral
questions to
check whether
students got
the topic or not

Materials/Reso
urces

Reflections/
Note

Session;
Date;

Learning
Objective of the
Session/ (lesson)

Time

Learning Activity

Differentiation

Assessment

Students will prepare their own notes by the

understanding of the chapter Pressure and
share it to others in the form of power point
presentation or demo.

Few students take help

from the teacher to
complete the class notes.

Marks the
classnotes.

Few students take help

from the teacher to
complete the worksheet.

Checks the
student work
and clarifies
their doubts.
Marks will be
awarded to the
students based
on the
performance
of the test.
Paper
discussion will
happen to
rectify the
mistakes and
takes help
from teacher
for further
improvement.

Session
Time
25 Nov

Notes for the

above

45 min

26 Nov

45 min

27 Nov

45 min

Worksheet based on all the topics of

pressure and students will recall all the
formulas and key terms from the chapter to
complete the worksheet.
Test - By the end of the unit students will
be ready to take up the class test to present
the learned knowledge in the test by
recalling all the concepts of Pressure.

Students who did not

meet the standards, they
will take extra help from
the teacher.

Materials/Reso
urces

Reflections/
Note