DAILY LESSON PLAN

Subject : Chemistry KBSM

Class : Form 4 Cekal

Date / Time : 1.3.2010 / 9.00 am – 10.20 am (80 minutes)

No. of Students : 30/30

Theme : Interaction between chemicals

Topic : 6.0: Electrochemistry

Sub Topic : E: Voltaic Cell

E1: Daniell Cell

Previous knowledge : The students already know about electrolysis in industries such as metal extraction,
metal coating and metal purification.

General Learning Outcomes : Analysing voltaic cell.

Specific Learning Outcomes : At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

SLO 1. State verbally the energy change occurring inside a simple voltaic cell correctly.

SLO 2. Identify the negative terminal and the positive terminal based on the diagram

given.
 SLO 3. Write the half equation and overall ionic equation for the reactions involving

various electrodes correctly.

SLO 4. Explain the reactions in a simple voltaic cell and Daniell cell verbally.

Scientific Process Skills (SPS) : 1. Observing

2. Measuring and Using Numbers

3. Predicting

4. Communicating

5. Interpreting Data

Manipulative Skills (MS) : 1. Using and handling science apparatus and substances correctly.

2. Clean and store science apparatus and laboratory substances correctly and
safely.

Thinking Skills (TS) : 1. Relating

2. Visualizing

3. Generating ideas

4. Making conclusion
Scientific Attitude & Noble Values (SANV) : 1.Having critical and analytical thinking

2. Thinking rationally

3. Being cooperative

4. Being confident and independent

5. Thankful to God

Environmental Studies (ES) : Discussion on the importance of recycling and systematic disposal of used batteries.

Futures Study (FS) : Discussion on the ways of how the size of the car battery can be minimized so as to
reduce the cost.

Teaching and Learning Aids (TLA) : 1. Laptop

2. LCD

3. Marker Pen

4. Manila card

5. Colour papers

6. Apparatus materials for experiment (Appendix 1)

7. Appendix 2 (Worksheet 1)
 PHASE CONTENT TEACHING & LEARNING REMARKS
ACTIVITIES
Orientation Strategies 1. Teacher shows a video clip on SPS :
(5 minutes)  Questioning alarm clock animation.  Observing
technique. 2. Students are asked the following  Communicating
questions:
Video clip about various (i) Can you name the three TS :
types of cells used in daily appliances that can woke up the  Visualizing
life. actor in the video clip?  Generating ideas.
Ans: Radio, alarm clock and
handphone SANV :
(ii)Do you know what makes the  Thinking rationally.
radio, alarm clock and  Being confident
handphone work? and independent.
Ans: Battery
(iii)Are the batteries used in the TLA :
alarm clock, hand phone and
 Laptop
radio the same?
 LCD
Ans: Yes

3. Teacher introduces the topic.

‘Daniell Cell’
 Elicitation of ideas Strategy 1. Teacher asks students the
(10 minutes)
 Questioning
technique on how
energy changes in
various types of
cells / batteries.
following questions :
- Do you know the energy
changes that occur in
battery / voltaic cell used in
the video clip?
- Do you know the actual
process which takes place
in the battery / voltaic cell
that generates electricity
SPS
 Predicting
 Communicating
TS
 Relating.
 Generating ideas.
SANV :
 Having critical and
analytical thinking
 Being confident
and independent.

Restructuring of ideas Strategies 1) Teacher explains the way to SPS

(40 minutes)  Power point construct a simple voltaic  Measuring and
presentation cell. Using Numbers
- How to construct a 2) Students are asked to be in  Communicating
simple voltaic cell. three groups and teacher  Interpreting data
- Daniell Cell distributes Appendix 1 to
every group. TS
 Hands-on activity to 3) Teacher reads out safety  Relating
study the generation precautions (Appendix 1)  Generating ideas
of electricity from and gives instructions on  Making
chemical reactions how carry out the activity. conclusions.
in a simple voltaic 4) Students carry out the
cell. activity to find out how
electricity can be produced SANV
 Discussion: Half by the chemical reaction in
 Having critical and
equations and a simple voltaic cell.
analytical thinking
overall ionic 5) Students record their
 Being cooperative.
equation. observations and readings
 in the worksheet given.  Being confident
6) A representative from each and independent.
group is asked to write
down the result and
observation on the table that TLA :
is drawn on the whiteboard.  Laptop
7) Teacher discusses the  LCD
results with students and  Marker pen
explains the reactions that  Apparatus
occur inside a cell. materials for
8) Teacher explains the half experiment.
equations, overall ionic (Appendix 1)
equations involved in the
reactions and other example
of voltaic cell. (Daniell cell)
9) Students are asked to
submit their experiment
report.
Application of ideas Strategies 1) Teacher distributes and SPS :
(15 minutes)  Problem solving explains worksheet 1.  Predicting
(Worksheet 1) 2) Students are asked to  Communicating
Answering structure complete all question in the
questions about worksheet given TS :
simple voltaic cell 3) Students are asked to  Relating
and Daniell cell. identify the negative and  Generating ideas.
positive terminals in
 Discussion on examples of chemical cells SANV :
systematic disposal and write the half equations  Having critical and
and recycling of and overall equation for the analytical thinking
used batteries. reactions involving various  Thinking rationally.
electrodes.
4) Teacher discusses the ES
 answers with the students.
5) Teacher discusses the
importance of recycling and TLA :
systematic disposal of used  Appendix 2
batteries. (worksheet 1)

Reflection Strategies 1) Students summarises the TS

(10 minutes)  Power point lesson with teacher  Generating ideas
presentation and guidance by using power
questioning point and questioning SANV :
technique. technique. (Manila card and  Being confident
(Appendix 3) colour papers will be pasted and independent.
on the white board to show
 Discussion on size the construction of Daniell FS
of car battery. Cell)
2) Students are given a task to TLA :
 Social summary. find out technology needed  Laptop
to reduce the size of car  LCD
battery in order to minimize  Manila card
its cost. The finding will be  Colour papers.
discussing in class before
 Marker pen
start the next lesson.
3) Students are asked to
SPS:
complete exercise (quick
 Observing
review) in the chemistry text
book page 107.  Communicating