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WK LSN TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REFERENCE REMARKS
2 1
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Chemical properties of alkaline earth metals. Reaction of alkaline earth metals with oxygen.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe reaction of alkaline earth metals with oxygen
Q/A: Review reactions of Mg, Ca, with oxygen.
The corresponding word and then chemical equations are then written and their correctness verified by the teacher.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 38
2 2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Chemical properties of alkaline earth metals. Reaction of alkaline earth metals with water.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe reaction of alkaline earth metals with water.
Q/A: Review reaction of metals with water.
Writing down word and balanced chemical equations for the reactions.
Deduce and discuss the order of reactivity down the group.
Some alkaline earth metals.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 39
2 3-4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Chemical properties of alkaline earth metals. Reaction of alkaline earth metals with water.
Reaction of alkaline earth metals with chlorine gas.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe reaction of alkaline earth metals with water.
To write balanced equations for reaction of alkaline earth metals with chlorine gas.
Q/A: Review reaction of metals with water.
Writing down word and balanced chemical equations for the reactions.
Deduce and discuss the order of reactivity down the group.

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.
Supervised practice.
Some alkaline earth metals.

Sodium, chlorine.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 39
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 41
3 1
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Reaction of alkaline earth metals with dilute acids.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To write balanced equations for reactions of alkaline earth metals with dilute acids.
Changing word to chemical equations.
Supervised practice.
revision book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 43
3 2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Chemical formulae of alkaline earth metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Write chemical formulae for compounds of alkaline earth metals.
Explain formation of hydroxides, oxides and chlorides of alkaline earth metals.
Exercise: Completing a table of hydroxides, oxides and chlorides of alkaline earth metals.
Discuss combination of ions of alkaline earth metals with anions.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 45-47
3 3-4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Chemical formulae of alkaline earth metals.
Uses of some alkaline earth metals and their compounds.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Write chemical formulae for compounds of alkaline earth metals.
Explain formation of hydroxides, oxides and chlorides of alkaline earth metals.
State uses of alkaline earth metals.
Exercise: Completing a table of hydroxides, oxides and chlorides of alkaline earth metals.
Discuss combination of ions of alkaline earth metals with anions.

Descriptive approach: Teacher elucidates uses of alkaline earth metals.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 45-47
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 45-47
4 1
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Halogens. Physical properties of halogens.
Comparative physical properties of halogens.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify halogens in the periodic table.
Give examples of halogens.
Identify physical states of halogens.
Teacher demonstration: - To examine electrical properties of iodine, solubility in water of chlorine.
Iodine crystals, electrical wire, a bulb.
text book
KLB BK II
P. 47
4 2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Chemical properties of halogens.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe laboratory preparation of chlorine gas.

To describe reaction of halogens with metals.
Teacher demonstration: - preparation of chlorine gas.
Reaction of chlorine and iron wool.
Reaction of bromine and iron wool.
Reaction of iodine and iron wool.
Observe the rate of these reactions; hence deduce order of their reactivity of halogens.
Chlorine, iron wool, bromine.
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 48-50
4 3-4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Equations of reaction of halogens with metals.
Reaction of halogens with water.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To write balanced chemical equations of reactions involving halogens.
To describe reaction of halogens with water and the results obtained.
Re-write word equations as chemical equations then balance them.
Supervised practice.
Bubbling chlorine gas through water.
Carry out litmus test for the water.
Explain the observations.
text book
Chlorine gas, litmus papers.
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 50
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 51
5 1
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Some uses of halogens and their compounds.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state uses of halogens and their compounds.
Teacher elucidates uses of halogens and their compounds.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II pp 52
5 2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Some uses of halogens and their compounds.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state uses of halogens and their compounds.
Teacher elucidates uses of halogens and their compounds.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II pp 52
5 3-4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Noble Gases. Comparative physical properties of noble gases.
Uses of noble gases.
Chemical bonds. Ionic bond.
Ionic bond representation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe physical properties of noble gases.
To explain physical properties of noble gases.
Describe role of valence electrons in determining chemical bonding.


Explain formation of ionic bonding.
Make A comparative analysis of tabulated physical properties of noble gases.
Q/A: Review valence electrons of atoms of elements in groups I, II, III, VII and VIII.
Q/A: Review group I and group VII elements.
Discuss formation of ionic bond.
text book
text book
Chart- dot and cross diagrams.
Models for bonding.
  K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 52-53
K.L.B. BOOK IIP54




PP 57-58
6 1
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Grant ionic structures.
Physical properties of ionic compounds.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the crystalline ionic compound.
Give examples of ionic substances.
Discuss the group ionic structures of NaCl.
Teacher gives examples of other ionic substances: KNO3, potassium bromide, Ca (NO3)2, sodium iodide.
Giant sodium chloride model.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP 56-58
6 2
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Covalent bond.
Co-ordinate bond.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain the formation of covalent bond
Use dot and cross diagrams to represent covalent bond.
Exposition: Shared pair of electrons in a hydrogen molecule, H2O, NH3, Cl2, and CO2.
Drawing of dot-and-cross diagrams of covalent bonds.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP 60-63
6 3-4
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Molecular structure.
Trend in physical properties of molecular structures.
Giant atomic structure in diamond.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe the molecular structure.
To give examples of substance exhibiting molecular structure
To describe van- der -waals forces.
To explain the trend in physical properties of molecular structures.
Discussion ? To explain formation of the giant structure and give examples of substance exhibiting molecular structure.
Discuss comparative physical properties of substances. exhibiting molecular structure.
Explain variation in the physical properties.
text book
Sugar, naphthalene, iodine rhombic sulphur.
Diagrams in textbooks.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 65
7 1
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Giant atomic structure in graphite.
Metallic bond. Uses of some metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe giant atomic structure in graphite.
To state uses of graphite.
Diagrammatic representation of graphite.

Discuss uses of graphite.
Diagrams in textbooks.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II pp 69
7 2
PROPERTIES AND TRENDS ACROSS PERIOD THREE
Physical properties of elements in periods.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:




To compare electrical conductivity of elements in period 3
Group experiments- Construct electrical circuits incorporating a magnesium ribbon, then aluminum foil, then sulphur in turns.
The brightness of the bulb is noted in each case.
Discuss the observations in terms of delocalised electrons.
The periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 76
7 3-4
PROPERTIES AND TRENDS ACROSS PERIOD THREE
Physical properties of elements in period 3.
Chemical properties of elements in period 3.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To compare other physical properties of elements across period 3.
To compare reactions of elements in period 3 with oxygen.
Analyse comparative physical properties presented in form of a table.
Explain the trend in the physical properties given.

Q/A: Products of reactions of Na, Mg, Al, P, & S with oxygen.
Discuss the trend in their reactivity; identify basic and acidic oxides.
Exercise ? balanced chemical equations for the above reactions.
The periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 77
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 79-80
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MIDTERM EXAMS

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MIDTERM BREAK

10 1
PROPERTIES AND TRENDS ACROSS PERIOD THREE
Chemical properties of elements in the third period.
Oxides of period 3 elements.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To compare reactions of elements in period 3 with water
Q/A: Review reaction of sodium, Mg, chlorine, with water.
Infer that sodium is most reactive metal; non-metals do not react with water.
The periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 80-81
10 2
PROPERTIES AND TRENDS ACROSS PERIOD THREE
SALTS
Chlorides of period 3 elements.
Types of salts.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain chemical behavior of their chlorides.
To describe hydrolysis reaction.
Comparative analysis, discussion and explanation.
The periodic table.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 77-78
10 3-4
SALTS
Solubility of salts in water.
Solubility of bases in water.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To test solubility of various salts in cold water/warm water.
To test solubility of various bases in water.
To carry out litmus test on the resulting solutions.
Class experiments- Dissolve salts in 5 cc of water.
Record the solubility in a table,
Analyse the results.
Class experiments- Dissolve salts in 5cc of water.
Record the solubility in a table,
Carry out litmus tests.
Discuss the results.

Sulphates, chlorides, nitrates, carbonates of various metals.




Oxides, hydroxides, of various metals, litmus papers.
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 92-93
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 94-95
11 1
SALTS
Methods of preparing various salts.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe various methods of preparing some salts.
Experimental and descriptive treatments of preparation of salts e.g. ZnSO4, CuSO4, NaCl and Pb(NO3)2.

CuO, H2SO4, HCl, NaOH, PbCO3, dil HNO3.
K.L.B. BOOK II pp96
11 2
SALTS
Direct synthesis of a salts.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe direct synthesis of a salt.
To write balanced equations for the reactions.
Group experiments- preparation of iron (II) sulphide by direct synthesis.
Give other examples of salts prepared by direct synthesis.
Students write down corresponding balanced equations.

Iron,
Sulphur
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 104
11 3-4
SALTS
Ionic equations.
Effects of heat on carbonates.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify spectator ions in double decomposition reactions.
To write ionic equations correctly.

To state effects of heat on carbonates.
To predict products resulting from heating metal carbonates.
Q/A: Ions present in given reactants.
Deduce the products of double decomposition reactions.
Give examples of equations.
Supervised practice.

Group experiments- To investigate effects of heat on Na2CO3, K2CO3, CaCO3, ZnCO3, PbCO3, e.t.c.
Observe various colour changes before, during and after heating.
Write equations for the reactions.
PbNO3, MgSO4 solutions.
Various carbonates.
K.L.B. BOOK II
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 108-109
12 1
SALTS
Effects of heat on nitrates.
Effects of heat on sulphates.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state effects of heat on nitrates.
To predict products resulting from heating metal nitrates.
Group experiments- To investigate effects of heat on various metal nitrates.
Observe various colour changes before, during and after heating.
Write equations for the reactions.
Common metal nitrates.
Common sulphates.
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 110-111
12 2
SALTS
Hygroscopy, Deliquescence and Efflorescence.
Uses of salts.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define hygroscopic deliquescent and efflorescent salts.
To give examples of hygroscopic deliquescent and efflorescent salts.
Prepare a sample of various salts.
Expose them to the atmosphere overnight.
Students classify the salts as hygroscopic, deliquescent and / or efflorescent.
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 114
12 3
EFFECTS OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT ON SUBSTANCES.
Electrical conductivity.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To test for electrical conductivities of substances.
Group experiments- to identify conductors and non-conductors.
Explain the difference in (non) conductivities.
Various solids, bulb, battery, & wires.
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 118-119
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END TERM EXAMS


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