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WK LSN TOPIC SUB-TOPIC OBJECTIVES T/L ACTIVITIES T/L AIDS REFERENCE REMARKS
2 1-2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Atomic and mass numbers.
First twenty elements of the periodic table.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Name the subatomic particles in an atom.
Define atomic number and mass number of an atom.
Represent atomic and mass numbers symbolically.

List the first twenty elements of the periodic table.
Write chemical symbols of the first twenty elements of the periodic table.
Exposition on new concepts;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.
Expository approach: referring to the periodic table, teacher exposes the first twenty elements.
Writing down a list of first twenty elements of the periodic table.
text book
Periodic table.
K.L.B.
BOOK II

PP. 1-3
2 3
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Isotopes.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define isotopes.
Give examples of isotopes.
Exposition of definition and examples of isotopes.
Giving examples of isotopes.
Periodic table.
K.L.B.
BOOK II
P. 4





PP. 5-8
2 4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Electronic configuration.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Represent isotopes symbolically.
Define an energy level.
Describe electronic configuration in an atom.
Exposition ? teacher exposes new concepts about electronic configuration.
Written exercise.
Periodic table.
K.L.B.
BOOK II
P. 4





PP. 5-9
2 5
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Electronic configuration in diagrams.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Represent electronic configuration diagrammatically.
Supervised practice;
Written exercise.
text book
K.L.B.
BOOK II
PP. 5-8
3 1-2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Periods of the periodic table.
Groups of the periodic table.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify elements of the same period.
Exposition ? Definition of a period.
Q/A: Examples of elements of the same period.
Exposition ? definition of a group.
Q/A: examples of elements of the same group.
Periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 9
3 3
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
R.M.M. and isotopes.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Calculate R.M.M. from isotopic composition.
Supervised practice involving calculation of RMM from isotopic composition.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 11-13
3 4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Positive ions and ion formation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define an ion and a cation.
Teacher gives examples of stable atoms.
Guided discovery that metals need to lose one, two or three electrons to attain stability.
Examples of positive ions.

text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 14-15
3 5
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Positive ions representation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To represent formation of positive ions symbolically.
Diagrammatic representation of cations.
Chart  ion model.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 16
4 1-2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Negative ions and ion formation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define an anion.
To describe formation of negative ions symbolically.
Teacher gives examples of stable atoms.
Guided discovery of formation of negative ions.
Diagrammatic representation of anions.
Chart  ion model.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 17
4 3
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Valencies of metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Recall valencies of metals among the first twenty elements in the periodic table.
Q/A to review previous lesson;
Exposition;
Guided discovery.
Periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 17
4 4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Valencie of non-metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Recall valencies of non-metals among the first twenty elements in the periodic table.
Q/A to review previous lesson;
Exposition;
Guided discovery.
Periodic table.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 17
4 5
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Valencies of radicals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define a radical.
Recall the valencies of common radicals.
Exposition ? teacher defines a radical, gives examples of radicals and exposes their valencies.
Students draw a table of radicals and their valencies.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 18
5 1-2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Oxidation number.
Electronic configuration, ion formed, valency and oxidation number
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define oxidation number.
Predict oxidation numbers from position of elements in the periodic table.
Relate electronic configuration, ion formed, valency and oxidation number of different elements.
Q/A: Valencies.
Expose oxidation numbers of common ions.
Students complete a table of ions and their oxidation numbers.

Written exercise;
Exercise review.
The periodic table.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIvP 18
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 18
5 3
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Chemical formulae of compounds. - Elements of equal valencies.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To derive the formulae of some compounds involving elements of equal valencies.
Discuss formation of compounds such as NaCl, MgO.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 19-20
5 4
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Chemical formulae of compounds. -Elements of unequal valencies.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To derive the formulae of some compounds involving elements of unequal valencies.
Discuss formation of compounds such as MgCl2
Al (NO3)3
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 19-20
5 5
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Chemical formulae of compounds. -Elements of variable valencies.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To derive the formulae of some compounds involving elements of variable valencies.
Discuss formation of compounds such as
-Copper (I) Oxide.
-Copper (II) Oxide.
-Iron (II) Sulphate.
-Iron (III) Sulphate.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 20
6 1-2
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Chemical equations.
Balanced chemical equations.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify components of chemical equations.

To balance chemical equations correctly.
Review word equations;
Exposition of new concepts with probing questions;
Brief discussion.
Exposition;
Supervised practice.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 21-23
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 24-25
6 3
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM & THE PERIODIC TABLE
Balanced chemical equations.(contd)
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To balance chemical equations correctly.
Supervised practice;
Written exercise.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP 25-8
6 4
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
6 5
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
7 1-2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Reaction of alkaline earth metals with chlorine gas.
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 reaction of alkaline earth metals with chlorine gas.
To write balanced equations for reactions of alkaline earth metals with dilute acids.
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.

Changing word to chemical equations.
Supervised practice.
Sodium, chlorine.
revision book
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 41
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 43
7 3
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
7 4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Uses of some alkaline earth metals and their compounds.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State uses of alkaline earth metals.
Descriptive approach: Teacher elucidates uses of alkaline earth metals.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 45-47
7 5
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
8 1-2
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Chemical properties of halogens.
Equations of reaction of halogens with metals.
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.
To write balanced chemical equations of reactions involving halogens.
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.

Re-write word equations as chemical equations then balance them.
Supervised practice.
Chlorine, iron wool, bromine.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 48-50
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 50
8 3
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Reaction of halogens with water.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe reaction of halogens with water and the results obtained.
Bubbling chlorine gas through water.
Carry out litmus test for the water.
Explain the observations.
Chlorine gas, litmus papers.
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 51
8 4
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
Some uses of halogens and their compounds.
Noble Gases. Comparative physical properties of noble gases.
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
8 5
CHEMICAL FAMILIES
STRUCTURE & BONDING
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Uses of noble gases.
Chemical bonds. Ionic bond.
Ionic bond representation.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State uses of noble gases.
Teacher elucidates uses of noble gases.
text book
Chart- dot and cross diagrams.
Models for bonding.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP. 54
9

MID TERM

10 1-2
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Grant ionic structures.
Physical properties of ionic compounds.
Covalent bond.
Co-ordinate bond.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the crystalline ionic compound.
Give examples of ionic substances.
Explain the formation of covalent bond
Use dot and cross diagrams to represent covalent bond.
Discuss the group ionic structures of NaCl.
Teacher gives examples of other ionic substances: KNO3, potassium bromide, Ca (NO3)2, sodium iodide.
Exposition: Shared pair of electrons in a hydrogen molecule, H2O, NH3, Cl2, and CO2.
Drawing of dot-and-cross diagrams of covalent bonds.
Giant sodium chloride model.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK II PP 56-58
K.L.B. BOOK II PP 60-63
10 3
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Molecular structure.
Trend in physical properties of molecular structures.
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
Discussion ? To explain formation of the giant structure and give examples of substance exhibiting molecular structure.
text book
Sugar, naphthalene, iodine rhombic sulphur.
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 65
10 4
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Giant atomic structure in diamond.
Giant atomic structure in graphite.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe giant atomic structure in diamond.
To state uses of diamond.
Diagrammatic representation of diamond.
Discuss uses of diamond.
Diagrams in textbooks.
K.L.B. BOOK II P 69
10 5
STRUCTURE & BONDING
Metallic bond. Uses of some metals.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe mutual electronic forces between electrons and nuclei.
To describe metallic bond.
To compare physical properties of metals.
To state uses of some metals.
Discussion:
Detailed analysis of comparative physical properties of metals and their uses.



Probing questions & brief explanations.
text book
K.L.B. BOOK IIP 70
11 1-2
PROPERTIES AND TRENDS ACROSS PERIOD THREE
Physical properties of elements in periods.
Physical properties of elements in period 3.
Chemical properties of elements in period 3.
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 electrical conductivity of elements in period 3
To compare reactions of elements in period 3 with oxygen.
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.

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 IIP. 76
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 79-80
11 3
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
11 4
SALTS
Solubility of salts 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.
Class experiments- Dissolve salts in 5 cc of water.
Record the solubility in a table,
Analyse the results.
Sulphates, chlorides, nitrates, carbonates of various metals.



K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 92-93
11 5
SALTS
Solubility of bases in water.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To test solubility of various bases in water.
To carry out litmus test on the resulting solutions.
Class experiments- Dissolve salts in 5cc of water.
Record the solubility in a table,
Carry out litmus tests.
Discuss the results.

Oxides, hydroxides, of various metals, litmus papers.
K.L.B. BOOK IIPP. 94-95
12 1-2
SALTS
Methods of preparing various salts.
Direct synthesis of a salts.
Ionic equations.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe various methods of preparing some salts.
To describe direct synthesis of a salt.
To write balanced equations for the reactions.
Experimental and descriptive treatments of preparation of salts e.g. ZnSO4, CuSO4, NaCl and Pb(NO3)2.


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.

CuO, H2SO4, HCl, NaOH, PbCO3, dil HNO3.
Iron,
Sulphur
PbNO3, MgSO4 solutions.
K.L.B. BOOK II pp96
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 104
12 3
SALTS
Effects of heat on carbonates.
Effects of heat on nitrates.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state effects of heat on carbonates.
To predict products resulting from heating metal carbonates.
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.
Various carbonates.
Common metal nitrates.
K.L.B. BOOK II PP. 108-109
12 4
SALTS
Effects of heat on sulphates.
Hygroscopy, Deliquescence and Efflorescence.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state effects of heat on sulphates.
To predict products results from heating metal sulphates.
Group experiments- To investigate effects of heat on various sulphates.
Observe various colour changes before, during and after heating.
Write equations for the reactions.
Common sulphates.
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 113
12 5
SALTS
EFFECTS OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT ON SUBSTANCES.
Uses of salts.
Electrical conductivity.
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state uses of salts
Teacher elucidates uses of salts.
Various solids, bulb, battery, & wires.
K.L.B. BOOK II P. 114

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