FORM: 4

DATE: 09 June 2016

LEVEL: Intermediate

TIME: 3.40pm-4.00pm

THEME: Matter Around Us

TOPIC: The Structure of the Atom
OBJECTIVE: Synthesising atomic structure

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. State the main subatomic particles of an atom.
2. Compare and contrast the relative mass and the relative charge of the subatomic particles
of an atom.
MORAL VALUES:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Respectful and well-mannered

Cooperative
Hardworking
Daring to try

EDUCATIONAL EMPHASIS:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Communicating
Observing
Classifying
Comparing

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS:
Marker pens, mahjong paper, whiteboard, manila card

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:

1. Students are able to analyse matter.

2. Students are able to describe the development of atomic models.
REFERENCES:
Low, S.N., Lim, Y.C., Eng, N.H., Lim, E.W., Umi Kalthom Ahmad. (2011). Chemistry From 4.
Selangor Darul Ehsan: Abadi Ilmu Sdn. Bhd.

TEACHING PROCEDURE:

STAGE

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

LEARNING ACTIVITY

SET INDUCTION

Teacher greets the students in the

Students greet the teacher

(5 mins)

class.

back.

Teacher puts up a picture of the

Students observe the picture.

solar system on the board.

Teacher asks students about their

Students share their opinion

opinions of the solar system.

with the teacher.

Teacher asks students to guess

Students guess their topic of

what they are going to learn

the lesson.

based on the picture.

Teacher draws the atomic

Students observe the drawing

structure next to the picture of the on the board.

solar system.
Teacher questions the students

Students answer the questions

what are the similarities between

asked by the teacher.

the solar system and the atomic

structure.
Teacher tells the students the

Students listen attentively to

topic of the lesson and the

the teacher.

DEVELOPMENT

learning outcomes of the lesson.

Teacher briefly recaps the

Students listen to the teacher

(10 mins)

previous lessons about the

attentively.

historical development of atomic

model:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

John Dalton
J.J. Thomson
Ernest Rutherford
Neils Bohr
James Chadwick

Teacher informs students about

the subatomic particles of an
atom.

Students pay attention to what

the teacher is saying.

Teacher labels the subatomic

particles on the previous drawing.

Students observe the board.

Teacher explains about the

subatomic particles to the whole
class.

Students listen well to the

teacher.

Teacher asks students whether the

relative mass and the relative
charge if the subatomic particles

Students respond to the

questions asked by the teacher.

are the same.

Teacher pastes mahjong paper on
the board which has the

Students pay attention to the

board.

comparison between all

subatomic particles of an atom.
Teacher explains about the
relative mass and relative charge
of the subatomic particles

Students listen to the

explanation given by the
teacher.

according to the mahjong paper.

Teacher informs students that an

Students listen attentively to

atom is called an atom if and only the teacher.

if the number of protons and the
number of electrons are the same.
Teacher asks the students, will

Students respond to the

the atom still be called as an atom teachers question.

if any of the subatomic particles
is missing.
Teacher asks the reasons why the

Students provide the reasons

students said so.

to the teacher.

Teacher tells students that an

Students listen attentively to

atom is an atom if and only if all

the teacher.

subatomic particles exist.

Teacher explains the reasons to

Students pay attention to the

the students by using analogy; a

explanation given by the

phone will not function if any of

teacher.

ACTIVITY

its components is missing.

Teacher writes some elements

Students pay attention to the

(3 mins)

with their number of protons and

board.

number of electrons on the

whiteboard.
Teacher pastes manila card which

Students pay attention to the

contain a table where students

board.

need to classify whether the

elements are atoms or not.

Teacher asks the students to

Students volunteer themselves

volunteer themselves to classify

to participate in the activity.

all the elements.

Teacher explains why some of

Students listen to the

the elements are atoms and some

explanation given by the

CONCLUSION

are not.
Teacher summarizes the lesson of

teacher.
Students pay attention to the

(2 mins)

what they have learnt for the day.

teacher.

Teacher ends the lesson by giving

Students thank the teacher.

homework to the students.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY:
Teacher requests the students to create a table of comparison of all the subatomic particles in
their note book and submit the table during the next lesson.
SELF-EVALUATION:

SUPERVISORS COMMENTS:

Prepared by: Nur Syakirah Binti Mohamad Yusof (2014414834)