AL REEYADA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MAHASEN ARAMCO, AL HASSA, SAUDI ARABIA

LESSON PLAN
SY 2014 2015
SCIENCE 7
SUBJECT MATTER: Effects in Heat Energy
DURATION: 50 minutes x 6 days
OBJECTIVES:
The students should be able to learn the following at the end of the lesson:
a. Difference between the thermal expansion and contraction in
different phases of matter
b. List down some effects of expansion and contraction in everyday
life
c. Enumerate some applications of expansion and contraction
d. Difference between the liquid in glass thermometer and
clinical thermometer
MOTIVATION:
Students should be able to know when and who discovered heat. How this
person able to derived heat from a simple things. The students will watch a video
clip about heat as energy and the student must able to apply these concepts.
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:
DATE
08/03/2015
09/03/2015
10/03/2015
18/03/2015

ACTIVITIES
Worksheet for Chapter 10
Group Activity for Chapter 10

Chapter 11 Effects of Heat Energy

10/03/2015
11/03/2015
15/03/2015
16/03/2015
17/03/2015
18/03/2015

Effects of Heat Energy (Overview)

Thermal Expansion and Contraction
(Solid, Liquid and Gas)
Effects of Expansion and Contraction in
Everyday Life
Applications of Expansion and
Contraction
Liquid in Glass Thermometer

12/03/2015
Group Discussion in Ecology
29/03/2015
Revision of the Lesson
30/03/2015
Worksheet
PROCEDURE:
1. Introduce the lesson to the students and give the overview of the whole
chapter.
Overview: (what to expect about the lesson)
There are different expansion and contraction in different phases of
matter (solid, liquid and gas)
That the expansion and contraction in these phases can effect in
everyday life, such as:
Concrete Road Surfaces or Pathways
MRT and Railway Tracks
Bridges

Overhead Power and Telephone Lines

Pipes for Carrying Liquids and Gases
Glasses
Pendulum Clocks
Devices and Industrial process that used expansion and contraction
Difference in liquid in glass laboratory thermometer and a clinical
thermometer

2. Explain the thermal expansion and contraction concept.

Solids, liquids and gases generally increase in size or expand in all directions
when heated. Different substances expand or contract by different amounts
for the same temperature change. Generally gases expand the most when
heated, followed by liquids and then solids.

Example:
When a balloon is heated, the heat energy it absorbs will cause its molecules
to vibrate more and faster. So, the molecules tend to push hard the inside of
the balloon and make it bigger or make it burst.

When the substance is heated, its molecules vibrate more and faster. Their
bigger and faster vibrations push them further away from one another. The
total increase in space between two molecules will add up to a visible
increase in the size of the substance being heated.
When the substance is cooled, its molecules slow down their motion and get
closer together. This results in the contraction of a substances as it cools.
3. Differentiate the thermal expansion and contraction of solid, liquid and gas.
Solid
Thermal expansion and contraction of solids are difficult to see because
the change in size is usually very small.
Different apparatus used in demonstrating the thermal expansion of solids:

Metal bar and gauge experiment:

The metal bar fits into the gauge at
room temperature.

Metal ball and ring experiment

The metal ball slips through the
metal ring easily at room
temperature.

Apparatus to demonstrate the expansion of a metal rod

When the metal rod is heated, the
metal rod will expand in its movable
end or loose end.

Demonstrate the heat expansion and contraction in a bimetallic strip.

Bimetallic Strip is made up of two different metal strips welded or riveted
together.
At room temperature, the bimetallic strip is flat.
When it is heated or cooled, the strip curves due to the uneven expansion of
the two metal strips.

Liquid
When the flask filled with water is heated, the initial fall of the water level is
due to the expansion of the heated glass before the water inside it gets
heated. Heat passing through the glass will be absorbed by the water, causing
the water to expand and push its level in the glass tube upwards.
4. Explain the effects of expansion and contraction in everyday life. Show a video
clips or picture of these effects.
5. Discuss the applications of expansions and contraction, and what are the
industries uses these concepts.
6. Differentiate the liquid-in-glass thermometers and clinical thermometer and
also how it is use in measuring temperature.
7. Answer the review questions as their homework.
8. Summarised the lesson by showing a presentations with video clips.
MATERIAL/S:
Visual Aids
Book: New Lower Secondary Science 2
Notebook
Multimedia References
HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK:
Classworks:
o Questions every Thursday
Homeworks:
o Review Questions page 119 (Q.1 Q.6)
REFERENCES:
New Lower Secondary Science 2, Tho Lai Hoong and Ho Peck Leng, pages 105
- 116.

Internet

CONCLUSION:
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MANAGEMENT NOTE/S:
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PREPARED BY:

CHECKED BY:

MS. KIM GABAYNO

SCIENCE 7 Teacher

MS. SILVIA XAVIER

SCIENCE SUPERVISOR