LESSON PLAN

CLASS – VIII
Topic: Friction
Key Concepts: Friction, Cause of Friction, Factors affecting Friction,
Static and Sliding Friction, Limiting Friction, Rolling Friction, Wheel,
Friction – A Necessity, Friction – An Evil or Nuisance, Methods of
increasing and decreasing Friction, Fluid Friction, Streamline flow
Resources Used: The Living World (Science Text Book), Modules of
Tata Class Edge, activities related to topic, worksheet
Teaching Learning Strategies: Demonstration cum Explanation
method, Questioning, Lecture, Make connections to strengthen
understanding
General Learning Objectives:

 To develop the skill of critical thinking

 To develop scientific temperament among the students
Specific Learning Objectives:

 To enable the students to understand that friction is due to

interaction
 To learn about the cause of friction
 To learn about different types of friction
 To relate and apply their knowledge about friction in real life
situations
Ice Breaking Activity: Students will be asked to rub their hands and
thereby inquired about the reason of heat generation
Previous Knowledge Testing:

 Why a rolling ball comes to rest?

 Why we have to keep on pedaling a bicycle to make it move with a
constant speed?
Teaching Aids:

 Modules on Smart Board

 Wooden Blocks
 Spring Balance
 Weights
 Bag with Wheels
 Machine Oil
 Talcum Powder
 Toy aeroplane
Methodology
Day Sub Topic/ Concept Teaching – Learning Assessment
Strategies Strategy
1 Friction – cause of Demonstration cum Name the
friction, factors Explanation with the material which
affecting friction help of activities are rough in
given on pg 88, 89 nature
2 Static and Sliding Explanation with MCQ will be
Friction, Limiting activities given on pg asked
Friction 90, 91
3 Rolling Friction, Explanation with the Give two
Friction - a necessary help of modules on examples from
evil, Friction – an evil smart board daily life where
or nuisance friction is
necessary
Day Sub Topic/ Concept Teaching – Learning Assessment
Strategies Strategy
4 Method of increasing Explanation by Give two ways
and decreasing showing samples of of decreasing
friction lubricants and module friction
on smart board
5 Fluid Friction Explanation with the Mind Map
help of activity on pg
100 and module on
smart board

Worksheet:
Complete the Flow Chart:-
eg ____________
Static Friction

Limiting Friction Friction Sliding Friction

eg ____________ eg ___________

Rolling Friction Fluid Friction

eg ___________ eg ___________