LESSON PLAN

CLASS – VIII
Topic: Combustion
Key Concepts: Combustion – combustible material, conditions required
for combustion, ignition temperature, types of combustion, fire control,
flame, fuel and calorific value, harmful effects of fuels
Resources Used: The Living World (Science Text Book), Modules of
Tata Class Edge, Activities related to the topic, Worksheet
Teaching Learning Strategies: Demonstration cum Explanation
method, Questioning lecture, Make Connections to Strengthen the
Understanding
General Learning Objectives:

 To develop the skill of critical thinking

 To develop scientific temperament among students
Specific Learning Objectives:

 To enable the students to understand that combustion takes place in

the presence of oxygen
 To learn about ignition temperature
 To know about types of combustion
 To understand about fire control
 To learn about flame
 To understand the calorific value of fuels
 To understand harmful effects of fuel
Ice Breaking Activity: A handkerchief dipped in water and alcohol will
be put on fire. After few seconds, the flame will be put off. The resultant
unburnt handkerchief will be demonstrated as a magic trick.
Previous Knowledge Testing:

 What are fuels?

 Name some solid and liquid fuels.
 Name two materials which produce flame on burning.
 Name one material which does not produce flame on burning.
Teaching Aids:

 Paper, Dry Twigs

 Candle & tumbler
 Glass slide & Glass tube
 Thin copper wire
 Paper cups
 Matchstick
 Sodium metal
 Mg ribbon
Methodology
Day Sub Topic/ Concept Teaching – Learning Assessment
Strategies Strategies
1 Combustion – Demonstration cum MCQ will be
combustible Explanation with the asked
materials, conditions help of activities on pg
required for 121, 122
combustion
2 Types of Explanation with the Give one example
combustion, Fire help of modules on of each type of
control smart board combustion
 3 Flame, parts of Explanation cum Thought
Flame Demonstration with provoking
the help of activities questions will be
on Pg 128 asked related to
activities
4 Calorific value and Explanation and Give two harmful
characteristic of Discussion effects of fossil
good fuel, harmful fuels
effects of fuel

Worksheet:

 What is the meaning of combustion?

 What is ignition temperature?
 Which gas is supporter of combustion?
 Whose ignition temperature is low – paper or cotton cloth?
 Give one example of explosive combustion.
 What happens when incomplete combustion takes place?
 Which zone of flame is hottest?
 What is meaning of calorific value of fuel?
 Why use of CNG in place of diesel and petrol needs to be
encouraged?
 Write one harmful effect of carbon monoxide.