LESSON PLAN

Subject
Grade

: Physics
: Secondary Four

Learning Materials : Properties of Wave Including Light and

Sound
Time Allocation

: 2 x 40 minutes

A.Subject Matter
3. Properties of Wave Including Light and Sound

B.Basic Competence
3.1 General Wave Properties

C.Indicators
3.1.3 Use the term wavefront
3.1.4 Give the meaning of speed, frequency, wavelength and amplitude
3.1.5 Describe the use of water waves to show
- Reflection at a plane surface
- Refraction due to a change of speed
- Diffraction produced by wide and narrow gaps

D. Learning Media, Tools, and Sources

1. Media
Phet : Wave Interference
2. Materials
Wavefront
Speed, frequency, wavelength and amplitude
Reflection
Refraction
Difraction
3. Sources
Sang, David. 2010. Cambridge IGCSE Physics Coursebook. Cambridge
University Press: United Kingdom.

F. Learning Activities
No
1.

Phases

Learning Activity

Introduction
-

Recall the term about longitudinal and

transverse wave

Inform students about objective of the

lesson

Show demonstration by put water droplets in

to water

Ask student to do observation

Do the experiment by put barrier in the

water

Students do the observation

Ask them how ripples behave when the

barrier put in the water

Ask them how ripples behave when they go

through a narrower gaps.

Guide students to make hypothesist that:

Time
Allocation
10
minutes

The ripples will bounce off the barrier

The narrower the gap the greater spread of
the ripple
2.

Core
activities

Do the experiment using Phet wave

interference

Give them back to the result of experiment.

Ask them to explain the relation between the
spread and the width of the barrier.

Explain them about reflection, refraction and

difraction.
5 minutes break

25
minutes

Explain about speed, frequency, wavelength

and amplitude
Give opportunity to students to ask anything
unclear
Make the summarize about what have
learned today

3.

No
1
2
3

Closing

Do the test during 10 minutes

Correcting the test result
End the class

Aspect that observed

Form appeared
Direction of the paper
Direction of propagation

25
minutes

15
minutes

Result of obervation

STUDENTS WORKSHEET
Member of Group
Topic
wave

: 1........................................
2........................................
: Properties of transverse(ropes)/ longitudinal (springs)

Step
:
1. Identify the form appeared from the demonstration ( crests and
troughs/ rarefaction and compression)
2. Identify the direction of the paper (back and forth/ up and down)
3. Identify the direction of propagation (back and forth/ up and down)
Write your observations result on the table below!
After do the observation. Answer the questions below!
1. What makes the ropes/ springs moving?
2. As you see from the demonstration. Do the paper move?

3. Do both of the ropes and springs resulting vibration? explain your

answer!