MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
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PHYSICAL
SCIENCE TEACHING SYLLABUS
NAME: _________________________________________
DATE:
22ND FEBRUARY 2012
“IF
GOD IS FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US”
ROMANS
8: 31
OVERVIEW
OF THE SYLLABUS
·
EACH CHAPTER
HAS SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES TO BE ACHIEVED.
·
AFTER EACH LESSON
WE WILL BE HAVING DEMONSTRATIONS OF VARIOUS EXPERIMENTS. USING LOCALLY
AVAILABLE MATERIALS.
·
THE WORK HAS
BEEN COMPLILED BY GEOFFREY MANDA ANY REPRODUCTION WITHOUT PERMISSION IS ILLEGAL.
MSCE
TOPICS
FORM THREE
1.
MATTER AND
THE KINETIC THEORY
2.
PERIODIC
TABLE, ELEMENTS AND CHEMICAL BONDING
3.
CHEMICAL
REACTIONS 1
4.
FORCES,
MOTION AND NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION
5.
ELECTRICITY,
MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC INDUCTION 1
FORM FOUR
6.
OSCILLATION
AND WAVES
7.
CHEMICAL
REACTIONS 2
8.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
9.
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
10.
ELECTRICITY,
MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC INDUCTION 2: BAND
THEORY
FORM THREE
1.
MATTER AND THE
KINETIC THEORY.
-BY
THE END OF THIS CHAPTER STUDENTS SHOULD
a)
Describe
the kinetic theory of matter. (solids, liquids and gases)
b)
Explain
the causes of gas pressure
c)
Explain
why the average molecular speed increases with increase in temperature
d)
Explain
the meaning of absolute temperature
e)
Convert
temperature from degrees Celsius to Kelvin and vice versa
f)
State
the evidence of molecular motion.
g)
Discuss
the gas laws
h)
Apply
the gas laws in problem solving
i)
Make
a manometer...**** (practical)
j)
Measure
lung pressure using a manometer
k)
Show
that the liquid pressure of a column of a liquid is given by p=dgh (where: p= pressure,
d= density, h= vertical height and g= gravity= 10g/m2
l)
Relate
liquid pressure to everyday activities
m)
Explain
the use of expansion and contraction of solids in everyday life.
2.
ELEMENTS AND
CHEMICAL BONDING
-
BY THE END OF THIS CHAPTER
STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
a)
Analyze the
arrangement of elements in the periodic table
b)
Predict
group and period of an element given the anomic number
c)
Write the
structure of an atom
d)
Explain how
element differ from each other
e)
Explain how atoms
attain stability
f)
Distinguish
between ionic and covalent bonding
g)
Represent
bond formation with dot and cross diagrams
h)
Work out
formula of compounds given valencies
i)
Differentiate
polar and non polar covalent bonds
j)
Describe metallic
bonding as captions in a sea of electrons.
k)
Relate
properties of metals to their uses
l)
Describe
physical properties of halogens
m)
Relate
trends in melting and boiling points to strength of intermolecular forces.
n)
Relate
trends in reactivity of halogens to changes in effective nuclear charge and
atomic radius
o)
Discuss
importance of the halogens.
p)
State
sources of sulphur
q)
Distinguish
between physical properties of sulphur and its chemical properties
r)
List use of
sulphur
s)
Discuss the
importance of sulphuric acid
t)
State the
uses of sulphates
3.
FORCES, MOTION AND NEWTONS LAWS
OF MOTION
-BY THE END OF THIS CHAPTER
STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
a)
Express a
chemical reaction by balances equation
b)
Relate a
mole to other units of measurements
c)
Relate the
mass to unit of measurement
d)
Calculate
the empirical formula and molecular formula using the mole concept
e)
Express the concentration
as the number of mole per liter or moles per dm3
f)
Prepare solutions
of known concentrations by dilution of standard solutions
g)
Determine
the concentration of a solution by using titration.
h)
State the molar volume occupied by 1 mole of a
gas at:
-standard temperature and
pressure (s.t.p)
-room temperature and pressures
i)
Calculate
the reacting masses and volumes of gases given the reactions.
4.
FORCES, MOTION AND NEWTONS LAWS
OF MOTION
-BY THE END OF THIS CHAPTER
STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
a)
Differentiate
between a scalar and vector
b)
Add vectors
(know how to add vectors)
c)
Resolve
component of vectors.
d)
Distinguish
between distance and displacement
e)
Differentiate
between speed and velocity
f)
Define
acceleration
g)
Determine
the total distance and acceleration USING
VELOCITY-TIME GRAPHS
h)
State the
three laws of motion.
i)
Discuss the
application of Newton’s laws of motion.
5.
ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM AND
MAGNETIC INDUCTION 1
-by the end of this chapter
student should be able to:
a)
Describe the
role of electrostatics in everyday lives
b)
Investigate
the effective resistance in series and parallel circuits
c)
Deduce
resistance of resistors from color codes and resistance code STD notation
d)
Explain the
meaning of electrical power
e)
Calculate
electrical power using different equations
f)
Interpret
power ratings of electrical appliances
g)
Apply power
equations to find the amount of total heat energy in electrical appliances
h)
Calculate
the cost of electrical energy
i)
Magnetize
steel/ iron metal and demagnetize steel/ iron metal
j)
Describe the
effects of current carrying conductor in a magnetic field
k)
Describe
electromagnetism
l)
Determine
the magnetic flux/ field pattern for a conductor carrying current
m)
Investigate
the induction of an e.m.f. (ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE)
n)
Explain how
transformers work
o)
Apply the
transformer equation in problem solving
p)
Describe how
loss of energy is reduced in a transformer
FORM FOUR
1.
OSCILLATION AND WAVES
-BY
THE END OF THIS CHAPTER STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
a)
Explain the
term oscillation in relation to a pendulum or hanging mass on a string
b)
Describe
characteristics of an oscillating system
c)
Describe and
explain the characteristics of waves
d)
Differentiate
between transverse and longitudinal waves
e)
Describe
properties of waves
f)
Apply the
wave equation in problem solving
g)
Distinguish
between a converging (convex) and diverging (concave) lens.
h)
Determine
the focal length of a converging lens and draw light ray diagrams
i)
Apply the
lens formula in problem solving
j)
Discuss the
parts of a camera and describe how a camera works
k)
Compare a
camera to an eye
l)
Describe
functions and parts of a projector and describe how projector works.
2.
CHEMICAL REACTIONS 2
-BY THE END OF THIS CHAPTER
STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
a)
Define
oxidation in terms of loss of electrons and reduction in terms of gain of
electrons.
b)
State that
oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously
c)
Identify a
reducing agent and oxidizing agent
d)
Describe
displacement reaction
e)
Relate the
position of a metal in the series to its reducing power
f)
Explain
rusting/ corrosion in terms of redox reactions
g)
Discuss ways
of preventing corrosion
h)
Describe the
process of electroplating in terms of redox reaction
i)
Describe
acid as proton donor and a base s proton acceptor.
j)
Describe the
formation of hydronium ion
k)
Identify
conjugate acid base pair in an acid/ base reaction
l)
Determine
the strength of acids and bases using conductivity apparatus.
m) Classify reactions as exothermic
and endothermic
n)
Draw energy
diagram for a) exothermic reaction b) endothermic reaction
o)
Explain why
bond breaking is endothermic and why bond making is exothermic.
3.
ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM AND
MAGNETIC INDUCTION 2
-BY THE END
OF THIS CHAPTER STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
a)
Explain the
meaning of semiconductors
b)
Explain the
meaning of band theory of semi conductors
c)
Discuss
diodes and their importance’s
d)
Describe
what transistors are and how they function
4.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
-by the end of this chapter
student should be able to:
a)
State the
names of the first ten unbranched primary alkanols
b)
Draw
structure of the first ten primary alkanols
c)
Draw the
general and molecular formulae of the first ten primary alkanols
d)
Describe the
formation of ethanol by fermentation of sugars
e)
Describe the
oxidation of alkanols to carboxylic acids
f)
State the
names and draw the structures of the first ten unbranched carboxylic acids
g)
Write the
general and molecular formula of the first ten carboxylic acids.
h)
Explain why carboxylic
acids are classified as acids
i)
Give
examples of natural sources of carboxylic acids
j)
Describe the
a reaction of ethanoic acid and ethanol to form ethyl ethanoate
k)
Construct
flow diagrams for identification of unknown compounds
l)
Apply the
general formulae in problem solving
m) Relate the trend in melting
points of alkanols and carboxylic acids to the strength of intermolecular
forces.
n)
Relate the
difference in conductivity of alkanols and carboxylic acids to their functional
group.
o)
Define
isomers as compounds having the same molecular formula but different structural
formulae.
p)
Draw
structures of isomers of alkanes, alkenes and alkanols up to five carbon atoms.
q)
Distinguish
between monomers and polymers.
r)
Distinguish
between addition polymerization and condensation polymerization
s)
Describe the
properties and use of natural polymers and synthetic polymers.
t)
Distinguish
between recycling of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers.
u)
Discuss the
waste management of paper and plastic.
5.
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
-by the end of this chapter
student should be able to:
a)
Name the
constituent particles of atomic nucleus
b)
Express the
composition of a particular nucleus in standard notation
c)
Describe
isotopes as atoms of the same elements with different mass numbers due to the
different mass numbers and neutrons in
their nuclei
d)
Explain what
is meant by radioactivity
e)
State
characteristics of radioactive substances
f)
Describe
alpha, beta and gamma rays
g)
Explain the
meaning of radioactive decay
h)
Distinguish
between natural and induced radioactivity
i)
Explain and
use the idea of half life
j)
Describe
safety precautions in handling and storage of radioactive substances
k)
Distinguish
between radioactive fusion and radioactive fission as energy sources
l)
Describe the
uses of radioactivity.
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