UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN

SCIENCE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

IYE, Ayodeji Jones

UIL/PG2020/1430
Assignment on SED 821
Teaching of Science in Secondary School

FIRST TERM SYLLABUS FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL III

Waves, Motion without Material Transfer
* Properties of Waves
* Electromagnetic Waves

SCHEME OF WORK
a. Wavelength
b. Amplitude
c. Period
d. Velocity
e. Frequency.
 LESSON PLAN
Name: IYE, Ayodeji Jones
Matric Number: UIL/PG2020/1430
Student’s Department: Science Education
Level: 800
School: Oro Grammar School, Oro
Class: SS III
Subject: Physics
Lesson Topic: Waves
Sub – Topic: Properties of Waves
Date: 14th October, 2021
Lesson Duration: 5min.
Period of Lesson: One
Reference Book: Okeke, P.N., Okeke, F.N., and Akande, S. F.
(2010). Senior Secondary Physics. MacMillan Nigeria
Publishers Limited, p 164 – 167.
Instructional Material: Diagram showing representation of a wave
Behavioural Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
i. Define wavelength
ii. List the properties of wave
Methods: The methods adopt are: Teaching method, Demonstration
method
Stages Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activities Duration Comments
(if any)
Introduction The teacher introduces the The student answering
lesson by asking question the question.
on the previous topic:
State the two types of wave
Lesson The teacher introduces the Student call out the Teacher says
Presentation lesson by stating the topic topic after the teacher good
of the day
Step I The teacher defines wave The student listen to
as: what the teacher is
a disturbance which travels saying
through a medium and
 transfers energy from one
point to another without
causing any permanent
displacement of the
medium itself.
Step II The teacher brings out the The student pay
diagram showing wave attention and look
representations with interest
Step III The teacher lists the The student repeat the Teacher says
properties of wave as: properties after the nice one
i. Wavelength teacher
ii. Amplitude
iii. Period
iv. Velocity
v. Frequency.
Step IV Teacher define Wavelength
as:
The minimum distance
covered by the Wave
before it starts repeating
itself. It is denoted by λ
Step V The teacher asks the Student identify and
student to touch the touch the wavelength
wavelength as it is part
represented on the diagram
Summary The teacher summarizes
the lesson by stating the
properties of matter and
defining wavelength once
again for the class
Evaluation The teacher asks the The students answers Teacher as
following questions: the said questions by asks the other
i. State the five properties calling on some students to
of a wave students give applause
ii. Define wavelength for the correct
answer
Conclusion The teacher concludes by The students copying The teacher
asking the students to copy the quietly moves round
some note for the lesson and check
taught spellings on
students’ note
Assignment The teacher give an Students copy the
assignment that: assignment given
Write short note on
amplitude
 LESSON NOTE
PROPERTIES OF WAVE
What is a wave?
Wave can be define as a disturbance which travels through a medium and transfers energy from
one point to another without causing any permanent displacement of the medium itself. Though
wave propagate in a medium but it is not always necessary that all waves will require a medium
for propagation, light waves can travel in a vacuum. Based on the way in which these waves
travel in a medium, they can be classified into two types of waves – Longitudinal and
Transverse waves.

Properties of Wave
Wave possesses some characteristics which before a substance can be classify as a wave, it
must have all the properties. Such properties are:
a. Wavelength
b. Amplitude
c. Period
d. Velocity
e. Frequency.

Let us now consider these properties one after the other.

i. Wavelength: this is the first properties of a wave which is defined as the minimum distance
covered by the Wave before it starts repeating itself. The wavelength is actually a length
parameter, hence, the SI unit of wavelength is meters. The sound wave is longitude in nature,
and the combination of the distance of one complete rarefaction and compression gives
wavelength. The symbol for the wavelength used is λ.
ii. Time Period: The Time period of a sound wave is defined as the time required for one
complete cycle. One cycle of the wave is defined by one complete rarefaction and compression
in the vibration. The time period is measured in seconds. The time period is also used to find
out the frequency of the wave, the reciprocal of the time period gives the frequency of the
wave.