Lesson Plan Exemplar

Topic/Title Making your own Electric Motor

Time Allotment 1 -2 hours
Prepared by Jocelyn V. Catli
Learning Competencies/ Objective
At the end of the cycle, students should be able
1. Build a simple electric motor.
2. Explain the operation of a simple electric motor.

ELICIT MATERIALS
 Review the hand rule in determining the direction of the force on
a current - carrying wire.
 Ask students how do electric motor runs

ENGAGE

 Have students relate electricity to magnetism. Battery

 Have students list down some uses for electromagnetism. Compass
Soft iron core
Wire coil
EXPLORE
1 AA battery
Have students to work in 5 to 6 members and do the activity ” Making 3Neodymium magnets
Your Own Electric Motor “. Pliers or long nose
AWG # 14- 18 solid and
bare copper wire
Activity Guide

EXPLAIN
Manila paper
Have students to discuss their work what difficulties their encounter marker
while doing the activity and how did they solve the problem.

ELABORATE
Manila paper
Have the students to discuss their observation as the number of marker
neodymium magnets used is varied and as the length and width of
wire is change.
EVALUATE
 Have the students enumerate the basic parts/ elements of a Quiz Notebook
simple motor.
 In what direction does the loop on the right rotate?
 Based on their observation have the students explain the
operation of a simple electric motor.
EXTEND
 Ask students to tinker with their electric motor model and try to
look for other ways to demonstrate the same effect by an
electromagnetic force.

REFERENCE
Science Learners Material, Grade 10 pages 115-117