Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Rationalized Physics Term 2 Records of Work 2026 – Triumph. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  This records of work delivers broad and detailed coverage of the Term 2 2026 Grade 10 Physics syllabus, built on the KICD-approved curriculum design and fully aligned with Term 2 schemes of work and lesson plans.

  • Number of Weeks: Weeks 1–8 and 10–12 (Week 9 is reserved for mid-term break, while Weeks 13 and 14 are designated for end of term 2 revisions, exam preparation and administration)
  • Number of Lessons/Periods per Week: 5 lessons per week

  It covers the following strands and sub-strands:

  • Mechanics and Thermal Physics (Weeks 1–7)
    • Moments and Equilibrium (Weeks 1–3)
      • Centre of gravity of regular and irregular objects
      • Stable, unstable and neutral equilibrium
      • Factors affecting stability – base area and centre of gravity
      • Turning effect of force (moment); calculating moments
      • Demonstrating moments; principle of moments
      • Moments about two support points
      • Torque and couple forces; resolving forces into components
      • Applications in daily life and vehicle stability under load
    • Energy, Work, Power and Machines (Weeks 3–7)
      • Basic concepts – energy, work and power
      • Work done (W = F × d); forms of energy
      • Mechanical energy – gravitational potential energy (PE = mgh) and kinetic energy (KE = ½mv²)
      • Energy transformations and the law of conservation of energy
      • Vehicle energy systems
      • Rate of doing work (P = W/t)
      • Mechanical advantage (MA), velocity ratio (VR) and efficiency
      • Types of levers; inclined plane; wheel and axle system
      • Gear systems; hydraulic systems; pulleys, screws and pulley belts
      • Complex machines – treadmills, elevators, escalators and excavators
      • Making simple machines using local materials
  • Waves and Optics (Weeks 7–11)
    • Properties of Waves
      • Wave properties in real-life – rectilinear propagation, reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference
      • Demonstrating wave properties using a ripple tank
      • Reflection, refraction and diffraction of waves
      • Formation and properties of stationary waves; applications in vibrating strings
      • Vibrating air columns in closed and open pipes
      • Resonance and frequency modulated (FM) waves
      • Doppler effect and its applications
    • Radioactivity and Stability of Isotopes
      • Types and properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiations
      • Nuclear equations showing how radionuclides attain stability
      • Decay series and chain reactions; safety precautions
      • Detection of radioactive emissions using photographic plates, electroscopes, Geiger-Muller counter and cloud chamber
      • Half-life and decay curves
      • Nuclear fission, fusion and applications of radioactivity
  • Electricity and Magnetism (Weeks 11–12)
    • Electrostatics
      • Origin of charges; electric field patterns around charges
      • Law of electrostatics; charging by friction and contact
      • Charging by induction and separation; charge distribution on conductors
      • Parts and functions of a gold leaf electroscope
      • Charging an electroscope by contact and induction; uses of a leaf electroscope
      • Applications of electrostatics in daily life – spray painting, photocopiers, air purifiers and lightning protection
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  24.60 KB
• Category:

  Records of Work
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  PHYSICS
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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