PROVINCE OF THE

EASTERN CAPE
EDUCATION
DIRECTORATE: CURRICULUM FET PROGRAMMES

LESSON PLANS
TERM 2
ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

FOREWORD
The following Grade 10, 11 and 12 Lesson Plans were developed by Subject Advisors from 09 March 13 March 2009. Teachers are
requested to look at them, modify them where necessary to suit their contexts and resources. It must be remembered that Lesson Plans
are working documents, and any comments to improve the lesson plans in this document will be appreciated. Teachers are urged to use
this document with the following departmental policy documents: Subject Statement; LPG 2008; SAG 2008; Examination Guidelines 2009
and Provincial CASS Policy/ Guidelines.
Lesson planning is the duty of each and every individual teacher but it helps when teachers sometimes plan together as a group. This
interaction not only helps teachers to understand how to apply the Learning Outcomes (LOs) and Assessment Standards (ASs) but also
builds up the confidence of the teachers in handling the content using new teaching strategies.
It must please be noted that in order to help teachers who teach across grades and subjects, an attempt has been made to standardise
lesson plan templates and thus the new template might not resemble the templates used in each subject during the NCS training.
However, all the essential elements of a lesson plan have been retained. This change has been made to assist teachers and lighten their
administrative load.
Please note that these lesson plans are to be used only as a guide to complete the requirements of the Curriculum Statements and the
work schedules and teachers are encouraged to develop their own learner activities to supplement and/or substitute some of the activities
given here (depending on the school environment, number and type of learners in your class, the resources available to your learners,
etc).
Do not forget to build in the tasks for the Programme of Assessment into your Lesson Plans.
Strengthen your efforts by supporting each other in clusters and share ideas. Good Luck with your endeavors to improve Teaching,
Learning and Assessment.

GRADE 10: ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

LESSON PLAN No. 1
WEEK / DATE: _______________

DURATION: FOUR HOURS

CO 1: Problem solving
X
CO 4: Information
X
CO 7: Understanding of the world
X
DO 3: Culturally and aesthetically sensitive
LO 1: Technology, society
AS 1: Technology, society and
and environment
environment

CO 2: Teamwork
CO 5: Communication
DO 1: Learning strategies
DO 4: Career opportunities
AS 2: Human Rights Issues

LO 2: Technological
process

AS 1: Problems

LO 3:

AS 1:
Safety

AS 2 :
Tools and
measuring
Instruments
.

AS 3:
Principles
of
magnetism.

AS 4:
Principles of
electricity

AS 1:
Safety
and
instrumen
ts

AS 2:
Electrical
applications

AS 3:
Electronics

AS 4:
Digital
electronics

Knowledge
and
understanding
LO 4:

Application of
knowledge

QUARTER: TWO
X
X
X

AS 2: Generate/design solutions
AS 5:
Principles
of
electrosta
tics

CO 3: Responsible and effective organiser

CO 6: Responsibility towards science and technology
DO 2: Responsible citizens
DO 5: Entrepreneurship
AS 3: Basic medical
X AS 4: Knowledge
AS 5: Entrepreneurship
emergencies
systems/ technological
problems
AS 3: Make
AS 4: Evaluate
AS 5: Communicate

AS 6:
Electronic
component
s.

AS 9:
principles
operation
and use of
power
sources

AS 10:
Logic
concepts.

AS 11:
Protective
devices.

AS 12:
Singlephase
circuits

AS 13:
Electronic
communicat
ion systems

Context / Theme: Subject overview, Career opportunities, Safety in the technology, class room (colour codes) Subject organization assessment
tasks and project

Teachers actions

Learners activities

Resources

Assessment
Evidence

Briefly explain the subject overview.

Observe and discuss topics in groups

INFORMASL ASSESSMENT

1 HOUR

Briefly explain the Career opportunities.

They will writing assignment

Overhead projectors, textbook and

computers
Text books and handouts

Assignment (informal
assessment)

1 HOUR

Explain all the aspect on Safety in the

technological workshop, codes that are
being used by multi personnel in the
workshops and classroom.

Observe and they will write short test

on safety and show they
understanding on different colour
codes

Introduce learners into practical task.

Receive handouts on the practical

task and start with the planning for
practical assessment task

Expanded opportunities: Investigate more safety aspects.

Overhead projectors, textbook , handouts

and
computers

Estimated
time

Short test
1 HOUR

Handouts, textbooks
Handouts, textbook

Informal

Enrichment: Read Electrical Technology book by Jan Randewijk,

Homework: Find out more about Safety.

1 HOUR

X
X
X

GRADE 10: ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

LESSON PLAN No. 2
WEEK / DATE: _______________

DURATION: FOUR HOURS

CO 1: Problem solving
CO 4: Information
CO 7: Understanding of the world
DO 3: Culturally and aesthetically sensitive
LO 1: Technology, society
AS 1: Technology, society and
and environment
environment

CO 2: Teamwork
CO 5: Communication
DO 1: Learning strategies
DO 4: Career opportunities
AS 2: Human Rights Issues

LO 2: Technological
process

AS 2: Generate/design solutions

LO 3:

Knowledge
and
understanding
LO 4:

Application of
knowledge

AS 1: Problems

AS 1:
Safety

AS 2 :
Tools and
measuring
Instruments
.

AS 3:
Principles
of
magnetism.

AS 4:
Principles of
electricity

AS 1:
Safety
and
instrumen
ts

AS 2:
Electrical
applications

AS 3:
Electronics

AS 4:
Digital
electronics

AS 5:
Principles
of
electrosta
tics

QUARTER: TWO
CO 3: Responsible and effective organiser
CO 6: Responsibility towards science and technology
DO 2: Responsible citizens
DO 5: Entrepreneurship
AS 3: Basic medical
AS 4: Knowledge
AS 5: Entrepreneurship
emergencies
systems/ technological
problems
AS 3: Make
AS 4: Evaluate
AS 5: Communicate
AS 6:
Electronic
component
s.

AS 9:
principles
operation
and use of
power
sources

AS 10:
Logic
concepts.

AS 11:
Protective
devices.

AS 12:
Singlephase
circuits

AS 13:
Electronic
communicat
ion systems

Context / Theme: Subject overview, Career opportunities, Safety in the technology, class room (colour codes) Subject organization assessment
tasks and project
Core knowledge: Systems and control from technology

Teachers actions

Learners activities

Resources

Assessment
Evidence

Explain, ask questions on the basic safety

and response to basic medical
emergences taking cognizance of Hiv/Aids
in the electrical workshop.
Explain the atomics theory. (That is atomic
structure, electron flow and conventional
current flow.
Explain the definition of Ohms law and
example of calculations in Ohms law.
Explain the series circuit as voltage divider
and demonstrate that the current remains
the same.
Set test

Answer the question when selected.

Question and memorandum

Baseline assessment

Estimated
time
1 hour
2 hours

Listening and taking notes

Textbooks, Overhead projector, Data

projector with a Computer and Chalkboard

Class work, Assignment

and short test.

2 hours

Listen, do exercises with calculations

in Ohms law.
Listen, do exercises with calculations
in series circuits with resistors only.
Practical exercises
Write test

Textbooks Chalkboard, Computers and

Data projectors
Power supply unit, bread boards, LEDs,
different resistors with different ratings,
measuring instruments and computers
Test scripts

Class work, Assignment

and short test.
Class work, experiment
Simulation exercises

2 hours

I hour

Explain the parallel circuit as current

divider and demonstrate that the voltage
remain the same.

Listen, do exercises with calculations

in parallel circuit with resistors only.
Practical exercises.

Power supply unit, bread boards, LEDs,

different resistors with different ratings,
measuring instruments and computers.

Formal marking by an
educator
Class work, experiment
Simulation exercises.

Explain the combination circuit (the series

and parallel in the same circuit).

Listen, demonstrate the level of

understanding and do calculations in
the combination circuits.
Listen, do calculations and take
notes.
Listen and do calculation on
temperature coefficient of resistance.

Power supply unit, bread boards, LEDs,

different resistors with different ratings,
measuring instruments and computers.
Handbook exercises and handouts.

Class work, experiment

Simulation exercises

2 hours

Informal peer marking

1 hours

Handbook exercises and handouts.

Informal peer marking

1 hours

Do practical experiments.
Do investigation

Breadboards components and multimeters.

Recording of vmeasured
results and comparing it
to calculated values.

1 week

Explain and state the factors that influence

the resistance of a material.
Explain temperature coefficient of
resistance.
Verifying Ohms law by building circuits.
Investigate specific resistance and effect
of temperature.

Expanded opportunities. Investigate the use of electricity in the

community

Enrichment: Read Electrical Technology book by Jan Randewijk,

Homework: Do Activities in the learner book.

DATE COMPLETED:
Activity No. 1
Group activity
This task can be performed in group in classroom. Give the following information draw a diagram of the following atoms.

The first shell contains 2 electrons

The second shell contains 8 electrons
The shell are filled from the inner shell to the outer shell
1. Hydrogen H1
2. Carbon C6
3. Aluminium Al13

2 hours

2 hours

Determine the value of V2 in the circuit below.

Activity No. 2
This task can be performed individually or it can form part of class discussion.
1. Identify good electrical conducting materials, say where they are used and explain why this material was chosen for the application.
2. Identify good electrical insulating materials, say where they are used and explain why this material was chosen for the application.
2

Can it be said that the algebraic sum of all the emfs and voltage drops in a closed circuit is equal to ZERO?
Support your answer: ___________________________________
3. Distinguish between electronic current flow and conventional current flow. Use the sketch to explain your answer.

Activity No. 3
1. Rewrite the following values in k:
1000
560
3
2. Rewrite the following values in mA:
1A
0,2A
0,005A
3.

Rewrite the following values in V

3.1
50mV
3.2
33kV
3.3
0,5MV

Activity No. 4

Activity No. 5

Draw the circuit diagram of a 9 volt battery with 1 k, 2,2 k and 3,3 k resistor c
onnected to it in parallel and calculate:
1. The total resistance.
2. The total current.
3. The through each resistor.
Activity No. 6
Draw a circuit diagram of a 9 V battery that is connected to a 3,3 k resistor that is connected in parallel with a series combination of a 2,2 k resistor
and a 1 k resistor and calculate:
1.
2.
3.
4.

The total resistance

The total current
The current through each resistor
The voltage across each resistor.

Activity No. 7

An electric pump is 1 km from the closest point of supply. A copper cable with a diameter of 15mm is used to supply power to an electric motor.
Calculate the resistance of the copper conductor if the specific resistance is 1, 72 x 10 -8 m.

Activity No. 8
The resistance of copper cable is 0,5 at a temperature of 20 oC. The cable reaches a temperature of 55 oC when it carries a current of 50A. Calculate:
1. The resistance of the cable at the increased temperature.
2. The difference in resistance.
3. The voltage across the cable.

GRADE 10: ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

LESSON PLAN No. 3
WEEK / DATE: _______________
CO 1: Problem solving
CO 4: Information
X
CO 7: Understanding of the world
DO 3: Culturally and aesthetically sensitive
LO 1: Technology, society
AS 1: Technology, society and
and environment
environment

DURATION: FOUR HOURS

CO 2: Teamwork
CO 5: Communication
DO 1: Learning strategies
DO 4: Career opportunities
AS 2: Human Rights Issues

QUARTER: TWO
X
X
X
X

CO 3: Responsible and effective organiser

CO 6: Responsibility towards science and technology
DO 2: Responsible citizens
DO 5: Entrepreneurship
AS 3: Basic medical
X AS 4: Knowledge
AS 5: Entrepreneurship
emergencies
systems/ technological
problems

X
X
X
X

LO 2: Technological
process

AS 1: Problems

LO 3:

Knowledge
and
understanding
LO 4:

Application of
knowledge

AS 1:
Safety

AS 1:
Safety
and
instrumen
ts

AS 2: Generate/design solutions

AS 2 :
Tools and
measuring
Instruments
.
AS 2:
Electrical
applications

AS 3:
Principles
of
magnetism.

AS 4:
Principles of
electricity

AS 3:
Electronics

AS 4:
Digital
electronics

AS 5:
Principles
of
electrosta
tics

AS 3: Make
AS 6:
Electronic
component
s.

AS 9:
principles
operation
and use of
power
sources

AS 4: Evaluate

AS 5: Communicate

AS 10:
Logic
concepts.

AS 12:
Singlephase
circuits

AS 11:
Protective
devices.

AS 13:
Electronic
communicat
ion systems

Context / Theme: Define magnetism, Faradays law, Lenzs law, Self and mutual induction, inductance and application of
magnetism
Core knowledge: Principle of magnetism

Teachers actions

Learners activities

Resources

Assessment
Evidence

Estimated
time

Explain and define magnetism eg natural

magnets and electromagnetism. Ask
questions on the dynamic induced emf and
due the moving conductor.

Listen, taking notes and do

calculations

Textbook, Computers, chalkboard and data

projectors.

Informal peer

30 minutes

Textbook, Computers, chalkboard and data

Informal peer

30 minutes

Define Faradays law and Lenzs law.

Listen and taking notes

Informal peer

30 minutes

Explain Self induction as well as mutual

induction.

Listen and taking notes

Textbook, Computers, chalkboard and data

projectors.
Textbook, Computers, chalkboard and data
projectors.

Informal peer

30minutes

Explain inductance of an inductor.

Listen and calculations on inductor in

series and inductors in parallel.

Textbook, Computers, chalkboard and data

projectors.

Informal peer

Explain types of inductors and the

application of magnetism with reference to
magnetic motors

Listen, taking notes and do activities.

Textbook, Computers, chalkboard, inductors,

resistors, coils, conductors and data
projectors.

Informal peer
(assignment)

Set test

Write test

Test scripts

Formal marking by
educator

projectors.

30minutes
30minutes

Expanded opportunities. Investigate the use of magnetism in motors

and transformers

Enrichment: Read Electrical Technology book by Jan Randewijk,

Homework: Do activity in the equations of the induced emfs

DATE COMPLETED:

1 hour

GRADE 10: ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

LESSON PLAN No. 4
WEEK / DATE: _______________

DURATION: FOUR HOURS

CO 1: Problem solving
X
CO 4: Information
X
CO 7: Understanding of the world
DO 3: Culturally and aesthetically sensitive
LO 1: Technology, society
AS 1: Technology, society and
and environment
environment

CO 2: Teamwork
CO 5: Communication
DO 1: Learning strategies
DO 4: Career opportunities
AS 2: Human Rights Issues

LO 2: Technological
process

AS 1: Problems

AS 2: Generate/design solutions

LO 3:

AS 1:
Safety

AS 2 :
Tools and
measuring
Instruments
.

AS 3:
Principles
of
magnetism.

AS 4:
Principles of
electricity

AS 1:
Safety
and
instrumen
ts

AS 2:
Electrical
applications

AS 3:
Electronics

AS 4:
Digital
electronics

Knowledge
and
understanding
LO 4:

Application of
knowledge

AS 5:
Principles
of
electrosta
tics

QUARTER: TWO
X
X
X
X

CO 3: Responsible and effective organiser

CO 6: Responsibility towards science and technology
DO 2: Responsible citizens
DO 5: Entrepreneurship
AS 3: Basic medical
AS 4: Knowledge
AS 5: Entrepreneurship
emergencies
systems/ technological
problems
AS 3: Make
AS 4: Evaluate
AS 5: Communicate

AS 6:
Electronic
10omponen
t.

AS 9:
principles
operation
and use of
power
sources

AS 10:
Logic
concepts.

AS 11:
Protective
devices.

AS 12:
Singlephase
circuits

Context / Theme: Verify electrical laws in dc circuits: using multimeters, continuity/insulation tester and oscilloscope,
Core knowledge: Care and use of measuring instruments

AS 13:
Electronic
communicat
ion systems

Teachers actions

Learners activities

Resources

Assessment
Evidence

Estima
ted
time

Describe the occupation health and safety act with

reference to general unsafe actions dangerous practice
and unsafe conditions when using electrical measuring
instruments.

Listen and use tool according to the

rules. Identify unsafe conditions and
acts when doing practical work.

Workshop and Tools such as

Multimeters insulation tester and
oscilloscope

Practical tasks
showing different
readings taken from
different tests.

2 hours

Discuss and show the use caring of hand tools and

measuring instruments

Listen and use tool according to the

rules

Workshop and Tools such as Multimeter

and insulation tester.

Practical tasks
showing different
readings taken from
different tests.

2 hours

Discuss electrical regulations according to code of

practice for the new installation.

Listen, take notes and conduct

electrical tests using multimeter,
insulation resistance tester.

Workshop and Tools such as Multimeter

and insulation tester

Practical tasks
showing different
readings taken from
different tests.

2 hours

Demonstrate the settings and controls of oscilloscopes.

Listen and identify settings and

controls of oscilloscopes

Oscilloscopes

Presentation

2 hours

Do assignment.

Expanded opportunities: Investigate

Enrichment: Read Electrical Technology book by Jan Randewijk,

Homework: Do more exercises on caring of tools and measuring
instruments

DATE COMPLETED:

GRADE 10: ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

LESSON PLAN No. 5
WEEK / DATE: _______________

DURATION: FOUR HOURS

CO 1: Problem solving
CO 4: Information
CO 7: Understanding of the world
DO 3: Culturally and aesthetically sensitive
LO 1: Technology,
AS 1: Technology, society and
society and
environment
environment
LO 2: Technological
AS 1: Problems
process
LO 3:

Knowledg
e
and
understan
ding
LO 4:

Applicatio
n of
knowledg
e

AS 1:
Safety

AS 2 :
Tools and
measuring
Instruments.

AS 1:
Safety and
instrument
s

AS 2:
Electrical
applications

X
X
X
X
X

CO 2: Teamwork
CO 5: Communication
DO 1: Learning strategies
DO 4: Career opportunities
AS 2: Human Rights Issues

AS 2: Generate/design solutions

AS 3:
Principles of
magnetism.

AS 4:
Principles of
electricity

AS 3:
Electronics

AS 4:
Digital
electronics

AS 5:
Principles
of
electrostat
ics

QUARTER: TWO
X
X
X

CO 3: Responsible and effective organiser

CO 6: Responsibility towards science and technology
DO 2: Responsible citizens
DO 5: Entrepreneurship
AS 3: Basic medical
AS 4: Knowledge systems/
emergencies
technological problems
AS 3: Make

AS 6:
Electronic
components.

AS 4: Evaluate
AS 9:
principles
operation
and use of
power
sources

AS 10:
Logic
concepts.

Context / Theme: The impact of power generation on the environment and energy as a basic need.
Core knowledge Power generation

X
X

AS 5: Entrepreneurship
AS 5: Communicate

AS 11:
Protective
devices.

AS 12:
Single-phase
circuits

AS 13:
Electronic
communicati
on systems

Teachers actions

Learners activities

Resources

Assessment
Evidence

Describe the interrelationship between the

technology, society and the environment,
with reference to the impact of power
generation.

Listen, take notes and do assignment.

Textbook, data projector, computer and

chalkboard.

Informal peer

Describe human right issues pertaining

power generation.

Listen, Identify investigate, define and

analyses problems in a given real life
situation

Textbook, data projector, computer and

chalkboard.

Estimated
time
1 week

Completed work sheet.

Bus for transport.

Take Learners to Power station

Do observation and give feedback to

teacher

Expanded opportunities. Investigate the consumption electric power

Complete question air on

trip

1 week

Enrichment: Read Electrical Technology book by Jan Randewijk,

Homework: Do exercise in Text book

GRADE 10: ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

LESSON PLAN No. 6
WEEK / DATE: _______________

DURATION: FOUR HOURS

QUARTER: TWO

CO 1: Problem solving
X
CO 4: Information
X
CO 7: Understanding of the world
X
DO 3: Culturally and aesthetically sensitive
LO 1: Technology, society
AS 1: Technology, society and
and environment
environment

CO 2: Teamwork
CO 5: Communication
DO 1: Learning strategies
DO 4: Career opportunities
AS 2: Human Rights Issues

LO 2: Technological
process

AS 2: Generate/design solutions

LO 3:

Knowledge
and
understanding

AS 1:
Safety

AS 1: Problems
AS 2 :
Tools and
measuring
Instruments
.

AS 3:
Principles
of
magnetism.

AS 4:
Principles of
electricity

AS 5:
Principles
of
electrosta
tics

X
X
X

CO 3: Responsible and effective organiser

CO 6: Responsibility towards science and technology
DO 2: Responsible citizens
DO 5: Entrepreneurship
AS 3: Basic medical
X AS 4: Knowledge
X AS 5: Entrepreneurship
emergencies
systems/ technological
problems
AS 3: Make
AS 4: Evaluate
AS 5: Communicate

AS 6:
Electronic
component
s.

AS 9:
principles
operation
and use of
power
sources

AS 10:
Logic
concepts.

AS 11:
Protective
devices.

AS 12:
Singlephase
circuits

AS 13:
Electronic
communicat
ion systems

X
X

LO 4:

Application of
knowledge

AS 1:
Safety
and
instrumen
ts

AS 2:
Electrical
applications

AS 3:
Electronics

AS 4:
Digital
electronics

Context / Theme: Basic principle of electrostatic charge and capacitance

Core knowledge: Electrostatics

Teachers actions

Learners activities

Resources

Assessment
Evidence

Explain the basic principle of capacitors.

Listen and take notes

Textbooks

Informal assessment.

1 hour

Show learners the calculation of energy

stored in a capacitor

Listen and do calculation of energy

stored in capacitors

Textbooks

Informal assessment

1 hour

Informal assessment

1 hour

Discuss the capacitors in parallel including

calculations

Listen and do calculations of

capacitors in parallel.

Textbooks

Describe the difference in calculations of

capacitors in series and capacitors in
parallel.

Compare calculations of capacitors in

parallel and those of capacitors in
series.

Textbooks

Informal assessment

2 hours

Discuss the types of capacitors and their

practical applications.

Listen and build circuit of capacitors

in parallel and series

Capacitors, conductors, power

supply, LEDs breadboards,
resistor and switches

Simulations tasks

2 hours

Set short test

Write test

1 hour
Test scripts

Expanded opportunities: Investigate the effect of time delay using

capacitors and LEDs and power supply

Estimated time

Formal marking by an
educator

Enrichment:
Homework: Do more calculations on capacitors in parallel and series.

DATE COMPLETED:
ACTIVITY
ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY: ASSESSMENT TASK - CHARGING A CAPACTOR

STEPS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Connect the plus of the battery to the one side of the spdt switch on trainer.
Connect the other centre contact of the switch to the one side of a 470 ohm
resistor.
Connect the other side of the 470 resistor to the positive plate of the capacitor.
Connect the negative plate of the capacitor. to the Anode of the LED.1 and the
cathode of LED 2
Connect the cathode of the LED I to the minus of the battery.
Connect the cathode of the LED 2 to the other terminal on the spdt switch.
Switch the spdt switch and closely observe the reaction of the Led.'s

OBSERVATION:
1.

What is happening while LEDI is on..

2.

What is happening while LED 2 is on