Lesson Plan in Physical Science
Damulaan National High School
Leyte Division
December 06, 2019 Grade 12 HUMSS Cherry (7:30-
8:30)
*Lesson was not carried out last November 28 due to work immersion.
I. OBJECTIVE
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
Write the nuclear reactions involved in the synthesis of new elements (S11/12PS-
IIIb-12).
II. SUBJECT MATTER
A. Topic: The Nuclear Reactions Involved in the Synthesis of New Elements
B. References: Curriculum guide pp. 3
Quipper.com
C. Materials: Laptop, chalkboard, chalk, manila paper
D. Values Integration: Rationality— able to form judgements from data gathered and to
think logically.
III. PROCEDURE
A. Preliminary Activities
Prayer
Checking of attendance
Review
How does the concept of the atomic number lead to the synthesis of elements?
Motivation
What happens during nuclear transmutation?
B. Lesson Proper
1. Activity
The class will be divided into four teams. Each team will describe the following:
Team A: Nuclear Transmutation
Team B: Transuranium Elements
Team C: Alpha Decay and Beta Decay
Team D: Spontaneous Fission
2. Analysis
Each team will present their ideas in front of the class.
3. Abstraction
Nuclear reaction is the process where two nuclei collide to produce new ones.
There are two types of nuclear reaction: nuclear transmutation and nuclear
decay reaction.
Nuclear transmutation is a reaction involving the transformation of one
element or isotope into another element. This process occurs only in special
conditions such as the collision of target nuclei with a beam of particles with
high energies.
Transuranium elements are elements whose atomic numbers are greater than
92. They are all unstable and undergo radioactive decay.
High-energy positive ions which include the use of deuterons, carbon nuclei,
and ions are used for synthesizing massive nuclei.
Nuclear decay reaction is a reaction in which the nucleus of an element emits
radiation and transforms into another nucleus.
The nuclear decay reactions involved in the synthesis of transuranium
elements are alpha decay, beta decay, and spontaneous fission.
Alpha decay produces daughter nucleus with an atomic number reduced by
two and a mass number reduced by four compared with the parent nucleus.
In beta decay, the atomic number of the nucleus increases by one while its
mass number remains the same.
In spontaneous fission, several fission products are produced from the parent
nucleus. The sum of their mass numbers is equal to the mass number of the
parent nucleus. Similarly, the sum of their atomic numbers is equal to the
atomic number of the parent nucleus.
4. Application
Can less massive elements, such as lead, be transformed into gold through particle
accelerators?
IV. EVALUATION
Answer the given problems on a whole sheet of intermediate paper.
Problem 1: Plutonium-242 undergoes alpha decay. The reaction is represented as
What are the values of a and b in the balanced equation?
Problem 2: Fermium-256 undergoes ______________. The reaction is represented as
V. ASSIGNMENT
Read in advance the next lesson.
*HUMSS Cherry – Vacant every Tuesday
Prepared by: PEARL ALLEN C. BARTE
Checked by: MARINEL R. CABILING
