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UNIT PLAN

Unit Author

Name Guru Marcus Khoo

Form Form 5

Subject Physics

School SM Lok Yuk (CF) Kota Kinabalu

Unit Overview

Topic

Nuclear Energy In Blocks

Topic Summary
1. Students are required to have the knowledge of the generation of electricity from a nuclear
reactor by means of a nuclear fission.
2. The purpose of the project is to give a basic visual of a nuclear reactor facility by using Minecraft.
3. A website is created to help new players explore the world by watching the instructional video.
4. The file containing the created world is made available on the website.
5. Necessary information can be obtained on the website.
6. Kahoot! quiz and feedback form are used to test the students’ knowledge through reading and
exploring the Minecraft world.

Subject Area

✓ Bahasa Melayu ☐ Mathematics ☐ Pendidikan Islam ☐ Pendidikan Muzik
✓ English Language ✓Science ☐ Pendidikan Moral ✓ Pendidikan Seni Visual
☐ Bahasa Cina ✓ Sejarah ☐ Pendidikan Jasmani ☐ Kemahiran Hidup
☐ Bahasa Tamil ✓ Pendidikan Sivik ☐ Pendidikan ☐ Geografi
Kesihatan

Approximate Time Needed

4 - 5 months

Topic Foundation
Students have learnt this topic in previous lessons.

1) Conservation of energy 2) Radioactivity 3)Half-life 4)Radioactive Decay 5)Electromagnetic
Induction , 6) Faraday’s Law 7) Lenz’s Law 8)Uses of Radioisotopes 9)Transmission of energy
10)Concepts of Transformer 11) Maxwell’s Equation 12) Ohm’s Law 13)Working Principle of a power
plant
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
1. Students will be able to learn about nuclear energy production from a nuclear reactor and

generator

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2. Students will be able to learn about a nuclear reactor’s components.

Curriculum-Framing Questions

Cu Essential Question How can we sustain our civilization with minimal side effects?
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r Unit Questions How is Nuclear energy used to potentially combat the climate crisis?
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u 1. What is a Nuclear Reactor?
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- 2. How does a nuclear reactor operate?

F 3. What is the role of a generator in a nuclear reactor power plant?

r 4. What are the Advantages of using a Nuclear Reactor as a power

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5. What are the Disadvantages of using a nuclear reactor as a power
mi Content Questions
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g (Soalan Kandungan) 6. How is Nuclear energy more beneficial compared to other sources

- of energy?
Q 7. How can a nuclear reactor help in the climate crisis
ue 8. How can we educate people about the ways Nuclear Energy can be

s used to help in the climate crisis ?

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Assessment Plan

Assessment Timeline October 2019 - March 2020

Before project work begins Students work on projects and After project work is
complete tasks completed

- Gather and introduce each - Different task given to each - Launch project
other member - presentation ( Minecraft)
- Update latest information
- Brainstorming for ideas - Research on nuclear

- Planning the task and activities information

- Gain information from field - Compose a website and a
trips minecraft world

- Final decision on our project - Final product ( Nuclear reactor
in minecraft)

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Assessment Summary

1. A project based on “ Using digital technology to teach about Nuclear Technology” will be carried out
by form 5 students. The objective of this project is to work together and at the same time
communicate in a group.

2. The purpose of the project is to give a basic visual of a nuclear reactor facility by using Minecraft.
3. A website is created to help new players explore the world by watching the instructional video.
4. The file containing the created world is made available on the website.
5. Necessary information can be obtained on the website.
6. Kahoot! quiz and feedback form are used to test the students’ knowledge through reading and

exploring the Minecraft world.
7. Assessment will use:

a. rubric for product
b. rubric for presentation of learning

Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills

- Knowledge about using Minecraft Education Edition and some coding
- Basic knowledge about building a website
- Knowledge about webinar streaming apps such as Streamyard and YouTube

Instructional Procedures

Stage I - Preparation of the unit

- Students are required to prepare research sheets to list out relevant websites regarding the topic given
by the teacher.

- Moreover, students are also told to do research about climate change and understand the meaning
behind it. Different answers from students will help to understand more about climate change.

- The students are asked to discuss climate change regarding the research done by the students.

-Students are required to collaborate with the Physics teacher to be sure that everything performs as it
should be and to help the students to understand better about it.

- Books are given to study by the teacher about climate change.

Stage II - Field Trip

Sharing students with the names of the places in Sabah that have been identified for the field visit trip.
Different places, different days. Students are required to send out parents permission letters for each
trip. Getting help from the teacher in charge to accompany the group to each place. Instruct the Do and
Don'ts during the field visit.

During the visit make sure that the students role play as researchers and see that they wrote down the
information and relevant points given by the instructor or tour guide.

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● Ranhill Power Plant, Sepanggar
● SESB Transmission Plant, Tanjung Aru
● Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Selangor

Stage III - Consolidating their findings

Provide time for students to come up with a plan about “Ways to learn about Nuclear Reactor” on the
internet. Motivate them to study articles and research papers as well. Provide time for them to discuss
within them and think of the steps to make the project happens.

Remind the students of the Essential and Unit Questions:
-How is it possible to sustain our civilization with minimal side effects?

-How is Nuclear energy used to potentially combat the climate crisis?

Stage IV - Preparing Multimedia Presentations

Introduce the assignments to each member of the group such as feedback form, Kahoot quiz, website,
creating Minecraft World, social media and poster. Guide the students on what are the things that
should be inside of the feedback form, Kahoot Quiz, website, Minecraft World, social media and poster.
Check if there are any grammar errors or spelling. Always test run the Minecraft World to the detect little
mistakes or malfunctions.

Stage V - Introducing the Unit

Provide time for the students to rehearse for their presentation to the principal. Make sure that they
mention the important things such as collaboration with the whole school as participants in this project
that would provide a big help for the group. Check the website several times to make sure that
everything is perfect before presenting it to the principal.

Stage VI - Announcement & Preparation of Poster

Create a poster to put up in each classroom and in places that most students and teachers would pass
by. Make sure that the poster contains important things about how they can help you with your project
such as QR code, your aim, steps to follow, and your social media. You can add anything that you think
would attract the students as well as the teachers by adding some minecraft background or stickers.

Provide time for students before presenting their project to the whole school during assembly. Prepare
slideshows with simple yet useful information regarding the project they have been working on. Make
sure that the slideshows content are good enough to attract the attention of the students and the
teachers. Introduce the whole school to their role and get them to take up the task of the project.

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Update the social media of the project to keep the followers updated. For this purpose arrange a rally
and invite students from the neighbouring schools to participate. Encourage the students to try out the
Minecraft world at the access room and politely asking them to tell their friends about it.

Perform a Presentation of Learning to current Form 5 students for the subtopic involving Nuclear reactor.

Approximate time needed : 5 months

Materials and Resources Required For Unit

Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

✓ Camera ☐ Laser Disk ☐ VCR

✓ Computer(s) ✓ Printer ☐ Video Camera

✓ Digital Camera ✓ Projection System ✓ Video Conferencing Equip.

☐ DVD Player ☐ Scanner ✓Other

✓ Internet Connection ☐ Television

Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

✓ Database/Spreadsheet ✓ Image Processing ✓ Web Page Development
✓ Word Processing
☐ Desktop Publishing ✓ Internet Web Browser ✓ Other

✓ E-mail Software ✓ Multimedia

☐ Encyclopedia on CD-ROM ✓ Video Editing

Printed Materials Printed media
Supplies Radioactivity, Nuclear energy, nuclear reactor, Minecraft
Internet Resources
Other Resources
Key Word

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