TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Quantifying Refraction
Students learn the relevant equations for refraction (index of refraction and Snell's law) and how to use them to predict the behavior of light waves in specified scenarios.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Light: Reflection and Refraction
This tutorial reviews over the properties of light. Students will learn about reflection and refraction through videos, questions, and interactive activities.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Properties of Waves
In this direct instruction lesson plan, students draw sketches in their science notebooks in order to make sense of wave properties. Resources include a slideshow presentation on the properties of waves and multiple examples of student...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light
Six complete lessons on refraction and the ray model of light. Tutorials include informational text, interactive activities, animations, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Disappearing Glass
Glass objects seem to disappear when placed in cooking oil.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Gelatin Optic Fibers
Strips of gelatin dessert and a laser pointer demonstrate total internal reflection.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Measuring Density by Bending Light
Young scholars observe how different materials bend light, and how we can infer the nature of the material based on the amount it bends light rays.
Curated OER
Ray Optics, Light Refraction
Site studies light refraction and provides illustrations several illustration. Contains links to Snell's Law, lenses, ray optics, light and much more.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Com Padre: The Magic of Optics: Now You See It, Now You Don't
A lesson demonstrating the concept of refraction. It uses a highly engaging 'magic' trick where a smashed glass tube is seemingly put back together.
My Science Site
B J Mst: Behaviour of Light
This resource explores light reflection and refraction by providing colorful illustrations and examples.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Refraction
Students can study this article to help them understand the concept of refraction and index of refraction.
Curated OER
Weather Dude: Rainbows
Informational site allows users to discover what makes a rainbow. Discover how they form and learn some interesting facts about them along the way.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Index of Refraction Problem
Use the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction to determine the index of refraction for a material.
University of Maryland
Optics Highlights: The Telescope
Part of an anecdotal history of optics and the study of light. Extremely thorough treatment of the invention of the telescope. Includes a short biographical sketch and discusses the work of Isaac Newton which focuses on his contribution...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Boundary Behavior
In this physics tutorial, focus on the refraction of light in great detail. Explore the conceptual and mathematical principles governing the bending of waves as they cross the boundary between two media.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: The Cause of Refraction
Through illustrated examples and animated tutorials, students discover what causes refraction.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom:refraction/ray Model of Light: Optical Density/light Speed
In order to understand refraction, students will explore the factors that affect the speed at which a light wave is transported through a medium.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: Direction of Bending
In this interactive physics tutorial about refraction, students investigate the topic of the direction of bending of a light wave.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: If I Were an Archer Fish
Students learn how the Archer fish can reach out of the water and catch its prey with pinpoint accuracy, despite the physics that causes refraction of light.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: The Angle of Refraction
Focusing on the question, "By how much does light refract when it crosses a boundary?" this physics tutorial will allow students the opportunity to explore these concepts of refraction.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Snell's Law
In this interactive physics tutorial, students will learn about a mathematical equation relating these two angles and the indices of refraction of the two materials on each side of the boundary.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Ray Tracing
In this illustrated physics tutorial, students investigate several of the types of problems that you will have to solve, and learn the task of tracing the refracted ray if given the incident ray and the indices of refraction.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: Determination of N Values
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students explore the details of Snell's Law.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: Total Internal Reflection
Through illustrated examples, students explore the physics phenomenon of total internal reflection when light travels through several medium boundaries.