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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Physics: Light I: Particle or Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on light. Discussion includes historical development of particle versus wave theories and the scientific studies leading to the understanding of light waves today. Site also includes an interactive practice...
Website
Curated OER

Ray Optics, Light Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Site studies light refraction and provides illustrations several illustration. Contains links to Snell's Law, lenses, ray optics, light and much more.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: The Angle of Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Light Absorption, Reflection, & Refraction

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the properties of light.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom:refraction/ray Model of Light: Optical Density/light Speed

For Students 9th - 10th
In order to understand refraction, students will explore the factors that affect the speed at which a light wave is transported through a medium.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: The Cause of Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and animated tutorials, students discover what causes refraction.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: Refraction by Lenses

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use this tutorial to investigate the refractive ability of converging and diverging lenses.
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can study this article to help them understand the concept of refraction and index of refraction.
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Other

Gcse: Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site contains a mini tutorial on refraction as well as provides colorful illustrations to aide in learning.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Refraction Extravaganza!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn how light waves bend differently in different mediums.
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Other

Propagation of Light Using Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of Christian Huygens' contribution to wave optics, and particularly to our understanding of the reflection and refraction of light. Excellent diagrams and a geometric proof on why the law of reflection is mathematically...
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Ray Tracing

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: Direction of Bending

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive physics tutorial about refraction, students investigate the topic of the direction of bending of a light wave.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Snell's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: The Critical Angle

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated examples and interactive practice problems that introduce students to the concept of the critical angle, the angle of incidence that provides an angle of refraction of 90-degrees.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: Total Internal Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples, students explore the physics phenomenon of total internal reflection when light travels through several medium boundaries.
Interactive
Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Refraction Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab is designed to have students investigate the changes in angle that occurs when light changes from one medium to another. This video will help describe the problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVyCECxhesU
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Needing Illumination: Investigating Light

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is the first lesson of this unit to introduce light. In this lesson, students learn the five words that describe how light interacts with objects: "transparent," "translucent," "opaque," "reflection" and "refraction."
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Physics Aviary

Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Index of Refraction Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction to determine the index of refraction for a material.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 6:6: Activity 4 Lemon Light

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An exploration of light refraction using lemon gelatin.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Exploring Light: Absorb, Reflect, Transmit or Refract?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In a hands-on way, students explore light's properties of absorption, reflection, transmission and refraction through various experimental stations within the classroom. To understand absorption, reflection and transmission, they shine...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Light and Optics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will investigate the properties of light waves. They will learn about the different types of electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves, and investigate the phenomena of reflection, refraction, interference, and diffraction.
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Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Properties and Behaviors of Heat, Light and Sound

For Students 3rd - 8th
How can scientists lump heat, light and sound together when investigating properties and behaviors? This learning module will address that question through a series of activities.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Light Properties

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the basic properties of light and how light interacts with objects. They are introduced to the additive and subtractive color systems, and the phenomena of refraction. Students further explore the differences between...

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