5-WAC-03 Refraction / Reflection
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Outcomes
- Pupils understand that light travels at different speeds in different media.
- Pupils understand that the changing speed of light leads to the pheonmenon of refraction.
Specification References
3.14 recall that light waves are transverse waves which can be reflected, refracted and diffracted
Starter
- Ask pupils to estimate their top speeds on land and in water.
- Land: 10m/s (100m runner); water: 2.4m/s (50m swimmer)
