Difference between revisions of "5-WAC-04 Total Internal Reflection / Refraction"
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* 3.14 recall that light waves are transverse waves which can be reflected, refracted and diffracted | * 3.14 recall that light waves are transverse waves which can be reflected, refracted and diffracted | ||
* 3.20 describe the role of total internal reflection in transmitting information along optical fibres and in prisms | * 3.20 describe the role of total internal reflection in transmitting information along optical fibres and in prisms | ||
| + | * 3.21 recall the meaning of critical angle ''c'' | ||
==Starter== | ==Starter== | ||
==Main Body of Lesson== | ==Main Body of Lesson== | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 26 October 2010
Contents
Outcomes
- Pupils understand the phenomenon of total internal reflection.
- Pupils understand the role of critical angle in TIR.
- Pupils recall uses of TIR.
Specification References
- 3.14 recall that light waves are transverse waves which can be reflected, refracted and diffracted
- 3.20 describe the role of total internal reflection in transmitting information along optical fibres and in prisms
- 3.21 recall the meaning of critical angle c
Starter
Main Body of Lesson
- Remind pupils how to set up rayboxes.
