5-WAC-04 Total Internal Reflection / Refraction
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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
Starter
Main Body of Lesson
- Remind pupils how to set up rayboxes.