Unit 1 Optics

Complete the assignments below. Yellow is Must-Do, green is Should-DO, and cyan is Strive-to-Do. 

At the end of each unit will be a review activity, followed by the test.  Everyone will participate in the review activity and test at the same time.  Occasionally, we will need to have a whole class lab to conserve space, time, or supplies.

All activities should be completed cooperatively with 1 partner, unless otherwise noted. 

Before asking Mr. Skapetis a question, you must ask 3 classmates your question.  If they do not sufficiently answer your question, then you may ask.  It's not that he doesn't want to help you, but this policy frees him to reteach and grade the steady flow of work.

If there seems to be a glitch in my system or thinking, please let me know so this can be a smooth process going forward.

*Hint* If it's underlined, it's a link.

Section 0 What is Physics?

objective:

I can define physics and describe its role in understanding the natural world.

  1) Syllabus and Lab Safety

Be sure to have a parent read and sign before submitting.

Objectives:

I can define refraction and explain how light bends when it passes from one medium to another.

I can identify how the angle of incidence and the refractive indices of different materials affect the bending of light.

I can use Snell's Law to calculate the angle of refraction when light moves between two different media.

I can observe and describe how light refracts through different materials like water, glass, and acrylic lenses.

I can identify and explain real-world examples of refraction, such as in lenses, prisms, and optical fibers.

  1) Refraction Investigation

Be sure to read and follow all directions

2) Notes  

Information to Memorize

Print these into your Physics Notebook and annotate them as you see fit.

3) Problem Set 1 

Practice with a partner in class

4) Refraction of Light

A Youtube video that uses computer animations to show and explain different phenomena.

5) Extra Practice (PhysQuiz)

Build your own "quiz" and see if you pass

6) Quiz

Objectives:

I can describe the characteristics of thin lenses, including convex and concave shapes.

I can explain how thin lenses bend light to form images.

I can use the lens equation to calculate the position and size of images formed by thin lenses.

I can differentiate between real and virtual images produced by convex and concave lenses.

I can identify practical applications of thin lenses in devices like cameras, eyeglasses, and microscopes.

I can draw ray diagrams to predict the location and nature of images formed by thin lenses.

  1) Lens Simulation

Be sure to read and follow all directions

2) Notes  

Information to Memorize

Print these into your Physics Notebook and annotate them as you see fit.

3) Problem Set 1 

Practice with a partner in class

3) Refraction of Light

A Youtube video that uses computer animations to show and explain different phenomena.

4) Extra Practice (PhysQuiz)

Build your own "quiz" and see if you pass

Section 3 Optical Phenomena (Colors and Polarization)

Objectives:

I can explain various optical phenomena regarding refraction.

I can describe how light interacts with different surfaces to create phenomena like mirages, rainbows, and halos.

I can identify and explain real-world examples of optical phenomena, such as why the sky is blue or how lenses correct vision.

  1) Refraction Investigation

Be sure to read and follow all directions

2) Notes  

Print these into your Physics Notebook and annotate them as you see fit.

3) Problem Set 1 

Practice with a partner in class

4) How a rainbow forms

    Double Rainbow

A Youtube video that uses computer animations to show and explain different phenomena.

5) Extra Practice (PhysQuiz)

Build your own "quiz" and see if you pass

Section 4 Characteristics of Light

Objectives:

I can describe the basic properties of light, including its speed, wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.

I can explain how light behaves as a wave.

I can differentiate between different types of electromagnetic radiation within the light spectrum, such as visible light, infrared, and ultraviolet.

1) Notes  

Print these into your Physics Notebook and annotate them as you see fit.

PPT

 

2) Practice

Complete with 1 other person

Section 5 The Law of Reflection

Objectives:

I can describe the characteristics of images formed by flat mirrors, including size, orientation, and distance.

I can explain the law of reflection and how it applies to light interacting with flat mirrors.

I can draw ray diagrams to show how images are formed by flat mirrors.

I can differentiate between virtual and real images and explain why flat mirrors only produce virtual images.

  1) Reflection Investigation

Be sure to read and follow all directions

2) Webquest

Print these into your Physics Notebook and annotate them as you see fit.

3) Reading

Practice with a partner in class

3) Reflection

A Youtube video that asks why mirrors flip images a certain way

4) Extra Practice (PhysQuiz)

Build your own "quiz" and see if you pass.

Section 6 Colors and Polarization

I can explain the difference between additive and subtractive color mixing.

  1) Notes

Be sure to read and follow all directions

Test Review