Critical Thinking & Innovation: Explore how optical principles lead to technological innovations and solutions to complex problems.
Adaptive Perseverance & Learner’s Mindset: Engage with challenging concepts in optics, demonstrating resilience and a desire to understand complex phenomena.
Global Citizenship: Consider the environmental and societal impacts of technologies that utilize optical principles.
Communication & Collaboration: Collaborate to explore optical phenomena, sharing findings and insights effectively.
What are the principles of reflection and refraction, and how do they describe the path of light as it encounters different surfaces and materials?
How does the ray model of light help us understand and predict the behavior of light in optical devices and natural settings?
In what ways have the principles of reflection, refraction, and the ray model of light been utilized to innovate in fields such as photography, vision correction, and telecommunications?
Analytical Skills: Conduct experiments and analyze data related to optical phenomena.
Problem-Solving Skills: Apply principles of optics to design solutions or explain natural phenomena.
Innovative Thinking: Develop creative approaches to using optical principles in technology and art.
NGSS HS-PS4-1: Use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.
NGSS HS-PS4-3: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model.
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