L11 & 12 - Young's experiment

OUTCOME

By the end of this lesson you will be able to describe and explain young's double slit interference and how this phenomenon supports the theory of light as a wave

Reading quiz p. 420-423


Interference patterns can be observed when two slits are made in a card and light shines through. The patterns correlate to wave interference from two sources

LEARNING TASKS

Explain

Use your two source interference pattern to explain why we see a stripy pattern with two slits of light

Can you explain why colour is observed?

How is this water double slit experiment used to explain what light is?

Evaluate

Try question Qs 27 - 37

PDQs 1.17

Ex 10.6