L12 - What is light?
OUTCOME
By the end of the lesson you will recognise that light is modelled as a wave and the properties of a light wave determine where light appears on the EM-spectrum
Polarisation of light supports the transverse nature of light as explained in the wave model
Light is a difficult phenomenon to explain. It is modelled as a ray, a particle and a wave. The wave-particle duality of light is used to describe light
LEARNING TASKS
Explain
What is a model?
State the wave equation and use it to find the wavelength of light with a frequency of 10.2 x 1010 Hz
What part of the EM spectrum does this light represent?
Watch this experiment of light polarisation
Explore and elaborate
Evaluate
Ex 10.7
PDQs 1.7, 10-1.12