Each of the Learning Goals for the unit have a slide show, a student note handout to gather key elements from the slides and a video tutorial to explain key concepts or new skills. Unless indicated, the videos DO NOT align perfectly with the slide shows and notes, but they do cover MOST of the same concepts. Some videos may address additional material and will be listed under more than one topic as a result.
USEFUL VIDEO SITES
Brightstorm Physics - has videos on a variety of physics topics
Mr. Faloon's Optics Playlist - has videos selected for grade 10 science. These are posted in order that the topics are generally learned!
HELPFUL ANIMATIONS
University of Colorado Animations - for animations of properties of light. You can manipulate these Flash applications and see the changes for yourself. Be sure to check out "Balckbody radiation" to see how temperatures give off different wavelengths of light, "Colour Vision" to see how light is made of colours and "Geometric Optics" to see how image properties change with the properties of the lens that forms them.
Conceptual Learning of Science. An assortment of optics animations, videos and tutorials!
Lenses and Mirrors - A selection of Flash Animations to show how images are formed in a variety of optical devices. Use quickly before the "trial" period ends - roughly 4 minutes. Login Required
Physics Classroom Optics - Notes, diagrams and "Test your Knowledge" questions on every topic studied in this unit and more
Index of Refraction - see what happens to light as it passes through different media. You can even see a ray diagram of total internal reflection.
2.112 Light and Colour — 2 min. A very quick review of the visible end of the spectrum and how colour is produced.
2.112 The Electromagnetic Spectrum - EDPuzzle — 5 min. A NASA video with animations on the different wavelengths of light
2.1131 Sources of Light Note and Questions — Use your text book to answer these questions. Then review the examples in the summary note to prepare for the in class scavenger hunt to identify different light sources. Notice how the note uses the same format for each light source!
2.11 Properties of Light Lesson — Use these slides to learn about the ray and wave properties of light.
2.11 Properties of Light STUDENT NOTES.doc — Use PP "2.11 Properties of light" to fill in the blanks on this note. The last two pages of this refer to sources of light which is studied in the next lesson
2.11 - Properties of Light Video - EDPUZZLE — Use the class code - wanejih - when you visit the EDPUZZLE registration page - https://edpuzzle.com/join/wanejih
2.21 Describing reflection Lesson.ppt — Go through slides one at a time to see how reflection is modeled. No handout for these notes, but you can jot down important ideas on your own!
2.21 Describing reflection Note Student.doc
2.23 ImageCharacteristics Lesson.ppt
2.23 Image Characteristics Notes.doc
2.23 Plane Mirror Ray Diagrams Lesson.ppt
2.23 Plane Mirror ray diagrams NOTES.doc
2.23 Plane Mirror Ray Diagrams Prep activity.docx
2.23 Plane Mirror ray Diagrams prep ACTIVITY.ppt — Complete this activity before watching the lesson on the laws of reflection in plane mirrors.
2.241 Concave Mirrors Lesson — A long slide show that takes you step by step through all the light ray rules and guides you in drawing ray diagrams for EACH of the different locations to place an object.
2.241 Concave Mirrors Student Note — Use this to summarize the 4 light ray rules for concave mirrors and to draw ray diagrams for each of the 5 locations of an object.
2.242 ConvexMirrors Lesson.ppt
2.242 ConvexMirrors Lesson Student.ppt
2.242 ConvexMirrors-StudentNote.doc
2.24 Finding the Focal Length — 2 min How to find the focal length using the optics bench mirrors - NELSON
2.24 Images in Curved Mirrors - NELSON — 4 min. This video matches perfectly the diagrams and techniques described in your textbook. NELSON
2.24 Optics Bench tutorial — 5 min. Using your optics bench to find and decribe the propertis of images in curved mirrors. NELSON
2.2 Genenral Properties of light — 10 min video. What are the types of reflection. How can reflection be described using a ray diagram? Ends with 2D image formation
2.2 Simple Ray Diagrams of a 2D Object — 6 min. Finding the image of an object in a mirror using the equal distance law.
2.31 Explaining Refraction Phenomena Lesson.ppt — If you want to understand how refraction does things like makes an underwater object appear shallower or a stick to bend in a glass of water, check out this lesson. Be sure you understand refraction ray diagrams first!!
2.31 Explaining Refraction Phenomena Student Notes.doc — Use these notes to follow along with PP 2.31 Explaining Refraction Phenomena
2.31 Phenomena related to refraction.doc — TEXT QUESTIONS Answer these questions from your textbook to see how refraction impacts us every day
2.31 Refraction and bending Light Lesson.ppt — MAIN LESSON Complete this lesson first
2.31 Refraction and bending light NOTES.doc — MAIN NOTES Complete these notes as you view the powerpoint slides
2.321 Refraction measuring to find index lesson.pptx
2.321 Refraction measuring to find index sample problem.pptx
2.322 Snell's Law and simplified law lesson.pptx
2.322 Snell's Law and simplified law practice problems.pptx
2.322 Snells Law and simplified law practice problems.pptx
2.33 Finding index of refraction using speed of light lesson.pptx
2.33 Finding index of refraction using speed of light sample problem.pptx
2.34 Critical Angle and total internal reflection LESSON.ppt — Learn how the critical angle can be discovered using Snell's law and the assumption that the angle of refraction will always be 90 degrees when the light is incident at the critical angle
2.34 Critical Angle Student Notes and Sample problem.ppt — Follow along the lesson by completing the math on this handout as you click through the slides
2.41 Lens Types and Parts Lesson.ppt
2.41 Lens Types and Parts student notes.ppt
2.42 Using and Optics Bench to study refraction in lenses — - you can skip the first two minutes and FF as needed to get an idea of how to arrange the components of the optics bench
2.43 Images in Lenses Lesson.ppt
2.43 Images in Lenses Student Notes.ppt
2.44 Lens & Magnification Equation Lesson.ppt
2.44 Lens & Magnification Equation Note Handout student.doc
2.44 Lens Equation — 10:20 min from Brightstorm. Explains all variables of a ray diagram for lenses and how these are used in the formula. Eg. what do negative and positive values mean. BAD HABIT He doesn't carry units and he uses a calculator for solving fractions.
2.5 Human Eye and Optics Applications Lesson.ppt
2.5 Human Eye and Optics Applications Notes.ppt
Apparent Depth in a fish tank 1min — Why do we not see objects in the water at the same height - place as they actually are? Mr. Clark explains in 0:52 MIN
BONUS - Chemiluminescence — 3 Minute video on how this works and some cool things to do with Glow Sticks.
BONUS - Neon Lights — Check out this 5 minute video on how Neon light tubes are made!
Brief Curved Mirror Reflection Lesson — This is meant as a summary of the text book only. Use the notes on Curved mirror reflection to guide you as you PRACTICE these diagrams
Diverging Lens and Mirror — 11 min Explains how to use a ray diagram to find the image in diverging lenses AND mirrors. 0:00 - 5:30 is lenses. Diverging mirrors starts at 5:30
Diverging Mirror and Lens — 11 min Explains how to use a ray diagram to find the image in diverging lenses AND mirrors. 0:00 - 5:30 is lenses. Diverging mirrors starts at 5:30
Finding angles using Snell's Law & Index of Refraction — 9:20 min. Dynamic presenter from Brightstorm. Thorough look at using Snell's law, but he doesn't restate the formula at the start of his equations. BAD HABIT
Fish with DifferentialVision — Fish that see with 2 parts of their eye at the same time
How does Refraction Occurr — First 8 of 14 min. Different models and analogies are used to describe how refraction occurs as light moves between mediums of two different densities. Gets into Snell's Law by the last 6 minutes.
How the Eye Works — Parts and function of the human eye
Human Eye — 5 min. Structure and Function of the human eye. Basics of how light passes through the eye. Be sure to watch this before the dissection
Index of Refraction — first 2 of 5 min. What is the index of refraction and how is it related to the speed of light in a given medium. Last 3 minutes are Snell's Law
LED Sheep — Want to light up your flock without burning their woolly coats? This 3 minute video shows a fun use for LED lights. No instruction here - just entertainment!
Magnification Equation — Last 8 of 13 min. The first 5 minutes uses the thin lens equation. I would love to REPLACE this video with something from Sacred Students
Ray diagrams for Concave Mirrors — 13 min. How to find and describe the image formed in a concave mirror using ray diagrams
Ray diagrams for Convex Lenses — 12 min How to draw a ray diagram for a convex (converging) mirror
Ray diagrams for Lenses - Brightstorm — 8 min. Brightstorm! The basic elements of a ray diagrams for lenses and the rules for where light rays go in a lens. Goes through each position scenario for both CONVERGING AND DIVERGING lenses. BAD HABIT - he doesn't use rulers!!
Ray model of Light — 3:40 min. Using the ray model of light to explain how light interacts with different media and surfaces. Basic components of ray diagrams
Refraction and total internal Reflection — 9 min. How can we find the critical angle using Snell's Law? First 5 minutes reviews refraction and how TIR occurs! 5:50 - 7:00 describes the math!
Refraction of light Diagrams — 11 min How to draw a diagram representing the refraction of light passing from one medium into another. Properties of a refraction diagram and various scenarios of refraction in different shaped prisms.
Simple Mirror Animation — This simple animation shows how images change as objects move closer to plane, concave and convex mirrors
Snell's law and Geometry — 4:30 Video Using a diagram and Math to find the angle of refraction