Optics

Big Ideas

How do properties and behaviour of light help us to understand reflection and refraction, particularly with mirrors
and lenses?
How does the use of light has aided our optical tool development for societal use (ie. Cell phones, fibre optic communication and imaging, light bulbs, etc.).

Optics outline

Unit Outline

Optics Notes 2023

Student Notes

Please print (or have digitally available) to add to and annotate as we go through our lessons

1. Light

Lesson 1 - What is Light?

Understanding the basic characteristics and properties of light.

3. Reflection of Light

Lesson 2 - Reflection of Light

Mirror terminology and the Law of Reflection

4. Creating Images & start plane mirrors

Lesson 3 - Images in Plane Mirrors

Plane Mirror Worksheet

6. Images in Concave Mirrors

Optics Notes D.pdf

Lesson 4 - Concave Mirrors

Concave Mirror Terminology, rules of reflection, and drawing Ray Diagrams to find an image.

7. Concave Apps and Convex Mirrors

convex mirrors.pdf

Lesson 5 - Concave Mirror Applications & Convex Mirrors

Mirror Worksheet

Use this worksheet to practice with plane mirrors, concave mirrors, and convex mirrors.

8. Refraction

Lesson #6 - Refraction

Understand what refraction is, what causes it, and examples of where refraction can be observed. Slideshow and completed class note are available

refraction.pdf

index day 1.pdf

Lesson # 7 - Index of Refraction Day 1 Lesson

day 2.pdf

Lesson #7 - Index of Refraction Day 2 Lesson

11. Total Internal Reflection

Lesson #8 - Total Internal Reflection

12. Lenses Terminology

Lesson #9 - Lens Terminology

13. Ray Diagrams Lenses

Lesson #10 - Ray Diagrams Lenses

lens day 1.pdf

Class Notes for Lenses Day 1

lens.pdf

Class Notes for Lenses Day 2

14. Activity & Lens Applications

Lesson #11 - Lens Applications and Concave Lenses

15. Lens Equations

Lesson # 12 - Thin Lens Equations

thin lens.pdf

Completed Class Note - Day 1

New Optics Notes.pdf

Completed Class Note - Day 2

16 - Human Eye

Lesson #13 - Human Eye

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