Year 11 students, check the dates!
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
State the speed of sound in air and use data to compare the speed of sound in different materials
Describe how sound is produced and travels
Contrast the speed of sound and the speed of light
Explain why sound cannot travel through a vacuum
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Define the terms amplitude, frequency and wavelength
Describe the link between loudness and amplitude, using diagrams
Explain what happens when sound travels through a medium or hits a boundary
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Describe the auditory range of humans
Describe the link between frequency & pitch
Describe how to find the frequency of a wave from an oscilloscope trace
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Describe how the ear works
Describe how hearing can be damaged
Explain the risks of hearing damage linked to sound level and time of exposure
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Describe what happens when light interacts with materials
Explain how ray diagrams can explain the formation of shadows
Use ray diagrams to explain what observers see during an eclipse
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Explain how images are formed in a plane mirror using ray diagrams
Explain the difference between specular & diffuse reflection
Use appropriate equipment to take readings & draw conclusions
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Describe what happens when light is refracted
State the difference between what happens to light when it goes through a convex lens & a concave lens
Use a ray diagram to show what happens to light when it goes through a convex lens & a concave lens
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Name the parts of the eye and how it works
Describe how lenses can correct short-sight and long-sight
Use ideas about refraction to explain the actions of lenses in glasses & contact lenses
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
Explain what happens when light passes through a prism
Explain how coloured materials & filters subtract light
Predict the colour of objects in different coloured light and the colour of light through different filters