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Lesson bundle · IGCSE 0625 · Section 3.2.3 · Extended

Converging lenses

A complete 45 minute lesson built visual-first and through a Jigsaw: ray diagrams, real and virtual images, and the magnifying glass. Everything below is editable, not a locked PDF.

45 minutes 4 resources Core + Extended Cooperative (Jigsaw) Practical link (P5 / P6)
What's inside

One lesson, fully resourced

A single, self-contained lesson on the converging lens. The four files share one teaching model, the three rays you can always draw, and one comparison of image nature against object position.

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Lesson plan

A timed 45 minute sequence: hook, build the model, a Jigsaw of object positions, a practical link, and an exit ticket.

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Worksheet

Six original questions across understanding, ray construction, magnification and a practical check, with a full answer key.

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Slides

Ten slides with hand-drawn ray diagrams for the real image, the virtual image, and the full five-case summary.

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Jigsaw cards

Four printable expert cards, one per object position, for the cooperative main activity.

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Word and PowerPoint throughout, so you can adapt every file to your class, your set sizes and your ability profile.

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Lesson plan

The 45 minute plan with objectives, the three-ray model, the Jigsaw, examiner traps, differentiation and assessment.

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Worksheet and answers

Original construct-and-describe questions, a magnification calculation, and a practical-data question, with a teacher answer key.

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Slides

Ten editable slides with accurate ray diagrams for the real and virtual cases and the five-case comparison table.

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Jigsaw expert cards

Four printable cards (beyond 2F, at 2F, between F and 2F, inside F) for the cooperative main activity.

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How it's built

Three commitments behind the lesson

Visual-first. One model carries the whole topic: the three rays from the top of the object, and the point where they cross. Every case reuses that same picture.

Cooperative. The main activity is a Jigsaw of the five object positions, so explaining a case to the home group is how each learner secures it.

Examiner-led. The plan and slides name the marking traps directly: bending rays twice, missing arrowheads, and confusing real with virtual images.

Original lesson material throughout. No Cambridge syllabus text or past-paper questions are reproduced. Pairs with the student topic page at /igcse/light/lenses/ and the approach at /teach/cooperative-learning/.