Unit at a glance
8 lessons, 360 minutes of teaching
Scheme of work
The lessons in order
| Ref | Lesson pack | Structure | Worksheet | Quiz | Lab tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2.1 | Reflection of light A mirror does something wonderfully predictable: whatever angle a ray of light arrives at, it leaves at the very same angle on the other side of an imaginary line. | Jigsaw | 7 Q, 17 marks | 1 MCQ | tab 1 |
| 3.2.2 | Refraction of light Push a straw into a glass of water and it looks broken at the surface. | Corners | 7 Q, 20 marks | 2 MCQ | tab 2 |
| 3.2.2 | Total internal reflection Past a certain steepness, light hitting the inside of a glass surface stops escaping altogether and bounces back as if the surface were a perfect mirror. | Frayer Model | 7 Q, 17 marks | 6 MCQ | tab 4, sim |
| 3.2.2 | Refractive index How much a material bends light can be captured in a single number. | Connect-Extend-Challenge | 6 Q, 16 marks | 5 MCQ | tab 3 |
| 3.2.2 | Optical fibres A hair-thin thread of glass can carry a phone call, a film, or a surgeon view of your insides, all as pulses of light bouncing thousands of times along its length without ever leaking out. | Anticipation / Reaction Guide | 6 Q, 14 marks | 2 MCQ | tab 5 |
| 3.2.3 | The converging lens A convex lens is fatter in the middle, and that extra glass bends parallel light inward until it crosses at a single point. | Cooperative Concept Mapping | 7 Q, 19 marks | 7 MCQ | tab 6 |
| 3.2.3 | Correcting short and long sight A healthy eye lands a sharp image right on the retina. | Think-Pair-Share | 6 Q, 16 marks | 3 MCQ | tab 7 |
| 3.2.4 | Dispersion of light Send a beam of white sunlight through a glass prism and it fans out into a band of colour, the same spread you see in a rainbow. | Mix-Pair-Share | 6 Q, 13 marks | 2 MCQ | tab 8 |
Each pack holds the plan, worksheet and quiz for its lesson. Teach the rows in order; the lab tabs match the student lessons.
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