Properties of Light

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of the ways in which light interacts with matter
• Show knowledge and understanding of the way in which light enables us to see objects
• Show knowledge and understanding of the way in which light travels

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Light Rays

• Introduction
• How Do We See Objects?
• Reflection and Scattering
• Refraction
• Refraction in a Glass Block
• Dispersion
• Materials
• Absorption
• Shadows
• The Speed of Light
• Summary

Activity - Investigating Light Rays

• Students use a light source with a cube, coloured filters and a prism to investigate shadows, composition of white light and dispersion respectively.