Science at key stage 3 (Year 8)
Unit 8K: Light
Section 7: Checking progress
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Objectives |
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- to apply understanding of reflection to everyday situations
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- Present pupils with a range of examples of how reflections are used and ask for explanations of how they work,
eg reflective cycle clothing, reversed ambulance signs, kaleidoscope, periscope, Pepper's ghost.
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- explain everyday reflections using words and/or ray diagrams
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Points to note |
- CD-ROMs and internet sites provide useful support for these aspects of light/optics. The kaleidoscope was invented by the Scottish physicist David Brewster as a design aid.
- Extension: pupils could practise drawing in a mirror,
eg following the shape of a star, looking only in a mirror.
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