Q2 2020-2021 - Hybrid Model (All Online)

Optics Unit: Student Checklist 

Topic 1:
​Production & Properties of Light

1 day online
Guiding Questions:
  1. ​What is the key characteristic of each main method of light production?
  2. What is a pro/con for each method of light emission?
  3. Give examples of uses f​or the various portions of the electromagnetic spectrum?
  4. How are wavelengths and energy levels related?
Properties & Production Note Template
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Topic 2: Reflection - Plane Mirrors

2 days online
Guiding Questions:
  1. What does the law of reflection state?
  2. What is the difference between diffuse & specular reflection?
  3. What are the SALT characteristics of images in plane mirrors?
Reflection Plane Mirrors Note Template (Both Videos)
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Reading & Links
Activities
Assessments
Extra Practice
Ray Diagrams (Practice)
(10 minutes)
- ​Quizlet​​
- Reflection Game
- Law of Reflection 

- Who Can See Who?
- Science Perspectives 10 textbook p. 506 #3-4, 7, 11, 12 (ANS) & 507 # 15-17 (ANS)

Topic 3: Reflection - Curved Mirrors

3 days online
Guiding Questions:
  1. What are the SALT characteristics when objects position changes in both concave & convex mirrors?
  2. How can the curved mirror equation be used to predict the characteristics of an image?
  3. What are the rules when drawing a ray diagram for a curved mirror (concave and convex)?
Reflection Curved Mirrors Note Template
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Reading & Links
Activities
​(Diagram ANS)
(Calculation ANS)
(Detailed Calculation ANS)
Assessments
Extra Practice
Mirrors Around Us 
(1 hour)
- Quizlet
- Science Perspectives 10 textbook p.506 #10, 13, 18-19 (ANS)
​- Summary Quiz 
(flash required)
- Name that Image 
​(flash required)​
- Concave Mirror Ray Diagram Drawing
- Mirror Ray Diagrams

Topic 4: Refraction

2 days online
Guiding Questions:
  1. How does density of a medium affect the velocity of light?
  2. How does the density of a medium affect refraction?
  3. Why does total internal reflection occur?
Refraction Note Template
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Reading & Links
Activities
Assessments
Extra Practice

Topic 5: Lenses

3 days online
Guiding Questions:
  1. Predict characteristics of images based on the object location in lenses.
  2. What happens to light rays in concave and convex lenses?
Lenses Note Template
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Reading & Links
Activities
Assessments
Extra Practice
No Assessment =)
- Quizlet
- Extra practice fill in blank (skip "power" questions)
- Science Perspectives 10 textbook p.566 #1-3 (ANS)
 Science Perspectives 10 textbook p.566 #4-5 (ANS)
- Science Perspectives 10 textbook p.566 # 6-8 (ANS)

​Study Games & Flashcards: 

Unit Test/Assessment
​Cohort A: Fri. Jan. 22
Cohort B: Fri. Jan. 22