Physics Unit 4 AOS 1 - How can waves explain the behaviour of light?
This unit is composed of two different modules that can be completed individually (approximately 4 hours each). The modules include:
Physics Unit 4 AOS 1: 1.1 - Properties of mechanical waves
Students will use interactive activities including simulations, videos and apps, to:
Explain a wave as the transmission of energy through a medium without the net transfer of matter.
Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves.
Identify and calculate the amplitude, wavelength, period, frequency and speed of waves.
Study constructive and destructive interference from two sources
Explain qualitatively the Doppler effect and resonance as the superposition of a travelling wave.
Analyse the formation of standing waves in strings
Explain diffraction as the directional spread of various frequencies
Physics Unit 4 AOS 1: 1.2 - Light as a wave
Students will use interactive activities including simulations, videos and apps, to:
Describe light as an electromagnetic wave and identify that all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed, c, in a vacuum.
Compare the wavelength and frequencies of different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Explain polarisation of visible light and its relation to a transverse wave model.
Explain the behaviour of waves including refraction using Snell’s Law, total internal reflection and critical angle including applications.
Explain colour dispersion in prisms and lenses.
Explain the results of Young’s double slit experiment.
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