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E Physics

• E1 Relating Science to Technology, Society, and the Environment

  • E1.1 analyse a technological device or procedure related to human perception of light, and evaluate its effectiveness

  • E1.2 analyse a technological device that uses the properties of light, and explain how it has enhanced society

• E2 Developing Skills of Investigation and Communication

  • E2.1 use appropriate terminology related to light and optics, including, but not limited to: angle of incidence, angle of reflection, angle of refraction, focal point, luminescence, magnification, mirage, and virtual image

  • E2.2 use an inquiry process to investigate the laws of reflection, using plane and curved mirrors, and draw ray diagrams to summarize their findings

    • The law of reflection (10-II.1)

  • E2.3 predict the qualitative characteristics of images formed by plane and curved mirrors, test their predictions through inquiry, and summarize their findings

  • E2.4 use an inquiry process to investigate the refraction of light as it passes through media of different refractive indices, compile data on their findings, and analyse the data to determine if there is a trend

  • E2.5 predict, using ray diagrams and algebraic equations, the position and characteristics of an image produced by a converging lens, and test their predictions through inquiry

  • E2.6 calculate, using the indices of refraction, the velocity of light as it passes through a variety of media, and explain the angles of refraction with reference to the variations in velocity

• E3 Understanding Basic Concepts

  • E3.1 describe and explain various types of light emissions

  • E3.2 identify and label the visible and invisible regions of the electromagnetic spectrum

    • Properties of electromagnetic waves (10-HH.1)

  • E3.3 describe, on the basis of observation, the characteristics and positions of images formed by plane and curved mirrors, with the aid of ray diagrams and algebraic equations, where appropriate

  • E3.4 explain the conditions required for partial reflection/refraction and for total internal reflection in lenses, and describe the reflection/refraction using labelled ray diagrams

  • E3.5 describe the characteristics and positions of images formed by converging lenses, with the aid of ray diagrams

  • E3.6 identify ways in which the properties of mirrors and lenses (both converging and diverging) determine their use in optical instruments

  • E3.7 identify the factors, in qualitative and quantitative terms, that affect the refraction of light as it passes from one medium to another

  • E3.8 describe properties of light, and use them to explain naturally occurring optical phenomena