Light - Refraction Explained - Fully Resourced Lesson Plus Dominoes Game KS3

A comprehensive and fully resourced lesson on refraction plus an enjoyable yet challenging dominoes game on reflection and refraction which students can either match or answer the question.

The teaching pack contains thirteen resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made. There are three differentiated and engaging homeworks which can also be used as classwork if so desired.

The game is closely related to the topic content and reinforces learning. It is enjoyable and suitable for all abilities in that it can be played by simply matching the pictures but presents a challenge for those who are able to match a picture with another which means the same.

What’s Covered

• The more dense the medium the slower the speed of light.
• When light travels from a less dense medium to a more dense medium it is bent towards the normal.
• When light travels from a more dense medium to a less dense medium it is bent away from the normal.
• Light hitting a boundary at 900 is not refracted.
• Light is not refracted at a curved boundary.
• Complete ray diagrams showing refraction.
• Design an experiment and results table to investigate refraction through a semi - circular glass block
• Why lightning is seen before thunder is heard when a cloud discharges.
• Real and apparent depth.

What’s Included
Lesson

• Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz
• Answer/mark scheme PowerPoint
• Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers)
• Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
• Foldable
• Cut and stick activity.
• Worksheet to support the PowerPoint
• Fact sheet
• Homework plus answers
• Fact share worksheet
• Pupil progress self-assessment checklist
• Exit Ticket
• Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources

Game

• 100 dominoes
• Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.

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