Light - Refraction - Wildcard and Snap Card Games for KS3

A great way to consolidate learning on refraction with this pack of cards which can be used to play two games – wildcard and snap.

Prior Knowledge Required

• 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.
• Ray diagrams showing refraction.
• Refraction through a semi - circular glass block and prism.
• Why lightning is seen before thunder is heard when a cloud discharges.
• Real and apparent depth.

What You Get

• 66 playing cards
• Animated PowerPoint with instructions for playing wildcard and snap

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