Unit Nine

  Light and Optics

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Vocabulary:

Unit 9

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f = frequency λ = wavelength

Each of the colors corresponds to a different wavelength of light.
 

Notes: 

What is Light?

Electromagnetic Radiation

 Electromagnetic Spectrum1

About Wavelengths

Behavior of Light  

Electromagnetic Spectrum2

Types of Light

This illusion was discovered in 1913 by Mario Ponzo, who drew two identical bars across a pair of converging lines, like the railroad tracks pictured right. The upper yellow bar looks wider because it spans a greater apparent distance between the rails. This is the "Ponzo Illusion."

Assignments:

 

 

   

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Diagram of frequency

Experiments:

 

 

   

Review Games: 

Light and Sound Match 

Sound & Light Multiples

 

  Technology:

 Color Changes

Lenses

Polarization of Light

Optical Bench

Bi-Convex Lense

Human Eye

CPO Reflections The Science of Light

Optical Illusions      Spinning Disks

Color Wheels

Moire Patterns

Moire Pattern Generator

Thaumatrope Rotations

Illusion Tours

Various Optical Illusions

Magnification

Angles of Reflection

Refraction of Light

RBG Color Structure

Additive Colors

Subtractive Colors

CMYK Color Separation

 

Resources:

The Physics Classroom

Visible Light Waves
Color Matters Light
Lasers How Lasers Work
What is a Laser How Fluorescent Lights Work
What Are Neon Lights? How Black Lights Work
How Incandescent Lights Work How Fiber Optics Work

 Radiometer 

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