Grade Level

High School

Topics

Physics

Authors

Rob Campbell, How Can Squid Eyes Help Us Understand Light?

Lesson Summary


This lesson on optics focuses on refraction and the wave properties of light. Stud
ents will apply their understanding of refraction to better understand how lenses focus light. Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

  • explain how refraction causes light to bend when light travels through different properties.
  • describe the requirements for a “perfect” lens.

Standards

Science and Engineering Practices:

SP6, SP7, SP8

MA Science and Technology/Engineering (2016):

HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-3

NGSS (2013):

HS-LS4-3

Common Core Math/Language Arts Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1, CSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.2  

Tags

diffraction, electromagnetic radiation, lens, light, optics, reflection, refract, refraction, spherical aberration

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