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 * Unit 8K: Light fantastic 3 weeks **
 * ** Topic 1: Traveling light ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 288 || Resources ||
 * * Describe how light travels.
 * Explain how we see things.
 * Explain how shadows are formed.
 * Recall that light travels at a very high speed. || * Starter: book p 147: read and answer all questions
 * Ideas about light – AT presentation
 * Practical: shadow investigation
 * Book p 148-149: read and answer all questions
 * Practical: straight lines - demonstration
 * HWK: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 8 text
 * AT
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 8Ka (3)
 * Quick check 8Ka
 * Equipment for straight lines demonstration
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 8Ka (1)
 * Must: worksheet 8Ka (4) and (6)
 * Other: 8Ka (5) and (7) (most) or (8) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 2: Cameras and eyes ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies || Resources ||
 * * Describe what can happen to light when it hits different materials.
 * Recall which materials absorb the most light.
 * Explain how eyes and pinhole cameras are similar.
 * Recall the functions of the different parts of the eye. || * Starter: Spot the mistake – worksheet 8Kb (2)
 * Investigating pinhole cameras – AB document
 * Practical: pinhole cameras
 * Book p 150-151: read and answer all questions
 * Slow motion and time lapse photography – worksheet 8Kb (6)
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 8 text
 * Worksheets 8Kb (2) and (6)
 * AB document
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 8Kb (5) for pinhole cameras practical
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: spot the mistake revisited || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 8Kb (1)
 * Must: worksheet 8Kb (7)
 * Other: 8Kb (8) (most) or (9) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 3: Mirror image ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 296 || Resources ||
 * * Describe what happens when light bounces off different surfaces.
 * Explain what a plane mirror is.
 * Recall the relationship between the incident ray and the reflected ray.
 * Describe the image in a plane mirror. || * Starter: using mirrors – brainstorming uses of mirrors
 * Practical: investigating mirrors
 * Practical: investigating curved mirrors
 * Book p152-153: read and answer all questions
 * Practical: images in plane mirrors - demonstration
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 8 text
 * Equipment and worksheet 8Kc (3) and (5) for investigating mirrors and curved mirrors
 * Equipment for images in plane mirrors
 * Quick check 8Kc
 * Prep: worksheets 8Kc (8) or (9)
 * 789science wikispace ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 8Kc (1)
 * Must: worksheet 8Kc (7)
 * Other: 8Kc (8) (most)or (9) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 4: Lenses and light ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 300 || Resources ||
 * * Recall the meaning of refraction.
 * Explain why refraction happens.
 * Draw ray diagrams to show what happens when light goes from one material to another.
 * Explain how lenses work. || * Starter: practical: refraction - demonstration
 * Practical: investigating refraction
 * Book p 154-155: read and answer all questyions
 * Practical: total internal reflection
 * Explaining refraction effects
 * Plenary: Quick check
 * HW: worksheets || * Equipment for refraction demonstration
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 8Kd (2) and (3) for investigating refraction and internal refraction
 * Exploring Science Year 8 text
 * Quick check 8Jd
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 8 Kd (1)
 * Must: worksheet 8Kd (4)
 * Other: 8Kd (5) and (6) (most) or (7) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 5: Making rainbows ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 304 || Resources ||
 * * Explain what the spectrum is and how to make one from white light.
 * Describe how filters can be used to make coloured light.
 * Explain why some objects appear coloured.
 * Work out what different coloured objects will look like in coloured light. || * Starter: rainbow brainstorm
 * Practical: splitting light
 * Practical: exploring filters
 * Book p 156-157: read and answer all questions
 * Practical: combining primary colours
 * Book p 158-159: read and answer all questions
 * Plenary: quick check
 * HW: revise for test || * Exploring Science Year 8 text
 * Equipment, materials and worksheet 8Ke (4) and (5) for splitting light and combining primary colours
 * Equipment for exploring filters
 * Quick check 8Ke
 * 789science wikispace
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 8Ke (1)
 * Must: worksheet 8Ke (7)
 * Other: 8Ke (8) (most)or (9) (some) ||