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| This lesson combines the concepts from the previous two to describe total internal reflection. The lesson is introduced with reference to Kepler and his work on optics and concludes with a discussion of how optical fibres carry information. | ||
| Prescribed Focus Area | Skills Development | Content |
P1 A student outlines the historical development of major principles, concepts and ideas in physics. |
P12.1 Students perform first-hand investigations |
D4.7 Students learn to identify the conditions necessary for total internal reflection with reference to the critical angle; and |
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Students perform a first-hand investigation of total internal reflection including a measurement of critical angle for glass or perspex. The measured angle is compared with a predicted value using the refractive index measured in the previous lesson. |
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| Management issues | Nominal duration | |
2 hours |
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