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BendingLight_Remote_Lab
Title
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BendingLight_Remote_Lab |
Description
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This lab was designed specifically for students working remotely with guided inquiry. Learning Goals
Describe what happens to light when it shines on a medium.
Explain light direction changes at the interface between two media and what determines the angle.
Describe the effect of varying wavelength on the angle of refraction.
Explain why a prism creates a rainbow.
Apply Snell’s law to a laser beam incident on the interface between media. |
Subject
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Physics |
Level
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High School, Undergrad - Intro |
Type
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Lab, Remote Learning |
Answers Included
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No |
Language
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English |
Keywords
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inquiry, prism, rainbow, reflection, refraction, snell |
Simulation(s)
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Bending Light (HTML5) |
Author(s)
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Trish Loeblein |
Contact Email
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patricia.loeblein@colorado.edu |
School / Organization
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PhET |
Date submitted
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4/15/20 |
Date updated
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4/15/20 |