| Light |
| WHAT TO DO: Check out the links below on light and answer the related questions - either on a word program or in your book. Hand in your work to the teacher. EXTENSION: Depending on the amount of time that you have and how well you work you may have time to explore some of the links on the pages. |
| AIM: TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LIGHT, ESPECIALLY HOW IT WORKS IN WEIRD SITUATIONS! |
| Endocopes - the tiny bendy camera that goes anywhere! What is an endoscope? What is it made of ? What can it be used for? |
| Optic fibres - incredibly thin glass that can carry loads of information. Site 1 - the basic info Site 2 - the more technical stuff Draw a labelled diagram of an optic fibre. Is an optic fibre hollow? Explain. What is TIR? How does it work in an optic fibre? What are the advantages and disadvantages of an optic fibre? What can you use optic fibres for? |
| Rainbows - Find out the science behind God's promise to Noah. Site 1 - don't try to understand it all Site 2 - this is even more technical but skip down to the good diagram Where is the sun and the rain in relation to you when you see a rainbow? Draw a diagram to show how we get the colour in the sky. Sometimes you see two rainbows in the sky at once - what is different about them? |
| Science in Action Have a look at this site if you finish everything else. You don't need to answer questions on it - just check it out! |
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| This is another interesting site on light and microscopes |