1. Light
Sombrero Galaxy in infrared light (Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope)
S1 Physics
Energy

2. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know how light travels.
You can describe how light travels in terms of:
direction
its ability to bend.
Understand what “reflection” is.
You can define the term “reflection”.
Understand the relationship between incident rays and reflected rays of light.
You can state the law of reflection.
You can draw ray diagrams to show reflection on straight surfaces, with accurate angles to show:
The normal
The incident ray
The reflected ray

3. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know what happens when light reflects off concave and convex surfaces.
You can draw ray diagrams to show what happens when light reflects off concave and convex surfaces. These should include:
3 incident rays
3 reflected rays
The “focal point” (concave only)
Understand how satellite signals are transmitted and received.
You can draw ray diagrams to show satellite signal transmission and reception, including:
The “focal point” (reception only)

4. Why are we able to see the moon?
Light from sun
Reflection
Hits our eyes

7. Why are we able to see the sun?

8. Seeing things We can only see things if they either: Give off light
Examples?
Reflect light

9. Reflection
What is reflection?

13. Reflection
What is reflection?
The bouncing of light off a surface

14. ?

15. Law of Reflection “The angle of incidence equals
the angle of reflection.”

18. Concave surface

19. Receiving signals

20. Convex surface

21. Receiving signals

22. Transmitting signals

25. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know how light travels.
You can describe how light travels in terms of:
direction
its ability to bend.
Understand what “reflection” is.
You can define the term “reflection”.
Understand the relationship between incident rays and reflected rays of light.
You can state the law of reflection.
You can draw ray diagrams to show reflection on straight surfaces, with accurate angles to show:
The normal
The incident ray
The reflected ray

26. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know what happens when light reflects off concave and convex surfaces.
You can draw ray diagrams to show what happens when light reflects off concave and convex surfaces. These should include:
3 incident rays
3 reflected rays
The “focal point” (concave only)
Understand how satellite signals are transmitted and received.
You can draw ray diagrams to show satellite signal transmission and reception, including:
The “focal point” (reception only)

27. Refraction S1 Physics Energy
Sombrero Galaxy in infrared light (Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope)
S1 Physics
Energy

28. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know the speed of light in a vacuum.
You can quote the speed of light in a vacuum as a number with units.
Know what refraction is.
You can define the term “refraction”.
Understand what happens when white light is passed through a glass prism.
You can draw a diagram to illustrate white light passing through a glass prism, showing:
the change in angle as it enters the prism
the change in angle as it leaves the prism
the order of colours produced

29. Refraction
Is the bending of light when it moves from one state (medium) to another.

32. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know the speed of light in a vacuum.
You can quote the speed of light in a vacuum as a number with units.
Know what refraction is.
You can define the term “refraction”.
Understand what happens when white light is passed through a glass prism.
You can draw a diagram to illustrate white light passing through a glass prism, showing:
the change in angle as it enters the prism
the change in angle as it leaves the prism
the order of colours produced

33. Colour mixing S1 Physics Energy
Sombrero Galaxy in infrared light (Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope)
S1 Physics
Energy

34. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know the three primary colours of light.
You can name the three primary colours of light.
Know what secondary colours of light can be produced by mixing different combinations of primary colours.
You can name the three secondary colours of light produced by mixing:
red and green
red and blue
green and blue

37. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Know the three primary colours of light.
You can name the three primary colours of light.
Know what secondary colours of light can be produced by mixing different combinations of primary colours.
You can name the three secondary colours of light produced by mixing:
red and green
red and blue
green and blue

38. How do we see things? S1 Physics Energy
Sombrero Galaxy in infrared light (Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope)
S1 Physics
Energy

39. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Understand how an image is produced in the human eye.
You can label a diagram of the human eye to show the:
cornea
iris
lens
retina
optic nerve
You can state what type of lens is in the human eye.
You can draw a diagram to show the path of light as it enters the eye, passes through the lens and hits the retina.

44. Notes

45. Learning outcomes Success criteria
Understand how an image is produced in the human eye.
You can label a diagram of the human eye to show the:
cornea
iris
lens
retina
optic nerve
You can state what type of lens is in the human eye.
You can draw a diagram to show the path of light as it enters the eye, passes through the lens and hits the retina.