Class Log

Physics 8A

Year 8 (MYP) · Group A

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Calendar Light and the EM Spectrum, to the October break
Class notes

Week A · 5–9 October

Wed 7 Oct

Refraction summative — tick-list check, then hand in.

No handout

Week B · 28 September – 2 October

Fri 2 Oct

Refraction summative — evaluation and improvements (C3–C5).

No handout
Mon 28 Sep

Refraction summative — the planning sections (B1–B3), then C3.

No handout

Week A · 21–25 September

Wed 23 Sep

Measuring refraction — the semicircular block on the protractor card.

Refraction investigation
Measuring Refraction — handout

Week B · 14–18 September

Fri 18 Sep

Refraction I — why light bends. The marching-band model.

Refraction I — handout
Mon 14 Sep

Finishing the law of reflection — completing the angle calculations and the write-up.

Law of Reflection — handout

Week A · 7–11 September

Wed 9 Sep

L3 — The law of reflection. Specular vs diffuse, then the practical: ray box, plane mirror, protractor — measure i and r and find they are equal, both measured from the normal.

Law of Reflection — handout
Cognito — GCSE Physics: Reflection (video, 5 min)

Week B · 31 August – 4 September

Fri 4 Sep

L2 — The electromagnetic spectrum, overview. Seven regions ordered by energy, then nineteen everyday uses sorted into them.

EM Spectrum Overview — handout
Puzzle Pieces — cut-out cards
Mon 31 Aug

Colour perception — the Beau Lotto activity, following on from the TED talk. Catch-up: this class had not really done the worksheet.

Colour Perception — Beau Lotto worksheet

Week A · 24–28 August

Wed 26 Aug

Course expectations

Course Expectations