Year 8 (MYP) · Group A
Week A · 5–9 October
Refraction summative — tick-list check, then hand in.
No handoutWeek B · 28 September – 2 October
Refraction summative — evaluation and improvements (C3–C5).
No handoutRefraction summative — the planning sections (B1–B3), then C3.
No handoutWeek A · 21–25 September
Measuring refraction — the semicircular block on the protractor card.
Week B · 14–18 September
Refraction I — why light bends. The marching-band model.
Finishing the law of reflection — completing the angle calculations and the write-up.
Week A · 7–11 September
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.
Week B · 31 August – 4 September
L2 — The electromagnetic spectrum, overview. Seven regions ordered by energy, then nineteen everyday uses sorted into them.
Colour perception — the Beau Lotto activity, following on from the TED talk. Catch-up: this class had not really done the worksheet.
Week A · 24–28 August
Course expectations