Science 8 - Optics

Chapter 10 - Sources and Properties of Light

10.1

Light Energy and Its Sources

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How Light Bulbs Work Electron image How Fluorescent Lamps Work and cool 2min recycle video. How Black Lights Work How Light Sticks Work Phosphorescence Comparison of Luminescence Mercury-vapor Lamp Causes of Colour Bioluminescence Chemiluminescence History of Optics	Check your Understanding: Questions 1 - 6 page 293

10.2

Inquiry Investigation - Watching Light Travel

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10.3

Getting in Light's Way

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10.4

The Visible Spectrum

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Spectral Colors - a technical description. Newton's Prism Misconception Tour The Spectrum

10.5

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Parts of a Wave Basic Wave Properties - interact Amplitude, Wavelength, Frequency Water: Wind and Waves Tacoma Narrows Bridge The Electromagnetic Spectrum - a comparison to water waves The Electromagnetic Spectrum - why do you have to go to space? The EM Spectrum - a good diagram	Check Your Understanding: Questions 1 - 4 page 305

10.6

Explore an Issue

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Solar Panels

Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 11 - Mirrors and Lenses

11.1

Inquiry Investigation: Reflecting Light off a Plane Mirror

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11.2

Reflecting Light off Surfaces

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11.3

Describing Images

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11.4

Inquiry Investigation: Viewing Images on a Plane Mirror

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Reflection of Light Reflection of Light - interactive How Do 1Way Mirrors Work? What's a 1way Mirror?

11.5

Inquiry Investigation: Curved Mirrors

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The Solar Cooking Archive Building Solar cooker plans How Solar Cookers Work

11.6

Using Curved Mirrors

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Water Drop Reader Get The Drop On Pixels

11.7

Inquiry Investigation: The Refraction of Light

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The Archer Fish - refraction How Optic Fibers Work Heads-Up Display How Augmented Reality Works

11.8

Refracting Light in Lenses

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Reflection and Refraction Refraction of Light - animation Introduction to Refraction

11.9

Inquiry Investigation: Ivestigating Lenses

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Chapter 11 Review

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Chapter 12 - Light and Vision

12.1

The Human Eye and a Camera

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A Big Look at the Eye The Eye The Eye How Does the Human Eye Work? Eye - beautiful photos Cow Eye Dissection - also has a good section about eyes. Dissected Sheep Eye - do you know the parts? Take this label quiz!

12.2

Vision and Vision Problems

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What Man Devised - glasses. Image with Converging Lenses Image with Diverging Lenses Radius and Refractive Index Effects on Lens Magnifying glass Encyclopedia of Vision Problems Operation Eyesight - every five seconds, someone in our world goes blind. A scary thought. Cataracts

12.3

Inquiry Investigation: Mixing the Colors of Light

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12.4

Color Vision

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12.5

Career Profile: Research Scientist

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12.6

A Telescope for every Wave

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Refracting Telescope uses a lens as its objective to form an image Reflecting Telescope uses a single or combination of curved mirrors that reflect light to form an image Catadoptic Telescopes combine specifically shaped mirrors and lenses to form an image Working on Hubble's Main Mirror

Chapter 12 Review

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Just for Fun

Links

Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena - a huge collection.
Dynamic Optical Illusions - where nothing is what it seems!
Rotating Illusions - none of these pictures are actually moving - hard to believe! Part of Akiyoshi's huge collection.
Tricks of the Eye, Wisdom of the Brain