
Outline a brief Timeline History of Views about Light & Astronomy.
What are the four basic properties of light?

Outline a brief History of the Invention of Optical Devices.
Briefly outline the advantages of each Optical Device shown: Microscope
Briefly outline the advantages of each Optical Device shown: Telescope
Briefly outline the advantages of each Optical Device shown: Binocular

Use a ray diagram to show how light causes a shadow.
Explain the difference between transparent, translucent and opaque materials.

Illustrate the Law of Reflection.


Briefly explain the wave model of light?
What is the mathematical relationship between the speed, wavelength and frequency of a wave?
Illustrate (with colors) what happens to white light when it is passed through a prism?

Sources of Light (pgs. 222-225) Identify the sources and give examples of each.

What are the Primary colors of light?
What are the secondary colors of light?
What is the Theory of Color Addition?
Briefly explain how a television works.

Label the parts of the eye
Label the parts of a camera
Explain how the eye and the camera are similar in what they do and how they do it. (Use this illustration to help in your explanation)

What is the function of the ciliary muscles in the eye?
Illustrate with ray diagrams how vision problems can be corrected with lenses.
Explain how night vision goggles work.
How can you find your Blind Spot?

Identify some Advantages and Disadvantages of each type and which animals would have a particular type.
How is a stadium image made?
What are pixels and resolution?
What is meant by luminous?
What is meant by non-luminous?
Identify each of the following types of reflection:
Identify each of the following types of reflection:
The Law of Reflection states that...
Illustrate with ray diagrams what happens when light strikes each of the following:
Illustrate with ray diagrams what happens when light strikes each of the following:
Illustrate how an image is formed in a concave mirror (pg. 198).
Illustrate how an image is formed in a concave mirror (pg. 198).
Illustrate how an image is formed in a concave mirror (pg. 198).
Illustrate the Law of Refraction.
The Law of Refraction states that..
What is a ‘Mirage’ and what causes it?
Lenses refract light – Illustrate what happens to light passing through each lens and describe it below. (pg. 208)
Lenses refract light – Illustrate what happens to light passing through each lens and describe it below. (pg. 208)
Lenses refract light – Illustrate what happens to light passing through each lens and describe it below. (pg. 208)
Lenses refract light – Illustrate what happens to light passing through each lens and describe it below. (pg. 208)
Lenses refract light – Illustrate what happens to light passing through each lens and describe it below. (pg. 208)