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5.4.6 Refracting on it

In this inquiry you will explore what happens when light is transmitted into different materials. Inquiry questions Conceptual: How can we represent waves and their behaviour? How can we use our understanding of waves? Disciplinary concepts energy, form How deep is this swimming pool? How deep does it look? Are the answers to these two questions the same? Have you ever noticed how a pencil or a spoon in a glass of...


Tags: optics, light, refraction

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