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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Light: Reflection and Refraction

For Students 5th - 7th
This tutorial reviews over the properties of light. Students will learn about reflection and refraction through videos, questions, and interactive activities.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Reflection and Ray Model of Light: The Law of Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
Through an illustrated tutorial and some interactive practice problems, students learn about the law of reflection of light.
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Other

Gcse.com: Physics: Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site provides illustrated tutorial of light reflection. Also discusses the law of reflection.
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Light and Matter: Images by Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated article helps students understand the concept of reflection of images and the differences in reflection with different optical devices.
Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Reflection in a Line

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site gives some examples of line reflection transformations. Includes coordinate graphs to show reflections of lines and shapes.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 2.6 Reflection Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore reflection symmetry in some different shapes.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/color: Absorption, Reflection, Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics classroom, students learn how and why light of certain frequencies can be selectively absorbed, reflected or transmitted.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: Gcse: Physics: Reflection and Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
All waves will reflect and refract in the right circumstances. The reflection and refraction of light explain how people see images, color and even optical illusions. This tutorial discusses each concept and presents an experiment to try...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Absorption, Reflection and Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial explains light absorption, reflection and transmission in a clear and concise manner. Provides a "Check Your Understanding" section as well as additional links on color and light.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.g Point Reflection

For Teachers 8th Standards
In this task, 8th graders are given the coordinates of a point and are asked to find the coordinates of its reflection across a line parallel to the x-axis. Aligns with 8.G.A.3.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Reflection and Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Reflection and refraction are explained with an experiment that uses a sheet of paper, cardboard, and other common materials.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Reflection and the Ray Model of Light: Ray Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated physics tutorial serves as a step-by-step guide to drawing ray diagrams. It includes an opportunity for students to practice and check their answers.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Building a Tile Pattern by Reflecting Hexagons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task applies reflections to a regular hexagon to construct a pattern of six hexagons enclosing a seventh. The focus of the task is on using the properties of reflections to deduce this seven-hexagon pattern. Aligns with G-CO.B.6.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Laser Waterfall

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video from the Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations, students will observe how a laser beam is trapped in a water jet because the light reflects against the surface of the water. [1:03]
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Wavelike Behaviors of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
How light waves demonstrate their wave nature by reflection, refraction, and diffraction.
Handout
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: Writing Center: Handouts: Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kinds of evidence best support the points you make in a paper? Where can you find the evidence you need? This handout answers all these questions and more, including the difference between primary and secondary sources. You'll also...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: I'm So Bright! I Wear My Shades Indoors!

For Teachers 6th
This lesson engages students in learning about light through multiple sources. Students will learn how light is produced, reflected, refracted, and separated. Students will communicate their findings through an independent project that...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 3:1 Investigation 3 What Is Moonlight?

For Teachers 3rd
Understand that the moon shines by reflecting sunlight.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Critical Angle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can see light reflected and refracted in this demonstration. They will also discover the total internal reflection of light.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Soap Bubbles: Create Geometric Art With Soap Films

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan students will learn about reflection of light using soap bubbles.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Light and Optics

For Students 9th - 10th
Rainbows and sunsets are called "atmospheric optics". They can be caused by light being absorbed, reflected, scattered, refracted, or diffracted by particles in the atmosphere. Learn all about different atmospheric optics along with...
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Other

University of California: Acoustics for Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the acoustical features of a room and their effects upon the perception of sound. Topics such as absorption, reflection, and reverberation are clearly discussed and cleverly illustrated.
Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Anti Gravity Mirror

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the property of reflection, this activity will have students appearing to defy gravity.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Disappearing Glass Rods

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you will make a glass object disappear by eliminating the reflection from and the refraction by the glass object.

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