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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Refraction of Light Through the Human Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-question quiz relating to refraction of light in the human eye.
Activity
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Refraction of Light

For Students 3rd - 9th
Guide to an experiment to study the refraction of light in a glass of water. Observe why this happens.
Activity
Other

Australian Government: Energy and Change: Light What Is Refraction?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Present eight different activities that can be set up as stations for students to investigate light refraction.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Refraction

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Refraction of light in matter and how light changes its speed and angle of refraction according to the type of medium it is travelling through.
Activity
Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Exploring Science of Light: Intermediate Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of intermediate experiments, for students aged ten and up, for exploring the magnification, reflection, and refraction of light.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: If I Were an Archer Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how the Archer fish can reach out of the water and catch its prey with pinpoint accuracy, despite the physics that causes refraction of light.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Boundary Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics tutorial, focus on the refraction of light in great detail. Explore the conceptual and mathematical principles governing the bending of waves as they cross the boundary between two media.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Six complete lessons on refraction and the ray model of light. Tutorials include informational text, interactive activities, animations, and quick, interactive comprehension checks along the way.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Quantifying Refraction

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students learn the relevant equations for refraction (index of refraction and Snell's law) and how to use them to predict the behavior of light waves in specified scenarios.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Make That Invisible! Refractive Index Matching

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the refractive index of a liquid with a simple technique using a semi-circular hollow block. Then they predict the refractive index of a material (a Pyrex glass tube) by matching it with the known refractive index of a...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Does Light See?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of refraction. After making sure they understand the concepts of diffraction and interference, students work collaboratively to explain optical phenomena that cannot be accounted for via these two...
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Ology: See the Light

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reflection, refraction, and the colors that make up white light is explored through lab activities after reading a brief background about light energy.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color

For Students 9th - 10th
The behavior of light waves is introduced and discussed. Also, polarization, color, diffraction, and interference are introduced and discussed thoroughly as supporting evidence of the wave nature of light.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: The Angle of Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Focusing on the question, "By how much does light refract when it crosses a boundary?" this physics tutorial will allow students the opportunity to explore these concepts of refraction.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Light Absorption, Reflection, & Refraction

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the properties of light.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom:refraction/ray Model of Light: Optical Density/light Speed

For Students 9th - 10th
In order to understand refraction, students will explore the factors that affect the speed at which a light wave is transported through a medium.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: The Cause of Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples and animated tutorials, students discover what causes refraction.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: Refraction by Lenses

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use this tutorial to investigate the refractive ability of converging and diverging lenses.
Handout
Other

Gcse: Refraction

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site contains a mini tutorial on refraction as well as provides colorful illustrations to aide in learning.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Ray Tracing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this illustrated physics tutorial, students investigate several of the types of problems that you will have to solve, and learn the task of tracing the refracted ray if given the incident ray and the indices of refraction.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: Direction of Bending

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive physics tutorial about refraction, students investigate the topic of the direction of bending of a light wave.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Snell's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive physics tutorial, students will learn about a mathematical equation relating these two angles and the indices of refraction of the two materials on each side of the boundary.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and Ray Model of Light: The Critical Angle

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated examples and interactive practice problems that introduce students to the concept of the critical angle, the angle of incidence that provides an angle of refraction of 90-degrees.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: Total Internal Reflection

For Students 9th - 10th
Through illustrated examples, students explore the physics phenomenon of total internal reflection when light travels through several medium boundaries.

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