Law Enforcement - Refraction
Law Enforcement - Refraction is designed to help students predict the direction of bending of a light ray as it passes across the boundary between two media. Learners are presented with information about the relative speed of light, the relative optical density, or the relative index of refraction. From this information, learners must decide on the correct direction of bending at the boundary. They must then identify any situation that illustrates the incorrect direction of bending. There are four activities - one for each varirable (
Light Speed,
Optical Density, and
Index of Refraction) and one having a mix of these three variables (
Variable Mix). Use of this Concept Builder with our Task Tracker system allows teachers to track student progress.
Users are encouraged to open the Concept Builder and begin. There is no need for an activity sheet for this Concept Builder. The 36 different questions that make up this Concept Builder can be viewed on a different page. View
Questions (For Teachers Only).
Instructors may also be interested in viewing the accompanying
Notes page. Technical information, teaching suggestions, and related resources that complement this Concept Builder are provided on the Notes page. View
Notes.
And finally, we now offer a short (1.5-minute video) tailored to the Concept Builder: