Bending Light
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Original Sim and Translations |
ناوهڕۆک
- Snell's Law
- شکانهوه
- Reflection
- ئۆپتیک
- Prisms
- Lenses
- رووناکی
Description
Explore bending of light between two media with different indices of refraction. See how changing from air to water to glass changes the bending angle. Play with prisms of different shapes and make rainbows.
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain how light bends at the interface between two media and what determines the angle.
- Apply Snell’s law to a laser beam incident on the interface between media.
- Describe how the speed and wavelength of light changes in different media.
- Describe the effect of changing wavelength on the angle of refraction.
- Explain how a prism creates a rainbow.
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Video Primer
Teacher-Submitted Activities
BendingLight_Remote_Lab |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
تاقیگه Remote |
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Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
MC | فیزیا |
Wave unit (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
تاقیگه Demo |
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Exploring How Light Behaves at Boundaries |
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Elyse Zimmer | HS | تاقیگه | فیزیا | |
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein updated by Diana López | HS MS |
دیکه | کیمیا زانستی زهوی فیزیا ژیناسی |
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How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | دیکه | ژیناسی فیزیا کیمیا زانستی زهوی |
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PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
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Laboratorio virtual de reflexión y refracción de la luz |
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Trish Loeblein (traducción Diana López) | HS UG-Intro |
Remote HW تاقیگه Guided |
ئهستێرهناسی فیزیا |
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PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) |
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Diana López | HS UG-Intro |
دیکه | کیمیا بیرکاری فیزیا |
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Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 |
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Diana López | UG-Adv K-5 Grad UG-Intro HS MS |
HW Discuss |
ئهستێرهناسی کیمیا بیرکاری فیزیا |
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Phet opdracht breking meten. | Norbert van Veen | MS | تاقیگه Guided HW |
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pc-labo: lichtbreking | Maarten Vervecken | MS | تاقیگه | فیزیا | ||
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
دیکه | فیزیا ژیناسی کیمیا |
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In/Post-Class Activity, Bending Light, Prisms, PhET | Solmaz Khodaeifaal | HS MS |
Demo Remote تاقیگه HW Discuss Guided |
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In/Post-Class Activity, Bending Light, PhET | Solmaz Khodaeifaal | HS MS |
Demo Discuss HW Guided تاقیگه Remote |
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Refraction of Light | Ferdinand Bautista | HS MS |
تاقیگه Guided |
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Study of law of reflection and refraction | Pramod Lamichhane | UG-Adv UG-Intro HS |
تاقیگه HW Remote |
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Refraction Lab | Michael Barr | HS UG-Intro |
تاقیگه Guided |
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Guided lab with instructions, screenshots and questions | Paul Torrington | HS MS |
Guided Remote تاقیگه |
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Virtual Lab - Investigating Refraction of Light | Tristan O'Hanlon | HS UG-Intro |
تاقیگه Guided |
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Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | دیکه | فیزیا | ||
PhET Inquiry - Bending Light | Paul Martenis | HS | Guided تاقیگه |
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Investigating critical angle and Total Internal Reflection | Jim Champion | UG-Intro HS |
HW تاقیگه Guided |
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Bending-Light Worksheet | Madhuri Ganapathi | HS | HW | فیزیا | ||
Discovering Snell's law | Jonathan Carlson | UG-Intro HS |
Guided HW تاقیگه |
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Refraction and Snell's Law Lab | Kristin Michalski | HS | تاقیگه | ئهستێرهناسی فیزیا |
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Wave Refraction | Simon Lees | HS | Guided HW تاقیگه |
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Determining Speed and Intensity of Light during Refraction | Simon Lees | HS | Guided HW تاقیگه |
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Reflection in a plane surface | Simon Lees | HS | HW تاقیگه Guided |
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Bending Light Lab! | Jamie Schoenberger | MS | Guided تاقیگه |
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Bending Light Student Worksheet | Lucy Kulbago | HS MS |
تاقیگه Guided |
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Valguse murdumine | Siim Tõkke | HS | HW تاقیگه |
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Moodle et PhetColorado | Claude Divoux | HS | MC Guided تاقیگه |
کیمیا فیزیا |
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光の屈折 | Hiroto Kuninaka, Akira Ogihara, Taichiro Goto | MS | Guided تاقیگه |
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Atividade experimental, reflexão, refração e absorção da luz | Carlos Saraiva, Albino Rafael Pinto e Alexandrina Candeias | HS MS |
HW Demo Remote Guided تاقیگه |
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REFRAÇÃO E REFLEXÃO DA LUZ | Gabriel Paiva e Gilvandenys Sales | MS | Guided تاقیگه |
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Visão Humana (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS دیکه |
دیکه HW Guided |
دیکه فیزیا ژیناسی |
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Óptica Geral (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | UG-Intro MS HS دیکه |
HW Demo Guided دیکه |
زانستی زهوی فیزیا دیکه بیرکاری |
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Miopia e Hipermetropia (Lentes) no "Bending Light" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS MS دیکه |
HW دیکه Guided |
زانستی زهوی دیکه فیزیا |
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Refração da Luz no "Bending Light (HTML5)" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | HS دیکه |
HW دیکه Guided |
دیکه فیزیا زانستی زهوی بیرکاری |
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Verificação da lei de Snell e cálculo do índice de refração desconhecido | andre borba | MS | تاقیگه | فیزیا | ||
UNIDAD3 S15 L4 Luz visible | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | HW Guided تاقیگه |
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UNIDAD3 S15 L4 Descomposición de la luz | FRANCISCO CRUZ CANTU | HS | تاقیگه HW Guided |
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GUIA LABORATORIO ONDAS | Raúl Eduardo Cruz Garzón | HS UG-Intro |
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Linux Systems:
Not officially supported. Please contact phethelp@colorado.edu with troubleshooting issues.
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