Light

Explore light as both a wave and a particle and how it behaves in different contexts.

Learn how light bounces off surfaces according to the law of reflection.

Discover how light bends when moving between media and how Snell’s Law governs this.

Understand how light separates into colors when passing through prisms or rain.

Explore how curved surfaces focus or spread light, forming real and virtual images.

Learn the quantitative relationships that describe image formation in lenses and mirrors.

Understand how image size compares to object size and how to calculate magnification.

Study tools like microscopes, telescopes, and the human eye that use lenses and mirrors to manipulate light.

Learn how waves bend around obstacles or spread after passing through narrow openings.