SNC2D - ‘PHYSICS- LIGHT AND GEOMETRIC OPTICS’ UNIT OVERVIEW

Ongoing Curriculum Expectations

Physics

Overall Expectations

E1. evaluate the effectiveness of technological devices and procedures designed to make use of light, and assess their social benefits
E2. investigate, through inquiry, the properties of light, and predict its behaviour, particularly with respect to reflection in plane and curved mirrors and
refraction in converging lenses
E3. demonstrate an understanding of various characteristics and properties of light, particularly with respect to reflection in mirrors and reflection and
refraction in lenses

Unit Specific Curriculum Expectations

Physics
Big Ideas Framing Questions

-Light has characteristic and properties that can be manipulated with mirrors and lenses for How do vision sensors help the Canadian Food Inspection agency imrove
a range of uses food safety?
-Society has benefited from the development of a range of optical devices and technologies How are photonics used in the early diagnosis such as cancer?
How have optical fibres enhanced our ability to communicate information?
How do all of these technologies benefit society?

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Literacy Themes
Literacy Environmental Education Financial Literacy
Discussion for Inquiry Investigation
Conclusions for Informal Reports(paragraph)
Students will investigate natural phenomena that Major advances in the medical, tourism, and research
Activities (Short Answer Questions) occurs in the world due to reflection and refraction industries will be discussed, focusing on the impact
Quizzes and Tests (MCQ) concave/convex mirrors and lens technology had.
Textbook and Scientific Article reading

Unit Overview
Assessment
Topics/# Lessons
Specific Expectations Learning Tasks / Activities Framework “6 Cs” Focus
*Link to Google Doc Lesson
As For Of

Introduction Lesson E1, E2, E3 Expectations and Assessment pieces will be X Page 10 here
introduced

Light E3.1, E3.2 -Textbook questions X Character education

Properties of Light and Reflection E2.1, E3.3 -Textbook questions X X Character education

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-Plane mirror ray diagrams will be uploaded to Communication

google photos for peer evaluation
Collaboration

Concave Mirrors E2.1, E2.2, E2.3,E2.5, E3.3 -Textbook questions X X Character education

(3 lessons) -Concave mirror ray diagrams will be uploaded to X X Communication

google photos for peer evaluation
X X Citizenship
-Mirror and magnification equation work will be
Critical Thinking
uploaded to google photos for peer evaluation
Collaboration
-Checkpoint Quiz (AS)
Creativity

Convex Mirrors E2.1, E2.2, E2.3,E2.5, E3.3 -Textbook questions X X Character education

-Convex mirror ray diagrams will be upload to google X Communication

photos for peer evaluation
Citizenship
-Magnification and Mirror equation work will be
Critical Thinking
uploaded
Collaboration
-Checkpoint Quiz (AS)
Creativity

Refraction of Light E2.1, E2.6, E3.7 -Textbook questions X Character education

Communication

Critical Thinking

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Partial Reflection and Refraction E2.1, E3.4 -Textbook questions X X Character education

-Exit card to show 3 stages travelling from a slow-to- Communication

fast medium, critical angle
Citizenship
-Peer assessment exit cards
Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Creativity

Diverging and Converging Lenses E2.1, E2.5, E3.5 -Textbook questions X X Character education

(2 Lessons) -Ray diagrams will be uploaded to google photos for X X Communication

peer evaluations
X Citizenship
-Magnification and Mirror equations will be uploaded
Critical Thinking
to google photos for peer evaluations
Collaboration
-Checkpoint quiz (As)
Creativity
-Students research and explain in groups where each
type of lense is used in technology

Lense Technologies/Optical E1.1, E1.2, E2.1, E2.5, E3.5 -Textbook and video questions X Character education
Penhomenae/ Human Eye Communication

UNIT TEST E1, E2, E3 -Entire period X Character education

Communication

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Citizenship

Critical Thinking

Creativity

ISU- Concave mirror formal lab E2.1, E2.2, E2.3,E2.5, E3.3 X Character education
report Communication

Citizenship

Critical Thinking

Collaboration

Creativity

Note: Total teaching time will equal approximately (## This must align with the course outline document) hours.

End of Unit Teacher Checklist

i. Review student performance data and update student profile.
ii. Review student learning skills self-assessments and update “Learning Skills Calculator”.
iii. Review student inventory information.
iv. Ensure all Unit 1 lesson plans have been revised according to reflective practice comments.
v. Ensure all student assignments have been submitted via Turnitin or Google Classroom

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