SNC 2D1

Optics Unit Planner

Date

Topic(s)

Wednesday
October 14
Thursday
October 15

Introduction to Optics Activity

Friday
October 16

Nature and Production of Light

Sources of Light Activity

Monday
October 19
Tuesday
October 20
Wednesday
October 21

Reflection in a Plane Mirror & Ray

Diagrams.
Curved Mirror Investigation
(assessed)
Optics Quiz 1 (assessment)

Behaviour of Light
Pinhole Cameras/Viewers

Curved Mirrors, Ray Diagrams &

Image Properties
Thursday
October 22

Concave Mirror Lab

(peer assessed)

Friday
October 23
Monday
October 26

Curved Mirror Equation

Calculations
Optics Quiz 2
Concave Mirror Lab DUE (peer
assessment)
Introduction to Refraction
Ray Diagrams
Snells Law Calculations

Tuesday
October 27
Wednesday
October 28
Thursday
October 29
Friday
October 30
Monday
November
2
Tuesday
November
3

Snells Law & Refraction

Continued
Lens investigations
Total Internal Reflection
Reflection and Refraction
Assignment/Quiz (evaluated)
Lenses and Lens Ray Diagrams
Lens Equation

Wednesday
November
4
Thursday
November
5
Friday
November
6

Lens Practice Problems

Lab preparation

Monday
November
9
Tuesday
November
10
Wednesday
November

Convex Lens Lab DUE

The Human Eye Modules
Video: Human Senses-Vision
Optics Applications Activity

Convex Lens Lab (evaluated)

The Human Eye Modules

Unit Review

Key Concept(s)

Homework / Due
Dates

Production and Transmission of

Light.
Review of Lights, Pinhole camera
calculations.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum;
Production and Transmission of
Light.
Key terms of Plane mirrors,
characteristics & Ray diagrams.
Images in a Plane mirror.
Ray box activity.
Quiz on Pinhole Calculation,
image in a Plane mirror,
identifying rays.
Images produced by Concave &
Convex mirrors and
characteristics.
Perform lab to help understand
where images are formed with
concave mirrors.
Mirror equations and how to solve
problems.
Quiz on Curved Mirror ray
diagrams and calculations.
Assessment As and Of Learning.
Penny in cup demo.
Refraction of light, ray diagrams,
calculations, meaning of + / numbers.
Ray diagrams and calculations.

Production of Light
questions.
Pinhole Camera Practice
Problems.
Production of Light
questions.

Ray boxes to and from a more

dense medium.
Why do diamonds sparkle? The
error message on your
calculator
Complete ray diagrams and
calculations.

Analysis questions.

Ray diagrams for converging and

diverging lenses.
Calculations to determine
properties of images formed by
lenses.
Take up homework.
Prepare for lab (scale
diagrams).
Perform lab, begin calculations.

Lens diagrams.

Definitions, Structure and

Function,
Accommodation, Myopia,
Hyperopia, Presbyopia
Definitions, Structure and
Function, Accommodation,
Myopia, Hyperopia, Presbyopia
Investigating various
technologies, performed at 4
different stations in class.
Review for unit test.

Questions.

Plane Mirror Diagrams.

Lab Analysis Questions,
Study for Quiz.
Concave and Convex Ray
Diagrams to prepare for
lab.

Due Monday, October

26 Investigation Analysis
Questions.
Practice Mirror problems
Study for Quiz.

Refraction Problems.

Refraction Practice.

Refraction Practice
questions.
Due at the end of class

Prepare for lab.

Lab Due Date:
Monday, November 9

Questions from each

station.
Review for Unit Test

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Thursday
November
12

OPTICS UNIT TEST