Light, Sound and Waves

Big Idea: Waves carry information without causing a permanent change on the intervening medium. More info...

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Waves and particles

A common approach to introducing the idea that light shifts energy in discrete chunks or photons is to state that light not...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

What is light? This question might well be posed by an interested pupil. The approach taken in this topic starts on familiar...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Suggestions for activities to aid the teaching of 'seeing things' based on the Physics Narrative and the Teaching Guidance.

Classroom Activity 5-11