Light, Sound and Waves

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Radiations and Radiating

Teaching Guidance for 14-16 Supporting Physics Teaching

Radiations and Radiating kitset
Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students may believe light can change direction or travel a curved path without anything externally influencing it

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some student believe light bounces off things, but this has no relevance to seeing

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Many students, even some that understand that sound is the result of vibrations, struggle to explain the effect of covering an object which is making sound

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