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
Light Sound and Waves Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Many students do not fully understand the connection between a light source, an object, and the eye looking at the object to describe a mechanism for sight

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Most pupils struggle to represent sound accurately

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students who have heard sound is 'carried ' through the air may think sound is carried by individual molecules

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Waves CPD videos

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