Light, Sound and Waves

Pathways through the topic Radiations and Radiating

Teaching Guidance for 14-16 Supporting Physics Teaching

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Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Most students struggle to represent sound accurately

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students struggle to draw ray diagrams showing refraction when the boundary is depicted as vertical if they have been introduced to the concept with horizontal boundaries

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Many students struggle to understand that a light ray is (most often) just a model used to depict the behaviour of light

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