- build connections between the macroscopic and the sub-microscopic - develop a model of photons that is based on a wide range...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

In episode 01, Radiating from source to absorber , a description was developed of light and sound as originating in vibrations...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

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

In introducing the idea that light shifts energy in discrete chunks, it is important to emphasise to students the key...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

It is tempting to argue that whether the energy of a light beam arrives in a steady continuous stream, or in a steady line of...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

The description of bright and dim sources of light of different frequencies in terms of photons is absolutely fundamental to...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

It's always useful to make links between different areas of learning in physics. Whenever a student says, Oh! It's a bit like...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

It is important to recognise that the light-as-photons model applies to the various phenomena discussed in episode 01...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

The remarkably simple equation, E = h × f , tells us how photon size is related to frequency via Planck's constant. But who...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

There's a good chance you could improve your teaching if you were to try these strategies.

Teaching Guidance 14-16