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Science 8 Learning Targets for Optics
Chapter 4
Target #
Descriptor
1
Define waves and describe their characteristics, using examples
and sketches.
Identify and properly explain the following terms associated
with waves:
a) wavelength
2
b) frequency
c) amplitude
d) crest
e) trough
3
Describe how waves are reflected off a barrier and refracted
when passing from one medium to another.
4
Connect the behaviour of waves to visible light (e.g., both
waves and light reflect and refract).
Identify and describe properties of visible light (e.g., the use of a
5
prism to demonstrate the spectrum of colour; a pinhole camera
to demonstrate how light travels in a straight line).
Differentiate between the following parts of the
electromagnetic spectrum in terms of wavelength, frequency,
and energy transferred:
a) radio waves
6
b) microwaves
c) infrared waves
d) visible light (“ROY G BIV”)
e) ultraviolet waves
f) X-rays
g) gamma rays
7
Relate different types of electromagnetic radiation to the daily
lives of humans.
1
Confident
Unsure
Chapter 5
Target #
8
9
10
11
12
13
Descriptor
Show how light is transmitted and/or absorbed by different
materials that are classified as being:
a) opaque
b) translucent
c) transparent
Demonstrate how shadows are created in regards to size and
sharpness.
Demonstrate and be able to sketch how a visible light ray is
reflected (e.g., relate the angle of incidence to angle of
reflection to the normal) using a plane mirror.
Demonstrate and be able to draw the effect on reflected light
rays due to the following types of curved mirrors:
a) concave
b) convex
Demonstrate and understand how a single light ray can be
refracted in terms of the angle of incidence, angle of refraction,
and changes of speed.
Demonstrate and be able to draw the effect on refracted light
rays due to the following types of curved lenses:
a) convex (a converging lens)
b) concave (a diverging lens)
2
Confident
Unsure
Chapter 6
Target #
14
15
16
17
18
Descriptor
Identify and provide a function for the following parts of the
human eye:
a) sclera
b) cornea
c) retina
d) lens
e) retina (including rods and cones)
f) optic nerve
g) blind spot
h) pupil
i) iris
Describe the cornea-lens-retina system.
Describe the following defects in human vision:
a) near-sightedness
b) far-sightedness
c) colour blindness
Describe several ways of correcting human vision (e.g., contact
lenses, glasses, laser surgery).
Identify similarities and differences between the eye and
another optical system (e.g., binoculars, cameras, microscopes,
telescopes)
3
Confident
Unsure