Unit 1 Activity 4: Refraction - Part 1 To show and then play a movie, click on the arrow or the movie title/description. Repeat to hide it. Exploration 1 STEP 1: Laser tank filled with AIR Exploration 1 STEP 1: Laser tank filled with AIR Exploration 1 STEPS 2-3: Laser at 50 deg angle and adding water Exploration 1 STEPS 2-3: Laser at 50 deg angle and adding water Exploration 1 STEP 5: Laser starts in AIR and strikes WATER along normal Exploration 1 STEP 5: Laser starts in AIR and strikes WATER along normal Exploration 1 STEP 6: Test later in Exploration 3 using Simulation Exploration 1 STEP 6: Test later in Exploration 3 using Simulation Exploration 1 STEP 7: AIR-WATER: Rotating laser between 0 and 90 degrees Exploration 1 STEP 7: AIR-WATER: Rotating laser between 0 and 90 degrees Exploration 1 STEP 8: Laser tank filled with WATER Exploration 1 STEP 8: Laser tank filled with WATER Exploration 2 STEP 1: No change in speed Exploration 2 STEP 1: No change in speed Exploration 2 STEP 1: Head-on - Change in speed Exploration 2 STEP 1: Head-on - Change in speed Exploration 2 STEP 2: Change in speed - Angled boundary Exploration 2 STEP 2: Change in speed - Angled boundary Exploration 2 STEP 3: Change in speed - encountering boundary at angle Exploration 2 STEP 3: Change in speed - encountering boundary at angle Exploration 2 STEP 4: In order to hear the sound, you will need to watch this video individually or turn on Closed Captions. Exploration 2 STEP 4: In order to hear the sound, you will need to watch this video individually or turn on Closed Captions Exploration 2 STEP 4: Simulation of Reflection and Refraction using Huygens' principle Exploration 2 STEP 4: Simulation of Reflection and Refraction using Huygens' principle You should be able to run this yourself! Click on the image below and follow the instructions in the activity. Exploration 3: Bending Light Exploration 3: Bending Light You should be able to run this yourself! Click on the image below and follow the instructions in the activity. This simulator is one of many developed by the Physics Education Technology (PhET)group ) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Return to Unit 1 Resources Page Copyright © 2020 LEAP