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Homework (Not Including Labs):

Plane Mirror Practice (Solutions) (11/4; Due 11/6)

Plane Mirror Goodness (Solutions) (11/6; Due 11/7)

Where Can You See a Pencil? (Solutions) (11/6; Due 11/7)

Diverging Mirrors Ray Tracing (Solutions) (11/7; Due 11/13)

Converging Mirrors Ray Tracing (Solutions) (11/13; Due 11/14)

Ray Tracing and Calculation Problems (Solutions) (11/13; Due 11/14)

More Curved Mirror Math (Solutions) (11/14; Due 11/17)

Solve Mirror Problems on Tables (Solutions) (11/17; Due 11/17)

Refraction Goodness (Solutions) (11/18; Due 11/20)

Refraction Shapes (Solutions) (11/18; Due 11/20)

Diverging Lens Practice (Solutions) (11/20; Due 11/24)

Converging Lens Practice (Solutions) (11/20; Due 11/24)

Lens Practice (Solutions) (12/1; Due 12/2)

Number Crunching (Solutions) (12/1; Due 12/2)

Lens Ray Diagram Practice (Solutions) (12/2; Due 12/4)

Lens Ray Diagrams on Tables (12/4; Due 12/4)

Lens Fun (Solutions) (12/5; Due 12/8)

Sample Lens Problems (Solutions) (12/5; Due 12/8)

Wait, Is This AP Physics? (Solutions) (12/8; Due 12/9)

 

In Class Material:

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Lab (11/3; Due 11/4)

Introduce Plane Mirrors (11/4)
Notes
PowerPoint

More Plane Mirrors (11/6)
Notes
Next-Time Question 29-1
Next-Time Question 29-4
Next-Time Question 29-3
Option 1 PowerPoint
Option 2 PowerPoint

Plane Mirror Notes (11/6)

Introduce Diverging Mirrors (11/7)
Notes
PowerPoint 1
PowerPoint 2

Curved Mirror Principal Rays Note Sheet (Filled In Copy) (11/7 and 11/13)

Curved Mirror Handout (11/7 and 11/13)

Introduce Converging Mirrors (11/13)
Notes
PowerPoint

Discuss Curved Mirror Math / Equations (11/13)

Whiteboard Notes (11/13)

Whiteboard Notes v2 (11/13)

Introduce Refraction / Critical Angle (11/18)
Notes
Next-Time Question 29-5
PhET Simulation

Introduce Diverging Lenses (11/20)
PowerPoint 1
PowerPoint 2

Introduce Converging Lenses (11/20)
PowerPoint

Lens Principal Rays Note Sheet (Filled In Copy) (11/20)

Real vs. Virtual Images (11/20) 

Physics Classroom Concept Builders (11/24)
Law Enforcement aka Refraction Practice
Choose Either:
Light Speed or
Index of Refractions
L-O-S-T Art of Image Direction

Be Sure To Lens a Hand Lab (11/25; Due 12/1)

Things to Consider Day 1, Focus on Mirrors and Refraction (Solutions) (12/15)

Things To Consider Day 2, Focus on Lenses (Solutions) (12/16)

Test Equation Sheet (12/18)

 

*** Not Yet Updated for 2025-26 School Year

Textbook Link:

Chapter 29 - Reflection and Refraction

Chapter 30 - Lenses

 

Reading Calendar:

Nov. 3 Sections 29.1 - 29.4
   
Nov. 10 Sections 29.6 - 29.9, 29.12
   
Nov. 17 Sections 30.1 - 30.4
   
Nov. 24 Sections 30.5 - 30.7
   
Dec. 1 Sections 30.5 - 30.7
   
Dec. 8 None This Week
   
Dec. 15 None This Week
   

 

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