Light: Reflection and Refraction
Students investigate how light interacts with different materials, exploring reflection and refraction through experiments.
Key Questions
- Explain the difference between reflection and refraction of light.
- Predict how light will behave when it strikes different surfaces or passes through different media.
- Design an experiment to demonstrate the law of reflection.
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