Year 9 · Science

Light Waves

Year 9 learners practise how light waves and lenses work.

The activities include Describe Properties of Light Waves, Describe Refraction and Define Refractive Index, Describe the Transmission of Light Through Materials, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Describe Properties of Light Waves
Describe Refraction and Define Refractive Index
Describe the Transmission of Light Through Materials
Explain Effects of Dispersion and Mixing Primary Colours of Light
Explain How Images are Made by Eyes and Cameras
Explain How Lenses Form Images

Checked learning resources

Refracting light

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

I can describe and draw how a ray of light refracts when it moves from one medium to another, and explain how refraction can cause virtual images. This KS3 science video lesson directly teaches the concepts and scientifi
The visible spectrum

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

I can describe what white light is, and explain why a visible spectrum can be produced from white light. This KS3 science video lesson directly teaches the concepts and scientific action required by "Explain Effects of D
Focusing light

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

I can explain how light from an object can be focused by a converging lens to form an image. This KS3 science video lesson directly teaches the concepts and scientific action required by "Explain How Lenses Form Images".
Waves - KS3 Physics

BBC Bitesize · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

BBC KS3 science teaching, examples and practice checks for Light Waves; selected for the concepts in "Describe Properties of Light Waves" after reviewing the full worksheet context.
Sound, light and vision: lesson sequence

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

This KS3 Oak unit provides sequenced teaching on Sound, light and vision. It includes the lesson objective closest to the full worksheet context.
Making images: lesson sequence

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

This KS3 Oak unit provides sequenced teaching on Making images. It includes the lesson objective closest to the full worksheet context: Refracting light.
Waves

Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 9 Science resource matched to how light waves and lenses work.
Light

YouTube — Revision Monkey · Video · Opens on the provider website

KS3 revision explains light-wave properties and contrasts light with mechanical waves.