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WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
SAS and Understanding By Design Template
Name _Jayson Kowinsy_____________ Date __8/25/14__
Content Area _AP_Physics II___________
Length of Lesson __15_days_______
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STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:
Geometric Optics – mirrors and lenses
BIG IDEAS:
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Students will understand:
Students will create solutions for reflections, refractions for substances.
Use equations for thin lenses and mirrors to find object, image, and
magnifications.
Students will create optical instruments.
The state has not yet made Essential Questions for Physics-Optics
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content) objectives, and skill
focus)
The state has not yet made Big Ideas for Physics-Optics.
What is reflection and refraction
(no state standards for optics – general standards include: 3.2.12B D, 3.2.12
C, 3.4.12 C)
VOCABULARY: Concave, Convex, Refraction, Reflection,
Law of Reflection, Normal line, virtual image, real image,
ray, ray diagram, wave front
STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):
Students will be able to:
Solve plane surface reflection refraction types
Image? Magnification?
Solve curved surface reflection problems.
Solve thin lens problems with multiple lenses
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:
Labs, Quiz, Exam, Homeworks
OTHER EVIDENCE:
Informal assessment through problem presentations to class,
and cooperative learning groups
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL
PROCEDURES:
Do Now
Draw Sample Ray Diagrams
Mini Lesson
How to Construct Ray Diagrams
Lensmaker Equation
Determine image/object
positions and magnifications for
lenses and mirrors
Guided Practice
Practice ray diagrams and
lensmaker equation on board
and in small groups
Independent Practice
Apply lens equation to multiple
lens systems (telescope lab / Ray
Lab)\
Construct Ray Diagrams and
Apply Lensmaker Equation
Summations/Formative
Assessments
Quiz
Exam
MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
Lab materials
String
Light source
Lenses
Convex and concave mirrors
Plane mirrors
Clay
Pins
INTERVENTIONS:
Students will be working on
the board on optics examples
and present to the class
throughout unit.
Students will be working in
cooperative groups on labs
and in class work.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Optics worksheets 1 - 4
In class problems
Two Optics Labs
Quiz
Exam
Exam Test Corrections
Homeworks
Labs
Reflections
Exit Slips
Exam Test Corrections