BendingLight_Remote_Lab A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines.



Title BendingLight_Remote_Lab
Description This lab was designed specifically for students working remotely with guided inquiry. Learning Goals Describe what happens to light when it shines on a medium. Explain light direction changes at the interface between two media and what determines the angle. Describe the effect of varying wavelength on the angle of refraction. Explain why a prism creates a rainbow. Apply Snell’s law to a laser beam incident on the interface between media.
Subject Physics
Level High School, Undergrad - Intro
Type Lab, Remote Learning
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords inquiry, prism, rainbow, reflection, refraction, snell
Simulation(s) Bending Light (HTML5)

Author(s) Trish Loeblein
Contact Email patricia.loeblein@colorado.edu
School / Organization PhET
Date submitted 4/15/20
Date updated 4/15/20