Category Archives: P7 Waves, P8 Light, P9 Electromagnetic Spectrum

P7 Waves (Combined Science)

Science Bank 5 (Waves): part 1 – introduction to waves (to 4m 15s); part 2 – reflection (to 9m 30s); part 3 – refraction (to 14m 10s):

P7 waves from davaruss – a good powerpoint but it covers more than we need (check the syllabus statements).

A short (3m 48s) video clip on Types of Wave (Clipbank).

Curriculum Bites has two short revision videos– Waves (5m 57s) & Uses of Waves (5m 19s).

GCSE Bitesize foundation level – Waves (17m 22s) – the first part covers the characteristics of waves.

P8 Light (Combined Science)

New GCSE Bitesize – Light (4m 48s):

P8 light from davaruss – a good powerpoint but it covers more than we need (check the syllabus statements).

P8 converging lens from davaruss

REFLECTION:

Three short videos clips from Clipbank: Rules of Reflection, Reflection from Mirrors & Parabolic Reflectors.

REFRACTION:

A short (3m 14s) video clip on Rules of Refraction form Clipbank and from Bitesize Top 20 Demos – Refraction (1m 39s).

Two short clips on TIR: Total Internal Reflection (2m 11s) from Bitesize Top 20 Demos & Total Internal Reflection (1m 36s) from Clipbank. Also, from BT Educational services a 13m 15s video – Physics of Optical Communication.

P9 Electromagnetic Spectrum (Combined Science)

Science Bank 6 (Electromagnetic Spectrum): part 1 – the visible spectrum (to 4m 40s); part 2 – longer waves (to 9m 15s); part 3 – shorter waves (to 14m 15s):

P9 electromagnetic spectrum from davaruss

Three short video clips from Clipbank: the Electromagnetic Spectrum, UV & X-rays & the passionate Jon Chase describes Electromagnetic Radiation in 4m 19s.

All the different forms of radiation in the Electromagnetic Spectrum are described here in a 24m 30s video (BBC KS4 Class Clips).

Other videos include How does a microwave work? from Naked Science Scrapbook (4m 35s), Waves & Communication from Jon Chase (4m 19s), Science in Focus – Electromagnetic Spectrum (19m 9s), & in GCSE Bitesize foundation level – Waves  – the second part revises the electromagnetic spectrum.