SERC Pedagogic Library: Total Internal Reflection

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This item is a research-based lesson plan on the topic of total internal reflection (TIR), designed for use in introductory physics classrooms.  It is aligned with the Interactive Lecture pedagogic approach.  The purpose of the lesson is to help students apply Snell's Law to discover circumstances under which the TIR phenomenon occurs.  This resource was peer reviewed by the SERC Pedagogic team (Science Education Resource Center).

**NOTE:  This lesson requires use of a refraction tank, available at science supply companies for $80-100.

This item is part of the SERC Pedagogic Library, a collaboration between SERC Pedagogic Service Project and ComPADRE.  SEE RELATED ITEMS on this page for a link to the full collection.

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/interactive/examples/19120.htm...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Practices - Active Learning = Interactive Lecture Demonstration - Pedagogy General Physics - Curriculum Optics - Geometrical Optics = Total Internal Reflection	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Best practice = Curriculum = Lesson/Lesson Plan - Service

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Lesson Plan - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended Users:: Educator
Learner
Format:: text/html
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2008 SERC
Keywords:: SERC, Snell's Law, TIR, critical angle, interactive lecture demonstrations, interactive lectures, optics, pedagogic service, ray optics, total internal reflection
Record Cloner:: Cloned from ComPADRE Item 6625 May 22, 2009 by caroline hall
Record Updated:: May 22, 2009 by caroline hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 25, 2009

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SERC Pedagogic Library: Total Internal Reflection (Science Education Resource Center, Northfield, 2008), WWW Document, (http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/interactive/examples/19120.html).

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SERC Pedagogic Library: Total Internal Reflection. (2009, February 25). Retrieved September 7, 2010, from Science Education Resource Center: http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/interactive/examples/19120.html

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Science Education Resource Center. SERC Pedagogic Library: Total Internal Reflection. Northfield: Science Education Resource Center, February 25, 2009. http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/interactive/examples/19120.html (accessed 7 September 2010).

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