Final Assessment: What is Light?
Completion requirements
Final Assessment
What is Light?
Can you imagine life without light? Light is needed for survival and light is used in so many ways in our world. We need it to grow food. We need it to see at night. We use it for many practical applications, and we even use it for
entertainment. Light is a very valuable commodity!
You have been hired by an advertising agency to produce an advertisement to "Sell light". You want your ad to describe all the neat things light can do and how it can be used.
You have been hired by an advertising agency to produce an advertisement to "Sell light". You want your ad to describe all the neat things light can do and how it can be used.
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Choose one of the following options for your "Light for Sale" ad:
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Make your own video or use Animoto to produce a commercial.
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Produce a print ad or poster using Glogster or another similar application.
- Write a radio advertisement that could be read on the radio during a broadcast.
Your commercial or advertisement should include descriptions or demonstrations of:
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sources of light (natural and artificial)
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how light can be dangerous and how to protect your eyes
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how light interacts with transparent, translucent, and opaque materials
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how shadows are formed and can change in size and shape
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how light reflects and refracts and how this is used in optical devices (microscope, telescope, camera, kaleidoscope, etc.)
- how light can be used to make colours
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