Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________
SNC 2D - Optics Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is for you to answer a question that relates to application of
optics in everyday life (see topics below). Resources you can refer to include the following:
Science Perspectives 10 textbook, Scientific websites, class notes/class website. You will put
all information into Google Slides.
Your slide(s) must include:
- written information needed to answer your question
- at least one diagram that helps to explain your answer
- one video (up to 2 minutes maximum) that helps to explain your answer
You will also create 3 concept check questions to include at the end of your assignment. You
can choose to use multiple-choice, true-false, fill in the blank or short answer format; AT
LEAST ONE of your questions must be short answer format.
Topics:
1. How does the eye see?
2. Why is the sky blue? Why is the ocean blue?
3. What is “nearsightedness”?
4. What is “farsightedness”?
5. Why is the moon larger when near the horizon?
6. Explain how a refracting telescope works?
7. Explain how a reflecting telescope works?
8. How do polarized lenses work on sunglasses?
9. How do holograms work?
10. How are the Northern Lights caused?
11. How does your brain orient images when you stand on your head?
12. How does a camera work?
13. What is a flexible endoscope and how does it work?
14. What are some living creatures that are bioluminescent?
15. What is a solar oven and how is it best used?
16. How do binoculars work?
17. How do 3D glasses work?
18. How do night vision goggles work?
19. How do X-rays work?
20. Why do mirrors flip things horizontally but not vertically?
21. Can dogs see colour?
22. How do we study stars?
23. How does optical illusion work?
24. How 4 Cs of diamonds (cut, clarity, carat and color) work?
25. What is fisheye lens photography?
26. What is total internal reflection?
27. Explain the advantages of nano optics?
28. Explain how a microscope works?
SNC 2D Optics Presentation Rubric:
Topic #_______
Criteria Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Knowledge and Understanding
Content Contains all required Contains most required Contains some required Contains little required
-answer to question information to information to answer information to answer information to answer
- one diagram (at least) answer question question, one diagram to question, one diagram to question; missing
- one video (2 min. thoroughly, more explain answer & one explain answer and one diagram and/or video.
maximum) than one diagram to video which does not video which does not
explain answer, & exceed 2 min. exceed 2 min.
one video which
does not exceed 2
min.
Organization Student presents Student presents Audience has difficulty Audience cannot
- Visually appealing (titles information in information in logical following information understand information
provided and logical, visually sequence which because student jumps because there is no
underlined, appealing sequence audience can follow; around; information has sequence of information;
bullets/numbering used which is easy to information has some visual appeal. has little visual appeal.
as needed, diagrams follow. considerable visual
labelled) appeal.
- Information is broken
down in an easy to
follow format.
Mechanics Information has no Information has no more Information has three Information has four or
misspellings or than two misspellings misspellings and/or more spelling and/or
grammatical errors. and/or grammatical grammatical errors. grammatical errors.
errors.
Questions 3 concept check 2 concept check 1 concept check question No concept check
questions directly questions directly related directly related to slide questions directly related
related to slide to slide information are information is provided to slide information are
information are provided OR 3 concept OR 2 concept check provided OR 1 concept
provided check questions are questions are provided, check question is
provided, but not all are but they are not all provided, but it is not
directly related to directly related to related to information
information provided. information provided. provided.
