Unit 4

Unit 4: How have creative ideas and investigation revolutionised thinking in physics?

In this unit, students explore some monumental changes in thinking in Physics that have changed the course of how physicists understand and investigate the Universe. They examine the limitations of the wave model in describing light behaviour and use a particle model to better explain some observations of light.

Laser interference | Institute for Quantum Computing

AOS 1: Models of light

How has understanding about the physical world changed?

  • Light as a wave
  • Light as a particle
  • Matter as particles or waves
  • Similarities between light and matter
  • Einstein’s special theory of relativity
Maltese Cross CRT | Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations

AOS 2: Practical investigation

How is scientific inquiry used to investigate fields, motion or light?

  • Investigation design
  • Scientific evidence
  • Science communication

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