Lesson Plan: Deviation due to a Prism Physics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to determine the effect of the shape and refractive index of a prism on the path taken through it by light rays.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- diagrammatically derive and apply the formula for deviation, ,
- graphically demonstrate and use the formula for minimum deviation incidence angle, ,
- use the thin prism approximation formula, .
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- Snellβs law.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- dispersion.