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TN-PHYS-O-LVL-87954 · v3.-8

Reflection

O Level · Physics · Waves · International Baccalaureate

Grade

O Level

Subject

Physics

Topic

Waves

Subtopic

Reflection

Curriculum

International Baccalaureate

Difficulty

Higher

Time

45 minutes

Total marks

44

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise reflection accurately in physics contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of reflection in the student's own words.
  • Apply reflection to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 45 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.Name one fact you already know about reflection.

    [1]
  2. 2.Circle one fact you already know about reflection.

    [1]
  3. 3.State one fact you already know about reflection.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.List the key term used in reflection described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Complete the key term used in reflection described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Define the key term used in reflection described here: item 3.

    [1]

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Reflection

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Match part 1 using the rule for reflection.

    [1]
  2. 2.Work out part 2 using the rule for reflection.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete part 3 using the rule for reflection.

    [1]
  4. 4.Match part 4 using the rule for reflection.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 6 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Continue the working for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Complete the method for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Continue the working for part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 8 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Solve part 1 on reflection without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Work out fully part 2 on reflection without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Solve part 3 on reflection without help.

    [2]
  4. 4.Determine part 4 on reflection without help.

    [2]

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Show that the statement in part 1 about reflection.

    [3]
  2. 2.Prove the statement in part 2 about reflection.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.Use the information to decide a real physics situation that depends on reflection.

    [3]
  2. 2.Apply a real physics situation that depends on reflection.

    [3]

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Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Compare and justify a student's method for reflection is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Explain why a student's method for reflection is or is not efficient.

    [4]

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Reflect on how confident you feel with reflection and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Reflect on how confident you feel with reflection and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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