Manitoba Curriculum - Senior 3 Physics Topic 2: The Nature of Light

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20 June 2016

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Addressing Manitoba's Senior 3 Physics Topic 2: The Nature of Light with CurioCity Resources

Manitoba’s Senior 3 Physics Program of Studies includes a topic cluster called The Nature of Light. The following CurioCity resources can help you address outcomes from that topic cluster:

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