Education Technology


Looking Through the Lens

Activity Overview

Students use simulated experiments to explore ray diagrams for converging and diverging thin lenses.

Key Steps

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    Students investigate the characteristics of converging and diverging lenses.

     

    First, students study simulations of diverging and converging lenses to determine the relationship between curvature and focal point.

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    Next, students use simulations to explore the relationship between image distance and object distance for converging and diverging lenses.

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    Finally, students use simulations to derive the equation for the magnification of a lens. Again, they study both converging and diverging lenses.