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Typical Conceptual Questions for Physics I - Light and Quantum
This is a stellar overview of everything light and quantum! There are 30 multiple choice questions, none of them requiring any mathematical computation. There are a few diagrams to analyze: light rays striking reflective and refractive...
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Making a Pinhole Camera
Students are introduced to the basic straight line pattern of travel that light takes. A cereal box and wax paper provide the pinhole camera that captures the light's inverted image. Shifting this pattern provides additional challenges.
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Pinhole Viewer
Young scholars make a pinhole viewer to demonstrate how it inverts light passing through it which produces inverted images.
Physics LAB
Thin Lens Equations #4-Both Types
In this thin lens worksheet, students answer 20 questions about the images produced by converging lenses and diverging lenses. They determine how far the image is from the lens, they determine if the image is upright or inverted and they...
Physics LAB
This Lens Equation #2: Converging Lenses
In this converging lens instructional activity, students answer 22 questions about converging lenses with different focal lengths. They find the distance from the lens the image will be formed, they determine if the image is virtual or...
Physics LAB
Thin Lens Equation #3-Both Types
In this thin lens instructional activity, students answer 21 questions about diverging and converging lenses and the images they produce.
Physics LAB
Spherical Mirror: Equation #1
For this spherical mirrors worksheet, students answer 14 questions about convex and concave mirrors and the images formed in each. They determine if images are real or virtual, if they are upright or inverted, the focal length of the...
Curated OER
Making a Pinhole Camera
Students construct a pinhole camera in order to explain the basic property of the inversion of light. A well-designed and effective activity.
Exploratorium
Water Sphere Lens
With a Florence flask or fishbowl, make a double convex lens and use it to examine an image. Because of the refraction, the image will be inverted. A simple explanation is provided here for you to share with your class as they...
Curated OER
Subject-Verb Agreement Context Exercises
Focus on verb agreement with this clear, concise worksheet. Various subject-verb combinations and sentence examples prompt learners to choose the correct verb to fill in the blank. A great tool and handy guide for this area of grammar.
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Thin Lens Equation #1-Converging Lenses
In this converging lenses instructional activity, students solve 4 multi-part problems to find the focal length, the distance the object will be from the lens, the magnification of the lens, or the height of the image.
CK-12 Foundation
Existence: One-to-One Functions and Inverses
One-to-one means the answer is simple, right? Given four graphs, pupils use a vertical line to test each graph to find out if they are one-to-one. By using the resource, learners realize that not all one-to-one relations are functions....
Physics LAB
Two Lens Worksheet
For this lens worksheet, students are given 4 diagrams with two lenses lined up and an object placed in front of one lens. Students are given the focal lengths of the lenses and the distance the objects are from the lens. They answer 9...
Curated OER
Spherical Mirrors
Young scholars view images in a spherical mirror and interpret the path of light. In this physics lesson, students view a large spherical mirror demonstrated by the instructor. They use shiny serving spoons to investigate the path of...
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Aerial Photography
Students are introduced to a basic property of light and how we use this property in our everyday lives. They understand how this image is inverted because light travels in straight lines.
Physics LAB
Diverging Lens Vocabulary
For this lens worksheet, learners explore the images that are produced through different types of lenses such as a single lens or a convex or concave lens. This worksheet has 10 multiple choice and 4 fill in the blank questions.
Physics LAB
Converging Lens Vocabulary
In this lens activity, learners review the characteristics of images and light that pass through different types of converging lenses. This activity has 14 multiple choice and 6 fill in the blank questions.
Physics LAB
Plane Mirror Reflections
In this mirror activity, learners review the Law of Plane Mirrors and the Law of Reflection. Students identify the properties of virtual images formed by plane mirrors. This activity has 1 true or false, 12 matching, and 7 fill in the...
Bowels Physics
Light, Reflection, and Mirrors
Explore the connection of light, reflection, and mirrors. A comprehensive lesson introduces the basics of light in relation to reflection and mirrors. After an explanation of the vocabulary, the presentation shows how to create ray...
Curated OER
Personal Body Types
High schoolers are introduced to the four main body types. Individually, they label their own body type and disover which styles would be most flattering to their figure. To end the lesson, they design an outfit for themselves and...
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Laundry Day
Students read a book entitled, "Laundry Day." They discuss where people do the laundry and what clothes go in the washing machine and dryer. Students predict what may happen in the story. They discuss familiar words and strategies to...
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Language, As Experienced Through Pin-Hole Photography
Learners read about and discuss photographic principles and, under the direction of the art teacher, construct individual cameras from heavy black cardboard and thin sheet metal with a hole for the lens and black tape for the shutter.
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Physics Midterm Exam #3 - Electromagnetic Radiation
True-false and multiple-choice questions are posed in Part A of this exam, covering the topic of electromagnetic radiation. In Part B, problems relating to refraction must be solved. This is a well-rounded exam that will help you...
Jefferson Lab
Optics: Mirrors and Lenses
Did you see that or did I imagine it? Optical illusions are often created with mirrors and lenses, and here is a presentation that covers many different types of mirrors and lenses and how they work. Flat, concave, and convex mirrors, as...