Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Concave and Convex Lenses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students describe and predict image formation as a consequence of refraction through a thin convex lens.
Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Convex Shapes

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide for learning all about convex shapes with definitions, examples, and practice questions.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Contact Lens

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation exploring how contact lens correct your vision!.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Lens

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What a lens is and what it does, concave and convex lenses.
Activity
Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Lens Activity

For Students 3rd - 8th
An investigation into how lenses behave. Students explore using convex and concave lenses in various ways and record their observations. They are then are directed to another site to try activities where they can manipulate virtual lenses.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Thin Lens Equation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an informative site from Georgia State University. It gives a discussion of the thin lens equation and an illustration of its use in determining the image distance based upon the object distance and the focal length.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Making a Water Lens

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site provides a basic experiment that shows how a lens works. This lesson plan explains nearsightedness and farsightedness. It also explains concave and convex lenses.
Activity
Optical Society

Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Shimmering Lenses

For Students 3rd - 8th
An experiment using Jell-O to create lenses, to see how light behaves with flat, concave, and convex lens surfaces. With an explanation of what is observed, and a link to an informative article on lenses.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Anatomy of a Lens

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated diagrams in this tutorial help students understand the properties and functions of lenses.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Image Formation by Lenses

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains what lenses are, the different between a converging and diverging lens, the difference between a double convex and double concave lens, and gives definitions for terms related to lenses.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: What Is Light?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the characteristics of light and its properties. Students are given examples of reflection, refraction, and lens types. An assessment component is included.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Lenses

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe what a lens is and how a lens works.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Galileo's Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
The invention of the telescope helped change our understanding of the universe. This video segment adapted from NOVA looks at Galileo's contribution to this technology. [1:49]
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Ray Diagrams for Mirrors

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a discussion of curved mirrors and ray diagrams. Shows and explains the process of drawing a ray diagram to determine the image location, size, and orientation.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Thin Lenses Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question quiz about thin lenses.
Handout
Other

Geometric Optics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a very brief definition to geometric optics, and includes links to related information.

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