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Diverging Lenses Instructional VideoDiverging Lenses Instructional Video
Publisher
DoodleScience
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:13
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2015
Instructional Video

Diverging Lenses

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

2016 was the first time viewers could watch the Olympics in virtual reality. The video discusses how diverging lenses are used to create virtual images using refracting light. It also explains how to use a ray diagram and identify the focus points. 

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Concepts

lenses, refraction, imagery

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Bring in various lenses and compare them to eye glasses

Classroom Considerations

  • Be aware that YouTube comments are open to the public and may be distracting
  • Requires prior knowledge of converging lenses
  • Video is the 39th in a series of 49
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Provides closed captioning and a full written script which helps with note taking
  • Excellent for visual learners

Cons

  • None

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