Curated OER
Physics 152 ~ Fall 2003 Midterm Exam #3, Parts A, B
Illuminated physics stars show what they know about light by taking this exam. They match several related vocabulary terms to descriptions and answer multiple choice questions about the characteristics of light, magnification, and...
Curated OER
What do Lenses Do?
Students learn to differentiate between different types of lenses. In this lens lesson, students discover how lenses are different and why a specific lens should be used. Students understand how to find the focal point of a lens....
Curated OER
Refraction and Lenses
In this lenses worksheet, students will review refraction through lenses by reading pairs of statements and circling the correct ones. Then students will read 9 statements and indicate if the statement is referring to a concave lens,...
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Thin Lens Equation
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Contact Lens
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation exploring how contact lens correct your vision!.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo's Telescope
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]
Cuemath
Cuemath: Convex Shapes
A comprehensive guide for learning all about convex shapes with definitions, examples, and practice questions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Convex Lenses: Lens
[Free Registration/Login Required] Observe how the location of the virtual image changes by dragging the red dots on the object.
Optical Society
Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Lens Activity
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Camera Lenses
Understand how lens curvature, focal length and f-stop are related.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hyperopia and Convex Lenses
This passage will test your knowledge on lenses.
Other
Science Hobbyist: Making Telescopes
Site describes how to construct a telescope and what you can do with it. Also provides a simple explanation of how telescopes work.
Optical Society
Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Shimmering Lenses
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.