What would happen if your entire world was flipped upside down? In addition to changing the distance and size of an object, lenses flip the image upside down. The simulation allows scholars to vary the object, move the object, move the lens, adjust the focal length, the curvature radius of the lens, and more. Each variable alters a response in the image formed, allowing pupils to connect the relationships with ray diagrams.

 

Concepts

refraction, lenses, optics

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Perform the same experiment in class with a handheld lens
• Relate the physical and simulated lens to the way your eyes work

Classroom Considerations

• Requires Flash 9 or later in order to work

Pros

• Offers just over a dozen teacher-created lesson plans that use this simulation
• Translates into more than 50 languages, giving you more flexibility

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4