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This is a collection of more than 50 classroom experiments introducing users to geometric optics and the ray model of light.  Developed for use in high school science classrooms, each experiment focuses on practical applications of ray optics and is supplemented with full instructional procedures, safety guidelines, drawings/photos, and tips for teachers.   Background information accompanies each activity, as well.

**Note:  Most of the experiments require the use of a ray box or bright lamp, concave and convex lenses, and an optical bench.  Items are readily available at scientific supply houses, with costs ranging from $300 to $1,500, depending upon the capabilities of the item purchased.

This item is part of a much larger collection of physics/astronomy experiments, sponsored by the UK's Institute of Physics and funded by the Nuffield Curriculum Centre.
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http://practicalphysics.org/optics.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Practices - Curriculum Development = Laboratory Optics - Color - Geometrical Optics - The Eye	- High School - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Curriculum = Demonstration = Instructor Guide/Manual = Laboratory

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Lesson Plan - Activity - Laboratory - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

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Keywords:: activities, color, color spectra, curriculum, electromagnetic spectrum, experiment, hands-on, high school labs, human eye, labs, lenses, light, pinhole, pinhole camera, practical physics, ray model, ray optics, reflection, refraction, visible light
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created May 15, 2009 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: August 22, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: October 17, 2007

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Nature and Behavior of Light
Unit Title: Ray Optics -- Reflection and Refraction of Light

A collection of more than 50 hands-on experiments designed to introduce high school and middle school students to geometric optics, also known as the ray model of light. Topics include reflection, refraction, pinhole cameras, the human eye, color and the visible spectrum, optical equipment, and ray streaks. Each lab has background information, safety guidelines, and tips for use in the classroom.

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