L4-03 REFRACTION - ROD IN WATER

ID Code: L4-03
Purpose: Demonstrates refraction
Description: The rod, inserted into the water tank and viewed from an angle, shows a discontinuity at the surface of the water. Insert the other end of the rod at an angle into the water; the rod looks bent when viewed at an angle.
Availability: Available

See the Physics Question of the Week for 9/22/2014 for an example of how this demonstration can be used in class interaction and discussion: lecdem.physics.umd.edu/question-of-the-week-archive.html