Geometrical Optics
N1-44: OPTICAL BOARD - RAINBOW
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrates internal reflection and dispersion of light
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
L6-12 MAGNIFYING LENS IN WATER
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Shows that focal properties of a lens depend on the medium in which the lens is located
L5-23 FIBER OPTICS TREE
Category: L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L5-14: LASER AND PLEXIGLASS TUBE
Category: L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L5-12 PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL
Category: L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L5-11 LASER WATERFALL
Category: L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose:
Demonstrates total internal reflection of a laser beam in a water jet
L4-31 DISAPPEARANCE OF GLASS IN LIQUID
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrates how index of refraction affects what wesee in a fluid bath
L4-23 BENDING OF LASER BEAM IN SUGAR SOLUTION
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrates a medium with a continually varying index of refraction
L4-06 REFRACTION IN CLOUDY WATER
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrates a light ray bends when it enters a different medium at an oblique angle.
L4-01 OPTICAL BOARD - RECTANGULAR SLAB
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrates refraction. Shows displacement of rays in a uniform slab of glass
L3-31 GIANT 160cm MIRROR - CONCAVE AND CONVEX
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrates images from concave and convex mirrors
L3-19 PENNY AND PARABOLIC MIRRORS
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Classic illusion of penny levitating above a pair of parabolic concave mirrors
L3-16 FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrates that concave mirrors can focus heat waves
L3-14 LARGE CONCAVE MIRROR (60cm)
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Shows types of images from a concave mirror
L3-03 LARGE CONVEX MIRROR (60cm)
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Shows the image from a convex mirror
L2-06 MAGIC TRICK - DISAPPEARING RABBIT
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Plane-mirror magic trick
L2-05 PERVERTED IMAGE - AXES IN MIRROR
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Investigation of the nature of images from a plane mirror
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L7-01: LIGHT METERS
Show light meters and maybe even use one Read More
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L7-02: FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER - CHALKBOARD MODEL
Illustrate how a focal plane shutter works Read More
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L7-03: SHUTTER SPEED OF A CAMERA
Measure the shutter speed of a camera Read More
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L7-04: DEPTH OF FIELD AND FIELD OF VIEW
Demonstrate depth of field as a function of aperture setting, and to demonstrate field of view as a function of… Read More
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L7-05: VIDEO CAMERA WITH VARIOUS LENSES
Demonstrate various lenses for a video camera Read More
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L7-11: OPTICAL BOARD - ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE
Model the optics of an astronomical telescope Read More
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L7-12: OPTICAL BOARD - TELEPHOTO LENS
Illustrate the location of the principal planes in a telephoto lens Read More
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L7-13: OPTICAL BOARD - GALILEAN TELESCOPE
Model the optics of a Galilean telescope Read More
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L7-14: OPTICAL BOARD - REFLECTING TELESCOPE
To illustrate rays in one type of reflecting telescope Read More
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L7-15: MICROSCOPE
Demonstrate how the optics of a microscope produces a magnified image Read More
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L7-16: GALILEOSCOPE
Show how the optics and lenses in a telescope work Read More
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L7-21: MAGNIFYING GLASS - TV
Illustrate how a magnifying glass works Read More
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L7-22: MICROSCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a microscope works Read More
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L7-23: ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how an astronomical telescope works Read More
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L7-24: TERRESTRIAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a terrestrial telescope works Read More
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L7-25: GALILEAN TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a Galilean telescope works Read More
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L7-31: PRINCIPAL PLANES
Illustrate principal planes of a compound lens system Read More
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L7-32: FIELD LENS
Show what a field lens does Read More
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L7-33: OVERHEAD PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how an overhead projector works and to view its components Read More
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L7-34: SLIDE PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how a slide projector works and to view its parts Read More
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L7-41: REAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Determine the location of a real image in a complex lens-mirror system Read More
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L7-42: VIRTUAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Calculate the position of a virtual image and the verify this by using parallax Read More
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L7-43: Telephoto Lens Model - Point Source
A model of the assembly and function of a telephoto lens attachment. Read More
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