Lenses

Activities involving the lens

Photo of the projection of an LED flashlight through two lenses making images onto the paper backdrop. Photo of a student experimenting with a single convex lens between a flashlight and the backdrop. Photo of three beams of light curving as they pass through a trapezoidal-shaped and then lens-shaped glass. Photo of three light beams entering the side of a triangular-shaped glass, producing several simultaneous angled reflections. Photo of three students studying a lab notebook. Photo of a flashlight shining through a lens arrangement of two lenses. Photo of the image that light shining through a lens projected onto a block of wood. Photo of students working with a Rive light box that produces three beams of light. Photo of three beams of light distorted as they shine through a lens. Photo of students taking notes at a lab table. Photo of the distorting effect of a prism placed in the path of the three beams of light.