Watch TV Upside Down on a Piece of Paper
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Optical Society of America
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In this optics activity, learners use a television to generate an image with a magnifying glass. Learners will be surprised to see how they can watch TV on a piece of paper, albeit upside down! Use this activity to demonstrate the behavior of light refraction and reflection.
- Under 5 minutes
- Under 5 minutes
- free
- Ages 6 - 11
- Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- A magnifying glass
- A piece of white paper
- A television
Subjects
- Life Sciences
- Human Senses and Perception
- Vision
- Human Senses and Perception
- Physical Sciences
- Light and Optics
- Lenses and Mirrors
- Reflection and Refraction
- Light and Optics
- The Nature of Science
- The Scientific Process
- Conducting Investigations
- The Scientific Process
Informal Categories
- Photography and Film/Video
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- be mobile
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
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Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Cobb, Vicki; Cobb, Josh
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, Optical Society of America, ©2008
