Physics Lab Station: Optics
Labs that can be done using the Physics Lab Station Optics bundle.
Grade Level: Advanced Placement • High School
Subject: Physics
Activities
01) Spherical Mirror Reflection
Students use an optics light source, optics track, and half screen to measure the image and object distances associated with the real image formed by a concave spherical mirror and then use principles of reflection and the spherical mirror equation to determine the mirror’s radius of curvature.
02) Snell's Law
Students use an optics ray table to measure the incident and refraction angles of a light ray traveling from air into a material with unknown index of refraction, and then, using the principles of refraction and Snell's law, they determine the material’s index of refraction.
03) Focal Length of a Converging Lens
Students use an optics light source, optics track, and viewing screen to measure the image and object distances associated with the real image formed by a converging lens, and then determine the focal length of the lens.
