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Locating Images in Lenses Lab

The document outlines a lab activity focused on examining the characteristics of images produced by converging and diverging lenses. It includes a purpose statement, a list of required equipment, and a detailed procedure for locating the focus of a converging lens, describing the images created, and analyzing the results with a diverging lens. The lab emphasizes the importance of understanding image characteristics such as size, attitude, location, and type (SALT).

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Locating Images in Lenses Lab

The document outlines a lab activity focused on examining the characteristics of images produced by converging and diverging lenses. It includes a purpose statement, a list of required equipment, and a detailed procedure for locating the focus of a converging lens, describing the images created, and analyzing the results with a diverging lens. The lab emphasizes the importance of understanding image characteristics such as size, attitude, location, and type (SALT).

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Locating & Defining Images in Lenses Lab

Lenses are used in many optical devices such as cameras, projectors, glasses,
and of course, our eyes. In this activity, you will examine the images produced in
converging and diverging lenses. Remember to pay particular attention to the four
characteristics of images; size, attitude, location, and type (SALT).

Purpose

To explore the characteristics of images produced by converging and diverging


lenses.

Equipment/Materials

1) Converging Lens
2) Diverging Lens’
3) Lens Support
4) Metre stick with two stick supports
5) Paper screen and holder
6) Marker

Procedure

Part 1: Locating the Focus and Reference Positions of Your Converging Lens

1. Place the two metre stick supports under the ends of the ruler.

2. Place the converging lens in the lens support and place it in the middle of the
metre stick (at the 50 cm mark).

3. Aim the metre stick-lens assembly at a relatively distant object that is transmitting
external light in the classroom when the lights have been turned off. Suitable
objects are an open window, a window frame, or a door frame. Make sure that
you are as far away as possible from this distant object. Take your screen,
placing it right on top of the metre stick with your hand, and move the screen
back and forth behind the lens until you see as sharp an image of the distant
object as possible. Mark this location (under your screen) on the ruler as the
principal focus (F) with a marker. Also, mark in twice this distance (2F) from the
lens.

4. Mark these same positions on the opposite side of the lens, but mark them as F’
(secondary principal focus) and 2F’ respectively.

Part 2: Describing the Images Created by Your Converging Lens

5. Place the lightbulb onto the metre stick on the opposite side of the lens to the
screen. You are going to investigate the resulting image when you place the
lightbulb in the following four positions; beyond 2F’, at 2F’, between 2F’ and F’,
and between F’ and the lens. Move the paper screen back and forth for each of
these positions until you locate a clear image. Describe the characteristics of
each image (size, attitude, location, and type) that you were able to locate.
Record your observations in the table below in the observations section.

Part 3: Locating Images in a Diverging Lens

6. Replace the converging lens with a diverging lens. Attempt to find an image on
the screen. Now look into the diverging lens, locate the image of the candle, and
describe its characteristics. Move the lens back and forth to see if there is any
change in image characteristics. Record your observations underneath the table
below.

Observations

Object Size of Image Attitude of Location of Type of Image


Location Image Image

Beyond 2F’

At 2F’

Between 2F’
and F’

Inside F’
Diverging Lens Observations:

Analyze and Evaluate

1. Where must an object be located for a converging lens to produce a real image?

2. What happened to the size of the real image as the object was slowly moved
toward the lens from its original position beyond 2F’?

3. Was there a location where the converging lens did not produce a real image?

4. Where must an object be located for a converging lens to produce a virtual


image?

5. What were the characteristics of the image in the diverging lens for all object
locations?

These principles are how cameras, projectors, magnifying glasses, and


telescopes work to create bigger or smaller images (and of course, our eyes)!!!!!!

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