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Showing 4 experiments that use the Light, Color & Optics Kit.
Creating Real and Virtual Images with Lenses
What is the difference between real and virtual images? How can you create real and virtual images...
Image Formation for a Convex Lens
How does a convex lens form an image? How do you measure the focal length of a lens? Light travels in straight lines unless an optical device—such as...
Build a Microscope and a Telescope
How do a microscope and telescope work? The basic microscope and telescope are each a compound optical device that uses two lenses. The object is imaged...
Phosphorescence
What property of light is required to cause a material to phosphoresce? Glow-in-the-dark plastic may seem like a toy, but it has powerful physics embedded...
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