Astronomy, Biology Concave/Convex Lens 6 Engaging Labs Middle School Science

Are you looking for a fun way to motivate your students to learn about concave/convex lenses and how they work? This is an important concept for both Astronomy and Biology.

This product can be used as Observations Stations where they have 15 minutes to experiment before they move to the next table.I have also taught this lesson as a lab one day for a week.They both work equally well and help to keep your students on task.

Materials

6 Magnifying Glasses

Piece of white paper

Window

Rolled piece of paper

Very sharp knives such as box cutter

Tennis Ball

The plastic container is just slightly larger than the ball

Distilled water (from grocery stores or pharmacies)

Flat page with printed words such as a piece of newspaper or a page cut from a magazine.

Plastic wrap

Large metal spoon

The lamp with the shade removed shows just the bare bulb.

2 Lens from a par of drugstore reading glasses (+1.00, +1.25 or +1.50 strength)

Painter’s tape or masking tape

1 Sheet of white copy paper

Tape measure

Magnifying glass

Small rectangular mirror

Sheets of paper

Colored marker pens

Magnifying Glass

Piece of white paper

Window

1 sheet of white copy paper

Tape measure