ENERGY AND CHANGE
LEARNING OBJECTS
Optics and images series (Years 5–6)
Students experiment with lenses and mirrors discovering how images are reflected,
magnified and projected. Students choose between two hypotheses as they start each
investigation.
Features include:
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simulations to show image formation by flat and curved mirrors and lenses
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facilities to enable students to vary the shape of mirrors and lenses, and vary distances
and sizes of objects
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a facility to allow student to predict the outcome of an experiment.
Students:
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use light ray diagrams to locate images formed by mirrors and lenses
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position lenses and mirrors to produce images larger or smaller than an actual object
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distinguish between real and virtual images
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choose between two hypotheses in each investigation.
Optics and images: plane mirrors
L1487 – Years 5–6
Image reproduced courtesy of Jupiter Images and al
its licensors
Students change the position and size of an object
and see the results of the image reflection in a mirror.
Through experimentation, they are able to see the
effect this has on the position and size of the virtual
(reflected) image. They are also able to see the
corresponding light ray and virtual light rays. As a
result of this interaction they are able to see that the
virtual image always appears to be the same distance
from the mirror as the object.
Optics and images: curved mirrors
L1488 – Years 5–6
Image reproduced courtesy of Jupiter Images and all
its licensors.
Students change the curvature of a convex mirror.
Through experimentation, students are able to see the
effect this has on the size of the virtual image that is
reflected in the convex mirror. They are also able to
see the corresponding light rays and virtual (reflected)
light rays. As a result of this interaction they are able
to see that an image changes size depending on the
type of mirror.
Optics and images: lenses
L1489 – Years 5–6
Students are able to explore what happens to an
image when it passes through different lenses. They
choose a convex or concave lens and then
manipulate its curvature. Through experimentation,
students see that a real image can be created using a
convex lens and this image can be projected onto a
screen.
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ENERGY AND CHANGE
LEARNING OBJECTS
Optics and images
L1483 – Years 5–6
This is an aggregated learning object combining the
three other learning objects.
This series contains non-TLF content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.
Optics and images series (ESL) (Years 5–6)
Students explore the effect of shape, distance and curvature of mirrors on the images formed.
Features include:
• modified language for English as a Second Language users
• a glossary of terms used in the activity
• simulations of how images are formed
• a cloze exercise on scientific method and the vocabulary used in science reports.
Students:
• vary the shape of mirrors, and vary distances and sizes of objects to investigate effects on the size
and nature of images produced
• choose between two hypotheses, and assess whether their prediction was correct.
Optics and images: curved mirrors (ESL)
L10194 – Years 5–6
Students position lenses and mirrors to change the
direction of light rays and produce images. They
predict the properties of a reflection produced by a
mirror according to its shape: flat, concave or convex
and explore how the distance of an object from a
mirror affects the image produced.
Optics and images: lenses (ESL)
L10195 – Years 5–6
Students position lenses to change the direction of
light rays and produce images. They predict the
properties of an image produced by a lens according
to its shape: concave or convex. Explore how the
curvature of a lens affects focal length and images
produced.
Image reproduced courtesy of (c) Jupiter Images and
all its licensors.
Optics and images: plane mirrors (ESL)
L10193 – Years 5–6
Students position an object and a flat mirror to reflect
light rays and produce images. They predict the size
and position of the reflection produced.
This series contains non-TLF Content. See Acknowledgements in the learning objects.
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© Curriculum Corporation 2009
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