Glass Lenses - Set of 6 - 50mm Diameter

This set of six precision-crafted glass lenses is ideal for exploring fundamental concepts in optics, including refraction, reflection, and focal length. Each lens is made from high-quality glass with ground and polished faces and edges, ensuring clarity and safety during handling. With a standard 50 mm diameter, these lenses are suitable for classroom demonstrations and student investigations, providing hands-on opportunities to understand the behaviour of light through different shapes and configurations.

The diverse range of lens types included in this set-double convex, plano convex, converging concave-convex, diverging concave-convex, double concave, and plano-concave-offers educators flexibility when teaching complex topics in physical science. They can be easily paired with ray boxes, laser pointers, or natural light sources for a variety of engaging experiments that demonstrate focal points, image formation, and lens behaviour.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports investigation of light behaviour through lenses.
• Promotes understanding of refraction, convergence, divergence, and focal points.
• Reinforces the scientific method through observation, hypothesis, and experimentation.
• Enhances practical skills in handling laboratory glassware and conducting optical tests.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use with a ray box to trace light paths through different lenses on paper.
• Compare converging and diverging lenses in image formation activities.
• Build simple telescopes or magnifiers using combinations of lenses.
• Explore how lens shape affects focal length using measured light paths.
• Integrate into STEM projects involving camera, microscope or projector simulations.

Specifications:

• Quantity: Set of 6 lenses
• Diameter: 50 mm per lens
• Lens types included:
• Double convex
• Plano convex
• Converging concave-convex
• Diverging concave-convex
• Double concave
• Plano-concave
• Focal lengths: 20 cm, 30 cm, and 50 cm
• Features: Ground and polished faces and edges
• Supplied in protective storage box