Light Box - Hodson with Optical Set

The IEC Hodson Light Box with Optical Set is a highly reliable and versatile tool for demonstrating fundamental optics principles, including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and colour mixing. With exceptional build quality and precision-moulded acrylic components, this set is ideal for physics and STEM education, providing students with hands-on exploration of light behaviour.

The adjustable collimating lens allows for the production of parallel beams and rays, while the two swinging mirrors enable colour blending demonstrations. The set includes a variety of prisms, lenses, mirrors, filters, and slit formers, allowing students to conduct a broad range of experiments related to light propagation, image formation, and spectrum analysis.

Designed for durability and long-term use, this kit is packed inside a protective foam housing (SERPA2060-019) for secure storage and organisation. A spare quartz halogen globe (12V, 30W) is included, and replacement parts are readily available, ensuring continued functionality in educational settings.

Why this product is beneficial for educational use:

• Provides hands-on experimentation, reinforcing optics and physics concepts
• Encourages STEM learning, allowing students to explore light behaviour, lenses, and prisms
• Demonstrates colour blending, reflection, and refraction through high-quality optical components
• Helps students develop scientific inquiry skills by conducting structured investigations
• Durable and classroom-ready, with precision-moulded acrylic optics for clarity and accuracy

Classroom ideas for incorporating this product:

• Use the adjustable collimating lens to produce parallel light beams for physics experiments
• Demonstrate prism refraction, creating a visible light spectrum using colour filters
• Conduct light diffraction experiments with double-ended slit formers to explore wave behaviour
• Explore image formation using curved mirrors and convex/concave lenses
• Investigate reflection principles using the plain and curved mirrors on stands
• Introduce colour theory lessons, demonstrating additive and subtractive mixing with solid colour plates

Key Features:

• Adjustable collimating lens for parallel beam and ray production
• Two swinging mirrors for colour blending experiments
• Spare quartz halogen globe (12V, 30W) included
• Three double-ended slit formers, forming single, double, triple, and four-slit rays
• Eight colour filters and eight solid colour plates, covering primary and secondary colours
• High-quality acrylic optics, including prisms, lenses, and mirrors
• Comprehensive experiment book, guiding students through key optics investigations
• Durable foam storage housing, ensuring long-term organisation and protection

Specifications:

• Acrylic lenses included:
  • 1x Bi-concave lens (7.5cm focal length)
  • 2x Bi-convex lenses (7.5cm & 3.75cm focal lengths)
• Acrylic prisms included:
  • 1x 45 x 45 x 90 prism
  • 1x 60 x 60 x 60 prism
  • 1x 60 x 30 x 90 prism
• Acrylic blocks included:
  • 1x Rectangular block (75 x 50mm)
  • 1x Half-round block (75mm diameter)
• Mirrors included:
  • 1x Plain mirror on stand
  • 2x Curved mirrors (parabolic and half-round)

Additional Options:

• Light Box with Power Source (Transformer Included): See SER2033001
• Light Box with a set of 3x slits only (no accessories): See SERHL2060-020
• Spare outer housings available (See PA section of listing)

The IEC Hodson Light Box was first designed in 1971 and has been continually refined, ensuring high-quality, precision-moulded optics that deliver flat, accurate, and water-clear components. With its comprehensive set of accessories, durable construction, and in-depth experiment manual, this light box remains a staple resource for physics classrooms and optical investigations, helping students develop a deeper understanding of light and its applications.