Sound and Light
01 - Amazing Machines
02 - Air and Space
03 - Human Body
04 - Digital World
05 - Water
06 - Sound and Light
07 - Energy and Electricity
08 - Mother Earth
09 - Nature
10 - Arts
11 - Just Fun
12 - Physics and Mathematics
High quality interactive exhibits
Optical Bench - 06.02
In this exhibit visitors are introduced to the physics of lenses, and how they work.
A lens is a device for either concentrating or diverging light, usually formed from a piece of shaped glass. Lenses are used in everyday life in many products, for example in glasses. Lenses can be convex or concave.
- Push the button.
- Turn the lensholder, choosing either a concave or convex lens.
- Move the slider and see the different projections between the two lenses.