SNC2D
Grade 10 Science – Academic
Formal Lab #1 – Images Formed by Curved Lenses
Unit: Optics
Reference: pg. 554-555
/31 C
/36 T/I
The write up will be formal (typed) and must include the following items. The marking scheme is in bold after each
section. Include this page as the last page of your report
A. Title Page (2C)
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Follow format in formal lab guide lines
B. Purpose (1C)
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To…
C. Hypotheses (6 T/I)
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Make 5 hypotheses for converging lenses and 1 hypothesis for diverging lenses. Use ONLY If…
then…
D. Materials (8C)
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Include all the parts of the optical bench, and that you’ve written down everything you used, not
just what’s listed in the textbook (3 marks Communication)
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Draw and label a sketch of the optical bench set-up for this lab. (5 marks Communication)
E.
Procedure
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Write: “Nelson Science Perspectives 10, pg. 554 – 555.
F.
Observations (5 T/I)
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Design a data table to record your observation. Include a title and units where needed.
G. Calculations (10 marks T/I)
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Include your calculations for calculate #1 & 2. Use GRASP and include units (5 marks each).
H. Analysis (15 T/I) Answer the questions from the analysis section in the lab. Drawings/diagrams and math
work can be done on lined paper and can be NEATLY hand written.
I.
Conclusion (15 C)
Success Criteria:
 Paragraph form
 Outline purpose
 Outline if Hypothesis is accepted or rejected
 Evidence from lab is used to support reasoning for accepting or rejecting hypothesis
 Relationship between independent and dependent variables discussed in detail for ALL
hypothesis.
 POSSIBLE errors that could affect the results outlined and discussed
 Discuss how errors may have affected results
 Discuss how errors were reduced
 Discussion of what could be studied further on this topic
J.
Spelling, Grammar, format (no: I, me, my, we they) and following outlined expectations. (5 C)
This lab is VERY similar to the lab we did on images formed by a converging and diverging mirror. It will probably
give you a jumping off point if you refer back to that lab.
Huntsville High School
R. Smith