SNC 2D
Optical Devices
Learning Goal:
You will choose one of the devices from the list below and research how the device works
and share your findings with the class.
Topics
DVD players
Blue Ray players
Binoculars
carnival mirrors
rear-view mirror
camera (film – SLR)
eyeglasses
contact lenses
camera (digital)
bifocals
compound microscope
telescope (home)
night vision goggles
electron microscope
black light devices
laser eye surgery
anti-glare lenses
Hubble telescope
LCD TV
LED TV
telescope (research)
endoscope
transition lenses
colour filter lenses (dyslexia)
periscope
magnifying glass
prism
disco ball
lighthouse
Fibre optics
solar panels
solar oven
Video camera
planetaria
refractometer
Spectrophotometer
macrometer
Questiaschools
Username: firstname.lastname@hwdsb.on.ca
Pw: __________________
Virtual Library ACCESS
Ancaster Library Website
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2/
Virtual Library
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/llrc/?page_id=1884
ID: secondary
Password: library
Find encyclopedias (Grolier is under the Encyclopedias Tab) and databases here!
Some databases that can help!
Look for these in the Virtual Library
Internet
Some general websites to get you started:
How stuff works.com
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
http://science.howstuffworks.com/light-microscope1.htm
(microscopes)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/telescope1.htm
(telescopes)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/camera.htm
(cameras)
http://health.howstuffworks.com/contact-lens1.htm
(contact lenses)
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/movie-projector1.htm
(movie projectors)
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/webcam1.htm
(webcams)
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/camcorder1.htm
(camcorders)
http://science.howstuffworks.com/lens.htm
(glasses)
http://health.howstuffworks.com/eye1.htm
(the eye)
How everything works
http://www.howeverythingworks.org/
How things work
http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/
Telescopes
http://science.howstuffworks.com/telescope.htm
Explain that stuff
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/azindex.html
Optics for kids
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/demolab/html.php?html=kidoptics/kidoptx
www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/.../scienceopticsyoumodule8.pdf
AVOID PLAGIARISM…Citing:
 Remember…all good researchers cite any ideas they borrow from other sources.
 Use APA Style for citing in this project.
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Make sure you keep track of all resources you may want to cite or reference. We
have blank Bibliography sheets you can use to keep track of the important
information as you research. Just ask at the counter.
Use a note sheet for every major resource you use.
All the detail you need to complete a correct Works Cited is on the school’s
website.
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2/
Click on the Citation Help link for help with APA
Try on-line Citation help software:
Go to KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
or Citation machine http://citationmachine.net/
for on-line tools that help you to cite properly using APA Style.