Fresnel Lenses

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to conduct an investigation of how different materials affect the path of light.

Students can use these in an investigation where the Fresnel Lens and other different materials are tested with analyze data and determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by heat currents.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.

Students can make observations of the Fresnel Lens to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to develop and use a model to describe how waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to develop a model or experiment to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to conduct investigations and use mathematical representations to support a claim regarding relationships among the frequency, wavelength, and speed of waves traveling in various media.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to design, build, and redefine a device that works with given constraints to convert one form of energy into another form of energy.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperature are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (Second Law of Thermodynamics).

Students can use the Fresnel Lens to conduct investigations about technological devices use the principles of wave behavior and wave interactions with matter to transmit.

Students can use the Fresnel Lens in an investigation to design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.