Prisms, Equilateral & Right Angle

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Equilateral Prism - 25 x 75 mm (Optical Glass)
Item #: PSM-100
$7.95

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Equilateral Prism - 25 x 75 mm (Acrylic)
Item #: PSM-110
$6.95

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Right Angle Prism - 35 mm face (Optical Glass)
Item #: PSM-130
$8.95

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High quality optical glass or clear plastic prisms for light experiments.

Description

EI is delighted to make available high quality prisms for light experiments. Equilateral prisms are often used for breaking up white light into a spectrum of colors (also see our diffraction gratings), while right angle prisms are generally used for measuring critical angles and observing total internal reflection such as in fiber optics. Made of optical glass or clear colorless acrylic plastic.

Video

Equilateral Prism: window sill spectrum from a June 26th evening sun beam. Follow the link in my profile for info on where to get this and many other physics toys. #refraction #prism #spectrum #physics #physicstoy #optics #indexofrefraction #dispersion #sun #sunlight #science #rainbow #glass #crystal #dispersion #continuousspectra #spectra #scienceisawesome

A video posted by physicsfun (@physicsfun) on Jun 29, 2016 at 2:29pm PDT

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3 reviews

Good Quality

Jun 15, 2022

These worked exactly as needed for our demonstration.

Marsha Buck

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Beautiful

Apr 16, 2020

So pretty in my window. Exactly as described.

Alison paris

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happy

Dec 5, 2015

I have had a horrible year (health of a loved one) but one thing that makes me smile is the spectra around the kitchen when the sun hits my prism ... so I bought one for all my family members so that they might smile too.

barbara

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NGSS

This product will support your students' understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*, as shown in the table below.

Elementary

Middle School

High School

1-PS4-3

Students can use this tool to conduct an investigation of how different materials affect the path of a beam of light.

MS-PS4-2

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

HS-PS4-5

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

Suggested Science Idea(s)

Equilateral prisms are often used for breaking up white light into a spectrum of colors, The prisms will offer an endless number of optics and light demonstrations

* NGSS is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of, and do not endorse, this product.

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