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Physics 30: eTech Activity

How to use this PhysicsSource eTech page:

Many of the PhysicsSource unit resource pages contain links to eTech activities. For classrooms with access to computers, software, and projection technologies, eTech activities provide more opportunities for mastering concepts while using technology.

For this particular eTech activity, PhysicsSource has partnered with ScienceMan.com, a website specializing in helping students and teachers integrate technology in the classroom.

How to use this activity:

This type of activity is meant to provide mulitple opportunites for teaching and learning physics concepts. This particular activity uses 3rd party software called Yenka. Yenka software is perfect for simulating many different physics phenomena, and is very suited to both individual computer use and for display with interactive whiteboard technology.

For more information on Yenka, visit the technology support page.

ScienceMan Digital SMART Lesson - Ray Diagrams

Video Lesson:

Duration: 6:52

Please note that some videos are large in size (the longer the video the larger the file) and may take some time to download to your computer - your patience is appreciated. The time it takes for the entire video to download will depend on the nature of your connection to the Internet.




Please note that the following sections of this lesson may require proprietary software. Pearson Education provides this lesson material for your convenience, but in doing so does not constitute an endorsement of any particular 3rd party software or hardware.

Pearson Education cannot provide customer support for 3rd party software or hardware. For more information on obtaining proprietary software technologies, please see the PhysicsSource.ca technology help page.

Interactive Whiteboard Technology - Do This Lesson Yourself:

This lesson can be performed in your classroom using an interactive whiteboard or other classroom projection technology.

In this case, the software used to perform the simulation is Yenka Light and Optics.

If you wish, you may start this activity by downloading the pre-configured Yenka Activity File (Yenka software is required in order to use the file). Upon opening, the Yenka Activity will appear similar to the following (the position of menus and objects may be different):

Classroom Suggestions:

Use the Yenka simulation to demonstrate the same diagrams as illustrated in the Digital Smart Lesson movie. Then, expand the simulations to include different positions of the objects.

Ask students to manipulate the positions of the object and lenses to produce images that are larger, smaller, the same size or virtual.

Perform the simulation using mirrors instead of lenses.
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