Nature of light is a fascinating subject of education and training for children. However, it is not easy to demonstrate and explain fundamental properties of the light to the primary & secondary school students. In this paper, we will present a new technique to teach concept of refraction, reflection, and total internal reflection of light in glasses by utilizing deviation angles of a prism for various surrounding index-matching oils.

Date Published: 5 June 2009
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 9666, 11th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference, 96661O (5 June 2009); doi: 10.1117/12.2208085

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9666:
11th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference
K. Alan Shore, Editor(s)