Optical Instruments
Helpful before this lesson
- Not completed: Lenses and Image Formation
- Not completed: Mirrors and Image Formation
- Not completed: Nature of Light
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to describe how microscopes, telescopes, cameras, and the human eye function
- Students will be able to explain magnification and image formation in each instrument
- Students will be able to analyze optical systems using lens equations
Core Concepts
- microscope
- telescope
- camera
- human_eye
- magnification
- resolution
- eyepiece
- objective