GUIPOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Pob. Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN SCIENCE 10
Quarter 2 – Week 6

Name of Learner: ________________________________ Grade & Section: _____________ Date: ________

A. Topic: LIGHT: CONCAVE AND CONVEX LENSES

B. MELCS with Code: Predict the qualitative characteristics (orientation, type, and magnification) of
images formed by plane mirrors and curved mirrors and lenses (S10FE-IIg-50)
Identify ways in which properties of mirrors and lenses determine their use in optical
instruments (e.g., cameras and binoculars) (S10FE-IIh-52)
C. Week Number: Quarter 2 – Week 6
D. Background Information:
Refraction is the bending of light as it travels from
one medium to another medium, in the case of the previous
activity, from air to water. Note that each medium has a
different density from the other. Air is less dense than water,
but denser than vacuum. Water is denser than air but less
dense than solid. This is an important reminder since the
speed of light in a medium is greatly affected by the
medium’s optical density. When light passes from a less
dense to denser medium, it slows down. The ray bends
towards the normal line and angle of refraction (∠r) is less
than the angle of incidence (∠i) as seen in Figure 1 on the
right. This is the case when light passes from air to water.
However, the path of light is reversible. Thus, when light
passes from water to air, it speeds up. The refracted ray bends away from the normal line and angle of
incidence (∠i) is less than the angle of refraction (∠r).

To better remember this, just think of LeMoTo and MoLeA. If light travels from Less dense to
More dense material, then the bending of light is Towards the normal line. Thus, LeMoTo. If light
travels from More dense to Less dense medium, then the bending of light is Away from the normal line.
Thus, MoLeA.

One of the best examples of refraction is how light makes

a very deep pool appear to be so shallow. The picture on the right
is taken from Mabanag Spring Resort in Mahayag, Zamboanga
del Sur where the water is so clear that you can see the bottom of
the spring. As a result, many visitors would dive in thinking the
water is only shallow but this is only the result of the bending of
light as it travels from air to water for the pool is actually more than
8 feet deep. That is why we should be careful with shallow looking
water as they could actually be very deep to avoid drowning.

This is the same reason why stars appear to twinkle at night.

We know that stars are basically a ball of fire located so far away
from earth that they only appear as pinpoints. As their light enters
from the outer space (which is vacuum) into the earth’s atmosphere
(which is made up of different gasses), their light rays bent and are
refracted. Thus in our eyes, they seem to twinkle.

Do you know that refraction of light is very beneficial to people who cannot see clearly? Yes. The lens
in reading glasses act the same way through refraction. A lens is an optical device made of glass or plastic that
focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction.
Types of Lenses
1. Convex Lens
 It is thicker in the center than edges.
 It forms real images and virtual images depending on position of the object.
 It is also called Converging Lens because the light that passes through it tends to converge at a
particular point called the focal point.

The pictures above show the result when light enters into a
convex lens. Picture A displays how parallel light rays
converge after refraction while Picture B illustrates how
converging lens magnify the words from the book.
2. Concave Lens
• It is thicker at the edges and thinner in the center.
• It forms upright and reduced images.
• It is also called Diverging Lens because the light that passes through it tends
to diverge at a particular point called the focal point.

The photos above show the effect when light enters into a concave lens. Picture C displays how parallel light rays diverge
after refraction while Picture D illustrates how diverging lens shrink the children fitting them in a concave lens.

E. Activity

ACTIVITY 1 Don’t believe in everything you see!

Directions: Prepare a clear drinking glass or mug with a spoon inside similar to the picture found in the next
page. Pour water into the glass/mug up to about 1 inch below the brim.
Observe how the spoon appears when viewed on the sides in such a way that the eye and the air-water
boundary are at the same level. Draw what have you seen inside the box provided for.