This kit contains equipment and resources for scientific experiments covering multiple disciplines to perform simple experiments on three of the five senses, touch, hearing and sight. Some simple experiments are used to study the propagation of light, the sense of sight and the function of key optical equipment. Others investigate the creation and propagation of sound waves.
The possibilities of this set are rounded out by experiments on the sense of touch and perception of heat.
Age 11-14
Materials for 1 work group or demonstration
The students investigate the sensitivity of the skin using a test tube brush.
Dissecting needles are used to test whether the touch on the surface of the body is always felt in the same way on different parts of the body.
The students test the different heat sensations using the profile splint and their own cheek.
In this experiment, different material samples are placed on the table and a student is blindfolded.
The students investigate how light propagates.
The students investigate the course of light with the help of a slide holder.
In this experiment, the light effect is observed on a white screen and on a mirror.
In this experiment, a tea light is arranged upside down on the table and the course of the light in front of and behind the tea light is observed.
With the help of a mirror, the light is redirected onto a white screen.
In this experiment, students learn how mirror images are created.
In this experiment, light is shone through an optical body. The students can observe that light can change its direction.
With the help of an aperture, the students can collect or disperse the light.
In this experiment, a camera box is used to observe the effect on a lit tea light.
In this experiment, students study the human eye and recreate it with a lens.
This experiment is intended to illustrate the conditions in a normal-sighted eye. By trying it out with a ground-glass screen, the students can now observe the effects of no longer being able to see clearly.
In this experiment, students investigate the different distances between the lens of the eye and the retina.
This experiment explains the principle of the camera and its lens.
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A celestial telescope is built with two different lenses. In this experiment, an object is viewed through the lens arrangement and with the naked eye.
A pair of binoculars is built with two different lenses. In this experiment, an object is viewed through the lens arrangement and with the naked eye.
This experiment deals with the principle of the microscope.
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We will shortly provide a description of the experiment here.
In this experiment, students observe sound waves with a tuning fork.
We will shortly provide a description of the experiment here.
We will shortly provide a description of the experiment here.
We will shortly provide a description of the experiment here.
We will shortly provide a description of the experiment here.
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