Light - Lenses, The Eye, The Pinhole Camera and the Camera Dominoes Game for Middle School

A dominoes game with questions and statements on lenses, the eye, the pinhole camera and the camera instead of numbers.

Prior Knowledge

> Convex lenses are used in magnifying glasses, telescopes and spectacles to correct long sight.

> Concave lenses are used in lasers, flashlights, peepholes and spectacles to correct short sight.

> Label the following structures on a diagram of the eye; retina; ciliary muscle; iris; pupil; lens; suspensory ligament; optic nerve.

> Draw ray diagrams and explain how the eye sees distant and close objects.

> Draw ray diagrams and explain how lenses are used to correct long and short sight.

> Draw diagrams and explain how the iris controls the size of the pupil and therefore the amount of light which enters the eye.

> Draw a ray diagram of the pinhole camera, know that the image is inverted sand diminished, moving the object closer enlarges the image and multiple pinholes produce multiple images

> Label a diagram of the camera and explain how a picture is taken.

> The differences and similarities between the eye and the camera.

What You Get

> 80 dominos

>m Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.

Rules of the Game

> Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.

> The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.

> Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with  a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.

> If a player thinks a match is wrong, they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.

> If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.

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