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More Than Magnifiers

Joan Tennison and Claudia Cue

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Rubric and Assessment for “More than Magnifiers”

3 Example Questions for short answer exam

1.     Name 3 types of magnifiers discussed in class.                                                                    ____/15

 (5 points per type)

Can include:

ü  Eyeglasses

ü  Microscope

ü  Magnifier

ü  Binoculars

ü  Telescope

ü  Camera

ü  Projector

ü  Other ________________

2.     Draw a diagram of a camera.  Then draw a diagram of a human eye.  Explain the similarities between the two.  Hint: This is very similar to the worksheet from class.

____/15

 

Eye

Camera

Diagram

Includes:

ü  Cornea

ü  Lens

ü  Pupil

ü  Rods

ü  Cones

_______/1.5

Includes:

ü  Aperture

ü  Lens

ü  Shutter

ü  Film

_______/1.5

Light enters through the _________________?

Cornea

_______/1.5

Aperture

_______/1.5

Amount of light controlled by ______________?

Lens

_______/1.5

Lens

_______/1.5

Light focused by _________?

Pupil

_______/1.5

Shutter

_______/1.5

Light focuses on ________?

Rods and cones in the back of the eye.

_______/1.5

Film

_______/1.5

3.     What is focal length?  Describe in detail.                                                                             ____/10

ü  The distance from the center of a lens to the focused image of an object. 

ü  Other ___________________________________________________________________________