Physics and Astronomy Labs/Optics: Human eye model (Pasco)

overall impressions
good lab, with lots of "pluses" and a few "minuses"

Plusses

 * 1) Students are impressed
 * 2) More than two hours of activities are possible
 * 3) Most of the images are not clear

Minuses

 * 1) Lots of small parts
 * 2) One of the devices leaks
 * 3) You need a really bright light (not provided) to illuminate the source
 * 4) Not all of the images are good:  We found that object distances of more than one meter created barely discernible images.  Also, the option of an adjustable focal length lens does not seem worth the bother (and it makes a poor image).

Purpose of these notes
The intent of these notes is to guide the students and instructor through Instruction Manual 012-13032A available at ftp://ftp.pasco.com/support/Documents/English/OS/OS-8503/Human%20Eye%20Model%20Manual%28OS-8503%29.pdf

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