| Objective |
To hit a target with a laser beam, after
deciding on certain calculations. |
| Purpose |
To learn some optics. |
| Participants |
Teams of up to four. |
| Materials |
Laser, mirrors and/or a prism will be
supplied by the judges. |
| Rules |
- Each team will be assigned a numbered target which will be
positioned by the judges.
- Each team will be allowed 3 minutes to make physical measurements
before calculating to determine the angles for deviating the
beam.
- Each team will be given the refractive index of optical materials
and allowed 10 minutes for calculations.
- After calculations each team will be allowed a maximum of
5 minutes to position the optical materials for directing the
laser beam.
- After the adjustments have been made the laser will be turned
on and its position on the target marked using the center of
the beam.
|
| Judging |
The target can be a series of concentric
circles with the largest point value falling in the center of the
target (resembling a bull's-eye).
|
| Source |
Youth Science Foundation Science Olympics
Manual. |
