How to make a Magnifying Glass?
Materials :
A clear plastic bottle
A dry marker pen
A pair of scissors
Water
How to make your own magnifying glass,
How to make…
1. Draw a circle shape at the neck of the bottle. It needs to be here so you create a disc shape when you cut it out.
How to make a Magnifying Glass,
2. Cut out the circle
3. Pour a little water into the disc.
How to make a Magnifying Glass,
4. Hold it over your book or paper to make the letters bigger.
It really works so well! How to make a Magnifying Glass, Science-Sparks The science bit. The disc shape you have cut out curves outwards, so is a convex shape. By adding the water the light that passes through is refracted meaning that it is bent inwards, creating a lens effect and enlarging the size of the letters. So you have then created your very own magnifying glass!