Reflection Demonstrations Created for CVCA Physics By Dick

Reflection Demonstrations Created for CVCA Physics By Dick Heckathorn 26 May 2 K + 5

IMAGE LOCATION WHAT DOES THE RED 15 -cm RULER SAY ABOUT IMAGE LOCATION? O-8

O-8 Red Ruler

OBJECT – IMAGE ORIENTATION WHAT DOES THE ORANGE – WHITE - GREEN BLOCK SAY ABOUT IMAGE ORIENTATION? O-9

O-9 Image Orientation

IMAGE LOCATION WHERE IS THE IMAGE OF THE OBJECT? WHEN READY, REMOVE ALUMINUM MASK FROM THE OBJECT TO SEE. O-9 A

O-9 A Object – Image Sign

MIRROR MAZE WHICH WALLS ARE MIRRORS? HOW DO YOU KNOW? O-9 B

O-9 B Mirror Maze

MONEY BE GONE PUT A PENNY INTO THE BANK WHERE DID IT GO? O-9 C

O-9 C Money Be Gone

IMAGE LOCATION MOVE THE NEAR CANDLE TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE PLEXIGLAS. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE IMAGE SEEN IN THE PLIXIGLAS? O-10

O-10 Image Location

WHERE IS THE IMAGE? PLACE ONE ROD IN FRONT OF THE GLASS MIRROR. PLACE THE OTHER ROD BEHIND THE GLASS-MIRROR WHERE THE IMAGE IS SEEN. WHERE IS THE IMAGE? O-10 A

O-10 A Where is the Image

PEPPERS GHOST LOOK INTO THE BOX FROM THE FRONT. IS THE BURNING CANDLE INSIDE THE BOTTLE? TAKE OFF THE TOP TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. O-10 B

ORIENTATION IS THE PICTURE RIGHT SIDE UP OR UPSIDE DOWN? O-10 C

O-10 C Which Way is Up?

ONE WAY MIRROR LOOK THROUGH ME AS YOU HOLD ME CLOSE. THEN LOOK THOUGH ME FROM THE OTHER SIDE. O-11

O-11 One Way Mirror?

A MIRROR OR… IS THERE ANYTHING INSIDE THE BOX? NOW, TURN ON THE LIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING INSIDE THE BOX? O-11 A

O-11 A A MIRROR OR…

TWO PARALLEL MIRRORS LOOK THROUGH THE OPENING IN THE FRONT MIRROR. WHAT DO YOU SEE? HOW DO THE NEIGHBORING IMAGES COMPARE? O-12 A

O-12 A Two Parallel Mirrors

INFINITY MIRROR HOW MANY IMAGES OF A BULB CAN YOU SEE? HOW DO YOU THINK THE MIRROR IS MADE? O-12 B

O-12 B Infinity Mirror

INFLATION PLACE A COIN BETWEEN THE ROTATING METAL MIRRORS. ROTATE THE MIRRORS SO THAT THEY GET FURTHER APART. WHAT IS THE GREATEST NUMBER OF COINS THAT YOU CAN SEE? O-13

O-13 Inflation

CORNER CUBE AS YOU LOOK INTO THE CENTER OF THE TWO MIRRORS, BRING YOUR FACE CLOSE TO THE TWO MIRRORS. CLOSE ONE EYE, THEN THE OTHER. REPEAT, THIS TIME LOOKING ONLY INTO ONE MIRROR. O-14

O-14 Corner Cube

O-14 B Bike Reflector

KALEIDOSCOPE LOOK THROUGH ME WHILE TWISTING THE OUTER RING. WHAT DO YOU SEE? HOW AM I MADE? O-19

O-19 Kaleidoscope

OCTOSCOPE LOOK THROUGH ME AS YOU LOOK AT VARIOUS THINGS AROUND THE ROOM. HOW AM I MADE? O-19 A

O-19 A Octascope

MARBLE KALEIDOSCOPE LOOK THROUGH ME. HOW DO YOU THINK I DO IT? O-19 B

O-19 B Marble Kaleidoscope

CARDBOARD PERISCOPE CAN YOU USE ME TO SEE AROUND CORNERS? DO BOTH OF THE MIRRORS NEED TO BE THE SAME SIZE? O-19 C

O-19 C Cardboard Periscope

YELLOW PERISCOPE CAN YOU USE ME TO SEE AROUND CORNERS? WHAT GOVERNS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LARGE AND SMALL MIRROR SIZE? O-19 D

O-19 D Yellow Periscope

TWISTING PERISCOPE AS YOU LOOK THROUGH ME, TWIST THE TOP OF THE PERISCOPE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN ITS BEHAVIOR? O-19 E

O-19 C Periscope

O-20 A Christmas Bulbs

CONVEX MIRROR LOOK INTO THE MIRROR UNTIL YOU CAN SEE YOUR IMAGE. NOW MOVE TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE MIRROR. WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR IMAGE? O-21

O-21 Looking Into Convex Mirror

FUN MIRROR LOOK AT ME UNTIL YOU SEE YOUR FACE. THEN BEND ME. CAN YOU MAKE YOURSELF LOOK DIFFERENT? O-20

O-21 A Fun Mirror

CONCAVE MIRROR MOVE TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE MIRROR WHILE LOOKING AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR. DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPEN TO YOUR IMAGE AS YOU MOVE TOWARDS THE MIRROR FROM 3 -METERS AWAY. O-23

O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

O-23 A Car Headlight Reflector

O-23 B Metal Concave Mirror

O-29 Confocal Mirrors

That’s all folks!!!