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

2. IMAGE LOCATION WHAT DOES THE RED 15-cm RULER SAY ABOUT IMAGE LOCATION?

3. O-8 Red Ruler

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

5. O-9 Image Orientation

6. IMAGE LOCATION WHERE IS THE IMAGE OF THE OBJECT? WHEN READY, REMOVE
ALUMINUM MASK
FROM THE OBJECT TO SEE.
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7. O-9A Object – Image Sign

8. O-9A Object – Image Sign

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

10. O-9B Mirror Maze

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

12. O-9C Money Be Gone

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

15. O-10 Image Location

16. PLACE ONE ROD IN FRONT OF PLACE THE OTHER ROD BEHIND
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-10A

17. O-10A Where is the Image

18. 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-10B

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

20. O-10C Which Way is Up?

21. ONE WAY MIRROR LOOK THROUGH ME AS YOU HOLD ME CLOSE. THEN
LOOK THOUGH ME
FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
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22. O-11 One Way Mirror?

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

25. O-11A A MIRROR OR…

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

28. O-12A Two Parallel Mirrors

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

30. O-12B Infinity Mirror

31. 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?
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32. O-13 Inflation

33. 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.
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34. O-14 Corner Cube

35. O-14B Bike Reflector

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

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

39. O-19A Octascope

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

41. O-19B Marble Kaleidoscope

42. O-19B Marble Kaleidoscope

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

44. O-19C Cardboard Periscope

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

46. O-19D Yellow Periscope

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

48. O-19C Periscope

49. O-20A Christmas Bulbs

50. 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?
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51. O-21 Looking Into Convex Mirror

52. O-21 Looking Into Convex Mirror

53. O-21 Looking Into Convex Mirror

54. FUN MIRROR LOOK AT ME UNTIL YOU SEE YOUR FACE. THEN BEND ME.
CAN YOU MAKE YOURSELF
LOOK DIFFERENT?
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55. O-21A Fun Mirror

56. O-21A Fun Mirror

57. DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPEN TO YOUR IMAGE AS YOU MOVE TOWARDS THE 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.
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58. O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

59. O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

60. O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

61. O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

62. O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

63. O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

64. O-23 Looking into Concave Mirror

65. O-23A Car Headlight Reflector

66. O-23A Car Headlight Reflector

67. O-23B Metal Concave Mirror

68. O-23B Metal Concave Mirror

69. O-29 Confocal Mirrors

70. O-29 Confocal Mirrors

71. O-29 Confocal Mirrors

72. That’s all folks!!!