Mirror - Science experiments
Mirror
anamorphosis Mirror:
Need :
Mirror film sheet or mirror acrylic sheet
Gift wrap tube or pvc tube
Paste the mirror on the tube
Print the anamorphosis picture.
If you want to use your own picture, you can use gimp and invert the picture and create anamorphic mode for the experiment.
Place the mirror at right spot and you can view the clear image of the distorted one in the printed sheet .
Infinity mirror :
Need : Window film
Plain glass transparent
round Mirror
Box or make your own wooden box
- Paste the window film on the plain glass
- place the candle inbetween two mirrors and light it up.
=> Partial reflection and full reflection of the mirror creates the infinite images at right angle
Disappearing elephant/zebra - magic act:
Need :
Vegetable chopping mat
acrylic mirror sheets
popsicle sticks
wood board or cardboard box
Method:
-Cut mirror into thin sheets
- paste them as same width as the popsicle stick on the chopping mat. and cut the areas that arent pasted with mirror.
-create a gate like with the popsicle sheet.
- in the box cut in the sides for the chopping mat to slide through.
- place the animal and slide the mirror through making sure the mirrors are right behind the popiscle gate structure
- burn incense and move the slide to chopping mat so that the mirrors are in between the popsicle sticks.
Fun house mirror for toys :
Need :
-Paint stirrer from hardware store
-acrylic mirror sheet
- bamboo skewers
Method:
-make a rectangle wood box like structure with the paint stirrers in the same measurement as your mirror sheet
-Drill some hole in the sides for the skewers to be inserted.
-Take the mirror sheet and place them inbetween skewers and make it adjustable
- You can create concave-convex- concave or convex-concave-convex of any combination based on skewers placement
- Use a doll or toy and move it front back to mimic the fun house mirror
Concave/Convex mirror reflection angle
Need :
-Photoframe bent or curvy
-mirror acrylic sheets
- protractor or print out of protractor
- wooden box
-laser pointer
Method:
- Remove the photoframe edges
- paste the acrylic mirror sheets on both sides
- so one side is convex mirrror and other side is concave mirror
- paste the protractor on top of wooden box or stand
- place the photoframe on top of proctractor
- use the laser pointer on different angles to explain the angle of reflection with plane, concave and convex mirrors
Mirror angle and reflection :
Need :
-3 candle base mirrors from dollar store
-poster or cardboard
- some blocks of different shapes and color
Method:
-cut the poster/sheet to foldable book
-Paste the mirrors on foldable book
- place them and place the 3rd mirror in the base.
Move the foldable mirror in different angle 90,30,45
- watch the reflection pattern and no of images created
Need :
- Poster cardboard tube or wrapping paper roll tube or pvc pipe
- beer can lid (we used brothers beer lid that came with 6 pack)
- acrylic mirror sheets or 3 rectangle mirror pieces
-some glitter pieces or colorful confetti pieces.
Method:
Cut a hole in one of the can lid as shown and another bigger hole in another can lid as shown in picture
- glue 3 mirrors in triangle shape with the reflection side facing each other
- insert the mirror inside the tube.
- and paste the both ends with see through sheet or clear plastic after adding some confetti inside.
- paste the lid on both ends.
Persiscope
Need :
Pvc pipe preferably 1 feet
two bent caps that fits the pvc pipe
two square/ rectangle mirrors
piece of cardboard or chart paper
Methods:
paste the mirrors on a piece of cardboard
insert them at 45 angle inside the bent caps
add the caps to the pvc pipe in opposite direction
viola
Mirage : Concave mirror real image
Need :
-mirage kit
- two hollowed out lids same width and same depth
- spray paint them with mirror paint
- cut a hole in one of them
- place a mini toy and see the toy through the hole
- The frog or pig whatver is in the base would project a real image on the top that would give the illusion of floating pig
anamorphosis Mirror:
Need :
Mirror film sheet or mirror acrylic sheet
Gift wrap tube or pvc tube
Paste the mirror on the tube
Print the anamorphosis picture.
If you want to use your own picture, you can use gimp and invert the picture and create anamorphic mode for the experiment.
Place the mirror at right spot and you can view the clear image of the distorted one in the printed sheet .
Infinity mirror :
Need : Window film
Plain glass transparent
round Mirror
Box or make your own wooden box
- Paste the window film on the plain glass
- place the candle inbetween two mirrors and light it up.
=> Partial reflection and full reflection of the mirror creates the infinite images at right angle
Need :
Vegetable chopping mat
acrylic mirror sheets
popsicle sticks
wood board or cardboard box
Method:
-Cut mirror into thin sheets
- paste them as same width as the popsicle stick on the chopping mat. and cut the areas that arent pasted with mirror.
-create a gate like with the popsicle sheet.
- in the box cut in the sides for the chopping mat to slide through.
- place the animal and slide the mirror through making sure the mirrors are right behind the popiscle gate structure
- burn incense and move the slide to chopping mat so that the mirrors are in between the popsicle sticks.
Fun house mirror for toys :
-Paint stirrer from hardware store
-acrylic mirror sheet
- bamboo skewers
Method:
-make a rectangle wood box like structure with the paint stirrers in the same measurement as your mirror sheet
-Drill some hole in the sides for the skewers to be inserted.
-Take the mirror sheet and place them inbetween skewers and make it adjustable
- You can create concave-convex- concave or convex-concave-convex of any combination based on skewers placement
- Use a doll or toy and move it front back to mimic the fun house mirror
Concave/Convex mirror reflection angle
-Photoframe bent or curvy
-mirror acrylic sheets
- protractor or print out of protractor
- wooden box
-laser pointer
Method:
- Remove the photoframe edges
- paste the acrylic mirror sheets on both sides
- so one side is convex mirrror and other side is concave mirror
- paste the protractor on top of wooden box or stand
- place the photoframe on top of proctractor
- use the laser pointer on different angles to explain the angle of reflection with plane, concave and convex mirrors
Mirror angle and reflection :
Need :
-3 candle base mirrors from dollar store
-poster or cardboard
- some blocks of different shapes and color
Method:
-cut the poster/sheet to foldable book
-Paste the mirrors on foldable book
- place them and place the 3rd mirror in the base.
Move the foldable mirror in different angle 90,30,45
- watch the reflection pattern and no of images created
Need :
- Poster cardboard tube or wrapping paper roll tube or pvc pipe
- beer can lid (we used brothers beer lid that came with 6 pack)
- acrylic mirror sheets or 3 rectangle mirror pieces
-some glitter pieces or colorful confetti pieces.
Method:
Cut a hole in one of the can lid as shown and another bigger hole in another can lid as shown in picture
- glue 3 mirrors in triangle shape with the reflection side facing each other
- insert the mirror inside the tube.
- and paste the both ends with see through sheet or clear plastic after adding some confetti inside.
- paste the lid on both ends.
Persiscope
Need :
Pvc pipe preferably 1 feet
two bent caps that fits the pvc pipe
two square/ rectangle mirrors
piece of cardboard or chart paper
Methods:
paste the mirrors on a piece of cardboard
insert them at 45 angle inside the bent caps
add the caps to the pvc pipe in opposite direction
viola
Mirage : Concave mirror real image
-mirage kit
- two hollowed out lids same width and same depth
- spray paint them with mirror paint
- cut a hole in one of them
- place a mini toy and see the toy through the hole
- The frog or pig whatver is in the base would project a real image on the top that would give the illusion of floating pig
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