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Parabolas: It's All Done with Mirrors

Parabolas: It's All Done with Mirrors

In this activity about light and reflection, learners use a special device called a Mirage Maker_ to create an illusion. What they perceive as an object is really an image in space, created by two concave mirrors. Learners will be surprised when they try to grab the object on the mirror and there's nothing there! Activity includes a light-ray diagram to help explain how the image is created....

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Keywords:
Plane Geometry, Optical Illusion, Magic Trick, Light-ray Diagram, NSDL, Biological Science, Reflection, Physics, Reflection and Refraction, Geometry, Lenses and Mirrors, Chemistry, Perception, Light and Optics, Vision, Life Science, Physical Science, Concave, Illusion, Mathematics, Optics, Rays, Engineering, Real Image, Focal Point, Light, Mirrors
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:

Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
Unknown

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