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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How We See Things

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study light. In this lesson on light, students discuss how flat and angled mirrors reflect light and draw a picture showing how a mirror reflects light into an eye. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reflection, Refraction & Lenses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to describe what happens to light when it strikes different materials. They describe the law of reflection. Students are able to explain why a mirror froms a virtual image. They are able to describe diffuse reflection.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Light and Geometric Optics

For Students 10th - 11th Standards
It's time to see the light  with a unit that focuses on light and geometric optics, including concave and convex mirrors. A variety of experiments, worksheets, and online activities are included. 
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Activity
It's About Time

Reflected Light

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
The lesson allows young scientists to use lasers and mirrors to study reflected light. A reading passage and homework question assess learning, while additional material introduces extension activities. 
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Prom Night

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Create the perfect prom night image using the Law of Reflection! An interactive lesson explores angles of reflection when looking in a full-length mirror. Learners change the distance from the mirror and length of the mirror and watch...
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PPT
Urbana School District

Optics

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Don't worry, optics is a light topic! The presentation covers reflection, refraction, fiber optics, mirages, prisms, rainbows, dispersion, mirrors, lenses, telescopes, diffraction, the human eye, and much, much more. Presentation is the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mirror Symmetry/Mirror Images

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore lines of symmetry in geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students construct angles using mirrors and rubberbands, then predict the number of images that will appear in the reflection. Students reproduce lines of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Telescopes Work

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students experiment with water and mirrors to better understand how telescopes work. In this telescopes lesson plan, students use water and mirrors to see how mirrors reflect light and create a magnified image.
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Lesson Plan
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How We See Things

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners investigate how mirrors reflect light. For this reflection lesson, students draw the path of the light reflected from a mirror. Learners construct a list of objects that are light sources.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparison of Images Formed by Plane, Cylindrical, and Spherical Mirrors

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners observe how reflections differ in various types of mirrors. For this reflection lesson, students use cylindrical mirrors, plane mirrors, and concave mirrors to observe how each reflects the student's face.
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Lesson Plan
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Plane Mirrors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the law of reflection by using mirrors. In this physics lesson, students operate a robot using IR controllers. They explain the path of light as it reflects through a surface.
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Lesson Plan
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Magic Mirror Box

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students observe a plywood box with mirrors. In this mirror and light instructional activity, students make informal, individual investigations with a plywood box that has been fitted with mirror squares. They use observation skills and...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Lead your class in a fun-filled team activity that encourages collaboration while learning important concepts. Pupils actively participate in a discussion on the experimental design and the role of mirrors. They perform group activities...
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Activity
NASA

Build a Relay Inspired by Space Communications

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Learn how the professionals at NASA send information across space. Engineers use a microdevice, laser pointer, and mirrors as relays to model data transmission in space. Scholars program a microdevice to detect light received and test...
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Handout
Curated OER

Reflection and Refraction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What is a prism? A place for light waves that commit minor refractions! The thorough resource includes three hands-on investigations covering light reflection and refraction; mirrors, lenses, and images; and optical systems. Subject...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mirrors and Lenses

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students identify the characteristics of mirrors and lenses. In groups, they describe the types of images formed by converging and diverging mirrors and calculate the magnification of a spherical mirror. They follow the same procedure...
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PPT
Mr. E. Science

Light

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Where does bad light end up? In a prism! The presentation covers light, mirrors, lenses, and the structure of the eye. It also provides explanations of reflection, refraction, concave and convex mirrors and lenses, and a comparison of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reflecting Light

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are introduced to the reflective properties of light and use mirrors to make light from a source reflect onto a specific target. They take turns and record the amount of time it took to correctly reflect the light.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physical Principles in Living Systems

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders experiment with white light, plane mirrors, and curved mirrors in order to demonstrate the physical principles of living systems. In this physical principles lesson plan, 7th graders take 3 days to discover what happens...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How We See Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explain that when a beam of light is reflected from its surface, it changes direction. In this virtual science experiment lesson plan, students complete an activity that requires them to investigate how flat mirrors reflect...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reflection of Light With Two Plane Mirrors- Double Mirrors Placed at a Number of Angles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students place two plane mirrors at different angles to experiment with reflection. They make kaleidoscopes and periscopes.
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Interactive
Physics LAB

Spherical Mirrors

For Students Higher Ed
In this mirrors worksheet, students identify the equation that describes the relationship between the mirror's focal length and its radius. Students compare images reflected through concave mirrors and different distances. This worksheet...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Symmetry

For Students 9th - 12th
In this symmetry worksheet, high schoolers use the alphabet to determine how many letters have a mirror plane, rotational axis, or an inversion center. Students determine the symmetry elements and the point group for different chemical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Microscope-Convex Mirrors

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are able to understand how convex mirrors are used in a microscope. They are able to identify the focus and focal length of a curved mirror and observe virtual images in a convex mirror.

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