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Exploring Reflected Light

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Exploring Reflected Light

Light reflecting off a mirror

🔬 Part 1: Understanding Reflection

1. What is reflection?

When light passes through an object

When light bounces off a surface

When light is absorbed by an object

When light creates shadows

2. Which surfaces can reflect light? (Check all that apply)

Mirror

Shiny metal spoon

Still water

Rough concrete wall

Polished car surface

3. Complete the sentence: When light hits a mirror, it __________________.

Sentence starter: "When light hits a mirror, it..."

4. Give two examples of reflection you can see in your everyday life.

Example 1: _________________________________

Example 2: _________________________________

🔍 Part 2: Mirror Investigation

5. During your torch and mirror experiment, what did you observe when you shone the light at different angles?

Sentence starter: "When I changed the angle of the torch, the reflected light..."

6. Describe how your group solved the mirror reflection challenge. How did you make the light bounce back to the target?

Sentence starter: "To solve the challenge, we arranged the mirrors..."

7. What happened when you used more than one mirror?

✏️ Part 3: Drawing Ray Diagrams

8. In the space below, draw and label a ray diagram showing light reflecting off a mirror. Include these labels: incident ray, reflected ray, and mirror.
9. Explain in your own words why understanding reflection is useful in real life.

Think about: car mirrors, periscopes, solar panels, etc.

10. What question do you have about reflection that you would like to investigate next?

Sentence starter: "I wonder what would happen if..."

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