I am a huge fan of science experiments for kids! We have tons of fun science experiments for kids on Buggy and Buddy! I love how science explorations build on the natural curiosity children have about the world around them. Often these science activities lead to many more questions and discoveries. This post contains affiliate links. Hold up some letters or words in front of one mirror and see what happens.
Let your child build off their own discoveries. Leave out the materials for further investigation. Lucy is still very interested in exploring reflections in mirrors. I may add some wooden letters or printed words nearby soon to help inspire more discoveries. Mirror Exploration Center. Self-Portrait Mirror.
There should be no use for a mirror anywhere. Sep 18, Hi Corbin! There are actually mirror TVs on the market right now. Thanks for stopping by! Naomi Jun 5, Jun 5, Mar 5, Alex Oct 25, So there is a lot of thing this articole dident menshion like The light will reflect off the mirror in a more orderly way than it reflects off your clothes.
We call that specular reflection—it's the opposite to diffuse reflection. How does the mirror reflect light? The silver atoms behind the glass absorb the photons of incoming light energy and become excited. I personaly thing that theas articoles should be more revalent. Apr 11, Hi, sean! What was your favorite part of this Wonder? Jane Ambrose Jul 5, Before reading this article, I didn't know a lot about how mirrors work.
It is really interesting how because the surface is so smooth, the photons bounce off the mirror and reflect what's in front of it. It is also cool the different functions they can have, including cars and microscopes. Thank you for the helpful information on how mirrors work! Jul 7, May 17, Ben Allen Jan 27, Jan 30, Trinity Watkins Jan 18, That's so awesome that mirrors have been here since the beginning of time so by that you mean dinosaurs. Jan 18, Trinity Watkins Jan 19, Jan 19, Thanks, Trinity!
Chloe Nov 8, I love wonderopolis so much sometimes my mum would not let me read it because it is on the iPad. Nov 11, Alaine Oct 5, You keep on helping me a lot in school I'm not getting in trouble at all like I ever did but like you always say back to me always keep wondering.
Oct 5, Lily Sep 16, Sep 16, That's true, Lily. There are some high tech things that use mirrors, like telescopes! May 6, I think it be nice if you added a game or something fun to your wonders I personally think they are boring I don't know if any one else agrees. Jan 28, Max Jan 7, Jan 8, Thanks for visiting Wonderopolis, Max!
Oct 29, Daniela Alvarez Oct 6, Oct 7, Sarah Engle Sep 28, We homeschool our children and stumbled across your site because my 6 year old was curious about why and how a mirror reflects…we love your site and will be frequenting it much more now that we have discovered it! What a fun way to learn and to have the project to follow the lesson is perfect! Sep 30, Paula Galvin May 28, Great facts presented here in a fun way for all to learn, thank you.
May 28, Alyssa Rivera Mar 17, Thanks for informing me more on mirrors!!!!!!!! Wonderopolis Mar 17, You are so welcome, Alyssa! Kaleb Nov 21, Some mirrors are made of polished metal, which is less breakable.
Mirrors with a curved surface can make things appear bigger or smaller, like a lens does. There are many types of glass mirrors, each representing a different manufacturing process and reflection type. An aluminium glass mirror is made of a float glass manufactured using vacuum coating, i. A low aluminium glass mirror is manufactured by coating silver and two layers of protective paint on the back surface of glass. A low aluminium glass mirror is very clear, light transmissive, smooth, and reflects accurate natural colors.
This type of glass is widely used for framing presentations and exhibitions in which a precise color representation of the artwork is truly essential or when the background color of the frame is predominantly white. A safety glass mirror is made by adhering a special protective film to the back surface of a silver glass mirror, which prevents injuries in case the mirror is broken. This kind of mirror is used for furniture, doors, glass walls, commercial shelves, or public areas.
A silkscreen printed glass mirror is produced using inorganic color ink that prints patterns through a special screen onto glass. Various colors, patterns, and glass shapes are available. Such a glass mirror is durable and more moisture resistant than ordinary printed glass and can serve for over 20 years. This type of glass is widely used for decorative purposes e.
A silver glass mirror is an ordinary mirror, coated on its back surface with silver, which produces images by reflection.
This kind of glass mirror is produced by coating a silver, copper film and two or more layers of waterproof paint on the back surface of float glass, which perfectly resists acid and moisture. A silver glass mirror provides clear and actual images, is quite durable, and is widely used for furniture, bathroom and other decorative purposes. Decorative glass mirrors are usually handcrafted. A variety of shades, shapes and glass thickness are often available.
A beam of light reflects off a mirror at an angle of reflection equal to its angle of incidence if the size of a mirror is much larger than the wavelength of light. This law mathematically follows from the interference of a plane wave on a flat boundary of much larger size than the wavelength. Objects viewed in a plane mirror will appear laterally inverted e. However, a mirror does not usually "swap" left and right any more than it swaps top and bottom. To be precise, it reverses the object in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface the normal.
For example, when light hits a banana, it absorbs every color except for yellow, which it reflects, making the banana appear yellow. You might also remember from school that, much like mirrors, white objects like a piece of printer paper or a white wall reflect all the colors of the visible spectrum. When rays of light hit rough surfaces, they bounce the light back in all directions. This is called diffuse reflection.
Metal and glass, meanwhile, are very smooth, and reflect light back more directly.
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