Reflection - Plane & Curved Mirrors 7% Intro: ‘When light strikes an object or medium it can either reflect or bounce off the surface or it can refract or bend. We will be taking a closer look at reflection. To do so, you will observe how a laser reflects off a plane mirror and a concave mirror. ‘concave mirrors that we will be using are made ftom quilting hoops and aluminum foil, Please be careful when using them since they can be broken quite easily. Also, do not shine lasers in or around people's eyes!!! ‘This is not a joke! It can cause real damage to their vision and your grade. Materials: Quilting Loop Mirror (1) Sheet Poster Paper (1) Plane Mirror (1) Red Laset Pen (1) Colored pencils (3) of various colors ‘This Paper (1) Meter stick (1) Protractor (1) PART 1 (PLANE MIRROR) 1, Lay the sheet of poster paper on a flat, level surface. 2. Setup the plane mirror on a holder at one side of the paper. Trace the inner side of the mirror so that if it gets bumped it can be replaced back to the same spot. 3. Using the laser, shine it straight down the paper and at the center of the mirror. The picture below illustrates this. The mirror is the grey block. Laser line (principle axis) 4, Mark a dot on the paper where the laser strikes the mirror and a dot atthe tip of the laser. 5. Connect these two dots using a meterstick and label this as your “principle axis” 6. Place a second dot on the paper to one side of the principle axis and shine the laser from this dot to the point on the mirror where it meets the principle axis (the center). 7, Mark a point on the paper where the laser line reflects from the mirror. 8. Using one of the colored pencils, draw the laser’s paths to and from the mirror and label them as “Ray 1”. 9. Measure the Incident angle from the ray line that enter’s the mirror to the principle axis. In the same ‘manner, measure the reflected angle from the ray going off the mirror to the principle axis line. Both should be less than 90 degre 10. Move the laser to different positions and repeat steps 7-9 two more times, each with a new color pencil RAY Color of line Incident Angle Reflected Angle (degrees) (degrees) i . We = TAO blue 6 \ 5 Tyne, a KPART 1 Questions: 1. What angle does the laser reflect at compared tothe angle that its the mitror? Does this relationship Wi inci le 27 . a a between the incident angle and the reflected angle hold tue forall the rays? Tg 1A oyna, C\\IOR- we SAVE» YR- = 2. Ifa person needed to buy themselves a tall rectangular mirror, what is the ‘minimum height the mirror would have to be in order for them to see their entire body? To answer this, consider the incident ray coming from a person’s feet and the reflected ray traveling to their eyes. Where did the light strike the mirror each time?? «|, ny cin DOL IO he guric® CS 4C be persone PART 2 (CONCAVE MIRROR): Turn your sheet of poster paper over. 2. Draw a straight line down the center of the paper using a meterstick. You do not need to use the laser for this portion, 3. Setup the concave mirror at the very edge of the paper as shown in the diagram below. The mirror is the sgrey shape and the black line is the principle axis. Try to center the mirror on the line. 4, ‘Trace the inner side of the mirror so that if it gets bumped it can be replaced back to the same spot. 5. Place the laser at the opposite edge of the paper as the mirror and shine the laser straight at the mirror parallel to the principle axis. Trace the lasers path to and from the mirror using one of the colored pencils and label it as “Ray 1” Move the laser to different sides and distances from the principle axis and repeat steps 5-6 two more times labeling each ray a different number, BUT USING THE SAME COLORED pencil. ao PART 2 Questions: (As there a particular point or wisi Where all of the reflected lings intercept? Label this point “F” for focal point on your paver. HIS UN dha, WME OF HD pope 2. When looking down the paper towards the concave mirror, rays on the right side of your paper end up where? What does ths tell you about the image this sort of mirror will create? Vhoy-end, ifr JLe taF= [AV WWM bao