REFLECTION

OF LIGHT
Science Year 4 DLP
Hair ul Izad
 At the
end of 1. State that light can
the be reflected by
lesson, carrying out activities.
pupils
are
able 2. Describe the uses of
LEARNING
to: reflection of light in
S TA N DA R D daily life.

3. Draw a ray diagram

to show the reflection
of light from a mirror.
REFLECTION OF LIGHT

• When looking in a mirror, we see our image formed on

the mirror. This phenomenon is called light reflection.

• The light that shines on you is actually reflected towards

the mirror, and the mirror in turn reflects the image
towards your eyes.
EXAMPLES OF LIGHT REFLECTION
PHENOMENA:

• Images are formed on the surface of EXAMPLES

water.
• The image is formed on the tiled floor
surface.
• The image is formed on a metal surface.

Image on the Image on the Image on a metal

water surface tiled floor surface
surface
A P P L I C AT I O N S
OF
REFLECTION
OF LIGHT

CONVEX
MIRROR
ANOTHER EXAMPLES:

Self mirror Side mirror Convex Mirror

Dental mirror Periscope Kaleidoscope

R AY D I A G R A M • When the light is directed onto a flat,
smooth surface like a mirror, the light is
reflected.
• This situation can be drawn in the form of a
ray diagram as shown below.
A C T I V I T Y: