REFLECTION

OF LIGHT
Science Year 4 DLP
Hairul Izad
 At the
end of 1. State that light can
the be reflected by
lesson carrying out activities.
,
pupils 2. Describe the uses
LEARNING are
able of reflection of light
OBJECTIVES
to: in 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

water surface tiled floor metal 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: