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Activity 3 and 4 Science

This document describes an activity to investigate the relationship between the number of images formed and the angle between two mirrors. Students are instructed to place a coin between two mirrors set at different angles and count the number of images. Their results are recorded in a table showing that as the angle decreases, the number of images increases. From the data, students derive the formula N = (360/angle between mirrors) - 1 to determine the number of images for a given angle. They are asked to recognize that an infinite number of images will be seen when the mirrors are aligned at a 0 degree angle.

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Activity 3 and 4 Science

This document describes an activity to investigate the relationship between the number of images formed and the angle between two mirrors. Students are instructed to place a coin between two mirrors set at different angles and count the number of images. Their results are recorded in a table showing that as the angle decreases, the number of images increases. From the data, students derive the formula N = (360/angle between mirrors) - 1 to determine the number of images for a given angle. They are asked to recognize that an infinite number of images will be seen when the mirrors are aligned at a 0 degree angle.

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Activity 3

Mirror Left – Right Reversal

Objectives:
 Describe the images formed by plane mirror.
 Show an understanding of reversal effect in mirrors by writing laterally inverted letters
and words.
Materials:
 Alphabet chart
 1 plane mirror
Procedure:
1. Place the alphabet chart in front of the plane mirror. Identify all capital letters in the
alphabet that can be read properly in front of the mirror.
2. Write at least 3 words (all in capital letters) that can be read properly both with a mirror
and without a mirror in front of it.
Guide Questions:
Q5. What are the letters of the alphabet (in capital) that can be read properly in front of a mirror?
- AHIMOTUVWXY
Q6. Think of words (in capital letters) that can be read properly both with a mirror and without a
mirror. What are these words?
- MOM
- HUH
- WOW
- AHA
Q7. Write the sentence below on a clear sheet of paper in such a way that it can be read properly
in front of a mirror.
Activity 4
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Objectives:
 Identify the relationship between the number of images formed and the angle between the
two mirrors.
 Use the gathered data to derive the formula for determining the number of images formed
when two mirrors are kept at a certain angle.
Materials:
 1 one - peso coin
 1 paper protractor
 2 plane mirrors
Procedure:
1. Place two plane mirrors at an angle of 90 degrees and place the one – peso coin between
the two mirrors as shown in Figure 6.
2. Count the number of images formed. Record this in a table similar to Table 4 below.
3. Try to vary the angle between the mirrors.
Q8. What happens to the number of images formed as you vary the angle between
the mirrors?
- As the angle between the mirrors decreases the number of images formed also decreases.

4. Set the angle between the mirrors to 60 degrees. Count and record again the number of
images formed.
5. Do again step 4 for angles 45 degrees and 30 degrees. Enter all the values in a table
similar to Table 4.

Angle Number of images


90 degrees 3
60 degrees 5
45 degrees 7
30 degrees 11

Q9. Refer to Table 4. What relationship exists between the number of images formed and
the angle between two mirrors?
- The smaller the angle, the larger the image is shaped.

Q10. Use the data in Table 4 to derive the formula for determining the number of images
formed by two mirrors.
- N = (360 ÷ angles between the mirror) - 1

Q11. How should mirrors be arranged such that an infinite number of images will be
formed or seen?
- When the two mirrors are aligned at a 0-degree angle with each other, there is an infinite
number of images.

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