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Light and reflection: using mirrors: the forest

Learning objects Light and reflection: using mirrors: the forest

TLF ID L4153

Find animals on a dark night. Position a mirror to direct a beam of light. Choose a mirror that willl reflect light at a suitable angle. Notice that the light always travels in a straight line. This learning object is one in a series of six objects. Some of the objects are also packaged as two combined learning objects.

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Educational details

Key learning objectives
  • Students explore angles of incidence using plane mirrors.
  • Students predict the direction that light will be reflected by fixed mirrors.
Educational value
  • Demonstrates the angle at which light is reflected by plane mirrors.
  • Illustrates that light always travels in a straight line.
  • Simulates a range of mirror angles to encourage experimentation.
  • Includes a series of tasks that progressively increase in difficulty.
Year level

5

TopicsColour (Light); Incandescence; Luminescence; Pigments; Shadows
Learning area
  • science;
  • mathematics
Strand
  • Mathematics/Number and algebra
  • Science/Physical sciences
  • Science/Science understanding
    Concept
    • Science/Light
    • Science/Reflection
    Skill
    • Knowledge;
    • Comprehension;
    • Application;
    • Analysis
    Student activity
    • Interactives;
    • Experiment;
    • Analysis;
    • Modelling
    Learning design
    • Experiential learning;
    • Independent learning;
    • Problem solving;
    • Visual learning

    Other details

    Contributors
    • Script writer
    • Name: Roger Dickinson
    • Organisation: The University of Western Australia; The Centre for Learning Technology
    • Address: Nedlands WA 6907 Australia
    • URL: http://www.clt.uwa.edu.au/
    • Subject matter expert
    • Name: Roger Dickinson
    • Organisation: The University of Western Australia; The Centre for Learning Technology
    • Address: Nedlands WA 6907 Australia
    • URL: http://www.clt.uwa.edu.au/
    • Technical implementer
    • Organisation: The University of Western Australia; The Centre for Learning Technology
    • Address: Melbourne WA 6907 Australia
    • URL: http://www.clt.uwa.edu.au/
    • Publisher
    • Date of contribution: 28 Jan 2014
    • Organisation: Education Services Australia
    • Address: Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
    • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
    Access profile
    • Colour independence
    • Device independence
    • Hearing independence
    Learning resource type
    • Interactive Resource
    Browsers
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    Operating systems
    • MacOS - minimum version: 10.6
    • MS-Windows - minimum version: x - maximum version: 7
    Rights
    • © Education Services Australia Ltd, 2013, except where indicated under Acknowledgements.