The activity provided on this web page offers students a chance to understand how mirrors can be used to create the appearance of defying gravity. With an easy setup, these activities can make students appear to perform...

This site provides an activity on reflection using just three mirrors and duct tape. A kaleidoscope effect is produced to show multiple images of an object, and a corner mirror is created to demonstrate a reflector that...

This Exploratorium site contains an activity to produce images with a cylindrical mirror. The mirror is made of aluminized Mylar backed with construction paper. The site provides diagrams to explain the observed...

This site from the Exploratorium provides an interesting activity for building a "two-way" mirror. Partners sit on opposite sides of the mirror and adjust the illumination until each gradually assumes aspects of the...

This 2006 student project by Scott Huang of Stony Brook University describes an investigation of how a drop of water acts as a lens. The curvature of a drop of water is varied, and its focal length is measured. ...