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Curated OER

Concave Mirrors

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Study concave and convex mirrors with an in-depth slideshow presentation. Slides contain term definitions as well as labeled diagrams.
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Curated OER

Bubble and Boyle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Even middle schoolers still enjoy experimenting with bubbles! They execute a series of experiments enabling them to distinguish between convex and concave surfaces, explore the properties of buoyancy, surface tension, and density,...
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Jefferson Lab

Optics: Mirrors and Lenses

For Students 9th - 12th
Did you see that or did I imagine it? Optical illusions are often created with mirrors and lenses, and here is a presentation that covers many different types of mirrors and lenses and how they work. Flat, concave, and convex mirrors, as...
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Curated OER

Planning a Funhouse

For Students 7th - 12th
In this mirrors worksheet, students will design and draw their creation of a "Crazy Mirror Room." They must use a combination of convex, concave, and plane mirrors and they must write a description of what a person's reflection would...
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PPT
Curated OER

Spherical Mirrors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Some formatting issues will need repair (a few overlapping text boxes and pictures), but overall this is a comprehensive presentation on how light reflects off of spherical mirrors. Both convex and concave mirrors are explained,...
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Curated OER

Bubble and Boyle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle-schoolers still enjoy playing with bubbles! In this series of eight laboratory activities, science learners explore convex and concave surfaces, angles, gas laws, buoyancy, density and more! 
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Curated OER

Reflection and Mirrors

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reflection worksheet, students will review the law of reflection and label a diagram with its angle of incidence and angle of reflection. Then students will compare different mirror surfaces as convex or concave. This worksheet...
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Curated OER

Typical Numeric Questions for Physics I - Light and Optics

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Nineteen word problems dealing with frequency, speed, reflection, and refraction of light are provided here. Empower your physics masters to manipulate equations for computing angles, focal lengths, image heights, and more! This is a...
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Curated OER

Typical Conceptual Questions for Physics I - Light and Quantum

For Students 9th - 12th
This is a stellar overview of everything light and quantum! There are 30 multiple choice questions, none of them requiring any mathematical computation. There are a few diagrams to analyze: light rays striking reflective and refractive...
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Curated OER

Concave and Complex 2-D Shapes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this concave and complex 2-D shapes worksheet, students study, analyze and determine and circle which shapes out of 6 are concave pentagons.
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Interactive
Physics LAB

Spherical Mirror Equation #2

For Students 9th - 12th
For this spherical mirror worksheet, learners are given diagrams of concave spherical mirrors, their focal points and an object. Students answer 10 questions about the location of the images, the size of the images and the height of the...
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Interactive
Physics LAB

Spherical Mirror: Equation #1

For Students 9th - 12th
For this spherical mirrors worksheet, students answer 14 questions about convex and concave mirrors and the images formed in each. They determine if images are real or virtual, if they are upright or inverted, the focal length of the...
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Technological University

Giant Mirrors

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Did you know some retailers use curved mirrors in their fitting rooms to make customers look thinner? Pupils view themselves in convex and concave mirrors to understand the difference. The resource includes big ideas for multiple age...
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Activity
It's About Time

Curved Mirrors

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Discover concave and convex mirrors using a laser light. Scholars experiment with real and virtual images before reading a handout and completing homework questions. Included extensions greatly benefit learners, so take advantage of the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Properties and Attributes of Polygons

For Students 10th
For this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine if a polygon is convex or concave and apply the polygon Angle sum theorem and the polygon exterior angle sum theorem to determine the measures of interior and exterior angles of a...
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Curated OER

Light

For Teachers 8th - 12th
All aspects of the path of light are included in a great summary. Internal reflection and the angles of paths in different materials are explained and the behavior of visible light through lenses and the effect on focal points are...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Light and Geometric Optics

For Students 10th - 11th Standards
It's time to see the light  with a unit that focuses on light and geometric optics, including concave and convex mirrors. A variety of experiments, worksheets, and online activities are included. 
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Polygon Classification

For Students 8th - 10th
Polly want a polygon? Young mathematicians sort shapes using an interactive. They classify the shapes as convex polygons, concave polygons, or not polygons.
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Mr. E. Science

Light

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Where does bad light end up? In a prism! The presentation covers light, mirrors, lenses, and the structure of the eye. It also provides explanations of reflection, refraction, concave and convex mirrors and lenses, and a comparison of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Polygons

For Students 10th
In this polygons worksheet, 10th graders solve 18 various types of problems related to different forms of polygons. First, they state the number of sides for each convex polygon and then, use the polygon shown to respond to each of 6...
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Curated OER

Spherical Mirrors

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars view images in a spherical mirror and interpret the path of light. In this physics lesson, students view a large spherical mirror demonstrated by the instructor. They use shiny serving spoons to investigate the path of...
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Physics Classroom

The L.O.S.T. Art of Image Description - Curved Mirrors

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
We see curved mirrors every day in spoons, rear-view mirrors, stores as a safety measure, make-up mirrors, and in novelty stores. Scholars explore the changes to an image based on the curve of the mirror, the location of the image, and...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Cassegrain Telescope

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How does a telescope magnify images? Learners first watch a tutorial explaining the basic construction of a telescope. Then they interact with a simulation that allows for changes in the location and diameter of the reflecting mirrors....
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Cornell University

Beam Focusing Using Lenses

For Students 11th - 12th
Explore optics using an inquiry-based experimental approach! Young scholars use a set of materials to design and build a unit capable of focusing a beam of light. They experiment with different lenses to determine the best approach to...

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