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Students view a demonstration to investigate mirror images. In this plane mirror lesson, students view a teacher demonstration of a plane mirror and the images it creates. They use meter sticks to investigate the angles of reflection and the distance of the objects reflected.

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reflections

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image, mirror image, plane mirror, reflect, reflection, science
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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