Principle

With this experiment the students should be led to insights
which they are likely to be already familiar with qualitatively,
but which they are probably not consciously aware of (daily
observation in a mirror).
 
In the first part of the experiment, qualitative investigations of
the properties of a mirror image compared to the original are
made.
 
In the second part the correlation between object distance g and
image distance b in a plane mirror are determined. Additionally,
while doing so the students become familiar with a first
possibility of forming images by rays of light.
 
The second part of the experiment is more demanding on the
students’ abilities and experimental proficiency than the
first part; the two experiments can be seen as a unit. However,
they can also be performed separately.

Benefits


Multifunctional light box - All-in-one: Can be used for geometric optics on the table, colour mixing and on an optical bench

Extension with others sets at anytime, no additional light sources needed, recognition value for students



Tasks

How are mirror images formed? In this experiment the properties
of mirror images are determined and you will learn how an
image is formed by a plane mirror.