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Light Interaction Stations. How Come, Huh? Some images and descriptions come from Photon by B.K. Hixon. Reflection Bouncing Light. How Come, Huh?
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Light Interaction Stations How Come, Huh? Some images and descriptions come from Photon by B.K. Hixon
ReflectionBouncing Light How Come, Huh? This one is short and sweet. The angle of the incident (incoming) beam of light always equals the angle of the reflected (outgoing) beam of light.
Reflection • The Law of Reflection (angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection).If the lines are drawn carefully, the distances and angles should be identical. • The Ghostly Container- This means that the perceived distance behind the mirror, will equal the distance the container is before the mirror. • Watch that Wink- Reflection in one mirror reflects and flips the image on the other mirror. When we see the image, it is has been reflected twice.
Refraction • Disappearing Penny • Refraction- When water is added to the container, the light from the coin is bent upward so much that it goes out of the top of the glass. • Since light could not get out through the side, when viewed from the side, it could not be seen.
Refraction • Reverse the Arrows • The beaker becomes a convex lens (a lens that is thicker in the middle). • Light that shines through a convex lens comes to a focus, or converges. The beaker of water acts as a very thick convex lens. As you get back beyond the focal point, the image reverses.
Scattering Milk • When viewing the bottle from the side, you should see a bluish color from blue light being scattered. If looking straight through the water toward the flashlight, the light appears reddish. • The milk particles scatter the light traveling through the water just like air particles scatter sunlight as it travels through the air.
