VIDEO REFERENCE:
Workshop 2

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Pepper's Ghost
• Mirrors

REFLECTION

The Exploratorium Science Snacks about Reflection

A collection of activities and resources from the Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconreflection.html

Light and Optics Readings

From the course Patterns in Light at Arizona State University

http://acept.la.asu.edu/PiN/rdg/readings.shtml

Play-Hookey Website

Description of the basic concepts in reflection

http://www.play-hookey.com/optics/reflect1.html

 

REFRACTION

The Exploratorium Science Snacks about Refraction

A collection of activities and resources from the Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconrefraction.html

Refraction of Light Demonstration Applet

Manipulate the variables in the refraction process in this applet from Brigham Young University, Department of Physics and Astronomy. (Requires a Java enabled browser.)

http://wigner.byu.edu/LightRefract/LightRefract.html

****** refraction animation

http://covis.atmos.uiuc.edu/guide/optics/less-more.html

Physics Experiments Online

Investigate the properties of light as it crosses from glass to air

http://freespace.virgin.net/gareth.james/virtual/Optics/Refraction/
refraction.html

Mirages and Light Refraction

Explains how the refraction of light cause the optical illusion of mirages

http://www.chelmsford.com/home/random/sci-light-refract.htm

Play-Hookey Website

Description of the basic concepts of refraction

http://www.play-hookey.com/optics/refract1.html

 

PEPPER'S GHOST

Physics Demonstrations - Light

A Sourcebook for Teachers of Physics. See 6.6 for an explanation of how to create your own Pepper's Ghost

http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/demobook/chapter6.htm

Pepper's Ghost

An explanation of science of Pepper's Ghost and other mirror illusions

http://www.analog-press.com/Pepper04.html

MIRRORS

Concave Mirror: An Experiment by Drawing

Science Instrction Resources rom Carson City - Crystal High School in Carson City, MI. Hypercard application providing information and indepth explanations of concave mirrors, reflections, and refraction in Spanish and English

http://www.carsoncity.k12.mi.us/~cpeirce/b23a.html

Reflection and Mirrors

Physics Classroom, a high school physics tutorial about reflection and mirrors

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/class/refln/reflntoc.html