4. View a laughing gallery in some science centre or a science park or a village mela. You will find some large mirrors there. You can see your distorted and funny images in these mirrors. Try to find out the kinds of mirrors used there.
Answer: The activity can be carried out as follows:
Aim: To view reflections in some large mirrors in a laughing gallery and identify the kinds of mirrors used there.
Materials Required: Hosepipe or a water pipe, water.
Procedure:
(i) Go to a laughing gallery in some science centre or a science park or a village mela.
(ii) Stand in front of the large mirrors there and observe your reflection.
(iii) Based on what the mirrors look like and your own reflection, identify the types of mirrors used there.
Observations: You will see distorted and funny images of yourself in these mirrors like the ones below.
Conclusions: Laughing mirrors consist of big concave and convex mirrors arranged in different ways which give distorted images of people standing in front of them.
“View a laughing gallery in some science centre or a science park or a village mela. You will find some large mirrors there. You can see your distorted and funny images in these mirrors. Try to find out the kinds of mirrors used there.” – Solved.
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