Thursday, January 31, 2013

8th grade

After following instruction and using reused materials, the 8th grade constructed their own kaleidoscopes.
Kaleidoscopes were invented by Scottish scientist Sir David Brewster in 1816. Images from mirrors appear as the real objects, except left and right are reversed. A mirrored prism creates a series of reflections yielding symmetrical patterns.





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