Mirror Mirror



Abstract
Outer appearance is very important in our society. This importance has grown even more with the emergence of social media. Scientists have long since known that how we perceive our outer appearance relies mainly on seeing our reflection in the mirror. But does a mirror really accurately reflect our looks, or can even a mirror make mistakes? Students are often very focused on their outer appearance. In this activity they investigate the truthfulness of mirrors by using physics creatively. Thereafter they focus on the impact of mirrors on society in history and the present.

Copyright/Creative Commons

Materials are published under the
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Lesson activities
Curriculum content
- Reflection
- Mirror
- Appearance
- Social media

Discipline
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Engineering


Target group
- Primary Education
- Lower Secondary Education
- Upper Secondary Education

Age range
11-15

Duration
50 min.

Documents


Credits
DE  
Oliver Straser, University of Education Freiburg and Amy Mol (Utrecht University)
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