A kaleidoscope is made up of 3 mirrors. Mirrors are special surfaces that bounce back or reflect light. The way the kaleidoscope works is that the mirrors within it make multiple reflections
Now the first thing that you will need to do is get your piece of silver mirror card and measure along the long side and mark at 8, 16 and 24cm. You are then going to draw a line with your ruler.
You are now going to fold along these lines and with the mirror side facing inward tape the mirror card into a triangle. You may want to use your ruler to help you fold along the lines so that they are straight. You are then going to tape the mirror card together in this triangle shape
The next thing that you are going to do is wrap your piece of white card around your mirror card triangle. You are then going to tape the card in place. Make sure you use enough tape so that your kaleidoscope holds together.
Your kaleidoscope is now ready to use, so start by looking at different surfaces and see how the different colours and patterns are reflected inside.
The video tutorial for this activity is available on the Surrey Libraries Facebook Page or the Surrey Libraries YouTube Channel
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