Science

Key Points

Mirrors reflect incoming light in a single outgoing direction. Light from an object bounces off the mirror into our eyes, or a camera.

Mirrors don’t reflect left to right, rather forward to back. A mirror doesn’t reverse text, you do.

Every mirror absorbs a little bit of light, no mirror is perfect. The light that mirrors absorb appears to us as green, this is most visible in a ‘mirror tunnel,’ when two mirrors face each other. 

Superpose - when a mirror repeats the look / representation of the original image - this can only be done to symmetrical objects / objects with at least one line of symmetry 

I drew diagrams, to later potentially include redrawn versions in my final work, explaining how mirrors work

Reference image boards Pinterest 

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Plan: create posters/displays explaining how mirrors worked, aimed at a young audience. The posters will include a basic scientific diagram and a text explanation of an aspect of mirrors and reflection, alongside an illustration that shows that aspect 
Across the posters I want to include two characters one symmetrical (an alien or robot), one asymmetrical (a scientist), (symmetry and asymmetry in their designs can be used to explain a superimposed images and lines of symmetry on one of of pieces)

Working idea for the layout 

New layout after feedback
Layout: -find a better font -stylise the diagram slightly -remove reflection from information text 
Illustration: -make beakers colourful / vibrant -brighten up light sources 

After further feedback, I made the font of the main text less heavy and altered the diagram on the top right slightly 

Second development 

Redoing the second piece, the poses were too stiff and lifeless compared to the first piece 

Poster development