Duck Into A Kaleidoscope

 


What to Do:

 

Duck under and put yourself inside the triangle.  You will find yourself inside a kaleidoscope!  Can you see the back of your head?  How many reflections of yourself can you see?  Look at one of the vertices.  How many of you are looking at that vertex?  What geometrical shapes are formed?

 

What's Going On?

 

This exhibit has you discover a number of properties of geometry and reflection.

 

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