This Concave Mirror offers a captivating way to explore light reflection, magnification, and focal points. Crafted from high-quality glass, the mirror bends inward to focus light onto a single point, making it ideal for demonstrating how concave surfaces reflect and manipulate light. Often used in everyday objects such as telescopes, headlights, spotlights, torches, and makeup mirrors, this educational tool helps students visualise how optical technologies work in real-world contexts. By observing how images change depending on object distance, learners can investigate image distortion, size variation, and focal behaviour in a clear, hands-on manner. With a precise 50 mm diameter and a focal length of -100 mm, the mirror is perfectly sized for classroom demonstrations, individual experiments, or small group investigations. Sold individually, it can also be paired with a convex mirror for comparative learning—see NK51227K for a combined concave and convex mirror set.
Educational Benefits
- Teaches reflection, focal length, and curved optics principles
- Connects theoretical physics to real-world applications
- Develops observational and analytical skills
- Encourages optical experimentation and visual learning
Classroom Ideas
- Demonstrate image distortion and magnification at various distances
- Pair with convex mirrors to compare reflection types
- Integrate into light and optics units with laser pointers
- Ask students to identify everyday objects using similar optics
Specifications
- Diameter: 50mm
- Focal length: -100mm
- Made from high-quality glass
- Sold individually (see NK51227K for concave/convex set)
