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National High School STUDENT LEARNING GUIDE IN SCIENCE 10
Quarter II, Week 5

Lesson 5: Qualitative Characteristics of Images Formed by Plane and Curved Mirrors

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

S10FE-IIg-50: Predict the qualitative characteristics (orientation, type, and magnification)

of images formed by plane and curved mirrors and lenses.

In this set of activities, you should:

1. illustrate the images formed by plane and curved mirror, and
2. describe the characteristics of images formed by plane and curved mirrors.

WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER?

Good day Maylinian! Let us enjoy as we learn about the different qualitative
characteristics of images formed by plane and curved mirrors 😊

Figure 1. Types of Mirror

A. Pringle (2020). Lenses and Mirrors. Retrieved from:

https://web.mst.edu/~vojtaa/phys2145/handouts/Lec37_2145.pdf
Types of Mirror
1. Plane Mirror is a mirror with a flat reflective surface.
2. Curved Mirror is a mirror with a curved reflecting surface.
a) Concave Mirror is a spherical mirror that curve inward like a spoon and create illusion of largeness.
b) Convex Mirror is a spherical mirror that bulge out and distort the reflected image, making it smaller.
Characteristics of Images Formed by Plane Mirror
1. The image formed in a plane mirror has the same size as the object.
2. The image is as far behind the plane mirror as an object is in front of the mirror (same distance).
3. The image formed in a plane mirror has the same orientation as the object.
4. The image formed in a plane mirror is laterally inverted.

OBJECT IMAGE

Figure 2. Laterally Inverted Image Formed by Plane Mirror

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 Figure 3. Characteristics of Images Formed by Plane Mirror
A. Pringle (2020). Lenses and Mirrors. Retrieved from:
https://web.mst.edu/~vojtaa/phys2145/handouts/Lec37_2145.pdf
Table 1. Location, Orientation, Size, and Type of Image Formed in Curved Mirrors

Image
SIZE
Location of Object ORIENTATION TYPE
LOCATION (same, reduced or
(upright or inverted) (real or virtual)
enlarged)
CONCAVE
A. Farther than
the Center of
Between C and F Inverted Reduced Real
Curvature
(C)
B. At the
Center of
At C Inverted Same Real
Curvature
(C)
C. Between the
Center of
Curvature
Beyond C Inverted Enlarged Real
(C) and the
Focal Point
(F)
D. At the Focal
No Image Formed
point (F)
E. Between the
Focal point
(F)and the
Behind the Mirror Upright Enlarged Virtual
Center of the
mirror:
Vertex (V)
CONVEX
A. All locations Between F and V Upright Reduced Virtual

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 Ray Diagramming Techniques in Describing the Characteristics of Images formed by
Concave Mirror

A. Farther than the Center of Curvature (C) B. At the Center of Curvature (C)

C. Between the Center D. At the Focal point E. Between the Focal

of Curvature (C) and (F) point (F)and the Center
the Focal Point (F) of the mirror: Vertex
(V)
Ray Diagramming Techniques in Describing the Characteristics of Images
formed by Convex Mirror
All Locations

YOUR TASKS!

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Enrichment Activity 1
Copy the illustration below. Write the object words: “MAYLINIAN AKO” in such a way that it can be
read properly in front of a plane mirror (laterally inverted). Then, provide a short explanation how do the size,
distance, and orientation of the object compare with the size, distance, and orientation of the image. (10 points)

ANSWERS MAY VARY FROM

STUDENT TO STUDENT
(TEACHER DISCRETION)

Enrichment Activity 2: Give the needed explanation for the sentence below. (5 points)

Comparison between the object and image formed by plane mirror:

_________________________________________________________________________________________
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ANSWERS MAY VARY FROM
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STUDENT TO STUDENT
_________________________________________________________________________________________
(TEACHER DISCRETION)
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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Performance Task 1
Copy each of the diagrams below. Apply ray diagramming techniques and describe the characteristics
(Location, Orientation, Size, and Type) of images formed by curved mirrors. (30 points)
A. Concave Mirror

FOR ANSWERS PLEASE REFER

TO THE GIVEN DIAGRAMS IN Location: __________________
THE SLG. THE ANSWER IS Orientation: __________________
DRAWN THERE Size: __________________
V Type: __________________

1. Location of object is at the Center of the Curvature (C)

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 FOR ANSWERS, PLEASE REFER Location: __________________
TO THE GIVEN DIAGRAMS IN Orientation: __________________
THE SLG. THE ANSWER Size: __________________
V IS Type: __________________
DRAWN THERE

2. Location of object is between the Center of Curvature (C) and the Focal Point (F)

B. Convex Mirror

FOR ANSWERS, PLEASE REFER

Location: __________________
TO THE GIVEN DIAGRAMS IN
Orientation: __________________
THE SLG. THE ANSWER IS
Size: __________________
V DRAWN THERE
Type: __________________

3. Location of object is farther than the center of the mirror: Vertex (V)

WRAP-UP ACTIVITY

Copy the table below. Identify the type of mirror used on the following examples and describe the
characteristic of images formed. (2 points each)

Size of Image
Type of Mirror
Example of Mirrors (Enlarge/ Reduced/
(Plane/ Concave/ Convex)
Same)
1. security mirror in 7- CONVEX REDUCED
Eleven
2. dentist’s mirror CONCAVE ENLARGE
3. dance room mirror PLAIN SAME

Security Mirror Dentist’s Mirror Dance Room Mirror

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mirror-137640453 dentist-mirror-on-white- dancing-dance-studio-front
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 REFERENCES

 Learner’s Material in Science 10

pp. 173- 189
 A. Pringle (2020). Lenses and Mirrors. Retrieved from:
https://web.mst.edu/~vojtaa/phys2145/handouts/Lec37_2145.pdf

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