What is reflection?

Reflection is when something bounces off a surface and goes back to you, just like when you look in a mirror.

Imagine you're playing with a ball in your living room. You throw the ball at a wall, and it bounces right back into your hand. That’s reflection, the ball came in, hit the wall, and went back out.

When you look in a mirror, you see yourself because light from your face bounces off the mirror and goes into your eyes. It's like the mirror is saying, “Hey, I saw you! Here’s what you look like!”

Reflection isn’t just for mirrors, it happens with water too. When you look at a pond on a still day, you can see your reflection in the water. And if you shine a flashlight on a shiny floor, the light bounces back and you might even see a bright spot.

So whether it's a ball, a mirror, or water, when something comes in and goes back out, that’s reflection! Reflection is when something bounces off a surface and goes back to you, just like when you look in a mirror.

Imagine you're playing with a ball in your living room. You throw the ball at a wall, and it bounces right back into your hand. That’s reflection, the ball came in, hit the wall, and went back out.

Reflection isn’t just for mirrors, it happens with water too. When you look at a pond on a still day, you can see your reflection in the water. And if you shine a flashlight on a shiny floor, the light bounces back and you might even see a bright spot.

So whether it's a ball, a mirror, or water, when something comes in and goes back out, that’s reflection!