What you will need:
3 rectangular mirrors of the same size
Clear plastic
Tracing paper
Cardboard
Scissors
Clear tape
Coloured paper cut into tiny shapes
Instructions:
1. Place the rectangular mirrors on the cardboard. Draw around them and cut out the shape.
2. Tape the cardboards to the 3 mirrors. With the mirrors facing inwards, tape the 3 cardboards together to form a triangular container.
3. Cover one end of the container with cardboard, forming a triangular base. Using a pencil, make a hole at the centre of the base.
4. Cut out the shape of the other triangular base on plastic sheet and tracing paper.
5. Tape two sides of the plastic and tracing paper together to make a triangular envelope.
6. Get different colour papers and cut them into different tiny shapes. Put the colour papers into the triangular envelope.
7. Seal up the envelope and use it to cover the other end of the container with the tracing paper as the exterior base.
8. Point the translucent end (tracing paper and plastic envelope) to the light and look through the peephole.
9. The mirrors reflect the shapes in a pattern. It changes when you shake the kaleidoscope.
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