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LOCATION OF AN IMAGE
"Ghost Candle"






EQUIPMENT
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Candles
   
redball.gif (326 bytes) Mirror
   
redball.gif (326 bytes) Beakers
    redball.gif (326 bytes) Rotating Stand
   



NARRATIVE
            Without attracting the attention of the class, light the candle. Dim the room lights, and the class "sees" a candle burning in the beaker. Pour water into the beaker to show that only the candle's image APPEARS to be in the beaker.