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Kaleidoscopes are tubes containing mirrors that reflect colorful objects to produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated. It was invented by David Brewster in 1816 and is as popular now as it was then. The kaleidoscope has undergone many changes, with many manufacturers adding more mirrors to the kaleidoscope instead of doing the traditional 3 mirror kaleidoscope.

DRIVING QUESTION: How would the view change by making different shapes with the rectangular mirrors?

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(From left to right: Triangular kaleidoscope, rectangular kaleidoscope, pentagonal kaleidoscope, hexagonal kaleidoscope)