Pepper's ghost

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pepper-s-ghost

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the illusion principle?Utilizes reflection from a transparent surface to project an offstage image
2. What is the discoverer/popularizer?John Henry Pepper
3. How does Pepper's Ghost create a ghostly image?A glass or film is angled about 45 degrees and reflects light from a hidden performer, so the audience sees the reflection while also seeing the real stage behind it.
4. When did Pepper's Ghost first become popular?It was first shown by John Henry Pepper on Christmas Eve in 1862 at the Lyceum Theatre in London.

Optical Illusion: A visual perception that deceives the eye by appearing to be other than it is.
Reflection: The phenomenon where light or other electromagnetic radiation is bounced off a surface.