Wooden Periscope for Geometric Optics

Product Code : SCL-LAO-12080

Wooden Periscope for Geometric Optics (SKU SCL-LAO-12080) is a 300 mm hardwood periscope with two plane mirrors at 45 degrees, used to show how two reflections let you see over an obstacle. It is designed for primary and middle-school science, and as school physics lab equipment in India it also suits introductory physics. The periscope is manufactured at the Science Lab Supplies factory on Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, and the company quotes it directly to schools, colleges, tender contractors and distributors.

Specifications

The wooden periscope is specified point by point in the table. In short, a 300 mm column of polished hardwood and birch laminate, sealed against moisture, holds two acrylic plane mirrors fixed at 45 degrees, each turning the light through 90 degrees, with sliding panels for checking and cleaning.

Applications and Experiments for the Wooden Periscope

Pupils hold the periscope upright, look into the lower window and view objects behind a barrier, then draw the ray path showing two 90-degree turns. The model connects the law of reflection with a real instrument, and the sliding panels let them see the mirrors that do the work.

• Class 6–8 light topics: rectilinear propagation and the periscope as an application of plane mirrors.
• Class 7 and 10 reflection: drawing incident and reflected rays at each 45-degree mirror.
• STEM building tasks: designing a periscope with a Plastic Mirror and comparing it with this model.
• Exploring image count at other mirror angles with the Angle Between Mirrors Model.

Do not push pencils or metal pointers through the openings, as they scratch the acrylic mirrors.

Standard Scope of Supply

Each periscope arrives as a finished main assembly with its two shatterproof acrylic plane mirrors already installed and aligned, together with an illustrated student activity guide containing ray-tracing exercises. No tools or extra parts are needed before the first lesson.

Packing, MOQ and Lead Time

Send us the number of periscopes you need, from a single demonstration piece to a class set. Our quotation will show packing, delivery time and price for exactly that order, and kaleidoscopes, mirrors or ray kits can be priced on the same quotation.

Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, the UAE and Saudi Arabia under its Importer-Exporter Code. The business is registered under Udyam as a manufacturing enterprise (UDYAM-HR-01-0014546) and for GST (GSTIN 06ADEPJ0574F2ZU). You can raise a query on the contact page, place the periscope in the enquiry cart with other items, or follow the lab tender page for procurement bids.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the periscope let you see over a wall?
Light from the object hits the top mirror at 45 degrees and turns 90 degrees downwards. The bottom mirror, parallel to the first, turns it another 90 degrees into the eye, so the viewer sees above the obstacle.

Will the mirrors break if the periscope is dropped?
They are vacuum-metallized acrylic rather than glass, so they do not shatter. The body has fixed joinery to keep the mirrors aligned, and dusting with a dry cloth is the only routine care.

Which age group is the model for?
It is made for elementary and middle-school pupils in early science, physics and STEM lessons, and also works as a quick reflection demonstration in a secondary classroom.

Is Science Lab Supplies the maker?
Yes, it is the maker. The wooden periscope is produced in the Science Lab Supplies factory in Saha, Ambala, India, and that factory issues quotations itself, so buyers are not routed through a trading agent.

Related Mirror Models and Optical Instruments

These models and kits explore reflection with flat and curved mirrors and lead on to viewing instruments, giving teachers a full sequence of hands-on light activities. Each can be added to the wooden periscope on a single quotation for a school science room.

• Educational Kaleidoscope Model — ABS tube of three acrylic mirrors with a threaded bead chamber.
• Mirror Reflection Set — double-sided, distortion-free mirrors for symmetry activities.
• Light Ray Reflection Demonstrator — steel disc with an object needle and magnetic mirror elements.
• Optical Reflection Demonstration Kit — three mirror profiles on a board with a 1-degree polar grid.
• Curved Mirror Effects Model — weighted 300 x 150 mm ABS base holding a concave/convex mirror.
• Light Exploration Activity Kit — runs on 3 AA batteries or a 5 V adapter, with colour filters.
• Astronomical Telescope — educational instrument for observing distant celestial objects.

Browse the full Light and Optics range, the Astronomy Lab Equipment range for viewing instruments, or all physics lab equipment.

Last updated: 9 October 2026