Friday, December 5, 2014

I wonder... What is reflection and refraction?

We went in to the Wonder Room to learn more about light. This is what we discovered:


Turning Arrow Experiment

The turning arrow experiment was when a red arrow was on a piece of paper and clear glass with water. So, when you put the arrow behind the clear glass of water and the arrow ended up pointing the opposite way it was facing. This’s what happened with the turning arrow experiment.


Bending Pencil Experiment

The bending pencil experiment was where you got a pencil not sharpened and a clear glass of water. Then you put the pencil inside of the clear glass of water. Then the pencil should look like its bending.
 

Magnification Experiment

The magnification experiment was where you got a magnifying glass and a news paper clip and you also had some other stuff to look at the clip like a drop of water and a glass bead. You had to look through the stuff and write what it looked like through the stuff. It all looked bigger. This is about the magnification experiment.


Rising Penny Experiment

The rising penny experiment was where you got a clear cup of water and a penny. Then a person puts the penny in to a bowl and the other person backs away till he/she can’t see the penny any more. Next the person slowly pours the water into the bowl with the penny. The person should slowly start to see a glare of the penny because of reflection.
 
-Ethan and Brandon
 








 

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