Mimmo's 4th Blog

What science ideas did you learn?

This week I learned how water refracts light and refracts objects that are in the water. We hypothesized that the water might magnify the object. Also we mainly learned about what light is made out of. We learned that light can be made of particles or waves. We don't really know which is correct, but we have support for each hypothesis. We learned if the light is made of particles then when it hits water it will turn direction to the right, but if its made of waves it will hit the water and turn down. We also learned that when the waves are far apart then they are moving fast, but if the waves are close together then it is moving slowly.

How did you learn these ideas?

We learned these ideas because we watched a video of about a laser shining through water and it refracted. We then tested this. We then hypothesized. We thought the light refracted to the right, but it doesn't it refracts down.

Why is it important to know this idea (What real world application is there)?

It is important to know this because one day I could be asked by Mr. Finley or Mr. Segen why do you think we taught you about light and how it refracts? I could answer them by saying you wanted me to have a better knowledge about light so I can use it in really life. For example I could be having a conversation about light with my firend who has Ms. Hartford and they say all light is made up of rays and then I could example to them how that is just a prediction, but it could also be made up of waves. Then I could explain to them reasons that support each hypothesis.