We agreed that if we were going to measure the amount of light transmitting and reflecting off a one-way mirror, glass, and a regular mirror, we would need to do so in a fair way so we could truly compare our results. Each time we measured the light, we'd need to be the same distance from the material, and we'd need to make sure the flashlight was the same distance from the material. The basis of a true controlled science experiment, right?
We compiled each table's data and began looking for patterns. Here's what we came up with!
1. The one-way mirror reflected and transmitted light about the same.
2. The glass reflected very little light and transmitted the most of all three materials!
3. The regular mirror seemed to do a flip-flop of the glass (well, sort of)! It reflected the most light of all three materials and transmitted NO light--like NONE at all!!!
From here, we realized we could take our data and revise our models yet again! We had new science ideas supported by our data--that different materials could reflect and transmit different amounts of light!
1. The one-way mirror reflected and transmitted light about the same.
2. The glass reflected very little light and transmitted the most of all three materials!
3. The regular mirror seemed to do a flip-flop of the glass (well, sort of)! It reflected the most light of all three materials and transmitted NO light--like NONE at all!!!
From here, we realized we could take our data and revise our models yet again! We had new science ideas supported by our data--that different materials could reflect and transmit different amounts of light!
Revisiting our DQB, there are still lots of questions about the one-way mirror itself. We seemed to have exhausted our understanding of how investigations and models can help us. It may be time to turn to some research to help us!