Building and Evaluating Models

9/19/2017

Students are trying to figure out how light enables them to see things. After some careful observations of both a light bulb and a flashlight, students uncovered the following things:

1. Light travels outwards from a light source.
2. Light travels continuously in many directions until something stops it.

They're also trying to figure out ways to represent the phenomena of how we see an object. Using Mrs. Brinza's model as a guide, they evaluated her model of play-doh and toy cars to represent how light behaves. Using various materials, they developed physical models to show how they see an object. They evaluated each others' work to see both the strengths and limitations of their models. Here's what they came up with!