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Cultura Documentos
2. After doing some reading (or if you are already familiar with the topic) List three questions
demonstrating your curiosity and imagination.
does the shape of the glass affect the direction of the laser?
3. Now work to refine one of your questions to be testable, answerable, and scientific.
How does the density of a liquid affect the way light bends around an pencil?
4. Lastly, plan with Brian's assistance what you materials you will need in order to answer your
question and the proper procedure for doing so. This may involve lab work that is already well
developed, you don't need to reinvent the wheel, but you should tailor it to your specific
question.
multiple unsharpened pencils.
beakers
water
rubbing alcohol
baby oil
dawn dish soap
corn syrup
Procedure:
1. Fill one
1st Test:
Liquid
Angle
Hits liquid
(cm)
Hits table
(cm)
Change X
(mm)
Depth
(mm)
Water
27
2.5
22
Baby oil
27
2.5
3.6
22
Isopropyl
Alcohol
27
4.1
11
22
Dawn dish
soap
27
2.9
4.1
12
22
Corn Syrup
27
3.3
4.3
10
22
Index of
Refraction
5. You will also need to make your own schedule and adhere to it as we move into PARCC
Testing week.