Name of the Experiment: An Experiment on Light
Performed by:________________________________________
Date:_________________________________________
The Problem: What happens to light that is reflected from a mirror which is submerged in water?
The Hypothesis:
The Experiment: You will need a pan of water, a hand mirror and a piece of white paper. Place a mirror in a bowl of water so that the handle of the mirror rests on the edge of the pan and the other end rests on the bottom of the bowl. Find a pool of light on the floor of a room in your house, and place the pan in the sunlight. If you catch the light of the sun on the mirror just right, there should be a reflection on the wall. You may have to move the pan several times to get it just right. Wait for the water to become still. Place the piece of white paper in the place where the spectrum reflects and mark the results on the paper. What do you see?
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