ELA Component

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Journal # 1

Today I chose my project and it is called Bending The Light. I'm not quite sure what i need to do exactly but it seemed fun and easy. Especially because there is a bunch of stuff to do for Pbl, but I hope it all goes well!

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Journal #2 The title of my project is Bending The Light but can also be known as Total Internal Reflection. I learned that in my project I am going to fill a water bottle half way, then I am going to cut it and shine the laser through it. After that, the laser is suppose to bend and refract which causes it to move in different directions. We will see.

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Journal #3

Today I got all the supply's I needed and went over my procedure so I can remember exactly what to do. I just do not have the laser because, my physics teacher is going to provide that for me. The color of the laser I am going to use is going to be green.

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Journal #4

I actually enjoy learning about total internal reflection! I learned today that light travels faster in air than it does in water. The movement of the waves when the water is falling from the water bottle is what makes the laser bend. The laser bends, and the water waves move.

Journal#5

Today I tested out my project today and it wasn't as successful as I thought. I think because the bottle I used was extremely thick and the cut was too big for the water to come out properly.

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Journal #6

I didnt have a good grade in my Physics class and i read that I can do and extra site in my Pbl website for extra credit.

Hopefully it will help my grade out. It is Texas High School Project and I had to put videos and a description about that topic. Hopefully it'll boost my grade up.

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Journal #7

I redid my project today and it finally came out right! I cut the battle a good amount and i used a different colored laser, not like that made a difference. But now i can redo it a third time and record it for my video! Almost done with this whole project!

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Journal # 8

I finished my SS Connection today and I learned a lot. Many different people contributed to the invention of the laser! And before the laser was invented, there was something called the maser. There was also three different people that shared the Nobel Peace Prize of Physics! Of course, one got more recognition than the other two. History can sometimes be pretty interesting.

Journal #9

I shot the rest of my Pbl project video today and I also finished my brochure i just need to add the video code on it! Almost done with all this work...

Journal #10

I finally completed all steps for PBL! And this is the last journal I have to do! And next year is senior year so thank god no more Pbl next year. It was fun doing this project though, I learned something new every day.