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A Story Box at Rainforest Camp

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A Story Box at Rainforest Camp

Use light tests to choose parts for a puppet box.

Try the Materials

Listen to Nia's test. Use her notes to answer.

Nia's Light Test

At a rainforest camp, Nia builds a puppet light box. She tests four pieces. First, she aims a flashlight at a white card. Next, she puts one piece in a slanted holder in the beam. Another white card sits beside the holder. She keeps the flashlight, holder, and cards in the same spots for each test. She uses the same flashlight and checks both cards. Never aim the light at eyes.

Test notes
Clear plastic: bright patch behind; no bright patch beside.
Wax paper: dim patch behind; no bright patch beside.
Cardboard: no patch behind; no bright patch beside.
Mirror: no patch behind; bright patch beside.

1.
Which piece lets more light through than the wax paper does?
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2.
The mirror makes a bright patch beside the holder. What happened to the beam?
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3.
Nia tries another piece. Pick TWO things to keep the same for a fair test.

4.
Sort each piece by what it did in Nia's test.
5.
Nia tested one layer of wax paper. She wants to know what two layers will do. What should she do next?
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Choose and Check Designs

Nia will shine the flashlight from inside the box. Use her test notes to judge each plan.

6.
The front must let light through to make a dim patch outside. Which piece best fits?
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7.
A wall must stop the beam from going through. It must not bounce a bright patch to the side. Which piece fits both needs?
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8.
A new plan needs a bright patch through the front. Its wall must stop the beam without making a bright side patch. Which plan meets BOTH needs?
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9.
Nia swaps a wax-paper front for cardboard. Everything else stays the same. What will most likely happen to the patch just outside the front?
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10.
Omar says, “No patch behind means no bright patch beside.” Do Nia's notes agree? Name a piece and tell how its test helps you decide.