The first thing we did today was turn in the homework from last night (the refraction lab and the reflection and refraction questions). Then, we went over the textbook problems, p. 846 #1-11, 13-15,18.
We then began our presentations. My group went first, explaining why the sky is blue. Jasmine and Matthew were in the play and were unable to make it, but they made a fantastic video that we showed. Next, Charlie, Pat-the-Rat, Kyle, and Alexis presented why the ocean is blue. At the beginning of the next presentation, Kelly loudly shushed everyone, and was congratulated on a job well done by Coats-Haan. Then she, along with Austin, Emily, and Sachi, explained the reasons behind the green flashes at sunrise and sunset. Carlie, Chris, Onur, and Sonny gave a presentation on mirages.
The homework for tonight is a worksheet with Snell's Law problems.
QotD: My favorite presentation was the one about mirages. I had noticed them before while driving but had never realized that they occurred because the hot air next to the ground bends the light up. I also got a kick out of Onur's mannerisms up in front of the class, acting as if he was some kind of philosophy professor or something.
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