Class 4/6 Knowledge Building Group 1 by Mrs Usha Ram

Class 4/6 Knowledge Building Group 1 by Mrs Usha Ram https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1 Dear children please post comments(with your names) under these sentence starters to kick start your discussion on the possible reasons for the options given in the Apple in the Dark question. en-us 2018-07-05 14:13:07 UTC 2025-05-11 19:37:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Teacher's Example UshaRam https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269525881 My idea is that Option (c) is correct as your eyes will need time to adjust to the darkness because it has happened to me before.]]> 2018-07-06 02:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269525881 UshaRam https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604316 2018-07-07 06:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604316 Mrs Usha's Example UshaRam https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604330 I need to understand why the apple cannot be seen when the lights are switched off.]]> 2018-07-07 06:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604330 Mrs Usha's Example UshaRam https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604363 The new information that I have learnt is that a light source is needed for a shadow to be formed.]]> 2018-07-07 06:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604363 Cristiano UshaRam https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604374 Building on Sharlene's idea in her light project, light travels in straight line and that is the reason why we can see ourselves in the mirror and also be able to see objects around us.]]> 2018-07-07 06:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604374 Member 1 of 10 UshaRam https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604393 Putting our ideas together we have concluded that option (b) is correct now because...]]> 2018-07-07 06:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604393 Member 2 of 10 UshaRam https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604404 Yes, agreed as based on our experiments in school it helps us explain that...]]> 2018-07-07 06:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269604404 vianna https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269900794 the answer is (C) as light contains all colours of the rainbow and in total darkness no light is present.our eyes need to get used to the sudden darkness.hence, you will only be able to see the outline of the apple but not the colour of the apple]]> 2018-07-11 02:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269900794 Javier ng https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269900869 The ans is [c]. light is not present in the room . thus we can only see the outline of the apple ]]> 2018-07-11 02:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269900869 kayla loh https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901096 how are we able to see the apple in black but not in red ?]]> 2018-07-11 02:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901096 Saanvi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901263 How do we tell whether something absorbs light, or reflects light?]]> 2018-07-11 02:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901263 Zave the awesome :) https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901421 the answer is (c) because after a while, your eyes will adjust to the low light level and the apple pen is black because the room is dark

=========}0}> :P]]> 2018-07-11 02:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901421 GABRIEL------->}O]> https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901496 How do our eyes adjust to the darkness?]]> 2018-07-11 02:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901496 me(F https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901566 same q as kayla loh:)]]> 2018-07-11 02:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901566 Hsin Yi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901610 The answer is C.
It is because i have tried it before at home. It is true you can seethe appe in total darkness. ]]> 2018-07-11 02:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901610 Hsin Yi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901850 Why can we see the red apple in the dark without light?]]> 2018-07-11 02:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901850 Saanvi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901899 The answer is (C) because there is no light in the room, thus we are not able to see the apple in colour but only see the outline.]]> 2018-07-11 02:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901899 GABRIEL https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901994 The answer is C because our eyes will get used to the darkness and the apple will be black because it is dark so we can only see the outline]]> 2018-07-11 02:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269901994 vianna https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902012 why does all the colours of the rainbow mix together to make white ?shouldn't it be brown?]]> 2018-07-11 02:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902012 denzel https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902047 i think it is (c) as your eyes will get used to the dark and be able to see the apple but not the colour]]> 2018-07-11 02:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902047 Richelle https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902149 When there is absolutely no light you will not be able to see anything. but once your eyes have adjusted to the darkness, you will be able to see the outline of the object. Plus, to form a shadow, you must have a light source.]]> 2018-07-11 02:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902149 me(FZ) https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902195 should be (a) because there is no light source to see the apple and eyes don't give off light

]]> 2018-07-11 02:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902195 kayla loh https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902509 I learnt that without the presence of light we cannot see colors.]]> 2018-07-11 02:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/269902509 Zave :P https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097162 how are we supposed to see the apple in the dark?]]> 2018-07-13 00:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097162 Zave https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097230 i learnt that a shadow is formed when the path of light is blocked by an object]]> 2018-07-13 00:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097230 Saanvi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097239 I learnt that without the presence of light we cannot see the colour of the object but can see the outline of the object once our eyes have adjusted to the darkness.
I also learnt that shadows can become bigger or smaller and can change shape, depending on the position of the light source.]]> 2018-07-13 00:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097239 vianna https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097390 the answer is (C) as light contains all colours of the rainbow and in total darkness no light is present.our eyes need to get used to the sudden darkness.hence, you will only be able to see the outline of the apple but not the colour of the apple ]]> 2018-07-13 00:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097390 Kayla Loh https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097550 The answer is C, because without the presence of light we can only see the outline of the apple .Like this!]]> 2018-07-13 00:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097550 denzel https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097639 the answer is (c) as ]]> 2018-07-13 00:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097639 zave the magnificent :) https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097727
the answer is (c) because after a while, your eyes will adjust to the low light level and the apple pen is black because the room is dark

=========}0}> :P ]]> 2018-07-13 00:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097727 https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097800 2018-07-13 00:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097800 vianna https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097804 why does all the colours of the rainbow mix together to make white ?shouldn't it be brown? ]]> 2018-07-13 00:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097804 vianna https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097833 i leart that shadows can become bigger or smaller]]> 2018-07-13 00:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097833 Javier Ng https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097971 The ans is [C].
Our eyes can adjust to the darkness]]> 2018-07-13 00:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270097971 Richelle https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098031 why are we able to only see the outline of the apple but not the colour?]]> 2018-07-13 00:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098031 Zave = awesome https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098099 Putting our ideas together, (with saanvi) we have concluded that option (c) is correct now because your eyes can adjust to the darkness, but the apple will only be black and white. Yes, agreed as based on our experiments in school it helps us explain that I am correct/awesome

]]> 2018-07-13 00:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098099 GABRIEL https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098257 I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT [C] IS CORRECT AS OUR EYES CAN ADJUST TO THE DARKNESS ]]> 2018-07-13 00:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098257 vianna https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098311 we can conclude that option c is correct as your eyes will adjust to the low light level and you

will only be able to see the outline of the apple but not the colour of the apple

]]> 2018-07-13 00:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098311 Saanvi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098485 Putting our ideas together, we can conclude that option (C) is correct as we will be able to see the black outline of the apple once our eyes adjust to the darkness of the room.]]> 2018-07-13 00:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098485 Richelle https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098576 we can conclude that option c is correct as after a while,our eyes will get used to darkness and thus, we will be able to see the outline.]]> 2018-07-13 00:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098576 Kayla Loh https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098667 I think that the answer is C. Our eyes will adjust to the darkness and be able to see the outline of the apple.

]]> 2018-07-13 00:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098667 Javier Ng https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098942 I conclude that the answer is [c]\]]> 2018-07-13 00:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270098942 Hsin Yi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270099270 I learnt that when there is no light, we can still see the object but we cannot see the colour of the object.]]> 2018-07-13 00:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270099270 https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270099297 2018-07-13 00:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270099297 Javier https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270194064 To obtain a darker shadow /sharper shadow, put the apple closer to the screen. To obtain a fainter shadow, put the apple further from screen.]]> 2018-07-14 13:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270194064 Javier https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270194235 To obtain a larger shadow, put the apple closer to light source. To obtain a smaller shadow, put the apple further from the light source.]]> 2018-07-14 13:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270194235 GABRIEL https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270219098 In order to see a darker shadow, you must put the apple closer to the screen
In order to see a fainter shadow, you must put the apple further away from the screen

]]> 2018-07-15 06:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270219098 Gabriel https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270219276 In order to see a larger shadow, you must put the apple closer to the light source
In order to see a smaller shadow, you must put the apple further away from the light source

]]> 2018-07-15 06:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270219276 https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275300 2018-07-16 04:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275300 https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275316 2018-07-16 04:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275316 f https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275717 there is no light and your eyes does not give out light

]]> 2018-07-16 04:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275717 Zave *dab* https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275742 to get a sharper shadow, you bring the apple closer to the screen. To get a fainter shadow, you bring the apple closer to the light source.]]> 2018-07-16 04:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275742 Hsin Yi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275752 Our eyes adjust to the darkness around us ONLY when there is some light around us]]> 2018-07-16 04:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275752 Saanvi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275803 To get a fainter shadow, move the apple closer to the light source/farther from the screen.
To get a darker shadow, move the apple closer to the screen/ farther from the light source.]]> 2018-07-16 04:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275803 fz https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275887 we will see the apple only if we
have light source

]]> 2018-07-16 04:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275887 Richelle https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275933 Light travels in a straight line.]]> 2018-07-16 04:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270275933 Fang zheng https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276065 the shadow will be darker when you put the screen nearer to the object

]]> 2018-07-16 04:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276065 Saanvi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276203 To obtain a smaller shadow the apple should be farther from the light source/closer to the screen.
To obtain a larger shadow, move the apple closer to the light source/farther from the screen.]]> 2018-07-16 04:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276203 vianna https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276279 to obtain a darker or sharper shadow you have to either bring the object closer to the screen and bring the screen further from the object to obtain a fainter shadow]]> 2018-07-16 04:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276279 Hsin Yi https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276281 You will have to move the apple closer to the light source in order to obtain a larger shadow]]> 2018-07-16 04:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276281 Javier https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276376 light will be blocked by the apple]]> 2018-07-16 04:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276376 You will need to move the screen nearer to the apple https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276443 Hsin Yi]]> 2018-07-16 04:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270276443 GABRIEL https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270297790 We can only see the apple if there is a light source (turn on lights)]]> 2018-07-16 10:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/270297790 ... https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/2302631038 ...]]> 2022-09-19 08:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/UshaRam/46grp1/wish/2302631038