physical world
 : Reflections
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Approach: One to One Level: Year 4 & year 8 
Resources: A large spoon.

Questions / instructions:
In this task you will be looking into this spoon and telling me what you notice.

  % responses
y4
y8

1. Hold the spoon about a hand's length away from your face with the bulge pointing towards you.
Now try to describe to me what you see on the spoon?
Prompt if necessary. Is there anything else you notice?

themselves
distorted
upright

92
52
2
91
87
7

2. Now slowly move the spoon away from you until your arms are straight.
Now do you notice anything different about what you see?
Describe to me what you notice this time.

smaller
wider
distorted

82
13
29
80
54
52

3. Now turn the spoon around and hold it about a hand's length away from your face.
Describe to me what you see on the spoon.

upside down
distorted
image reversed

97
28
7

98
51
10

4. Now slowly move the spoon away from you until your arms are straight.
Do you notice anything different about what you see?
Describe to me what you notice this time.

similar to question 3
smaller

Overall rating for questions 1 to 4          strong
moderate
weak

70
51

9
51
40

79
60

23
60
17

Put the spoon down now.

5. I want you to think now about how you are able to actually see the spoon.
Can you describe to me how you are able to see with your eyes?

Prompt if necessary: What else helps you see?
What would happen if I turned out all the lights and it was night?

Aspects included            light
pupil of eye
lens
retina
nerves
brain

Overall understanding for question 5            Very strong
moderate
weak

37
24
2
2
6
22

2
12
86

53
35
10
15
21
35

7
28
65



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