Optics Museum Project Construction Day 6

Today was the last day to work on our projects. We taped the instructions to the back of the large box. The instructions were written to the target audience of sixth through eighth graders. The general idea of our instructions related to the law of reflection, and the difference between concave and convex mirrors.

Exhibit instructions

We also decided to include ray diagrams over each section of the exhibit, explaining the physics behind it. Because there was no official diagram explaining the plane mirror illusion, one of my partners created her own. 

Final project

The 3D pieces we printed were originally white in color. We decided we would paint each of them using nail polish to make the exhibit a little more exciting. 

Painted 3D printed pieces

Overall, this project was not a bad experience. I have had previous experience in 3D modeling, so creating the 3D printed pieces was quite enjoyable for me. One of the things I disliked about this project was the amount of time it took to get everyone and everything situated. We had to wait a while before all materials were shipped to the school. If I were to do this project again, I would probably try to come up with a more creative and complex concept. I felt that the final product was relatively simple in comparison to what we could have done.