Project Information Page

• Grade grouping:  4-6

• Team size: 1

• Subject area: Physics/ Astronomy

• Project level: Standard

• Project format: traditional

•  In my project, I measured the light intensity of different light sources and  observed how the distance from the light source affects the light intensity. The light intensity was measured at night using a solar cell attached to a volt-meter. I also  compared the light intensity coming from a regular 60W light bulb, a 13.5W energy saving light bulb and a laser light.

• Software used: Netscape Composer, Microsoft-Paint, Microsoft Excel 

• Source of the idea: various books on science fair projects

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