SCIENCE FAIR:

FLASHLIGHT POWER
Teagan Daley, EDU 214

Title Page
 “Quick! The lights went out, I
need you to grab a flashlight.”
Is bigger really better when it comes to
flashlights?

This experiment looks at the area of light shone

by flashlights of three different width sizes:
small, medium, and large.

Problem/Question
 If the flashlight is larger,
then the light will shine
farther due to the
flashlight’s width.

Hypothesis
 Room

What is
(darkened at a later stage)

Small

needed? Flashlight

Large flashlight
Medium
Flashlight
- Three flashlights of the following sizes: Measuring tape
small, medium, and large. These are
determined in relation to the other
flashlights’ widths.
- Dark room
- Measuring tape or ruler

Materials
 Steps:
See pictures for examples.

1) Gather materials. (Three flashlights of varying widths and a measuring

tape.)
2) Take photos of the materials.
3) Place the measuring tape on the ground, outstretched.
4) Darken the room. (Close curtains and turn off the lights.)
5) Take a flashlight and turn it on. Have the light begin at the start of the
measuring tape and pointing forward, vertically following the tape.
6) Record the length the light reaches.
7) Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the other two flashlights.

Procedure
 What does the data show?

Specific findings: Did you know that a cat uses its whiskers as
feelers to determine if a space is too small
Small - 8 inches reached to squeeze through?

Medium - 57 inches reached Also, cats love to sleep. A fifteen-year-old

cat has probably spent ten years of its life
Large - 32 inches reached
sleeping.

Results/DATA
 To summarize my findings….
My hypothesis was incorrect. The width of the
flashlights did not correlate to the length of
light produced. There was no relation between
the widths and lengths of light reached. In the
future, I would likely experiment with the
different lumen ratings on flashlights and
include more widths. The lumen ratings in
particular is a question for me. Also, I will not
be buying flashlights due to their size
outwardly. I will, however, be reaching for my
medium sized flashlight in an emergency
situation. That is my main takeaway from my
learning.

Conclusion
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