Write a short summary of the Lab, the results, and your analysis.

Use these questions to guide you:

1. Was the resulting object similar to the original? (same shape, but different size)

Yes, the resulting image was very similar to the original, the only major difference that I noticed was that the edges curled in, also that the back of the plastic that had no colour on it went slightly white instead of clear.

The size of the shaped also shrunk a fair amount, it started at a height with 8.5 cm then went to 7.5 cm and the width was 5.5 and went to 3.5. Therefore the scale factor for the height is 1.1333 and the scale ratio is 1:0.88. For the width, the scale factor is 1.57 and the scale ratio is 1:0.64.

2. Speak to other classmates about their results and the plastic code. Did different plastics produce different results?

Some of the other plastics shrunk way more, but others stayed very similar in size. Depending on the type of plastic there were several different possible outcomes.

3. Looking at the resulting art pieces of your peers, what else could have affected the results?

The thickness or quality of the plastic could have also been an effect on the resulting art piece.

4. And to conclude, if you tried this again, what might you do differently?

If I were to ever do this again I would most likely use a different type of plastic so that the edges would not curl in.