Night Vision

I. Problem
1. Can covering your eye with an eye patch for a long time, then uncovering it help you see in the dark?
2. Will age affect these phenomena on a person?
II. Hypothesis
I think that if you cover the eye of a younger person longer, then the better he/she can see in the dark.
III. Experimental Design
Controlled Variable
- Number of test subjects
- Interval of 5 minutes

Manipulated Variable
- Age of the test subject
- Length of the time the was covered

Responding Variable
- Eyesight in the dark

IV. Materials
10 Volunteers (5 Adults, 5 Children)
10 Eye Patches
1 Dark Room
1. Table
1 cup
1 Deodorant
1 Pair of Scissors
1 P5.00 coin
1 Whiteboard Marker
1 Glass
1 Spoon
1 Fork
1 Saucer
1 Alcohol

V. Procedures
1. Put the cup, deodorant, scissors, P5.00 coin, whiteboard marker, glass, spoon, fork, saucer and alcohol on the
table. Then put it inside the dark room.

2. Inside the dark room, ask the volunteer to pick up the item that you will say. Record how many he or she got
right and wrong. Do this to each one of the volunteer and it must be one after another.

3. After doing #2, cover the eye of the volunteer with the eye patch for 15 minutes. Allot an interval of 5
minutes in doing this to each of the volunteer. After 15 minutes switch the position of the eye patch so that the
covered eye will be exposed then do the same procedure on #2.
 4. After doing #3, switch the position of the eye patch and wait for 30 minutes before switching it again. Then
do the same procedure on #2.

5. After doing #4, switch the position of the eye patch and wait for 45 minutes before switching it again. Then
do the same procedure on #2.

Note:
-The interval of 5 minutes to each of the volunteer must remain constant during the experiment.
- In the absence of an eye patch, use an eye pad and do this.

VI. Results

Name of Test Subject Age

Mary Yshabelle Flores 6
Thea Serdeña 7
Peter John Flores 8
Philip Caesar Flores 12
Katrina Serdeña 14
 Lucas Gascon 21
Rodrigo Flores 37
Gloria Flores 37
Norma Cordovilla 55
Fanny Mason 65
Young – aged 5 to 20
Old - aged 21 and above

Mary Yshabelle Flores

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min
30 min
45 min

10

6
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min

Thea Serdeña

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
10
15 min
8
30 min
6
45 min
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min
 Peter John Flores

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min
30 min
45 min

10

6
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min

Philip Caesar Flores

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min 10

30 min 8

45 min 6
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min
 Katrina Serdeña

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min
30 min
45 min

8
7
6
5
4
3-D Column 1
3
2
1
0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min

Lucas Gascon

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min 10
9.8
30 min 9.6
9.4
45 min
9.2
3-D Column 1
9
8.8
8.6
8.4
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min
 Rodrigo Flores

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min
30 min
45 min

10

6
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min

Gloria Flores

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min 10

30 min 8

45 min 6
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min
 Norma Cordovilla

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min
30 min
45 min

10

6
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min

Fanny Mason

cup deodorant alcohol whiteboard spoon f scissors P5.00 saucer glass

marker ork coin
uncovered
15 min 10

30 min 8

45 min 6
3-D Column 1
4

0
uncovered 15 min 30 min 45 min
Average
 12
10
8
Young
6
Old
4
2
0
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15

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45
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VII. Conclusion
1. Young people have better eyesight in the dark when you cover their eye for
a long period of time.
2. Covering the eye of an older person for a long period of time will give a
possibility of reducing their vision in the dark.