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Hi, my name is Erica Hartley from Mr. Mark Bumita's third grade class in Riverside, Ohio.

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We are proud to be an AIAA school, which stands for American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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We need your help. Can you tell us about your experiment on reflective surfaces?

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Sure. We started off with the problem. We needed to find the most visible material for bike safety at night.

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That's so funny. We have the same problem. What did you do?

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We did a fun experiment. It's really easy. We tested four items.

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A five centimeter by ten centimeter piece of white poster board with fluorescent paint,

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a glow stick, a neon pink poster board strip, and a reflective sticker.

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I've seen this experiment before. First you start by taking a piece of clay and dividing it into four equal parts.

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Then you take the clay and roll it into small balls.

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And then you set the balls on the table in a straight line about eight centimeters apart.

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Then you take each test item and insert it into the balls of clay.

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How did you do the test?

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It's easy. Shine a beam of light on the first item and observe.

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Then record your observations on your data sheet.

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After you conduct the experiment, give each item a safety rating.

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Number one stands for poor visibility and number five means the item is very visible at night.

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Did you find out which items work best for bike safety at night?

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Yes. We came up with several findings from our data chart.

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We found the neon pink paper, like this one here, is noticeable, but it doesn't reflect light.

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The glow stick produced its own light and was really visible, but it can only last for so long.

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Yeah, the glow sticks only work for ten hours and it only gives off light. It doesn't reflect it.

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The fluorescent paint doesn't really glow at all.

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Our top score is the reflective sticker. It reflects light well and it's good for night visibility.

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We hope this helps you.

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Bye!