MEET OUR PHENOMENA: 
Wind: Our atmosphere is a mixture of different gases. It has mass, takes up space, and moves as warm air rises and cool air moves in to take its place. Each mirror is attached to a wire that behaves like an axis that it rotates around. The hexagon-shaped mirrors will spin as wind passes through the frame.

Shapes: Circles--and their three-dimensional counterparts spheres--are the most efficient shape in nature. They maximize the space they occupy while still minimizing, or maintaining the smallest perimeter (or surface area). However, if you want to fill a space with circles, you'll find that there is a lot of lost space between the circles. This makes the hexagons a great alternative. They maximize the space they occupy, minimize the perimeter, and minimize the space lost between them as they organize. This is why circular tubes become hexagonal as they cool in a honeycomb. 

Light: Light travels in a straight path but can be reflected if it strikes a smooth or metallic surface like calm water or mirrors. As the mirrors spin, you'll see samples of light and color reflected from all different directions.
Our eyes play an important role in seeing the light reflected on the mirrors. If the mirrors are spinning too fast for our eyes, then we will only see light and dark spots. As they slow down, we can start to see colors. If our eyes (and minds) have more time to carefully process the reflected light, we can see clear shapes and details. The more light we have, the more clearly we can see. 

MAKING OBSERVATIONS:
What colors do you see reflected in the mirrors?
Where are those colors coming from? 
Are all the mirrors spinning the same speed? Are some mirrors spinning faster than others? 
Are all the mirrors spinning in the same direction? Are the mirrors spinning clockwise or clockwise or both? 

THINKING QUESTIONS: 
How can we use the mirrors to describe the wind? 
How can we use the mirrors to describe how the wind changes over time? 
If the mirrors were smaller, would the mirrors spin faster or slower?
If the mirrors were larger, would the mirrors spin the same direction?
What path does the light follow from its source to the mirror?
What path does the light follow from the mirror to your eyes? 

FAITH CONNECTIONS: 
The Gospel of John records Jesus speaking to a religious leader named Nicodemus. Some of the things Jesus said were hard for Nicodemus to understand. Jesus told Nicodemus in chapter 3, verse 8 that even though he couldn't "see" the hard truths yet, he could still be encouraged. Even though we cannot see the wind, we can see the effect of wind as it passes by. That's what it would be like when God's people follow the Lord. Next time you see leaves rustling, trees swaying, or you can hear the passing wind, remember that even though you cannot see God physically, we can still see evidence that He is at work around us. 

Jesus describes himself as the Light of the World in chapter 8, verse 12 of the Gospel of John (John 8:12).  Jesus encourages all men, women, and children who want to follow him to take the light we have received in the good news of the Gospel and like the mirror that reflects light to share it with the world and that the world would see God's light in our words and actions and give all glory to God (Matthew 5:16). How can we be like the mirrors and work together to reflect His light to all those around us?