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Create 3D glasses and use them to explore color, light and optics. Fool your brain into 'seeing' three dimensions on a flat surface!

Are there boxes, is this an illusion, or is this real life Q-bert? Illusions are always fun to build especially when you can build them.

Experience a spinning spiral...you won't be hypnotized, but you'll see what happens when you look away. It's like getting off a merry-go-round and everything keeps moving.

In this activity about afterimages, learners explore what happens when receptor cells called cones in your eye's retina get tired.

In this activity, learners play with a fuzzy-colored dot that has no distinct edges seems to disappear. As learners stare at the dot, its color appears to blend with the colors surrounding it.

If you had a long tube with a 5 millimeter wide slit, would you see the entire Golden Gate Bridge?

Which one of your eyes are dominant? Do they act independently or are they equally "in control?" This activity explores how your eyes work (or don't work) together.

In this activity, learners will create an optical illusion top. Learners will explore color mixing, physics and design through this activity.

In this activity, learners construct three optical illusion toys to examine how our brains play tricks on what we see.

In this easy demonstration (3rd on the page), learners explore depth perception by conducting a test with two pencils.

In this activity (17th on the page), learners investigate why you cannot see colors in dim light.

In this quick activity/demonstration (5th on the page), learners explore depth perception.

In this activity related to light and perception, learners use a pinhole in an index card as a magnifying glass to help their eye focus on a nearby object.

In this activity, learners will make a thaumatrope, an old-fashioned optical illusion that dates back to the 1820s.

Spin a short piece of PVC pipe that's been marked up, and watch a triangle appear. Enjoy this optical illusion from the Exploratorium's Science Snack series.

This activity is designed to accompany the PBS documentary about African-American chemist "Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius." Learners look through two cups with small holes in them to simulate what it'

This is an online exhibit about color perception. Learners set a random background color and then try to mix red, blue, and green light to match.