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In this activity, learners create a cylindrical mirror to see themselves as others see them.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build inexpensive kaleidoscopes using transparency paper and foil (instead of mirrors).

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners make a simple telescope using two lenses and a cardboard tube. Learners construct the telescope and then calculate its magnification.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how pictures change in curved mirrors. Learners make cylindrical mirrors by wrapping Mylar around soda cans.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make optical fibers out of strips of gelatin.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours