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In this activity, learners conduct a simple test to find their blind spot.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity about light and perception, learners create pictures in thin air.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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If you had a long tube with a 5 millimeter wide slit, would you see the entire Golden Gate Bridge?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity about light and perception, learners discover how a flash of light can create a lingering image called an "afterimage" on the retina of the eye.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (aka "snack") provides instructions for discovering your blind spot. It is an exploration of light and visual perception using simple materials you may have around the house.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Make a camouflage cut-out animal! Using patterned paper or magazine pictures from around the house, use your craft skills to make a paper animal that blends into its background.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a stroboscope--a spinning disk with slits around the edge that you look through.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes