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In this activity, learners discuss and investigate how cameras, telescopes, and their own eyes use light in similar ways.

In this activity (posted on April 18, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures, using a 16" bik

In this activity (posted on March 27, 2011), learners follow the steps to construct a mini zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of static pictures.

In this activity about light and perception, learners create pictures in thin air.

Have you ever heard of a camera without a lens? In this activity, learners create a pinhole camera out of simple materials. They'll see the world in a whole new way: upside down and backwards!

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

In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to view 2-D images in 3-D.