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We don't normally view people upside down and so our brains aren't accustomed to it.

In this activity, learners construct a three-dimensional ambiguous cube to explore visual illusions and how our brains interpret or misinterpret information.

In this activity about depth perception, learners create an optical illusion in a shoe box.

In this online brain stumper, the bottom half of a series of letters is covered. You may think you know what it says, but remove the black bar to see if you're right.

In this activity, learners discover that it's difficult to distinguish between two different shades of gray when they aren't separated by a boundary.

In this activity about light and reflection, learners discover that what you see is often affected by what you expect to see.

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.

This perception trick focuses on conflicting information to the brain...instead of trying to see two images, you're trying to get a bright spot by overlapping the image you see through two tubes.

This science activity demonstrates the dominant eye phenomena. What does your brain do when it sees two images that conflict?

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

Known as the waterfall effect, this activity demonstrates adaptation in our visual system.

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

Closing one eye eliminates one of the clues that your brain uses to judge depth. Trying to perform a simple task with one eye closed demonstrates how much you rely on your depth perception.

In this online game, learners practice memory recall. They are shown a collage of pictures for two minutes, then have to write down everything they remember and check how they did.

In this activity, learners create a simple “top” from a CD, marble and bottle cap, and use it as a spinning platform for a variety of illusion-generating patterns.

Learners use two mirrors to explore how images of images of images can repeat forever.

In this demonstration, amaze learners by performing simple tricks using mirrors. These tricks take advantage of how a mirror can reflect your right side so it appears to be your left side.

In this fun optics activity, learners explore principles of light, reflection (mirrors), and perception. Learners work in pairs and sit on opposite sides of a "two-way" mirror.

In this activity about light and refraction, learners discover how a lens creates an image that hangs in midair.