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Disappearing Glass Rods
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In this optics activity, learners discover how they can make glass objects "disappear." Learners submerge glass objects like stirring rods into a beaker of Wesson™ oil to explore how the principles of

Rainbow Glasses
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In this activity, learners explore light, color and rainbows by making their own rainbow glasses.

Lose a Glass in a Glass
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In this optics activity, learners use paint thinner to make a small jar seem to disappear inside a larger jar.

DNA Extraction: Look at your genes!
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Extract your DNA from your very own cells! First, learners swish salt water in their mouth to collect cheek cells and spit the water into a glass.
The Bent Pencil
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In this optics activity, learners explore how light bends and affects what we see.

Seeing 3D
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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!

Bending Light
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In this optics activity, learners make a lens and explore how the eye manipulates the light that enters it.
Are you a Supertaster?
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In this activity, learners examine their tongue and taste buds.
Why is the Sky Blue?
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In this activity, learners create a "mini sky" in a glass of water in a dark room.

Pinhole Magnifier
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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.

Critical Angle
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In this optics activity, learners examine how a transparent material such as glass or water can actually reflect light better than any mirror.
Hexagon Hunt
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This activity gets learners looking at 6-sided shapes in nature, including the cells of a beehive, as well as other shapes.