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In this group activity, learners see and hear the speed of sound. A learner designated the "gonger" hits a gong, once every second, as the rest of the group watches and listens from a distance.

In this activity, learners investigate the speed of chemical reactions with light sticks. Learners discover that reactions can be sped up or slowed down due to temperature changes.

In this activity, learners investigate how some butterfly wings get their color.

In this activity, learners will see how UV light affects colors over time by making their own sunprint on construction paper.

In this activity (1st on the page), learners find their blind spot--the area on the retina without receptors that respond to light.

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.

In this optics activity, learners examine how a transparent material such as glass or water can actually reflect light better than any mirror.

In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

Use this model to demonstrate the goal of NASA's Kepler Mission: to find extrasolar planets through the transit method.

In this outdoor activity, learners explore UV rays from the Sun and ways to protect against these potentially harmful rays.

In this activity, learners will make homemade jello that glows under a blacklight. They will learn about quinine, an ingredient in tonic water that is fluorescent.

Construct a simple battery that's able to power a small light or motor out of foil, salt water, and charcoal. A helpful video, produced by the Exploratorium, guides you along on this activity.

Create 3D glasses and use them to explore color, light and optics. Fool your brain into 'seeing' three dimensions on a flat surface!

An ordinary camera has a lens that makes an image on film. In a pinhole camera, a small hole replaces the lens.

Use this Moon Map Guide to help learners identify features on the Moon, while looking through a telescope.

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.

In this activity, learners explore the principles of magnetism by observing how various materials interact with magnets and superconductors.

Why should we wear masks? Do masks work? Do some masks work better than others? Learners find out in this activity.

In this physics activity, learners recreate Galileo's famous experiment, in which he dropped a heavy weight and a light weight from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa to show that both weights fall

In this activity (1st activity on the page), learners explore their sense of taste and the structure of the tongue by taste-testing various foods.