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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!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners estimate risks associated with different events and compare their estimates to the real possibilities.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this quick optics activity, learners use a dim point of light (a disassembled Mini MagLite and dowel set-up) to cast a shadow of the blood supply in their retina onto the retina itself.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Light and Color Activity), learners will see the illusion of colors produced by a rotating black and white image known as Benham’s Disk.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners will explore the concept of angular distance, and investigate why the moon appears to be the same size as the sun during a solar eclipse, despite the sun being much larger.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes