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See It to Believe It: Visual Discrimination
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In this activity (12th on the page), learners investigate their ability to discriminate (see) different colors.

Measuring Your Blind Spot
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In this activity, learners calculate the width (horizontal diameter) of the blind spot on their retina. Learners make a blind spot tester using a piece of notebook paper.

Gray Step
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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.
Why Are Two Eyes Better Than One?
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In this activity, learners explore how their depth perception would be affected if they only had one eye. Learners work in pairs and attempt to drop a penny in a cup with one eye covered.

Drop IT!: Depth Perception
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These two activities (4th on the page) demonstrate the importance of two eyes in judging depth.

Seeing in the Dark
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In this activity (17th on the page), learners investigate why you cannot see colors in dim light.