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In this optics activity, learners conduct an experiment to find out why two eyes are better than one!

free Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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During this hands-on activity, learners are briefly exposed to moviemaking and animation, when they create their own thaumatropes.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Design and create an optical illusion toy that makes two pictures appear to become one. This is called a thaumatrope and will allow the learner to investigate the phenomenon of persistence of vision.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity is a fun way to show two stages in a Monarch butterfly's life cycle. Learners will create an optical illusion that can be flipped from caterpillar to butterfly.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will make a thaumatrope, an old-fashioned optical illusion that dates back to the 1820s.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes