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Fun with Flatware: Little Experiments to Try at the Dinner Table
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This is a series of three quick science activities to do with a spoon, knife, and fork. In the first two activities, learners use the flatware to explore optics, mirrors, reflection, and distortion.
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.
Thaumatrope
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In this activity, learners make an optical illusion toy from the 1800s to explore persistence of vision.
Colored Shadows
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In this optics activity, learners discover that not all shadows are black. Learners explore human color perception by using colored lights to make additive color mixtures.
Afterimage
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In this optics activity, learners investigate afterimages.