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In this optics activity, learners conduct an experiment to explore peripheral vision. Learners collect data about their ability to see shapes, colors, or letters using their peripheral vision.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners discover how they can make glass objects "disappear." Learners submerge glass objects like stirring rods into a beaker of Wesson™ oil to explore how the principles of

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners build an animation tool to make mini movies. When you spin a phenakistascope, the pictures move so quickly that your eyes and brain can't separate the images.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create an optical illusion by spinning two attached cups. A round ball seems to magically appear when the cups spin.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners surprise their eyes with an optical illusion involving arrows made out of pipe cleaners.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity related to light and perception, learners use a pinhole in an index card as a magnifying glass to help their eye focus on a nearby object.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners investigate afterimages.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes