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In this activity (7th activity on the page), learners use their sense of hearing to find a "sound match." Learners shake containers filled with items like dry seeds, sand, beans, etc.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this game-like activity (5th activity on the page), learners explore their auditory acuity as well as the importance of having two ears.

free Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity demonstrates the importance of wearing a helmet to protect the brain. An egg is used to symbolize a head with the shell as the skull and the inside of the egg as the brain.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this fun optics activity, learners explore principles of light, reflection (mirrors), and perception. Learners work in pairs and sit on opposite sides of a "two-way" mirror.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - 18 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
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In this activity, learners investigate parallax, a method used to measure distances to stars and planets in the solar system.

free Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct three optical illusion toys to examine how our brains play tricks on what we see.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore reaction time and challenge themselves to improve their coordination. Do you want to move faster? Catch that ball that you never seem to see in time?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use their sense of touch to identify matching pairs of objects hidden in bags. Learners can also play this game with partners.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (2nd activity on the page), learners explore how the nose is responsible for part of the flavor we taste in food.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to test how fast they can react. Learners try to catch a piece of paper with a ruler printed on it (or a ruler) as quickly as they can.

free Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (14th activity on the page) about the sense of touch, learners examine if it is easier or harder to identify an object if they move their hands over it.

free Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (16th on the page), learners play a variation of the "I Spy" game to explore color. Learners work in teams with each team assigned a color.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (3rd activity on the page), learners taste test different foods and categorize them as sweet, bitter, sour, or salty. Learners compare their results with the group.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Use this activity (13th activity on the page) to introduce learners to the sense of touch. Learners collect objects of varying textures like feathers, rocks, sand, etc.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 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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During this activity, learners take part in a variety of tasks which involve moving and balancing different body parts.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this neuroscience activity (5th activity on the page), learners explore their sense of touch without using their senses of vision and hearing.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Are fingers the only place on the body where we use our sense of touch? In this activity (6th activity on the page), learners test the touch sensitivity of different parts of the body.

free Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes