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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.

Altered Reality
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In this activity, learners discover that the human brain is highly adaptable. Learners try to toss beanbags at a target while wearing prism goggles.

Three Circles of Pigments
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In this activity, learners overlap the three primary colors to see how all other colors are made.

Color Spy
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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.

Your Blind Spot
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In this activity, learners will explore how their own eyes work by experimenting with their photoreceptors.

Spinning Cylinder: Make a triangle appear on a spinning wheel
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Spin a short piece of PVC pipe that's been marked up, and watch a triangle appear. Enjoy this optical illusion from the Exploratorium's Science Snack series.

Periscope
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.