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

In this activity, learners surprise their eyes with an optical illusion involving arrows made out of pipe cleaners.

In this activity (17th on the page), learners investigate why you cannot see colors in dim light.

In this demonstration (18th on the page), learners conduct a simple test to explore how the cornea refracts light, which is further bent by the eye lens through a process known as accommodation.

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.