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In this optics activity, learners make a simple telescope using two lenses and a cardboard tube. Learners construct the telescope and then calculate its magnification.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine how colored lenses act like filters and absorb all colors of light except for the color of the lenses.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this data collection and analysis activity, learners evaluate fish physiology and ecology using vision research data from Dr.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Have you ever heard of a camera without a lens? In this activity, learners create a pinhole camera out of simple materials. They'll see the world in a whole new way: upside down and backwards!

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners make a lens and explore how the eye manipulates the light that enters it.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (page 2 of PDF), learners play with a lens and a piece of paper to focus an image on the paper. Learners look at different things, and see how the lenses affect the image.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

free Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes