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Create an illusion where it appears that your hand has a hole in it. You'll see the results from when one eye gets conflicting information.

By making models of light waves with paper, learners can understand why different colors appear in bubbles.

Create beautiful spirals by drawing a straight line. This sounds crazy, but you can with a turntable (a record player or lazy susan), paper, and pen.

Which one of your eyes are dominant? Do they act independently or are they equally "in control?" This activity explores how your eyes work (or don't work) together.

Do you have a hard time matching paint swatches with your furniture? When you consider human perception, color is context dependent.

This science activity demonstrates the dominant eye phenomena. What does your brain do when it sees two images that conflict?

In this activity, learners explore the properties of paper by constructing and modifying paper airplanes.

In this activity, learners explore the question "What is paper?" Learners discover the processes and materials required to make paper while experimenting with different recycled fibers and tools.

Things that are different sizes and stiffness vibrate differently, and in this Exploratorium Science Snack, you'll see how rings of various diameters react to vibration and external forces.

This activity provides instructions for making an aircraft that can really fly using a straw and paper hoops!