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Create 3D glasses and use them to explore color, light and optics. Fool your brain into 'seeing' three dimensions on a flat surface!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners estimate risks associated with different events and compare their estimates to the real possibilities.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners conduct a simple test to find their blind spot.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity about light and perception, learners create pictures in thin air.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

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

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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Do you have a hard time matching paint swatches with your furniture? When you consider human perception, color is context dependent.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about light and perception, learners discover how a flash of light can create a lingering image called an "afterimage" on the retina of the eye.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This science activity demonstrates the dominant eye phenomena. What does your brain do when it sees two images that conflict?

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners control the (apparent) size of a hole with their brain.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity related to light and perception, learners use a pinhole in an index card as a magnifying glass to help their eye focus on a nearby object.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a simple trick of perspective to dress friends in tiny cutout clothing. Learners make tiny pants out of card stock and tape them to the end of a stick.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes