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In this activity, learners discuss and investigate how cameras, telescopes, and their own eyes use light in similar ways.

1 cent - $1 per student 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, 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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (1st on the page), learners find their blind spot--the area on the retina without receptors that respond to light.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about vision and optical illusions, learners conduct a simple test to demonstrate how our eyes create "afterimages." Learners stare at a black cardboard bat for at least 30 seconds an

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 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