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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 discover that it is difficult to trace a curve by using its reflection in a mirror. Use this activity to discuss how the brain works.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Design and create an optical illusion toy that makes two pictures appear to become one. This is called a thaumatrope and will allow the learner to investigate the phenomenon of persistence of vision.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 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
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In this artistic activity, learners blow up a smaller picture into a larger one, by using a grid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 30 to 45 minutes