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First Impressions
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Learners experiment with a commercial photo-sensitive paper (Sunprint® or NaturePrint® paper). They place opaque and clear objects on the paper and expose it to bright light, observing the results.
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Kaleidoscope
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In this activity, learners investigate the reflective properties of light and mirrors as they make a kaleidoscope.
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Soap Bubble Shapes
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Learners explore three-dimensional geometric frames including cubes and tetrahedrons, as they create bubble wands with pipe cleaners and drinking straws.
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Why Are Bubbles So Colorful?
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In this activity, learners explore why they can see colors in bubbles and why they change.
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Bubble Tray
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In this activity, learners use simple materials to create giant bubbles.
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Periscope
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In this optics activity, learners build a spy tool to secretly view things over walls or around corners.
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Kaleidoscope
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In this activity, learners build inexpensive kaleidoscopes using transparency paper and foil (instead of mirrors).
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Kaleid-o-mania
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In this hands-on activity, learners build their own kaleidoscopes and explore how light can reflect of off surfaces such as mirrors, to produce beautiful patterns.
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CD Spinner
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In this activity, learners create a simple “top” from a CD, marble and bottle cap, and use it as a spinning platform for a variety of illusion-generating patterns.
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Periscope
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to look over ledges or around corners.
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Eye Spy
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This fun activity uses simple materials such as milk cartons and mirrors to introduce the ideas of optics and visual perception.
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Stereoscope
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to view 2-D images in 3-D.