Showing 1 - 50 of 74 Things to Make and Do

Cow's Eye Dissection INTERACTIVE Find out how your eyes work and watch a real dissection of a cow's eye. TRY IT

Look into Infinity HANDS-ON Images of images of images can appear to repeat forever. MAKE IT

Magic Wand HANDS-ON See pictures in thin air. MAKE IT

Light Painting You can make a light painting with a light source, a darkened room, and a digital camera. VIEW IT | DOWNLOAD PDF

Blue Sky HANDS-ON Now you can explain why the sky is blue and the sunset is red. MAKE IT

Mix-n-Match INTERACTIVE You can mix just three colors of light to make over 16 million different colors! TRY IT

Moiré Patterns HANDS-ON When you overlap materials with repetitive lines, you create moiré patterns. MAKE IT

Size and Distance HANDS-ON A clueless way to determine the size of an object. MAKE IT

Mona INTERACTIVE Leonardo's famous painting is used in an interesting perceptual experiment. TRY IT

Peripheral Vision HANDS-ON Test the limits of your peripheral vision. MAKE IT

Thread the Needle HANDS-ON Using two eyes gives you depth perception. MAKE IT

Persistence of Vision HANDS-ON Your eye and brain hold on to a series of images to form a single complete picture. MAKE IT

Pictures from Light HANDS-ON With a lens, you can bend light to make pictures of the world. MAKE IT

Monthly Wallpaper Decorate your desktop with some of the most intriguing pattern and perception images from the Exploratorium. VIEW IT

Jacques Cousteau in Seashells HANDS-ON Seeing is a cooperative effort involving your eyes and your brain. MAKE IT

Pinhole Magnifier HANDS-ON Who needs expensive optical equipment? MAKE IT

Self-Portrait Silhouettes Make a photographic image without a camera! VIEW IT

Color Chromatography Discover the secret colors hidden in black ink. With a paper towel, a black marker, and a cup of water, create a rainbow of colors while exploring capillary action and chromatography. VIEW IT

If You Rob a Bank, Wear a Wig ARTICLE Just how do we remember a face? READ IT

Fading Dot HANDS-ON Now you see it; now you don't. An object without a sharp edge can fade from your view. MAKE IT

Flipsticks HANDS-ON A do-it-yourself cartoon kit. It's easy to make pictures move! MAKE IT

Polarized Light Mosaic HANDS-ON With polarized light, you can make a stained glass window without gla MAKE IT

Vanna HANDS-ON A face seen upside down may hold some surprises. MAKE IT

Everyone Is You and Me HANDS-ON See yourself become someone else. MAKE IT

Wallpapers DOWNLOAD Download desktop wallpaper for your computer. DOWNLOAD IT

Welcome to the Third Dimension HANDS-ON These tricky pictures shift and change as you look at them. MAKE IT

Build Your Own Spectroscope HANDS-ON Build your own spectroscope, a device to analyze the spectrum of light. MAKE IT

Trapezoidal Window INTERACTIVE Sometimes things are not as they appear. TRY IT

Polarized Sunglasses HANDS-ON If you rotate a pair of polarizing sunglasses, you will find that they cut road glare much better in some positions than in others. MAKE IT

Postcard Exhibits INTERACTIVE Four exhibits small enough to fit on postcards. TRY IT

Pupil HANDS-ON Your pupil changes size to control how much light enters your eye. MAKE IT

Real Image HANDS-ON A snack version of Mirror Mirage. MAKE IT

Spectra HANDS-ON Fingerprints for light sources. MAKE IT

Spherical Reflections HANDS-ON Discover art and science in a myriad of spherical reflections. MAKE IT

Cardboard Tube Syllabus HANDS-ON Your brain combines information from your eyes in surprising ways. MAKE IT

Squirming Palm INTERACTIVE Can you make your palm squirm? TRY IT

Squirming Palm HANDS-ON This visual illusion makes the palm of your hand appear to squirm and twist. MAKE IT

The Temple Illusion INTERACTIVE This ancient temple holds a secret...can you reveal the mystery? TRY IT

The Three Little Pig(ments) HANDS-ON Investigate how light and color interact by aligning three colored and one black overhead transparencies. MAKE IT

Bronx Cheer Bulb INTERACTIVE Your CRT screen may appear to wiggle when you give it the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you. TRY IT

Café Wall Illusion INTERACTIVE Interact with the Cafe Wall Illusion. TRY IT

Whirling Watcher HANDS-ON When you view short bursts of moving images, you see some interesting effects. MAKE IT

Whirling Watcher Make a spinning disc called a stroboscope, which lets you create your own animated cartoon. VIEW IT

Bronx Cheer Bulb HANDS-ON Some lightbulbs appear to wiggle and flash when you give them the raspberry, but the only thing wiggling is you. MAKE IT

It's Alive HANDS-ON Bring movie, TV, and cartoon images to life. MAKE IT

Double Trouble HANDS-ON Sometimes there's more than one way of looking at something. MAKE IT

Changing Illusions INTERACTIVE Tease your brain with five interactive illusions. You won't believe your eyes. TRY IT

Cheshire Cat HANDS-ON Make a friend disappear, leaving only a smile behind. MAKE IT

Blind Spot HANDS-ON To see or not to see. MAKE IT

Afterimage HANDS-ON A flash of light prints a lingering image in your eye. MAKE IT

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ColorFest Check out ColorFest, a two-month extravaganza celebrating color at the museum from July 1 to September 5.

Not Fade Away One man's journey into blindness

Seeing What do you really know about what you see?

Exploratorium Imagery Here are some Exploratorium images for you to enjoy.

Bob Miller's Light Walk Artist Bob Miller's "Light Walk" at the Exploratorium will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.