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Snacks tagged with "exhibit-based"

Science activity that investigates perception of reflections
Mirrorly a Window

What you see is often affected by what you expect to see.

Science activity that demonstrates light wave interference
Moiré Patterns

Imperfect alignment can lead to interesting patterns.

Science activity that demonstrates electromagnetism
Motor Effect

A magnet exerts a force on current-carrying wire.

Science activity that investigates geometry of non-round rollers
Non-Round Rollers

Surprisingly, a flat panel rolls smoothly on non-circular rollers.

Science activity that demonstrates wave interference
On the Fringe (formerly Bridge Light)

Air trapped between two pieces of clear plastic produces rainbow-colored interference patterns.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance of sound waves
Organ Pipe

Get Bach to the fundamentals.

Science activity that demonstrates an image produced by a parabolic mirror
Parabolas

It’s all done with mirrors.

Science activity that demontrates pendulums of different lengths swinging to their own rhythms
Pendulum Snake

Pendulums dance in a shifting series of patterns as they swing to their own rhythms.

Set of pendulums swinging
Pendulums

Investigate how length, mass and release point affect pendulum speed. 

Science activity that investigates peripheral vision
Peripheral Vision

Discover the outer limits of your eyes.

Science activity that demonstrates persistence of vision
Persistence of Vision

Your eye and brain hold on to a series of images to form a single complete picture.

Science activity to estimate pi with the random tossing of toothpicks
Pi Toss

Randomly toss some toothpicks, with pi as your reward.

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