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Whirling Watcher ActivityWhirling Watcher Activity
Publisher
Exploratorium
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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Hands-on Activity
Activity

Whirling Watcher

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Pupils put together their own stroboscopes so that they can observe how cyclically moving images appear to merge into a singular object. This, and several other activities published by the same source, illuminate the way the brain interprets visual data. Add it to your bag of tricks for teaching about the eye and vision.

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Concepts

sense of vision, the five senses, eyes, vision, the brain

Additional Tags

vision, perception, brain, eye, science

Pros

  • An engaging exploration of the eye-brain connection
  • Assembly and background information are clearly presented

Cons

  • None

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