Mystic Aquarium's Online Educational Resources
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Mystic Aquarium is sharing fun and free resources for families to access from home through our STEM Mentoring for the Planet program. This week's theme:
Optical Illusions and How They Work
Learn what optical illusions are and how they work from The American Museum of Natural History’s OLogy website. Also check out some mind-bending illusions.
Explore More Optical Illusions
Watch this live science show from the Pacific Science Center to learn more about optical illusions. Then try these activities: Blind Spot and Hole in the Hand, Creating an After-Image, and Illusion of Force Perspective.
10 Amazing DIY Optical Illusions
Watch this video from Quirkology to learn about ten amazing optical illusions and how to make them yourself.
3D Optical Illusion Hand Picture
Check out this fun art project to learn how to make a 2D drawing of your hand look like it is 3D.
Swedish Fishing
Try this simple activity from Optics 4 Kids to explore how your eyes can be tricked when light travels through different substances. You will be rewarded with a candy treat! Then explore more optical illusions.
Check out our other fun and educational offerings!
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Mystic Aquarium is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire people to care for and protect our ocean planet through conservation, education and research.
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