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Doherty, Paul; Rathjen, Don – 1995
This book contains scaled-down versions of Exploratorium exhibits that teachers can make using common, inexpensive, easily available materials. Each topic begins with a drawing of the original exhibit on the museum floor, a photograph of the scaled-down version which contains an introduction to the exhibit, a list of materials needed with…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Interdisciplinary Approach
Treisman, Anne – Scientific American, 1986
Appraises current explanations of how visual processing occurs. Highlights the basics of simultaneous and serial levels of processing. Discusses the results of a series of experiments on visual-search tasks and also on the role of prior knowledge in processing. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Perception, Perception Tests, Science Education
Walker, Jearl – Scientific American, 1986
Describes experiments which focus on the perception of three dimensions. Discusses the cues about distance and depth and the role they have in perceptions of three dimensions. Evaluates the effect of color on the illusion on depth. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Color, Cues, Depth Perception
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Mayshark, Robin K. – Science Scope, 1991
Students explore three-dimensional properties by creating red and green wall decorations related to Christmas. Students examine why images seem to vibrate when red and green pieces are small and close together. Instructions to conduct the activity and construct 3-D glasses are given. (MDH)
Descriptors: Color, Investigations, Junior High Schools, Light
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Dalby, David K. – Science and Children, 1991
Uses a projector, a prism, and two screens to demonstrate the composition of white light and detect color. (MDH)
Descriptors: Color, Demonstrations (Educational), Elementary Education, Light
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Cartwright, Hugh – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Provides background theory and an experiment relating to chemometrics. Describes the phenomenon where solutions are dichromatic or dichromic. Discusses the difficulty students have in describing such solutions that appear to be several different colors at the same time. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Color, Data Analysis