eye openers exploring optical illusions

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MuseumofVisioneyeopenersexploringoptical illusionseyeopenersexploringopticalillus ionsmuseumofVisionTHE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM OF VISION IS TOEDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE EYE AND VISION. 2000 by the Museum of Vision Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology655 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109-1336The Museum has a variety of resources for people who arecurious about our most important sense vision. A collection of over 10,000 vision-relatedobjects, dating from the 300 BC to the present Interactive public outreach programs for children Traveling Exhibitions For more information, contact:Museum of Vision at 415-561-85002INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1:HOW WE SEE; THE EYE AND THEHUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM6Key ConceptsParts of the Eye7How do You See?8How does the Eye Focus?9ActivitiesName the Parts10Draw Your Eye11CHAPTER 2:BINOCULAR VISION12ActivitiesDifferent Views13Hole-in-Your-Hand15Find Your Blind Spot17CHAPTER 3:THE EYE-BRAIN CONNECTION20Activities7 optical Illusions21#1:Train Tracks22#2: Rotating Staircase23#3: Barrel24#4: Kissing Lovebirds25#5: Smiling Frogs26#6:Two Straws27#7:Two Flowers28CHAPTER 4:PERSISTENCE OF VISION30ActivitiesMake a Spinning Disc (Thaumatrope)31Make a Flipbook35BIBLIOGRAPHYcontentsEYE OPENERSptical illusions are pictures that play tricks onyour eyes and confuse your brain.

an enjoyable way of learning about the sci-ence of vision as well as a playful reminder that our assumptions about the visual world can sometimes be deceptive. The optical illusions in this book illustrate three fascinating aspects of the human visual system: binocular vision, …