Thames & Kosmos Sophisticated Science Optical Science and Art

by Thames & Kosmos

Product Features

• Investigate light and color
• Learn about eyes and lenses
• View amazing optical illusions
• Discover how your eyes and brain work together to perceive things visually
• For ages 8+ years

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 8.9 x 2.6 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TG5OGO
• Item model number: 663612
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,256 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #69 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Science > Physics
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Optical Science and Art: The Science of Light, Optics, and Visual Perception. Astonish yourself with optical illusions and amazing visual phenomena as you explore the science of human perception in this fascinating kit. Experiment with light and the color spectrum by building a color wheel, a fiber optic peacock, and diffraction glasses. Learn how the eye and a camera are similar and how they are different. Build a camera obscure and pinhole glasses. Investigate lenses and light refraction. Experiment with spatial vision and depth perception with 3D glasses and an Ames room model. Find your blind spot and watch things disappear. View stunning optical illusions involving shapes, color, depth, and scale. Make a curved line look straight. Turn cardboard transparent. See the world shrink. Make white by mixing red, green, and blue, and see colors in black and white. Learn about how optical illusions relate to techniques commonly used by artists. See firsthand how your eye and brain work together to perceive color, light, depth, perspective, size, shape, and motion. Conduct over 25 experiments, guided by the 48-page, full-color manual.

Product Description

Astonish yourself with optical illusions and amazing visual phenomena as you explore the science of human perception in this fascinating kit. Experiment with light and the color spectrum by building a color wheel, a fiber optic peacock, and diffraction glasses. Learn how the eye and a camera are similar and how they are different. Build a camera obscura and pinhole glasses. Investigate lenses and light refraction. Experiment with spatial vision and depth perception with 3D glasses and an Ames room model. Find your blind spot and watch things disappear. View stunning optical illusions involving shapes, color, depth, and scale. Make a curved line look straight. Turn cardboard transparent. See the world shrink. Make white by mixing red, green, and blue, and see colors in black and white. Learn about how optical illusions relate to techniques commonly used by artists. See firsthand how your eye and brain work together to perceive color, light, depth, perspective, size, shape, and motion. Conduct over 24 experiments, guided by the 48-page, full-color experiment book.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent convenient fun kit, February 3, 2011

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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Thames & Kosmos Sophisticated Science Optical Science and Art (Toy)

I'm a homeschooling mom, and I have had many disappointing kits, so this one was very welcome. It had everything I needed, (no stopping right when eager kids are enthralled just to go to the store). I did not need to do everything in the kit first just to see if it worked. Most importantly, it delighted my kids and made them love science right away on our first science class of the semester. I did all of the experiments and only two were less than amazing. I learned how cameras, lenses, light bending, eye physiology, colors and history all work together. Everything worked, which is rare for a product with so many experiments at an inexpensive price.