Visionaries create images out of dots to demonstrate the eye-brain connection. Through this activity, they learn that the brain interprets data collected by the eye into recognizable information. Search online for "Jacques Cousteau in Seashells" to find and share a series of pictures of the shells that zoom in closer and closer to show exactly what the image is made of.

Concepts

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

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Additional Tags

optical illusion, brain, eye, vision, perception, science

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Pros

• Elucidates the amazing capacity of the brain to interpret data

Cons

• None