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Convince your pupils a purple ball is really red, blue, and green with a YouTube video lesson that demonstrates the persistence of vision using a simple ball. When the ball is in one place, it appears purple but when the instructor spins it in a circle, it is clearly alternating between red, green, and blue.
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Instructional Ideas
- Recreate the experiment for your classes with a persistence of vision ball
- Follow the video with a series of persistence of vision tests
Classroom Considerations
- Requires a basic understanding of the vision function of the brain
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Instructors use humor to add interest to the lesson
- Provides the scientific explanation for the demonstration
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- None