Slinky Science has some really exciting mini lab kits and so far, this is one of my favorites. It’s basically a spinning wheel (battery powered) in which kids place optical cards of different geometric designs to observe the effects of motion. The pictures change with the velocity the apparatus is spinning which makes for a pretty cool effect.
You can also make a Zeotrope movie machine with this kit. This is pretty much a simple spinning cylinder with slats in the sides that you view the pictures through while it spins. If you’ve never played with one of these, you’ll be amazed. And provided with minutes of entertainment. Okay, so kids will likely get more out of it than adults, but it as far as science toys go, this is a pretty clever kit.
And you can’t beat the price on this one. The Slinky Science Optical Illusion kit is about $10-12 at most stores but the educational value of this one far exceeds that. As with the other Slinky Science kits, I can wholeheartedly recommend this one.
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