Watch this video about optical illusions and how they trick our brains and eyes. While you are watching, try to list the types of illusions mentioned and how they affected you.
How Optical Illusions Trick Us
A short film on how optical illusions trick our brains and eyes.
How Optical Illusions Trick Us
A short film on how optical illusions trick our brains and eyes.
Driving Questions
Look at the three Driving Questions below and in your groups, decide which question you would like to answer. Each group can answer the same question or each group can answer different questions. The choice is yours!
- How can we create optical illusions that the public can enjoy?
- How can we create a magic performance that amazes and engages an audience?
- When is it okay to use illusion to influence what people believe?
Thinking Routine: Think, Feel, Care
What will your group do or make to answer your Driving Question? Follow the prompts below to draw or write out some ideas with your group. Remember to download or save your work for future use!
Think about your group’s question and how you might want to answer the problem. Contemplate how you might feel or think about the question and the possible answers. The aim of this exercise is to get you thinking and working together to create ideas. Everything is possible here!
Think: How do you understand this system and your role within it?
Feel: What is your emotional response to the system and to your position within it?
Care: What are your values, priorities, or motivations with regard to the system? What is important to you?
Need To Knows
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