Activity Sheet 2: Optical Illusions for you to try

What you see is not always what you get.

We learn to perceive or understand what we're looking at. And we get used to how things are supposed to be. Sometimes our brains get the clues all wrong. Other times, our brains fill in the missing pieces. Our brains cause optical illusions in both ways.

Try some of these....

Information Sources:

• Visionary - A dictionary for the study of vision
• Optical Illusions - Visual Collection
• Exploratorium - great extensions and exerices on light, optical illusions, and perception