Optical Illusions

by Mattia Crivellini (Text by), Rossella Trionfetti (Illustrator)

Overview

Children will unravel the secrets of science with simple experiments using easy-to-find items.
 
In this title in the Let’s Experiment! series, children are accompanied by two characters: Professor Albert, who will teach them the scientific explanation behind each experiment, and Greg the Robot, who will guide them in their practice. They’ll have a ton of fun learning about the different kinds of optical illusions, how to draw an ambiguous figure, how to create a three-sided cube, and much more! For each experiment there is also a “mess-o-meter” for parents to know how messy the experiment can be, as well as the level of difficulty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788854417304
Publisher:	White Star Publishers
Publication date:	05/02/2023
Series:	Let's Experiment!
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 9.31(h) x (d)
Age Range:	7 - 18 Years

About the Author

Mattia Crivellini earned his degree in computer science at the University of Bologna and studied cognitive sciences at the University of Indiana in the United States. Since 2011, he has been the director of Fosforo, the science festival that takes place every May in Senigallia, Italy. He organizes and plans activities, conferences, and shows for communication and dissemination of science in Italy and abroad through the NEXT Cultural Association.
 
Rossella Trionfetti currently works as a children’s illustrator and also collaborates on the creation of apps and interactive games.

Table of Contents

The Scientific Method 4

Traveling With You! 5

Optical Illusions 6

Escher's Room 8

Impossible Objects (Solutions) 10

Test the Text 12

Optical Art 14

They're There, But Not Really 16

The Kanizsa Triangle 18

Words That Aren't There 20

Ambigrams! 22

Ambiguous Figures 24

Draw an Ambiguous Figure 25

Pareidolia 26

The Importance of Context 28

The Cafe Wall Illusion 30

A Three-Sided Cube 32

The Penrose Triangle 34

Freehand Lines 36

Phénaki…What? 38

In the 19th Century 40

Moving Images 42

The Zoetrope 44

Glossary 46