Puzzles+&+Mysteries

Visual Illusions Webquest

Directions: 1.) Go to the following website: http://www.questacon.edu.au/illusions/

2.) Pick 8 or more illusions and describe what happens using the following graphic organizer.

3.) Click on "Why the Visual Illusions are important" and write-up a 25 word summary
 * = Illusion ||= What See ||= What my Brain thinks How I think it works ||=  ||

4.) Click on "your brain is pretty complicated" a. What was your brain thought to be used for centuries? b. How much does the human brain weigh? c. An average human brain peaks at how many neurons? d. It is normal for each neuron to be connected to how many others?

5.) Click on "facts and figures" a. What are 5 interesting facts/figures that you did not know?