Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Thread the Needle
Learn about depth perception in this needle-threading activity.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Whirling Watcher
Make a stroboscope and investigate how to make it seem like the image you look at appears to move.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Size and Distance
An experiment in depth perception where you investigate how you perceive the size and distance of objects with one eye closed.
Other
Simply Psychology: Visual Perception Theories
Bottom-Up Processing and Top-Down Processing are two schools of thought when scientists discuss how humans perceive the senses which they experience. This article explores the two theories of visual perception and cites evidence and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sensory Perception Questions
This is a ten-question quiz pertaining to sensory perception.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Congenital Analgesia
Read the passage "Congenital Analgesia" and complete the related five-question quiz.
Other
Monell Chemical Senses Center: Areas of Research: Sensation and Perception
Overview of how chemical signals from animals mark territories, identify individuals, signify social rank, and indicate reproductive and health status.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: It's a Kid's World: The Magic Years?
Explore children's perceptions by practicing and performing magic tricks for them and then asking them to explain what they think they saw.