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Light, Colour & Illusions

See how light bends, reflects, and tricks your eyes

Hands-on science kids actually DO — not just watch

See how light bends, reflects, and tricks your eyes

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UV colour-changing beads on a bracelet in sunlight — sunscreen science experiment for kids
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TheTruth Beads

What's hiding inside a bead that only sunlight can reveal?

7-12 yrs

Easy

White beads. Sunlight. A secret that changes everything. Can your sunscreen hide the truth?

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Three transparent coloured paddles smashing together in sunlight showing colour mixing — light science experiment for kids
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Colour Smashers

What happens when three colours of light collide?

5-12 yrs

Easy

Smash two colours together. Did you get what you expected?

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coloured shadows made with three phone screens showing red green and blue light — light science experiment for kids
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Coloured Shadows?

What colour is a shadow — are you sure it's always black?

5-12 yrs

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Three phones. A dark room. One question you think you can answer. Can you?

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