Do you see what I see?

In this activity, students are asked to view some optical illusions and critique what they see.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• understand that sometimes there are various interpretations of the same information

• discuss the reliability of observational information

• discuss the importance of critiquing evidence and the need for replication and corroboration of data.

Optical illusion

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Optical illusions can be used to demonstrate the importance of checking information and corroborating data.

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Download the Word file (see link below) for:

• introduction/background notes

• what you need

• what to do

• illusion images

• student handouts.