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Fading Dot
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This Exploratorium activity shows how small, fuzzy objects can disappear from view in the absence of eye movement.  The site contains instructions for the activity, an explanation of the change in perception, and suggestions for additional reading.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/fading-dot
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Optics
- The Eye
- High School
- Middle School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
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Keywords:
color, eye movement, perception
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Metadata instance created November 9, 2006 by Ann Deml
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August 2, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
(Exploratorium, San Francisco), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/fading-dot).
AJP/PRST-PER
Fading Dot (Exploratorium, San Francisco), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/fading-dot>.
APA Format
Fading Dot . (n.d.). Retrieved May 7, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/fading-dot
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Fading Dot . San Francisco: Exploratorium. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/fading-dot (accessed 7 May 2025).
MLA Format
Fading Dot . San Francisco: Exploratorium. 7 May 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/fading-dot>.
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@misc{ Title = {Fading Dot }, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {7 May 2025}, Year = {} }
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