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Exploratorium
Science Snacks: Duck-into Kaleidoscope
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/duck_into_kaleidoscope.html
Instructions for making a table top kaleidoscope
from mirror tiles, relatively simple and inexpensive. The directions
include some questions to start students thinking. Part of a
larger site full of excellent science experiment "snacks."
Kaleidoscope
http://www.threeweb.ad.jp/~ishikura/java/kaleidoscope.html
Kaleidoscope patterns that can be manipulated
by varying size and speed. Needs a Java-enabled browser. Besides
the provided images, any photo with its own web address can be
turned into a kaleidoscope image. Great educational possibilities!
Kaleidoscope Canes by Kris Richards
http://www0.delphi.com/crafts/kalcane1.html
Instructions for using polymer clay to
construct art projects that look like kaleidoscope images. Results
are amazing!
Kaleidoscope Screensaver from Saturday's Child
http://www.satchild.com/kalpage.htm
If you need some serene meditation time
- while you're in front of your computer - then perhapes this
screensaver is for you.
Kaleidoscope Show
http://www.geocities.com/ann-s-thesia/kaleidoscope.html
A series of hypnotic animated images.
"Kaleidoscope Headache" is especially dizzying. The
artist is the same one who designed the wallpaper, buttons and
kaleidoscope figures for Kaleidoscope Storytellers' web pages.
Kaleidoscope
World
http://www.kaleidoscopes.net/
An online catalog and ordering station
for kaleidoscopes, both art scopes and the familiar "child's
toy." (Has a $4 scope for children, 3 for $11.) Links to
many artists.
Kaleidoscopes by John Haug
http://www.pclink.com/jhaug/index.htm
Links to other sites and instructions
for a simple 3-mirror scope. The directions are clear and well
illustrated, showing how to use the mirror angle to achieve a
variety of effects.
Kaleidoscopes
of America
http://www.kaleido.com
Has info on kits ($7.95 to $68), lists
of scope supplies and suppliers, and other kaleidoscope resources.
Includes interior shots of some spectacular kaleidoscopes.
Optical
Wonders! Marshall & Suzanne Fisher
http://www.opticalwonders.com
If you want to enjoy the beauty of real
kaleidoscope images, this is the site to see! Dozens of carefully
photographed kaleidoscope interiors dazzle the eye. Also includes
some history and contact information.
Scopes of New Zealand
http://www.kaleidoscopes.co.nz/
Among their offerings: school kits (with
real mirrors) for $5 each, excluding delivery from New Zealand.
An interesting look at kaleidoscope building.
The Virtual Kaleidoscope
http://www.alchemy.com.au/kaleidoscope
Hypnotic images, accompanied by music.
Four different sets of patterns that can be viewed as Shockwave,
JavaScript or as an animated gif.
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