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| Educational toys are a brilliant way for kids to learn | | | | The polythene lid, now set within the cylinder 5cm |
| about the science all about them, and making your | | | | away from the pin hole in the bottom, acts like a |
| very own science toys is simple and great fun. | | | | screen for the light travelling through the tiny hole in the |
| Here is a description of how to make a simple science | | | | tin base to produce an upside down image upon. |
| toy which led to the modern camera, the science toy | | | | Next wrap some silver foil or wrapping paper around |
| is known as The Pinhole Projector. | | | | the tube to make it look good and stop the light from |
| Educational toys are a brilliant way for kids to learn | | | | entering the tube through gaps. |
| about the science all about them, and making your | | | | Now point your new educational toy with the small |
| very own science toys is simple and great fun. | | | | hole towards a bright strong image like a tree on a |
| Here is a description of how to make a simple science | | | | sunny day and if you put your eye against the open |
| toy which led to the modern camera, the science toy | | | | end you will see an inverted image projected onto the |
| is known as The Pinhole Projector. | | | | plastic lid. |
| This science toy demonstrates how light behaves. To | | | | Why do you think the image is projected upside |
| make these exiting learning toys all you require is an | | | | down? |
| empty Pringles tin, some baking foil or old news paper, | | | | If light travels in straight lines, light from the bottom of |
| tape, a hammer, nail, and scissors. | | | | an object would travel through the small hole and end |
| In the beginning you will need to take about 5cm off | | | | up toward the top of the screen whereas the light |
| the bottom of the Pringles tube and using the hammer | | | | travelling from the top of an object would pass |
| and small nail, make a hole in the centre of the metal | | | | through the small hole and end up at the bottom of the |
| base at the bottom of the 5cm piece you cut off. | | | | screen. |
| This hole will let the light travelling in straight lines from | | | | Playing with science toys helps young children to learn |
| whatever is being viewed into the pinhole projector. | | | | about the world around them, however making learning |
| Next, you need to place the plastic lid onto the top of | | | | toys allows even more understanding into the science |
| the Pringles tube and tape the two pieces back | | | | behind the educational as well as being loads of fun. |
| together with tape, only this time with the plastic lid | | | | |