Higher-Tech Reality
What do you need to make an image look real?
Use different sizes of graph paper to reproduce a photograph and observe that the quality of information improves with density of information.
When is an elevator not an elevator?
Make a simple nailboard to discover how complex circuits can be developed to include multiple energy sources or multiple loads.
What's behind E.T. and Superman flying?
Duplicate the special effect "blue screen" and see that technology, based on an understanding of light and color, permits action on one location to be combined with other action, scenery, or characters filmed at another time or location.
How can you tell a computer to lend a hand?
Create an animated hand and explore laser scanning and texture mapping - some of the many new ways computers can be used in animation.