Stations-ID: A008

?? English instruction:

Two people stand in the opposite corner of the room.
The others watch from outside the house. Which of the two people inside the
house seem taller?
• Examine the shape of the room. What angles and surfaces can you see?
• Which of the two people is standing closer to you? Which one looks bigger?
This construction is based on the work of the American optician Adelbert Ames
who probably built on Hermann Helmholtz’s ideas. This optical illusion finds a
very practical use in the film industry; In the ‘Lord of the Rings’ films, the
scenes involving hobbits and humans where shot in trapeze-shaped, distorted
sets to create the illusion of difference in size.

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Stations-ID: D084

?? English instruction:

If you put the pieces together in the right order, the arch will be so stable that you can stand on it.

Which point of the arch can carry the most weight?

• Can you construct the arch without using a template?

• Which part is only present once?

• After constructing the arch, try pushing the pieces inwards slowly. With which parts is this possible, with which impossible?

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Stations-ID: D029

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Stations-ID: D001

?? English instruction:

Try stacking the building blocks in such a way that they protrude as far as
possible over the first block.
Can the top block be placed so as to protrude over the bottom block
completely?
• Begin with two blocks: How far can the top block protrude?
• What happens when a third block is placed on top?
• What happens when a third block is placed between the first two?
• Try building the tower from top to bottom.

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Stations-ID: D087

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Stations-ID: D066

?? English instruction:

How can you build a bridge over a river, using only planks that are too short to
reach the other side? Without tools or any other help, a bridge, able to carry
weight, is to be constructed.
• Build a bridge of six planks.
• Expand this bridge by four planks.
• How big can your bridge become?
• Can you make a bridge using exactly eight planks?
• Is an expansion with three boards also possible?
• Which structural element do all bridges have in common?

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Stations-ID: D089

?? English instruction:

Wooden channels adhere to a metal wall with magnets.
• Who will build the most clever, the fastest or the slowest marble track?

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