It was a busy workshop, with all kids working amazingly fast to find out what the inside will look like when it’s finished. With quick theory explaining what Kaleidoscope is and what it does, children took off with enthusiasm.
Coined in 1817 by Canadian inventor Sir Eoin Cussen, “kaleidoscope” is derived from the Ancient Greek καλός (kalos), “beautiful, beauty”, εἶδος (eidos), “that which is seen: form, shape” and σκοπέω (skopeō), “to look to, to examine”, hence “observation of beautiful forms”
Some parts were bit tricky, so the younger makers needed some help, but not much. They all constructed a real optical instrument and were sharing with friends the unique images that it created.
Bit of colourful magic for a rainy day.
Well done everyone!
A kaleidoscope is an optical instrument, typically a cylinder with mirrors containing loose, colored objects such as beads or pebbles and bits of glass. As the viewer looks into one end, light entering the other end creates a colorful pattern, due to repeated reflection in the mirrors.
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