Make a low-tech kaleidoscope from foil board for less than forty cents and create a never-ending array of beautiful art using three mirrors to create a series of complex triangular reflections. (ACSSU080)
Use the picture board as a building plan
Materials and Equipment
Materials and Equipment
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Foil Board
Purchase foil board from Riot Art and Craft stores or Office Works One sheet will make twelve kaleidoscopes and costs $4.00 per sheet in Riot and $3.70 in Office works 
A3 Laminating Sheets
Run a laminating sheet through the machine to produce a clear panel. Use two laminating sheets (one inside the other) for stronger colour wheels. 
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Skewers
You can use supermarket skewers but we prefer larger diameter 3.8mm birchwood skewers from PRO-PAC PACKAGING (WA). They have many other uses in the STEM Lab. 9 Hydro Rise Bibra Lake WA 6163 Phone: 08 9236 2100 Fax: 08 9236 2199 Email: sales.wa@pro-pac.com.au Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm M to F Warehouse Hours: 7:30am to 4:30pm M to F 
Use Sharpie permanent markers or similar
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How to Make Your Kaleidoscope - slideshow
GoPro View inside the Kaleidoscope
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Created by Ric Johnson and Charu Sharma - Rostrata STEM Lab