Film Canister Kaleidescope

Materials :
• 35mm black plastic film canister (usually free at a camera store).
• Cardboard from cereal box high gloss clear plastic.
• Example : Salad bar container, Toy packaging, or Overheard projecter transparency.
• Black construction paper
Film
• Matte board Canister
• Scraps are free at frame stores Kaleidoscope

• Margarine tube lid (translucent kind)

• Straight pin
• Set of permanent markers.
• Awl or knitting needle
 Film Canister Kaleidoscope
• Procedure
1. Cut three 7/8” x 1 7/8” rectangles from each other of the cardboard, plastic and construction paper.
Cut one rectangle of the same size out of the matte board
2. Use the awl or knitting needle to puncture an eye hole in the center button of the film canister.
The hole should be about 1/4 in diameter

3. Slide the three rectangles of cardboard into the canister so they form a triangle.
A) Do the same with the construction paper, then the plastic.
B) You should have a three-layered triangle with the cardboard to as the outermost layer and the plastic innermost. Set
aside.
4. Use the markers to make a colorful design on the outside of the margarine lid.
5. Push the straight pin through the center of the lid then stick it into the edge of the 7/8 side of one of the pieces of matte
board.
Slide the matte board into the film canister along side one of the cardboard pieces.
6. Hold the kaleidoscope up to the light and slowly turn the wheel.
The three mirrors symmetrically reflect the pattern on the lid which produces the kaleidoscope effect.