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Activity
Exploratorium

Afterimage

For Teachers 4th - 8th
To illuminate how afterimage occurs, create a star, square, or other geometric-shaped light for learners to look at for 30 seconds. Then, have them explain what they see as they shift their focus to a blank wall. A full explanation of...
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Lesson Plan
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Nemours KidsHealth

Vision

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
From the iris and retina to glasses and contact lenses, learners will be excited to see what activities are in store for them as they learn about the complex organ of the human eye.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oh, Say Can You See

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore different parts of the eye and functions of each part through a video and a dissection of a cow's eye. They discover different causes of blindness.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Senses

For Students 9th - 12th
For this senses worksheet, students use a text book to complete 34 fill in the blank statements about the structures and functions associated with the 5 senses.
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Handout
The Tech Interactive

Tech Museum of Innovation: Inside Your Eyeball

For Students 3rd - 9th
After discussing the basics of the eye, this site explores the various functions of the eye and parts from the optic nerves to the retina. Cones, rods, and the brain are also discussed.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/color: Visible Light and the Eye's Response

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how the eye responds to visible light, and how that function ultimately allows us to see.
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eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Refraction/ray Model of Light: Image Formation/detection

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover the four parts of the eye are the most instrumental in the task of producing images that are discernible by the brain.