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Macular Degeneration Support Group
A very thorough site about Macular Degeneration (MD). Contains MD writings and libraries of information.
Curated OER
Kids Health: How the Body Works: Eyes
How does the eye work? View a video [5 mins. 9 secs.], check out an article, take a quiz, do an activity, and complete a word search with this comprehensive resource.
Curated OER
Kids Health: How Eyes Work
How do we see what we see? The eye works all day from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. Let's take a tour of the amazing eye! Included is a video, an article, quiz, activity and word find.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: Age Related Macular Degeneration
Details on how Age-Related Macular Degeneration is contracted and what types of foods can aid in fighting against it. Includes ideas on how to organize to compensate for lost vision abilities.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Optical Illusions
A brief informative site on optical illusions. Includes some beautiful examples of optical illusions such as spinning disks, color wheels, and Moire Pattern Generators.
University of Washington
The Senses
This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Eye Safety
Heed the following warning, "Your eyes are the windows to your brain- Protect Them!" Use this website to learn several eye safety tips.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Shimmer
Student will see this design shimmer! Use this site to learn about this optical illusion and what makes it happen.
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The Glaucoma Foundation: Homepage
This site from the Glaucoma Foundation is another great start page to find out about glaucoma and current advances in the field of treatment.
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Sight and Hearing Association: Macular Degeneration
Read about macular degeneration: how it develops, the symptoms, and risk factors.
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Sight and Hearing Association: Glaucoma
Read about glaucoma: how it develops, the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment.
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American Macular Degeneration Foundation
Gives information on the eye disease: Macular Degeneration. Includes descriptions of the two types of Macular Degeneration, treatments, and latest news.
National Institutes of Health
National Eye Institute: Optical Illusions
Visit this site for some optical illusions for you to have fun with! Click on the "optical illusions" page in this PDF format for a printable version of these four illusions.
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: Passed the Eye Test?
Match the right set of eyes with a famous celebrity. Can you get all 10 questions correct?
Curated OER
Kids Health: Taking a Good Look at Glasses
This site from Kids Health provides comprehensive information on how corrective lenses help.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Glasses and Contact Lenses
KidsHealth tells you how eyes work and how they can be corrected if you are having trouble.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)
Information about the different types of Conjunctivitis, incubation, and prevention. Has links to related articles.
Other
Life Extension: Macular Degeneration (Age Related)
This resource gives an overview of age-related Macular Degeneration. Includes a list of Nutritional Recommendations and Vitamins.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eyes
Your eyes see, but how does vision happen? Find out how the eyes and brain work together through this video and accompanying activity guide. [6:09]
Read Works
Read Works: The Human Body Your Vision
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage gives facts about human vision. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Read Works
Read Works: Forms of Art Photography
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text discusses cameras act like the human eye. The article discusses how photography makes our lives richer in many ways.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Human Vision
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sight, or vision, is the ability to see light. It depends on the eyes detecting light and forming images. It also depends on the brain making sense of the images, so...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Vision and the Eye
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The structure and function of the eye and how we see.