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Website
Other

Macular Degeneration Support Group

For Students 9th - 10th
A very thorough site about Macular Degeneration (MD). Contains MD writings and libraries of information.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: How the Body Works: Eyes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: How Eyes Work

For Students 4th - 6th
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.
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Article
American Academy of Family Physicians

Aafp: Age Related Macular Degeneration

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Activity
Florida State University

Florida State University: Optical Illusions

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief informative site on optical illusions. Includes some beautiful examples of optical illusions such as spinning disks, color wheels, and Moire Pattern Generators.
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Interactive
University of Washington

The Senses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids: Eye Safety

For Students 3rd - 8th
Heed the following warning, "Your eyes are the windows to your brain- Protect Them!" Use this website to learn several eye safety tips.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Shimmer

For Students 9th - 10th
Student will see this design shimmer! Use this site to learn about this optical illusion and what makes it happen.
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Website
Other

The Glaucoma Foundation: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
Other

Sight and Hearing Association: Macular Degeneration

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about macular degeneration: how it develops, the symptoms, and risk factors.
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Handout
Other

Sight and Hearing Association: Glaucoma

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about glaucoma: how it develops, the symptoms, risk factors, and treatment.
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Website
Other

American Macular Degeneration Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives information on the eye disease: Macular Degeneration. Includes descriptions of the two types of Macular Degeneration, treatments, and latest news.
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Activity
National Institutes of Health

National Eye Institute: Optical Illusions

For Students 4th - 7th
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.
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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Passed the Eye Test?

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the right set of eyes with a famous celebrity. Can you get all 10 questions correct?
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Taking a Good Look at Glasses

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from Kids Health provides comprehensive information on how corrective lenses help.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Glasses and Contact Lenses

For Students 3rd - 8th
KidsHealth tells you how eyes work and how they can be corrected if you are having trouble.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the different types of Conjunctivitis, incubation, and prevention. Has links to related articles.
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Handout
Other

Life Extension: Macular Degeneration (Age Related)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives an overview of age-related Macular Degeneration. Includes a list of Nutritional Recommendations and Vitamins.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: Eyes

For Students 3rd - 8th
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]
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Handout
Other

Medinfo: Conjunctivitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent general information on conjunctivitis (pink eye).
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Human Body Your Vision

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[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...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Forms of Art Photography

For Teachers 4th Standards
[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...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Human Vision

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Vision and the Eye

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The structure and function of the eye and how we see.