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Activity
Exploratorium

Blind Spot

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A small card with a dot and an X is held at arm's length and used to show youngsters where their blind spot is. This illuminating little activity is a compact addition to your lesson on the structure of the eye as it explains the part of...
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Activity
Exploratorium

Seeing Your Blind Spot

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Viewers use a small, dimmed flashlight to identify the blind spot for both the right and left eye. It is a simple activity to incorporate into your activities during a lesson on vision and the structure and function of the eyeball.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Light Lab

For Students 7th - 10th
In this light and the eye learning exercise, students perform eight tests to show the blind spot in the human eye, to demonstrate Benham's disk, to show how polarized lenses work, to show how light scatters, to demonstrate fiber optic,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Now You See It, Now You Don't

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine their eye's blind spot. In this biology lesson, students explain what causes this visual deficiency. They give real life applications of this concept.
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Activity
York University

York University: Blind Spot Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this little test about the blind spot, then click on the red "explanation" button at the bottom of the page to find out what you just experienced.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Seeing Your Retina

For Students 9th - 10th
Try this experiment where you examine the blood vessel network of your retina and the eye's blind spot. Includes a safety precaution.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Blind Spot: To See, or Not to See

For Students 9th - 10th
The blind spot in human vision is described and illustrated.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Blind Spot

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the blind spot in the human eye with a simple experiment, then alter the experiment to discover the size and shape of your blind spot.
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Website
Other

Highway Driving: Road Sharing With Other Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
There are countless cars on the highway, and you should be considerate of all of them. This driver's education website includes tips to help you with the challenges of sharing the road with other drivers. Includes information checking...