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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: How the Eye Works

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The job of the eye is to focus light. The parts of the eye help it to carry out its job. Follow the path of light through the eye as you read about it. Learn more...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Open Your Eyes

For Students 3rd - 6th
This webpage is a great resource for elementary teachers who are looking for activities, lessons, facts, and experiments pertaining to the eye.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Your Eyes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a look at this article to learn about the different parts of this amazing part of the body that's at work from the moment you wake up until you close them to go to sleep.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Refraction of Light Through the Human Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-question quiz relating to refraction of light in the human eye.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Scale Model of Human Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
A scale model of the human eye is shown. Information about the parts of the eye and the common defects that result from its malfunctioning.
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Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Eye Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled illustration of the principal parts of the eye.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: "Da" I's Have It: A Fun Look at the Eye (Lesson)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson plan includes various models, activities, and games that teach students basic information about the eye.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Science Crossword Puzzles the Eye [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 8th
Find out what you know about the eye by completing this crossword puzzle!
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Vision

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Which parts of the body are involved in vision (seeing)? Is light important for vision? In this lesson students make kaleidoscopes to learn that light is essential to vision, and that the brain processes information from the eyes, which...
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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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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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Curated OER

Neuroscience for Kids: The Eye

For Students 3rd - 8th
Easy to understand description of the parts of the eye and their functions. Lots of labeled illustrations. At the bottom of the page additional content includes games, quizzes, lesson plans and activities about vision.
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Curated OER

Neuroscience for Kids: The Eye

For Students 3rd - 8th
Easy to understand description of the parts of the eye and their functions. Lots of labeled illustrations. At the bottom of the page additional content includes games, quizzes, lesson plans and activities about vision.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Touch

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How does the sense of touch work? Is the sense of touch more sensitive in some parts of the body, such as fingertips, than in others? In this lesson plan students explore the sense of touch by identifying mystery objects with their eyes...
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Other

Rabbit Anatomy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the picture of the rabbit and learn about the various parts of the rabbit and their functionality. Other interesting facts about rabbits are presented on this page.
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Other

Iris Pigmentation Research Info

For Students 9th - 10th
The focus of this site is the anatomy of the eye. The site include diagrams and slides showing details at the light microscope and electron microscope level.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Seeing Is Believing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students investigate the properties of light using simple materials. Includes handout and video resources.
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PBS

Pbs: The Clickable Croc

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site examines the role of the key parts of the crocodile. It specifically looks at the structure and function of the teeth, feet, tail, nostrils, skin, stomach, eyes, ears, and throat.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sight Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a ten-question quiz pertaining to sight.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pupil

For Students 9th - 10th
Try this experiment to see how light affects the size of your pupils.

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