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.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Merck Manual: Structure and Function of the Eye
This site provides a an excellent guide to the structure and function of the human eye. Content addresses how the eye is built, as well as how it works to translate light and shadow into sight. A diagram illustrating the various parts of...
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Eye vs. Camera
Your eyes don't always capture the world exactly as a video camera would. But the eyes are remarkably efficient organs, the result of hundreds of millions of years of coevolution with our brains. The following video and guide outlines...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eyes
The anatomy of the eye, how it functions to allow us to see, and vision problems that can develop are described.
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: 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]
National Institutes of Health
National Eye Institute: The Cornea
This government site explains the function and structure of the cornea and includes a diagram with labeled parts of the eye.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: A Look Inside Your Eyes
Take a look inside the human eye in this slideshow of photos, eye diagrams and descriptions that help explain the parts and functions of the eye.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Eye: Structure and Function
In this lesson, students learn about the structure and function of the human eye and research how it compares to animal eyes. They will then choose an eye, write a description, and make an illustration of it, which other students will...
Other
Vision Direct: The Human Eye
Explore this interactive visual to learn the parts of the eye, what the function of each is, and how they work together to give us the ability to see.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: How the Eye Works
[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...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Evolution of the Human Eye
The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures...
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat :The Eyes Have It Compound Eye
Invertebrates are known to have compound eyes. Learn the anatomy and function of this kind of eye.
Other
Lens Shopper: Anatomy of the Eye
Learn about the human body's own "camera" as you explore the inner workings of the human eye. This resource is displayed as a three-dimensional, interactive animation.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: Physclips: The Eye and Color Vision
Learn about the eye and how it processes color in this learning module.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Eye & Ear
Understand the structure and function of the eye and ear cells by examining these microscopic tissue samples.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eye Quiz
How well do you know your eye structure and function? Find out with this 10 question online quiz.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Eye Cross Section
Test your knowledge of the human eye with this interactive labeling exercise.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Are Those Floaty Things in Your Eye?
Sometimes, against a uniform, bright background such as a clear sky or a blank computer screen, you might see things floating across your field of vision. What are these moving objects, and how are you seeing them? This video explains...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Happened to Your Eye?
This is a virtual lab that investigates the effects of damage to eye muscles and nerves on the motion of the eyes. This lab is extremely realistic. This activity can be done as a whole class or as a demonstration.
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: Passed the Eye Test?
Match the right set of eyes with a famous celebrity. Can you get all 10 questions correct?
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Cow's Eye Dissection
A one stop for all items about cow's eye dissection! Included on this website is a video of a dissection, interactive eye diagram to learn more about how the eye functions, and a step-by-step instructions to complete a cow dissection on...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Anatomy of the Eye
This tutorial looks at the anatomy of the eye and how the sense of sight works. This is the first part of a learning module. Subsequent sections cover how images are formed and detected, the concept of accommodation where the eye adjusts...