Auburn University
Assessing Phoneme Awareness and Decoding
How do you assess phoneme awareness and decoding? Use this site to find the answer to this question on phoneme awareness and decoding.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Old Eyes = Blind Eyes?
The Why? Files have provided information about a troubling disease causing blindness. Characteristics of AMD and treatment options are explored.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sight (Vision) Passage 2
This is a four-question quiz related to the "Sight (Vision) -- Passage 2."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Feline Night Vision
This is a six-question quiz related to the passage "Feline Night Vision."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.48 Eyes
Learn about the structure and function of the human eye.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Vision Glossary
Definitions of many technical and anatomical terms related to vision and the eye.
York University
York University: The Lens
Great description of the part of the eye called the lens, as well as what it does and how.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Reliability of Your Visual Sense
Lesson plan that investigates the sense of sight. Includes optical illusions which lead students to question the reliability of vision.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Blind Spot
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.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:peripheral Vision
Investigate how well you see movement, color, shape and detail with your peripheral vision, and compare your results with that of another person.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Phenakistascope
Explore how the eye and brain interpret a series of pictures as motion by building a spinning motion picture show from a paper plate.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Mystery of the Senses Vision
Understand how our brain identifies an object, view six optical illusions and explain why the visual system might interpret them the way it does.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Fading Dot
At this site see a dot fade away in this on-line experiment. Learn why this happens in "What's Going On?"
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Bird in a Cage
Have fun with this optical illusion. Learn about after images with this experiment.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Mona
At this site see the effects our brains have on what we see when we view a picture upside-down.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Post Card Exhibits: Illusions & Other Surprises
At this site students can experiment with different illusions and even print them out to try on their friends.
Other
Newport Eye Center: Astigmatism
Information about Astigmatism directly from a doctor. A good summary of what this condition is.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Superhumans & Bionics: Electronic Eyes
Investigate scientists' use of models to understand more about an object, concept or relationship. Explore the difference between a healthy eye and an eye affected by macular degeneration by building two models.
Other
Iris Pigmentation Research Info
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.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: See Some Optical Illusions
A webpage on optical illusions, containing a grid of black squares, an elephant with four or five legs, and a picture with three faces in it.
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: What Is Leadership?
Short video accompanying article in which presenters James Manktelow and Amy Carlson break leadership down into four steps: creating a vision, being motivating and inspiring, being able to deliver a vision, and becoming a coach and...
Other
Cleveland Clinic: Cole Eye Institute: Amblyopia (Lazy Eye)
This site, sponsored by the Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, provides one doctor's short description on Amblyopia. (Amblyopia is better known as a lazy eye).
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Senses Seeing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart points users to a website explaining how the eye works, and then gives students practice on remembering the parts of the eye. Play the game - Guess whose eye!!