Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Evolution of the Eye

9th - 10th
Zoologist Dan-Erik Nilsson demonstrates how the complex human eye could have evolved from simple light-sensitive cells. From a PBS show called "Evolution: Darwin's Dangerous Idea." Includes background reading material and discussion...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Look of Love

9th - 10th
News you can use for Valentine's Day: When you gaze into your sweetheart's eyes, look for enlarged pupils. Psychologist Bruno Laeng, of the University of Oslo, says our pupils don't just respond to light, but to thoughts too. Studies...
Instructional Video
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: The Sense of Sight

9th - 10th
Describes the important structures of the human eye and how they work so that we can see images. [4:47]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nervous System Physiology: Sight: Visual Sensory Information

9th - 10th
This video looks at the sense of sight and how light hits the photoreceptors in the eye, communicates with the brain, and translates the information into images we can see.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Structure of the Eye

9th - 10th
This video reviews the structure of the eye. [10:28]
Instructional Video
Next Vista for Learning

Next Vista for Learning: Eye Dissection

9th - 10th
A video identifying the parts of a sheep's eye during a dissection. Also shown are the steps to complete a dissection of a sheep's eye. [1:28]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Pick of the Week: Looking at What the Eye Sees

9th - 10th
We move our eyes three times a second, over 100,000 times each day. Why isn't life blurrier?
Instructional Video
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sense of Sight: The Eyeball

2nd - 5th
An animated illustration of how the structure of the eye works. Identify the parts of the eye. [1:12]
Instructional Video
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: How Does the Eye Work?

3rd - 8th
An animated video illustrates the parts and function of the eye. [1:05]