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Curated OER

Kids Health: Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
The anatomy of the eye, how it functions to allow us to see, and vision problems that can develop are described.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Are Those Floaty Things in Your Eye?

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Interactive
Other

Vision Direct: The Human Eye

For Students 3rd - 6th
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.
Unit Plan
University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: Physclips: The Eye and Color Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the eye and how it processes color in this learning module.
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Eye Institute: The Cornea

For Students 9th - 10th
This government site explains the function and structure of the cornea and includes a diagram with labeled parts of the eye.
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University of Washington

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.
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.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Optical Illusions Trick Your Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Optical illusions are images that seem to trick our minds into seeing something different from what they actually are. But how do they work? This learning module walks us through a few common optical illusions and explains what these...
Interactive
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: A Look Inside Your Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Eye vs. Camera

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
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...
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 students explore the sense of touch by identifying mystery objects with their eyes...
Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Passed the Eye Test?

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the right set of eyes with a famous celebrity. Can you get all 10 questions correct?
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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.
Activity
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.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: A How the Body Works

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides complete, mini-learning modules about different aspects of the human body. Click on the eyeball to focus your search.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Happened to Your Eye?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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 pupils basic information about the eye.
Activity
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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Curated OER

Kids Health: Eye Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your eye structure and function? Find out with this 10 question online quiz.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.48 Eyes

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about the structure and function of the human eye.
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Other

The Flow of the Aqueous Humor

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed diagram of where the aqueous fluid comes from and what its function is.
Graphic
Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Eye Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled illustration of the principal parts of the eye.