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Growing Eyeballs

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Students investigate vision and the anatomy of the human eye. They complete a Webquest, watch a video about the structure of the eye, take an online quiz, answer discussion questions, and read newspaper articles about activities that require good vision.

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sense of vision, the five senses, eyes, vision

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anatomy of the human eye, eyes, vision, science
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Resource Details

Grade
5th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
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Technology
WebQuest
Year
2002
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