Lesson 13 of 14 · The Human Body
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleHow the Eye Sees
The Human Body.
🎯 Your mission
Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
Eyes detect light using the retina, which contains rod cells (for dim light) and cone cells (for color). The lens focuses light onto the retina, creating an image the brain interprets.
Key Words
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Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Test your peripheral vision: stare straight ahead while a partner slowly moves a colored card from behind your head to the front. Record when you first see the color.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which part of the eye focuses light?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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