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Eyeball challenge: mission 1

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TLF ID:

L441

Year level:

5–8

Series description:

Students explore how the vision of different animals varies.

Learning object description:

Students investigate a range of animal eyes (dog, cat, bee, fish, eagle and human) and discover that these animals see things in different ways because their eyes have different structures. Students then find their way through an ancient temple by choosing eyes suited to avoiding hazards and solving puzzles.

Key learning objectives:

Students explore the structure and function of the eyes of a range of animals.
Students compare how different animals perceive the same scene as a result of differences in their visual systems.

Educational value:

The learning object:

provides details of the visual systems of six animals, including humans;
includes animations to illustrate the structure and functioning of animal eyes;
compares and contrasts the ways different animals perceive the same scene;
encourages students to apply their knowledge of animal vision by solving a series of puzzles.

Learning area:

Science

Keywords:

Bees, Birds of prey, Cats, Dogs, Eyes, Fishes, Focus (Optics), Humans, Light, Light detection, Structure and function (Animals), Vision

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