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Useful websites

1. Web interactives and additional information on Human Vision; Source: Olympus Microscopy Research
   This website has a lot of information on the structure of the eye, the mechanism of vision and eye problems.
   
2. TED Video on "How do we see colour"

Reference Books

1. NCERT Textbook Chapter Light
2. NCERT Textbook Chapter Reflection and Refraction
3. NCERT Textbook Chapter Human Eye and the Colourful World

Teaching Outlines

Concept #1 - The process of vision

Learning objectives

1. We see because of the eye and the brain
2. The eye has a lens, it processes images and the brain interprets
3. There are colour and depth sensors in the brain

Notes for teachers

What is vision

1. The human vision is a very complex process. Vision is a result of the two eyes working almost simultaneously with large portions of the brain to produce the sensation of vision.
2. The first step in the process is the stimulation of the light sensitive receptors in the eye. This information of the image is then converted into electrical signals which are transmitted by the optic nerve to the brain where it undergoes a lot of pre-processing before reaching the visual cortices in the cerebrum. It is at the end of this process that we have a sense of vision.
3. We must remember that the eye is actually an extension of the brain and is only one tool in the entire process of vision.

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Activity No #1 Our eyes can confuse us

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1. Ask the children to bring their index fingers together in front of their eyes at a distance of about 5-6 cm from the eyes. They should focus on a distant point in front of them and then move their fingers towards and away each other.
2. They should be able to see a finger in the middle that seems to wiggle as they move the finger front and back or up and down!

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