CLIP 1626
The eye and how it works
Key Info
- Title: The eye and how it works
- Duration: 01:31
- Description: The eye is a ball with a hole at the front, the pupil, which lets in light. Inside the eye is a lens which focuses the light on a surface at the back of the eyeball. This surface is called the retina and is made up of special cells that detect light that in turn send messages to our brain and so allows us to see. When we have our eyes tested, an optician shines a light into our eye and uses a magnifying lens. This shows the optician the blood vessels on the surface of the retina and the light sensitive calls. Every human eye has over a million light sensitive cells. With thanks to: ‘Oxford Scientific Films’.
- Subject: Science Topic: Circulation and Senses
- Keywords: eye, pupil, light, lens, focus, eyeball, retina, optician, light sensitive calls, brain, darwin
Ideas for use in class
- The models, film clips and magnified images in this clip make it a good clip to play when providing pupils with knowledge and understanding of the components of the eye and how the eye works. It would be useful to play as part of the explanation and input part of a lesson.
Background details
- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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