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This web page is an interactive tutorial appropriate for middle school on the anatomy of vision. Students may interactively explore two kinds of eye structures: 1)Single-lens eyes (the kind humans and other vertebrates have), and 2)Compound eyes, (found in insects and other invertebrates). Explanations of the fundamentals are illustrated with cross-section diagrams of both types of eye. Links are provided to additional related resources, including puzzles and a kid-friendly glossary of terms.
This item is part of a larger collection of educational materials maintained by the San Diego Natural History Museum.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Nature and Behavior of Light
Unit Title: The Eye Online Student Tutorial
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=9227">san Diego Natural History Museum. The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics. San Diego: san Diego Natural History Museum, February 14, 2008.</a>
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(san Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, 2002), WWW Document, (http://archive.sdnhm.org/kids/eyes/basics.html).
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The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics (san Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, 2002), <http://archive.sdnhm.org/kids/eyes/basics.html>.
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The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics. (2008, February 14). Retrieved May 18, 2025, from san Diego Natural History Museum: http://archive.sdnhm.org/kids/eyes/basics.html
Chicago Format
san Diego Natural History Museum. The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics. San Diego: san Diego Natural History Museum, February 14, 2008. http://archive.sdnhm.org/kids/eyes/basics.html (accessed 18 May 2025).
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The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics. San Diego: san Diego Natural History Museum, 2002. 14 Feb. 2008. 18 May 2025 <http://archive.sdnhm.org/kids/eyes/basics.html>.
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@misc{
Title = {The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics},
Publisher = {san Diego Natural History Museum},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {18 May 2025},
Month = {February 14, 2008},
Year = {2002}
}
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