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Hold this page at arm's length and cover your left eye. Look at the star and
slowly bring the page towards you. When the star vanishes, you've found
the blind spot in your right eye.
Next do the experiment with your right eye closed. Look at the ornament.
The blind spot in each eye tells us where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball.
Standards Link: Nature of Science: Students know that scientific investigation involves asking
and answering questions.
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use reading skills to understand written directions.
Which of these drawings is made with two snake-like shapes?
Which of these is made with one long, twisting line?
Stuck? Try tracing the lines with a pencil.
OPTIC
PUPIL
RETINA
FOCUSED
IRIS
LIGHT
BLIND
SPOT
EYEBALL
NERVE
BRIGHT
BRAIN
FLIPS
SENSE
EYES
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Look carefully to find each reindeer's twin.
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