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Peer reviewedSanny, Jeff – Physics Teacher, 1999
Describes an experiment in which students work together in small groups, take data, and make a calculation to roughly determine the diameter of the blind spot in their eye. (WRM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Optics, Physics, Physiology
Leyden, Michael B. – Teaching PreK-8, 1995
Features the concepts of optics and geometry of eclipses. Presents the "eclipse rule," suggesting classroom activities in which students derive this rule. Includes some triangles activities for outdoors that illustrate eclipsing and sighting phenomena. (ET)
Descriptors: Eyes, Geometry, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Download full textEaton, Janet; And Others – 1986
Designed to address the major conceptual problems associated with light and vision, appearances of surfaces, and color, this module can be used with high school students or college nonscience majors including those in elementary education. It is one in a series developed by the project "Overcoming Critical Barriers to Learning in Nonmajors'…
Descriptors: College Science, Color, Higher Education, Learning Modules
