Fool Your Vision to Find Out How It Works
Grade Range
6th-8th
Group Size
2 students
Active Time
60 minutes
Total Time
60 minutes
Area of Science
Human Biology & Health
Key Concepts
Visual process, the senses, the brain
Learning Objectives
- Understand the main components of the visual system and how they work together.
- Formulate and defend a hypothesis based on experimental evidence for illusions created by fatigued sensory cells or for optical illusions created when the two eyes look at a different object.
Credits
Sabine De Brabandere, PhD, Science Buddies
![]() OverviewHow is it possible that our eyes can see things that are not really there? In this fun lesson plan, your students will explore how our vision works with the help of two short experiments that involve some fascinating optical illusions. Let your students discuss why they see a hole in their hand, or why they see colors that were never there, and let them construct their own explanations.NGSS AlignmentThis lesson helps students prepare for these Next Generation Science Standards Performance Expectations:
Materials![]() Materials per group of two students:
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Grade Range
6th-8th
Group Size
2 students
Active Time
60 minutes
Total Time
60 minutes
Area of Science
Human Biology & Health
Key Concepts
Visual process, the senses, the brain
Credits
Sabine De Brabandere, PhD, Science Buddies
Learning Objectives
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