Mikaela

=** Can you trust you senses?? **=

__//**Task 1**//__
 * 1. Where does the most bending of the light occur in the eye? **
 * The lens does the most bending of the light**


 * 2. Describe how the lens works **
 * The lens works by sending the light to your retina.**


 * 3. Why do we squint when exposed to bright light? **
 * ﻿We squint when we are exposed to bright light because the pupil cannot take in all bright light so when we are in the dark, we won't squint because it is not as bright. **


 * 4. Which parts of the eye are involved in focusing? **
 * ﻿The lens and Retina are involved in focusing. **

__//**Task 2 **//__
 * 5. Discuss the implications of losing one eye? **
 * When losing one eye you won't be able to see as much as you could when you had two. When you have two you will be able to see all around you. **
 * 1. **


 * Do you know anyone who wears glasses or contacts?
 * Yes my mum wears glasses
 * Why?
 * She wears glasses because she is farsighted.
 * How do glass or contacts help?
 * The glasses help her see clearer.


 * 2. **
 * Are there other solutions for people with visual impairments?
 * Yes some people could be shortsighted therefore they can get laser surgery but for farsighted people you need to stick with glasses because they can not yet get laser surgery.

-describe two visual impairments __//**Shortsighted:**// means that you can only see from far away and have trouble seeing thngs close up__ __//**longsighted:**// means the opposite to shortsighted__ -describe some possible solutions. Laser surgery and glasses <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">-Find a picture or video clip and use this to support your ideas on your student page.

//__**Research an animal that has unsual senses.**__// //__**Include a picture**__// //__**Describe which sense are developed in a special way**__// //__**How do they work - how does the animal use them?**__// //__**Are any of the animal's senses UNDERDEVELOPED?**__//
 * Dragonfly - eye contains 30, 000 lenses**
 * Eyesight**

//__**Why do you think this is?**__//

//__**Present all this on your student page.**__//