SS How the Eye Works (Our eyes show us the size, shape and colour of objects in tho word around us. ‘They can gee something as small ard near asa tiny insect oF as far off and large as the Moon, The eye is ball Bager than Amable. Tt works much tke a y ‘The eye collects pete images caries by grt Lignt comes ‘rom a tant a) source, such as ‘he sun, a andl or an electric ight bub. The Hight raves in straight lines to ‘an object (9. your pet dog), bounces of and enters your eye, carrying a picture similar fo a photograph, “The lght enters the eye though the pupil the black spot you can see inthe centre of your eye. Tels opens wider in poor Ight and goes smaller when ght is very tong such as on a sunny day. The light passes through a crystalline lens, which projects an upside down image cn the retina, the senstive surface inside the back ofthe eye. “The sensiive surface collects information about the mage and ‘sends it tothe Bran along the optic nerve. The nerves carrying the sensations pass out though a hole at the back of the eye, which is rot ‘sensitive to light. This sealed ne Bina spot. The brain automaticaly corrects the ‘upside down image’ so you see things the right way up! imal Fas Axia Fan ingest yee esol rer, Tey ean Pave ev st dom m gamer The DOBESL feales Pave 6 © Topicai Re: foyes about 10EM ACTOS: Why do some people wear glasses? Lenses are used to make things look bigger or smaller. They ae usually ‘made of glass 0 paste. The lens Inside your eye is made of protein. ‘Sometimes eye lenses donot work propery. Wearing spectacles helps to correct ins problem “There are two main kinds of lens. Lenses where the edges ae thicker than the middle are called caneave lenses. Concave means nolowed {ut lyou lok at something through a concave lens, tlocks smaller than itreally i. Short-sighted people use spectacles that have concave lenses. Lenses where the middle thicker than the edges ae called convex lenses. Convex means rounded: I you lok at things through a convex. lens, they seom larger. People with long sight have spectacles wih convex lenses vietwal image Contact lenses are wom on the surace ofthe eye as an ateratve to spectacies, Gary fos were mado of sass but after 1938 plate was sed AE, Fick invented them in 1897, any eople wear them fo laying spot Topical Resources LICENCE TERNS aval at www opialresoureescountormeHow the Eye Works| © cers te tcietsow Choose the best word or eroup of words oft the passage and puta ving around your choice. ‘Our eyes show us he ize, shape and sound 1 smelt taste of objects inthe word. The eye's a ball bigger han 2 2 balloon football got marble ‘and works Ike a camera Light comes trom a source such as 2 theSun, the Moon, Mare. Venus. Light collects pletures elmiar to 4 posters photographs —_palntings prints and enters your eye through the 5S nose, teacher. pupil ear. ‘The sensitive surface collect information about the image and sends ito the 6 brain, nerves. blood bones. The “upside down image'isautomateslly conected so you see things the rigm way Up Or “Goneave means ‘ooking trough a concave lone ngs seem ‘Convex means oetng treugh 8 convex Tena things seem 2 Why do you think your eye opens wider when the ght is poor? 2 Whats the retina’? 4 Whatis the bind spot? 5 What ae the two main types of lenses? 6 What sor of lenses do short-sighted people need? 7. What sot of lenses de lng-sighted people need? 18 Why do you thnk some people wear contact longes instead of glasses? Wire a short story in whicn you meet a giant squid with an eye Sem in eal Resoureas Ltd, Subject to Tope Resources LICENCE TEMS avaible at wwsopieatresources.c.aerns