Virtual Eye Dissection
Objective: To examine and identify the parts of the eye.
Materials:
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np
=152&id=1730#1
http://www.eschoolonline.com/company/examples/eye/eyedissect.html
http://anatomycorner.com/main/image-gallery/cow-eye/
Procedure:
1. Go to the website below for more information about the eye.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=3
35&np=152&id=1730#1
2. Go to
http://www.eschoolonline.com/company/examples/eye/eyedissect.htm
l Before you begin the virtual dissection, click on the icon labeled eye
anatomy to review the parts of the eye.
3. Once you review go back to the start page. Click on the eye part
names in the light blue boxes to see photos of an actual dissection.
4. Click Begin Dissection. Follow the on screen directions to complete
the dissection.
5. Go to http://anatomycorner.com/main/image-gallery/cow-eye/ and
look at the images from class eye dissections.
Observations:
1. Draw a sketch of the parts of the eye as you go through the review
tutorial.
2. Describe how the actual dissection pictures and the virtual pictures are
different.
Conclusion:
Answer the following questions using complete sentences.
1. Compare and contrast how your eye is like a camera?
2. Why do you have eyelashes and eyelids?
3. Why do we have tears?
4. How many fluids are in the eye and what is their purpose?
5. How is a cow eye similar to the human eye and why do you think we use
it when studying the human eye?
6. Without ___________________ there would be no
____________________.
8. Define Refraction.
9. In your own words describe how the eye works. Make sure to use specific
names of the eye parts and their function. You may draw diagrams or
pictures to help with your explanation.
10. Describe your thoughts on conducting the dissection and how it
improved your understanding of eye anatomy. Specifically, try to address:
- Did you run into any difficulties? Did you see anything that you did
not expect?
- What were some of the differences between the cow eye and a
human eye?
- Did you have any specific questions about the anatomy of the eye
that were addressed by doing the dissection?
- Did the exercise raise any new questions about eye anatomy?
Rubric for Cow Eye Projects
Competency
10 pts.
8 pts.
All
questions 9-11
Question and
completed questions
Answer
with
answered
worksheet
accurate correctly
answers
6 pts.
4pts.
0 pts.
less than
6-8
6
worksheet
questions
questions not turned
answered
answered in
correctly
correctly
Drawing
Drawing Drawing is
Drawing
is partially is partially inaccurate
is
Drawing and
accurate accurate and
no
accurate
labeling of
with 7-10 with 4-6 missing drawing
and all
eye
correctly correctly more than turned in
parts are
labeled labeled 7 correctly
included
parts
parts
labeled
parts