How We See
This is the job of the iris in a human eye.
It regulates the amount of light entering the eye.
DAILY DOUBLE! The middle ear has this number of bones.
What is 3?
This is what pitch is.
What is 'how high or low a note is'?
DAILY DOUBLE!! These types of objects reflect light the best.
What is 'shiny objects with a smooth surface'?
This is the number of planets in our solar system.
What is 8?
The human eyeball is roughly the size of this object.
What is a ping pong ball?
This is the main part found in the inner ear.
What is the cochlea?
Pitch is measured in ____________ and volume is measured in ___________________.
What is Hertz and Decibels?
How are we able to see non-luminous objects?
They reflect light received from luminous sources.
DAILY DOUBLE: We have seasons due to this.
What is 'the tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun'?
This muscle helps to change the shape of the lens in your eye, so that you can either focus on something near you, or look at something far away.
What is the ciliary muscle?
This is the function of earwax.
What is 'It protects the ear canal by fighting off infection'?
This animal is capable of sensing sound frequencies of up to 300kHz – the highest recorded frequency sensitivity of any animal.
What is a wax moth?
The law of reflection states that this angle must be equal to the angle of reflection.
What is the angle of incidence?
When does a solar eclipse happen?
What is 'When the moon gets between Earth and the sun' (fully or partially blocking the sun)?
The retina uses special cells to process light. One of these types of cells helps us to see black, white and grey, as well as the shape of an object, while the other type allows us to see colour. You have millions of them in each eye. These are called the....
What are the rods and cones?
The Eustachian tube runs down your middle ear. Its job is to equalize air pressure in your ear. It is connected to this other body part.
What is 'the throat'?
This is why children have higher voices than adults.
What is 'They have thinner and shorter vocal cords'?
When a straw is placed in a cup of water, it appears bent, due to refraction. Why does this happen?
When light waves enter the water, they slow down, causing them to change direction.
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Say the 8 moon phases in 10 seconds or less. (Choose one student at your table to try this.)
This is the age when most humans are able to see colour.
What is 5 - 6 months?
This vegetable is about the same size as the cochlea.
What is a pea?
Draw what a sound wave would look like for a loud, high-pitched sound.
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These particles make up light. (Hint: They are either protons, neutrons, electrons, photons, protons, microns, atoms, molecules, quarks or baby sharks.)
What are photons?
A meteoroid is a piece from an asteroid that breaks off and continues a path throughout space. It becomes a meteor when it enters the Earth's atmosphere. This is a 'meteorite'.
What is a 'meteor that actually hits the Earth's surface?'