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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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Appropriate grades
6
Subjects
science (biology and life science, physics and physical science)
Provider
American Association for the Advancement of Science

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This Science NetLinks lesson is part of a three-lesson series on light. This lesson includes an Internet exploration that focuses on the roles of the eye and brain in the perception of color. It includes an introduction to the anatomy of the eye, including the functions of rods and cones.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 6

  • Goal 6: The learner will conduct investigations and examine models and devices to build an understanding of the characteristics of energy transfer and/or transformation.
    • Objective 6.05: Analyze the physical interactions of light and matter:
      • Absorption.
      • Scattering.
      • Color perception.
      • Form and function of the human eye.