By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Describe the basic anatomy of the visual system
Discuss how rods and cones contribute to different aspects of vision
Describe how monocular and binocular cues are used in the perception of depth

Provides a discussion of curved mirrors and ray diagrams. Shows and explains the process of drawing a ray diagram to determine the image location, size, and orientation.

Describes the important structures of the human eye and how they work so that we can see images. [4:47]

Student groups rotate through four stations to examine light energy behavior: refraction, magnification, prisms and polarization. They see how a beam of light is refracted (bent) through various transparent mediums. While learning how a magnifying glass works, students see how the orientation of an image changes with the distance of the lens from its focal point. They also discover how a prism works by refracting light and making rainbows. And, students investigate the polar nature of light using sunglasses and polarized light film.