Light and the Eye
Students will explore the properties of visible light and how the human eye perceives it.
Key Questions
- Explain how the eye focuses light to form an image on the retina.
- Compare the function of rods and cones in vision.
- Design a simple experiment to investigate the properties of visible light.
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