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MarkMa=son-ShupnickJobsonMedicalInformaBonLLC

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INTRODUCTION•  Thedigitalplanetariumprogram“SEEING!”followsaphoton’screaBonandjourneyacrossthegalaxytoayoungstargazer’s

eye.Theviewerfollowsthephotonintothegirl’seye,learningthestructuresoftheeyeandtheirfuncBons,priortotakingarideontheopBcnerve.DramaBcfulldomeimageryfromaroundtheglobefeaturinghumanity,landscapes,skyscapes,wildlifeandspacewillbeusedtocreatethestoryofthephotonsjourneythroughtheeyeanditsconversiontotheelectro-chemicalimpulsetravelingtheneuropathwaysofthebraintocreatetheimagewesee.Alongthewaytheprogramexamineshowtheeyeworks,howtechnologyhasenabledustorestorevisionandpreventavarietyofdiseasesthataffectsight.

•  ProducedbyMirage3DandKoenigFilmsandfundedthroughagenerousgrantbyZeissthisprogramwillbringthestoryofsightandvisiontoplanetariumsaroundtheglobe.“Seeing!”wasdirectedbyRobinSip,wriWenbyEmmyAward©winningwriterKrisKoenigandnarratedbyDr.NeildeGrasseTyson,DirectoroftheHaydenPlanetariumattheRoseCenterforEarthandSpaceinNewYorkCity.

•  ThisprogramisalignedtotheNextGeneraBonScienceStandards(NGSS)coveringthefollowing:–  MS-PS4-1:Usemathema?calrepresenta?onstodescribeasimplemodelforwavesthatincludeshowtheamplitudeof

awaveisrelatedtotheenergyinawave.–  MS-PS4-2:Developanduseamodeltodescribethatwavesarereflected,absorbed,ortransmiSedthroughvariousmaterials.–  MS-LS1-8:Gatherandsynthesizeinforma?onthatsensoryreceptorsrespondtos?mulibysendingmessagestothebrainfor

immediatebehaviororstorageasmemories.

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1. Hydrogen was for

med as a resu

lt of the Big

Bang.

☐ True ☐ False

2. The hydrogen atom is made up of 3 parts, a proton and two electrons. ☐ True ☐ False

5. Where is the electron in this picture?

4. We see _____________ from stars from the interaction of the electrons and energy of protons colliding.

3. Photons, released from the change of an electrons orbit is seen as colored light. ☐ True ☐ False

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8. How many years will the photon take to reach Earth for the star whose photon we followed from the nebula in Orion?a.  1300 yearsb.  560 yearsc.  75 yearsd.  Uses Fedex and arrives tomorrow!

9. How did you know it was Saturn that the photon passed on its journey?

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10. Do all photons that make it to the Earth’s atmosphere make it all the way through to the telescope?

11. If the girl blinks, some photons will hit her eyelid and never be seen. ☐ True ☐ False

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a.  ReBna

b.  Iris

c.  Lid

d.  Sclera

e.  Cornea

f.  Fovea

g.  OpBcdisc

h.  AqueousHumor

i.  Pupil

j.  Lens

k.  Vitreous

l.  OpBcNerve

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12.MATCHING–EYEANATOMY

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19.  ThecellsinthereBnaencodethephoton’sdata,sothattheopBcnervecaninterpretit☐ True ☐ False

20.  WheredoesthecrystallinelensfocusthelightinthereBna?a.  Maculab.  Draculac.  Vernaculard.  Spectacular

21.  Allofthefollowingaretrueexcepta.  Mostofthephotoreceptorcellsarerodsb.  RodsareverysensiBvetolightc.  Mostofthephotoreceptorcellsareconesd.  RodsrelayonlywhitelightatlowresoluBon

22.  Thispotholeinthemaculaisexactlywherethelensfocuseslight.It’scalledthea.  Macpotulab.  Foveac.  OpBcNerveHeadd.  Mainbloodvessel

23.  AllaredisBnctcelllayersinthereBnaexcepta.  Ganglionlayerb.  Bipolarcelllayerc.  Crystallinelens,celllayerd.  RodsandCones

13.  Theirisadjuststoallowjusttherightamountoflightintotheeyetosee.☐ True ☐ False

14.  Thepupilisahardblackdiscthatblockslightfromenteringtheeye.☐ True ☐ False

15.  Thezonulesandgirdleofthelenshelpfocusthelightontothebackwalloftheeye’sreBna☐ True☐ False

16.  Asweage,thedifficultywarpingthecrystallinelenstoseethingclearlyupcloseiscalledacondiBoncalleda.  Myopiab.  AsBgmaBsmc.  Hyperopiad.  Presbyopia

17.  AlifeBmeexposuretoultraviolet(UV)lightcancausea_______________inthelensoftheeye.a.  Pimpleb.  Cataractc.  Zonuled.  Stye

18.  WhatisthefinaldesBnaBonofthephoton?a.  ReBnab.  Corneac.  Lensd.  Vitreous

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24.LABELEACHDIAGRAM

EyeCondi?ons

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d.

EyeStructures

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33. WhatvegetablewasthegirlinthefilmeaBng,aspartofgoodnutriBon?_______________Doyouknowwhy?–  Whatcanyouresearchaboutorangeandgreen

vegetablesforgoodeyeandbodyhealth?34. RodsareconnectedbyAmacrinecellstoformascanner

for_____________and_______________.35. Conecellsconvertphotonstoelectricalpulsessenttothe

__________cellsthentothe___________cells.36. Spli=ngtheRandLviewofthereBnaattheopBcchiasm

allowsourbraintosee________________________.37. WhattwomainsecBonsofvisionareseparatedinthe

opBcradiaBons?___________and_____________vision38. Thebrainusesabout_____%ofitsresourcesforvision?39. Whyshouldyoustareoutatthedistancefor20seconds

aboutevery20minuteswhenreadingorusingyoursmartphoneortablet?____________________________

__________________________________________________40. WhyshouldyouweareyeprotecBon?__________________________________________________________________41. Canyouchartthepathofaphotonfromadistantstarto

theimagethatyousee,inyourmind?

25.  Whenthecrystallinelensgetscloudy,it’scalleda_____________.

26.  Conesdetect__________whenphotonshitthem.27.  Ganglioncellsareconnecteddirectlytothe

____________throughfibersthatrunbacktoformtheopBcdisc.

28.  Whyistheeyecalled“thewindowtothesoul”?29. ObservingchangestothereBnabyOptometristsand

Ophthalmologistscandetectdiseaseslike____________longbeforeothermethods

30.  Ifyouareunder40yearsold,howorenshouldyouhaveyoureyeschecked?

a.  Everyyearb.  Everytwoyearsc.  Onlywhenyouhaveaproblemd.  Notnecessary

31.  Ifover40,haveyoureyescheckedevery______________.32.  WearsunglassesoutdoorstoprotectthereBnaandlens

froma.  Ultravioletlightb.  Starlightc.  Redlightd.  Moonglow

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42.THEPATHTOTHEBRAIN

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