Jigsaw Groups Worksheet

Directions: Each student in the group will be assigned a topic to

read about and become an expert on. Once you have had several
minutes to read and collect information, you will change groups to
go join a group of students that were given the same topic as you.
In these groups you will discuss what you found out about your
topic, and will add any information you forgot to include that
someone else mentioned. Now that you have had time to expand
on your knowledge, you will rejoin your original group and report
on your topic to the rest of the group. If you are not presenting,
you should be filling in the information on this worksheet.

Your Eyes
1. Explain how information is received through your
eyes.

Information travels to your brain through light signals

2. Where are your eyes found? What surrounds them?

Your eyes sit in the bony sockets called orbits in your skull.

3. What are some other structures that surround the

eye? What do they do?

A layer of fat cushions each eyeball and the lacrimal gland secretes
tears into the eye ducts.

Parts of the Eye

1.What does your eye consists of?

The optic nerve and 3 layers of eyeball wall.

2. What can be found in the outermost layer of the
eyewall? What do these structures do?

The sclera and the cornea; the sclera protects the inner layers of
the eye and the cornea bends and focuses light before it enters the
lens.

3. What can be found in the middle layer? What do these

structures do?

The choroid and the iris; the choroid lines the inside of the sclera,
the iris is the colored portion of the eye that contains the pupil,
the pupil allows light to pass through and it constricts in dim light
and enlarges or dilates to let in more light.

4. What can be found in the innermost layer?

The retina.

5. What is the function of the optic nerve in this section

of the eye?

The optic nerve allows to see dim light and colors.

6. Where is the lens? What is its function?

Its behind the iris and pupil, and it helps refine and focus on
images.
7. What two structures are located between the lens and
the cornea? What do they do?

Watery fluid called aqueous humor and a gelatin like substance

called vitreous humor; aqueous humor provides nutrients to the
eye and the vitreous humor helps the eyeball stay firm and keep
its shape and holds the retina against the choroid.

Vision
1.How is an image formed? Outline the path of the
lighways by listing the structures that are involved from
beginning to end.

When light passes through the cornea, pupil, and lens to

reach the retina, an image forms. Light rays are first focused by
the curved cornea, then later refined by the lens onto the retina.
This light stimulates the rods and cones in the retina, sending
nerve impulses to the brain through the optic nerve. The brain
translates the nerve impulses into images that you recognize.

2. Explain how your vision is determined.

Having clear, or 20/20, vision means that the images are

produced clearly and sharply on your retina. If you have 20/20
vision if you can stand 20 feet away from an eye chart and read
the top eight lines.

3. What are the two most common vision disorders?

How does each disorder affect a persons ability to see?

Two common vision disorders are nearsightedness, or

myopia, and farsightedness, or hyperopia. If you are nearsighted
it means you cannot see far away, if you are farsighted it means
you cannot see things close to you.
Keeping Your Eyes Healthy
1. What are some choices in food that you can make to
keep your eyes healthy? Research to find out what other
foods besides carrots and sweet potatoes are good for
your eyes.

Follow a well-balanced eating plan, protect your eyes, rest eyes

regularly, get regular eye exams. Some foods other than carrots
and sweet potatoes and green vegetables, eggs, almonds, and fish

2. What can happen if you do not consume enough

Vitamin A?

If you dont get enough Vitamin A it can cause night-blindness.

3. What are some steps you can take to protect your

eyes?

Some steps to protect your eyes are wear safety goggles when
participating in activities in which your eye could be injured, keep
dirty hands or other objects such as makeup applications away
from your eyes, and wear sunglasses that block UV light.

4. What are some things that you can do to protect your

eyes when using electronics?

Things you can do to protect your eyes when using electronics is

take breaks when using the computer or reading.

5. Why is it important to get regular eye exams? Why

would you need a professional to look at your eyes?
Routine eye exams enable healthcare professionals to detect and
treat eye disease in its early stages, it is important for a
professional to.