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CONVERSEMOS:

¿Qué crees que es tan especial sobre los ojos de un animal nocturno que les permite ver tan bien de noche? ¿Tienes alguna idea?

Pista…

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Paso
01/19

Encuentra a alguien con quién trabajar. Decidan primero quién
va a ser el Observador o la Observadora y quién será el Ojo.

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02/19

Ojo: abre bien los ojos. Observador: mira los ojos de tu compañero
o compañera. Encuentra la parte blanca, la pupila y el iris.

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03/19

Maestro: comience la cuenta regresiva empezando desde el 20.
y luego diga «¡Abranlos!» Ojo: cierra los ojos hasta que escuches
«ábranlos.» Observador: observa si hay algún cambio en el ojo.

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04/19

Ojo: cierra los ojos. Observador: prepárate para ver.
Maestro: comience la cuenta regresiva empezando desde el 20.

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05/19

Cambien de rol y vuélvan a intentarlo.

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06/19

Platica sobre esta pregunta en tu clase:

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07/19

Este video muestra un ojo cuando se prende y se apaga la luz.
Obsérvenlo y platiquen sobre esta pregunta.

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08/19

Llegó la hora de la segunda parte del experimento. Cada persona
necesitará estas cosas:

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09/19

Colorea el iris. Utiliza el mismo color que usaste en tu primer
modelo de ojos, para que coincidan.

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10/19

Corta a lo largo de la línea gruesa para recortar la tarjeta de la pupila.

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11/19

Dobla la tarjeta a la mitad así. Luego corta a lo largo de la línea
punteada. Desdobla la tarjeta.

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12/19

Maestro: apague las luces. Estudiantes: usen el modelo del ojo
para reflejar una imagen en la retina.

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13/19

Platica sobre estas preguntas en tu clase:

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14/19

Decidan quién será el Enfocador y quién será el Controlador
de la Pupila.

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15/19

Controlador de la pupila: desliza la tarjeta de la pupila en el
bolsillo del ojo, así.

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16/19

Enfocador: con la tarjeta de la pupila en el lugar correcto,
haz que una imagen clara aparezca en la retina.

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17/19

Ustedes dos: miren lo que le pasa a la imagen en la retina cuando
el Controlador de la pupila quita la tarjeta. ¿Qué sucede?

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18/19

Intenta este experimento varias veces. Cambia de rol si lo prefieres.

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19/19

Platica sobre estas preguntas en tu clase:

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CONVERSEMOS: ¿Por qué crees que estos animales pueden ver mejor que nosotros en la oscuridad?

Eye Comparison

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nocturno

1 de 12

cuando algo está activo durante la noche

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vista

2 de 12

la habilidad de poder ver

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luz

3 de 12

lo que produce el Sol y las lámparas y hace posible que veamos las cosas

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pupila

4 de 12

la abertura oscura en el centro del ojo

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iris

5 de 12

la parte colorida del ojo que tiene forma de dona

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modelo

6 de 12

una versión de mentiras de algo que los científicos usan cuando la cosa de verdad es algo demasiado grande, pequeño, o complicado para poder usarlo en sus estudios

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experimento

7 de 12

una prueba que se usa para descubrir más información sobre una pregunta

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retina

8 de 12

la parte trasera del ojo que percibe la luz y transmite mensajes al cerebro

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estructura

9 de 12

la forma específica que tiene una cosa

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función

10 de 12

lo que algo hace

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reflejar

11 de 12

cuando la luz rebota sobre una superficie

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diseccionar

12 of 12

abrir o separar algo para estudiarlo

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Exploration

dilapidated house by Downtowngal , used under CC BY-SA

manhattan by Leifern , used under CC BY-SA

optical illusion by Edgar Mueller , used under CC BY-ND

for rent sign by Bart Everson , used under CC BY-SA

brain by _DJ_ , used under CC BY-SA

flashlight by Stocksnapper

little girl by ANURAK PONGPATIMET

cat dilated pupils by Andreibanc , used under Public Domain

monster flashlight outside by youshoojump

raccoons in cherry tree by AndrewBrownsword , used under CC BY-SA

old woman by beeboys

racoons peaking out by mountainamoeba , used under CC BY

racoons climbing by hobvias sudoneighm , used under CC BY

camping by Zachary Collier , used under CC BY-SA

family by Michael Bentley , used under CC BY-SA

raccoon by Jinterwas , used under CC BY-SA

pizza by The Pizza Review , used under CC BY-SA

cat by ch2daewong

scientist lab computer by Rhoda Baer , used under Public Domain

brains by Prylarer , used under Public Domain

owl by Hector Bottai , used under CC BY-SA

brain background by Simon , used under Public Domain

deer by harrystilianou002

little girl sleeping by Petra , used under Public Domain

sheep brain by Aaron Bornstein , used under CC BY-SA

surgery by skeeze , used under Public Domain

gears by Libertad , used under Public Domain

lightbulb by Greg Westfall , used under CC BY-SA

eyeballs by Patrick J. Lynch , used under CC BY-SA

eyeballs connected to brain by Pete Linforth , used under Public Domain

ambulance by Canuckle , used under CC BY-SA

green eye by Pedramiri , used under CC BY-SA

business cards by Niek Verlaan , used under Public Domain

iPhone by Hurk , used under Public Domain

nervous system by Chris , used under CC BY-SA

old photograph by Michal Jarmoluk , used under Public Domain

Inside Out by Disney / "fair use" ??

light switch by Martin Cathrae , used under CC BY-SA

door by r. nial bradshaw , used under CC BY

cat's eyes by Takuma Kimura , used under CC BY-SA

owl's eyes by Airwolfhound , used under CC BY-SA

rodents eyes by Arjan Haverkamp , used under CC BY-SA

night sky by Hector Bayes M , used under CC BY-SA

moon by lovecatz , used under CC BY-SA

tarsier by JennyHuang , used under CC BY-SA

tarsier in tree by David Evison

gecko by Megan

Crested Gecko pupil response by JB's Cresties

dog in the dark by Rennett Stowe , used under CC BY-SA

deer at night by lovecatz , used under CC BY-SA

cow at night by Clark

cow eye dissection by Project NEURON , used under CC BY

making tape glow on bike by Hyper Spectrum Reflective

masking tape by TapeCase

making tape glow video by Steve Cole

cat by Andrew Gatt , used under CC BY

dog by Thirteen of Clubs , used under CC BY-SA

crocodile by sodai gomi , used under CC BY

face in dark by Natalie 93

photographer by fedi

red-eye effect humans by PeterPan23

red eyes by Mikael Häggström

Activity

racoons by USFWS Mountain-Prarie , used under CC BY

first face by Konstantin Chagin

second face by pathdoc

pupil response by Hasan Sawan

two lizards by Ltshears , used under CC BY-SA

graphic pencil by JohannPoufPouf , used under Public Domain

Other

Unit: black cat, green eyes by LisaRedfern

Credits

“We loved the suspenseful story leading up to the mystery of how animals see in the dark. It was a great extended lesson to the previous human eye experiment. It was fun to see how a smaller pupil made a sharper image. Students loved the discovery process. ”

“The kids loved seeing pupils grow and shrink in response to light. This activity was a great follow-up to our cow dissection. The kids had seen the tapetum in the dissection, and we had discussed its purpose, but seeing it in action in this lesson made it real for them.”

“The kids' reactions when they saw each other's pupils get smaller, and again when they pulled the pupil card out of their model! They couldn't stop talking about their eyes as they went out to lunch!”

“From the materials share at the beginning of the lesson, students were able to come to their own, correct, conclusions about how some animals see in the dark and why humans have more difficulty with this. Great inquiry learning.”

“My students loved the activity with the pupils. We turned out the lights and I closed my eyes while they counted. The light went on, I opened my eyes and they started screaming. My pupils must have really contracted quickly!! It was great!!”

“This lesson really lends itself to rich scientific discussion. In most of the Mysteries the Activity is usually the best part, but the discussion that this lesson generates is some of the best I have ever had in my classroom. We even started talking about that weird "red-eye flash" flash that happens with some cameras. Because of this lesson students were able to conclude that the rapid orange flash was probably designed to close your pupil enough to reduce red-eye. Very cool.”

“When my class started this mystery, we had a lot of misconceptions about animals and how they would see a t night. They loved the part when we discovered the reason for their pets having a certain color of eyes when light flashes across them. What a great mystery! ”

Pupil Card printout	1 per student
Eye Model from Previous Lesson Students need the eye models that they created in the previous Lesson.	Details 1 per student
Markers Students should use the same color that they used to color the iris in Lesson 2. Crayons or colored pencils also work.	Details 1 marker per student
Scissors	1 pair per student

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¿Cómo pueden ver algunos animales en la oscuridad?

nocturno

vista

luz

pupila

iris

modelo

experimento

retina

estructura

función

reflejar

diseccionar

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¿Cómo pueden ver algunos animales en la oscuridad?

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vista

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pupila

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modelo

experimento

retina

estructura

función

reflejar

diseccionar

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