How to Make an Eye Model With Elementary Kids
- 1). Cut the foam ball in half across the middle.
- 2). Place the flat sides of the cut ball on a work surface.
- 3). Trace a circle in the center of the round side of one of the ball halves using the bottom of a glass or other circular object. This is the iris of the eye.
- 4). Draw a smaller circle within the iris, and paint it black to represent the pupil. Paint the iris -- the part between the two circles -- an appropriate eye color, such as brown, dark brown, blue or green.
- 5). Use a red pencil to draw curved "veins" stemming away from the iris.
- 6). On the other half of the foam ball, draw veins all over the rounded side.
- 7). Place the project display board flat on a table. Hot glue the flat side of the ball that has the iris and pupil at the center of the left side of the board. Allow to dry.
- 8). On the project board, use a marker to label the parts located in the front portion of the eye. Draw lines leading from their respective locations on the ball to their labels. For each label, add a one-sentence definition. For example, draw a line from the pupil to the board and write: The pupil is a black circular opening in the center of the iris through which light passes to the retina.
- 9). Glue the flat side of the other half of the foam ball to the center of the right side of the project display board. Allow to dry.
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Draw in and label the parts located in the back of the eye that are not visible from the outside. For example, outline the retina, and add a line from it to the board and its name and definition. - 11
Type up descriptions and functions of the parts of the eye. Print out these write-ups and mount them on construction paper. Glue the mounted descriptions to the center section of the display board. Allow to dry flat.
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