January 27th, 2020 Brown Girl Dreaming by: Jacqueline Woodson

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Learning About the Eyes, Ears, and Skin

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Level#1

Light enters the eye through a clear, curved covering called the cornea. Behind the cornea is a colored part called the iris. The iris surrounds an opening in the eye called the pupil. The pupil allows light to enter the eye. The ears are the organs of hearing. They detect sound. The ear is divided into three sections: The outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Skin is the sense organ of touch. It can sense heat, cold, pressure, and pain. Some parts of your skin can sense touch better than others. Your finger tips have many more sensory neurons than your arms do.

1. What part of the eye does light enter through?






2. How many sections does the ear have, and what is each section called?






3. What are the things that skin can sense?








Level#2

Light enters the eye through a clear, curved covering called the cornea. Behind the cornea is a colored part called the iris. The iris surrounds an opening in the eye called the pupil. The pupil allows light to enter the eye. Once light enters your eye, it passes through the lens. The lens is clear. It bends light rays so that they correctly hit the retina. The retina is the layer of sensory neurons at the back of your eye. It can sense brightness and color. The ears are the organs of hearing. They detect sound. The ear is divided into three sections: The outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Sound waves enter the outer ear and travel through the ear canal. The waves pass into the middle ear through the ear drum. the eardrum is a thin layer of tissue. When sound hits the eardrum, it vibrates. The vibration travels through small bones in the inner ear. Then, sound travels to the brain through nerves. Skin is the sense organ of touch. It can sense heat, cold, pressure, and pain. Some parts of your skin can sense touch better than others. Your finger tips have many more sensory neurons than your arms do. 

1. Where does light enter the eye through, and what is found behind the cornea?







2. How many sections does the ear have, where do sound waves enter the ear, and where do they travel through?








3. What is the skin able to sense, and what can some parts of your skin do better than others?










Level#3

Light enters the eye through a clear, curved covering called the cornea. Behind the cornea is a colored part called the iris. The iris surrounds an opening in the eye called the pupil. The pupil allows light to enter the eye. Once light enters your eye, it passes through the lens. The lens is clear. It bends light rays so that they correctly hit the retina. The retina is the layer of sensory neurons at the back of your eye. It can sense brightness and color. The retina is attached to a thick bundle of nerves. The nerves carry the information to your brain. Your brain then makes sense of the information and you see a picture. The ears are the organs of hearing. They detect sound. The ear is divided into three sections: The outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Sound waves enter the outer ear and travel through the ear canal. The waves pass into the middle ear through the ear drum. the eardrum is a thin layer of tissue. When sound hits the eardrum, it vibrates. The vibration travels through small bones in the inner ear. Then, sound travels to the brain through nerves. Your ears also help to maintain your balance. There are three looped tubes in your inner ear. They are filled with liquid. As the liquid moves, receptor cells send information about balance to your brain. Skin is the sense organ of touch. It can sense heat, cold, pressure, and pain. Some parts of your skin can sense touch better than others. Your finger tips have many more sensory neurons than your arms do. 

1. Explain where light enters the eye, what is behind the cornea, ans what does the iris surround.








2. Explain how many parts the ear is divided into, where sound waves enter the ear, and how sound waves pass into the middle ear.









3. Explain what the skin can sense, and what some parts can do better than others.










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