There are also some teaching tips from experienced educators, study tips for students, and links to more school science sites. This is an educational website on sight and visual perception. Here students can learn about the eye, study a timeline of optical discoveries, refer to a glossary, join a discussion forum, and test their knowledge with interactive quizzes. There are sections explaining eye anatomy and function, eye disorders, eye safety, and how to improve vision. There is also a section about how visual images are perceived by the brain, with interesting optical illusions to illustrate.
Visitors can interact with other users, taking full advantage of Internet-style learning.
The site was created by three teengers in different parts of the globe for the International ThinkQuest competition, and is available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. These interactive adventures for middle school students can make the study of life sciences more fun. The three adventures are The Human Body, Life Science Safari, and The Case of the Disappearing Dinosaur. Colorful flash animations help make the presentations interesting, and the lessons have interactive quizzes to help students learn. Here you can discover how much fun it is to launch a water rocket, for a science project or hobby.