Correcting Vision Defects Lesson GCSE Biology

Key Stage 4 ~ GCSE Biology~ lesson on Correcting Vision Defects. In this lesson pupils will describe how we focus on near and far objects, explain why some people are long-sighted or short-sighted and describe treatments for vision defects. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. Follows the GCSE Biology AQA course.

Eye anatomy and controlling pupil size is a separate lesson which can be found here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13000956

This lesson includes:
-Title slide with learning objectives
-A starter activity
-Group reading (literacy)
-Keywords (vocabulary: accommodation, myopia, hyperopia, slacken and refract).
-Task boxes
-Handout sheet task
-Order the steps
-Comprehension questions
-Answer slides included for self-assessment
-Suitable for remote, online, distance learning
-Suitable for supply teaching and home learning. This is fully self-explanatory and can be delivered without specialist knowledge. It does assume that the anatomy of the eye has already been introduced. Discussion/extension answers are in the ppt notes.
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