PURPOSE: Assess student ability to synthesize information about vision.
TASK:
- Astronaut & Tattoos.pptxActions
- Prerecorded lecture EYE DISSECTION (Links to an external site.) identifying the structure and function
1. (5 points) Draw and label a sketch of the eye. Label all key features of the eye, such as the
- cornea,
- ciliary body
- pupil,
- lens,
- retina,
- sclera,
- anterior chamber,
- posterior chamber,
- vitreous humor,
- aqueous humor, and
- optic nerve
2. READ the two articles
- Read “Doctor Launches Vision Quest to Help Astronauts’ Eyeballs” found here (Links to an external site.) and LISTEN to the associated story.
- Read the “A model decided to tattoo her eyeball” article found here (Links to an external site.).
3. ANSWER the following questions:
- (2.5 points) Why may astronauts be susceptible to vision trouble when they return to Earth
- (2.5 points) Would you be willing to tattoo your eye?
In your answers, be sure to include an example for clarity and specific details for precision.
CLARITY: Could you elaborate further on that point? Could you express that point in another way? Could you give me an illustration? Could you give me an example? Clarity is the gateway standard. If a statement is unclear, we cannot determine whether it is accurate or relevant. In fact, we cannot tell anything about it because we don’t yet know what it is saying. For example, the question, “What can be done about the education system in America?” is unclear. In order to address the question adequately, we would need to have a clearer understanding of what the person asking the question is considering the “problem” to be. A clearer question might be “What can educators do to ensure that students learn the skills and abilities which help them function successfully on the job and in their daily decision-making?”
PRECISION: Could you give more details? Could you be more specific? Could you be more exact. A statement can be both clear and accurate, but not precise, as in “Jack is overweight.” (We don’t know how overweight Jack is, one pound or 500 pounds.
CRITERIA
- Answers have clarity (an example)
- Answers have precision (details)
- All parts are labeled correctly
- On-time