
Overview
Look no further ... Bill Nye is on the ball - the eyeball. For their small size, your eyes do an important job. By working with your brain, your eyes can tell the difference between thousands of different colors. They can follow a fast-moving hockey puck across the ice. They are even sending messages to your brain about what you're reading right now. Eyes work a lot like a camera. They take in light, focus light, and make images. With help from the brain, your eyes help understand the world around you. Light bouncing into your eye passes through an opening called the pupil. If you look in the mirror, your pupil is the black area in the middle of your eye. The pupil can open or close, depending on the brightness of the light. After passing the pupil, the light is focused onto the back of your eye by the lens, a thin layer of cells. On the back of your eye are special cells called rods and cones that are sensitive to light. These cells send electrical messages to your
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1 - 1Flight September 10, 1993
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1 - 2Earth's Crust September 17, 1993
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1 - 3Dinosaurs September 24, 1993
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1 - 4Skin October 01, 1993
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1 - 5Buoyancy October 08, 1993
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1 - 6Gravity October 15, 1993
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1 - 7Digestion October 22, 1993
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1 - 8Phases of Matter October 29, 1993
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1 - 9Biodiversity November 05, 1993
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1 - 10Simple Machines November 12, 1993
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1 - 11The Moon November 19, 1993
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1 - 12Sound November 26, 1993
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1 - 13Garbage December 03, 1993
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1 - 14Structures December 10, 1993
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1 - 15Earth's Seasons December 17, 1993
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1 - 16Light & Color December 24, 1993
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1 - 17Cells January 21, 1994
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1 - 18Electricity January 28, 1994
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1 - 19Outer Space February 04, 1994
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1 - 20Eyeball February 11, 1994