===== The Retina and Color Vision =====

==== Author Information ====

  * **Name:** Rida Osman
  * **Position and Institution:** University of Georgia
  * **Contact:** Email: rso15489[at]uga.edu, Personal Website: https://www.genetics.uga.edu/directory/people/rida-osman
  * **Year contributed:** 2021

==== Categories ====

  * **Grade Level:** 5-8
  * **Georgia Standards of Excellence:** S7L2

==== Abstract ====

The goal of this lesson is to teach students what the retina is, its function, structure, and the cell types that make up the retina. This lesson plan will also teach students the basis of color vision and ask students to explore color vision in other animals and imagine how they perceive the world with their unique vision.

==== Keywords ====

  * Cells
  * Organs
  * Eye
  * Retina
  * Color Vision
  * Evolution of Color Vision


==== Files ====

{{ :georgia:the_retina_and_color_vision.docx |Lesson Plan}}
{{ :georgia:the_retina_and_color_vision.pptx |PowerPoint}}