Summary
The Fixies — tiny helpers who live inside our machines — reveal how curved lenses bend light so that eyes can see clearly. A quick full episode (about 6 minutes) from the how-things-work cartoon, easy to drop into a science or STEM warm-up.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This episode shows how curved lenses bend light so that eyes can see clearly.
- Why do some people wear glasses?
- What does a lens do to the light passing through it?
- How do your eyes and light work together so you can see?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: glasses, lens, light, focus, eyes.
Try it: Look through a magnifying glass at small print and describe how the lens changes what you see.