Description

Overview:

Stare at one color—but see another. You see color when receptor cells (called cones) in your eye’s retina are stimulated by light. There are three types of cones, and each is sensitive to a particular color range. If one or more of the three types of cones adapts to a stimulus because of long exposure, it responds less strongly than it normally would.

Subject:

Anatomy/Physiology

Level:

Upper Primary, Middle School, High School

Material Type:

Activity/Lab

Provider:

Exploratorium

Provider Set:

Science Snacks

Date Added:

04/03/2019