High School Biology I 　Teacher: Mr. Kenji Uesugi School: Shogaku High School Okinawa Prefecture

Place ■Regular classroom　□Computer room　□Special classroom　□Gymnasium □Athletic Field　□Outdoors　□Others〔　〕 Type of Lesson ■Class　□Group　□Pair/Individual　□Follow-up　□Others〔　〕 Phase ■Introduction　■Development　 □Conclusion　□Others〔　〕 Main user of IT ■Teacher　□Student　□Others〔　 〕 Objectives □To introduce the topic　□To motivate students　■As illustrative material used by the teacher　□As illustrative material used by the student　□To master through repetition　□To present a model　□To recollect past experiences　□To compare　□To examine what has been done/studied　■To provide second-hand experience　■Others〔Experiment〕 Equipment ■Computer　■Projector　■Screen　 □Electronic Whiteboard　□Visual Presenter　□Digital Camera　 ■Video Player □Internet　■Digital Contents　□CD-ROM　□Speakers　 □Others〔　〕 A good example of how to show examples or conduct experiments with style from the teacher’s desk or podium. The teacher uses a video camera to project the conducted experiment onto a big screen. Reception of Light and the Anatomy of the Eye Contents: based on MEXT’s curriculum guidelines (2)The Environment and the Response of Living Organisms A.The Environment and the Response of Animals　 (B) Reception and Response to Stimulants Prompt interest in the human eye as a receptor organ and understand the mechanisms involved. (1) The teacher shall show pictures of deer or cats to refresh the students' memory of the material covered in junior high school regarding the position of the eyes. (2) Discuss why the field of vision of carnivorous animals overlaps. (3) The teacher shall refresh the students' memory of what they learned about stereoscopic vision. (4) The students shall conduct an experiment to prove that you lose the sense of distance with just one eye a. Pick two students to come forward. b. The students shall stand facing each other while holding a pencil in front of their chests with their right hand in such a way that the pencil is parallel to the floor and the pencil point is facing his/her partner.　One student will hold the pencil still, while the other will move the tip of the pencil in a lateral motion so that it touches the tip of his/her partner’s pencil. c. Do the same experiment with one eye closed. d. The teacher shall project the on-going experiment onto the screen by using a video camera set above the pencils. (5) The students shall close each eye alternately to see how the pencil is perceived, when it is nearer and when it is farther away. (6) Discuss at what point the eye perceives the sense of distance. (7) The teacher shall pair the students to conduct the same experiment. (8) The teacher shall confirm the lesson about receptor organs, sensory nerves, central nerve system, motor coordination, and the mechanisms involved. (1) Generally, students sitting in the back have a hard time watching demonstrated experiments conducted in the front of the classroom. Moving the students closer to the front of the room may also cause unnecessary commotion. The use of the video camera provides a live atmosphere and the experiment can be watched by all the students. It is more effective when the experiment is conducted live rather than using a recorded visual. (2) A calligraphic camera may also be used if the experiment requires only a small amount of space. This technique can be applied to other subjects such as home economics and Japanese calligraphy. Information-technology Promotion Agency Computer Education Development Center Education Video Material Collection site http://www2.edu.ipa.go.jp/gz/