James Burke goes to the top of the Blackpool Tower and turns upside down to discover how the ears talk to the eyes and how we know which way is down. Looks at the sense of balance and other ways we perceive which way is up. The use of vision and retinal cells to detect movement and distance is studied in detail.
Suitable for upper secondary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312252
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reality
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Eye - Movements
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Spatial perception - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Movements
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Senses and sensation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)