DIY model of human eye?

I'm posting this question under homeschooling because this is the kind of weird thing that another HSer is sure to have done :-)

Granddad is having cataract surgery so naturally dd (age 4) wants to know all about it. I've shown her a diagram and explained the procedure but it would be nice to make a model too. Something using common household and arts & crafts materials if possible, or a paper craft thing that I could print out and make. Any suggestions?

Anonymous2008-09-10T18:34:20Z

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My first thoughts would be to create a jello mold and use objects/food/candy to create the diff. parts of the eye.

I did this in high school to create a model of a cell.

Good luck and great idea! What a good mom to do all this to explain what's going on!