Trials

Left hand

Centimeters where the ruler fell

Eyes open
Eyes closed
Right hand
Left hand
Right hand

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Average
Jerimiah Miranda
Joaquin Gregorio
10-Darwin

November 16, 2015

Activity 2
How Fast is your Reaction?
Objective:
-Measure the length of time of response to catch a dropped object
Materials:
-metric ruler
-data chart
Trials

Left hand

Centimeters where the ruler fell

Eyes open
Eyes closed
Right hand
Left hand
Right hand

Left hand

Centimeters where the ruler fell

Eyes open
Eyes closed
Right hand
Left hand
Right hand

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Average
Trials
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Average
1. With which hand did you catch the ruler faster when your eyes were open?
-right hand (left hand for the other)
2. With which hand did you catch the ruler faster when your eyes were closed?
-right hand (left hand for the other)

3. Explain why a message moving along nerve pathways takes time.

-It is due to the fact that the message doesnt directly go to the brain but it still needs to travel
from one neuron to another before it reaches the brain.
4. Describe the nerve pathway that the message followed when you saw the ruler fall.
-First, the eyes saw the ruler fall, then the message travelled from one neuron to another until it
reaches the brain. The brain sent a response through the muscle in hands then the muscle in hands
moved to catch the ruler.