Scribd
Upload
49 views

How Fast Can You React

This document describes an activity where students measure their visual, auditory, and tactile reaction times using a ruler. Working in pairs, one student will release the ruler while the other tries to catch it as fast as possible after a visual, auditory, or tactile cue. The catching distance is recorded in centimeters for multiple trials of each reaction time. Students then analyze which reaction is fastest and slowest and possible reasons why.

Uploaded by

Ej Adrillano
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
49 views

How Fast Can You React

This document describes an activity where students measure their visual, auditory, and tactile reaction times using a ruler. Working in pairs, one student will release the ruler while the other tries to catch it as fast as possible after a visual, auditory, or tactile cue. The catching distance is recorded in centimeters for multiple trials of each reaction time. Students then analyze which reaction is fastest and slowest and possible reasons why.

Uploaded by

Ej Adrillano
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

How Fast Can You React?

A lot of events happen in our environment, and while these happen; our nervous system allows us to react and tells our bodies how to
respond. In this activity, students will measure how fast their bodies react to stimuli by identifying their visual, auditory, and tactile
reaction times.

Duration: approximately 15 minutes

Quipper Reference: Unit A1: The Nervous System, Lesson A1.1: Overview of the Nervous System; Warm-up activity on pages 5 to 7.

Material:

● ruler

Procedure:

1. Instruct students to find a partner.

2. To let students test their visual reaction time, provide the following instructions:

a. Ask your partner to put his/her dominant hand over the edge of a table or armchair.

b. Hold the ruler at the 30-cm mark. The 0-cm end mark should be right at your partner’s index finger.

c. Inform your partner that he must catch the ruler as fast as he/she can by using his/her thumb and index finger when you release it.

Position of the arm and hand on the table when catching the ruler.

d. When releasing the ruler, do not make any sound or warning that would let him/her know that you are releasing it. Your partner must
respond to the visual stimulus of the falling ruler.

e. Record the approximate centimeter mark on the table.

f. Repeat the procedure twice for replication.

g. Switch roles to measure your visual reaction time.

3. To let students test their auditory reaction time, provide the following instructions:

a. Hold the ruler at the same mark and position as you did in measuring your visual response.

b. This time, let your partner close his/her eyes.


c. Tell your partner that you will say “release” as you release the rule. He/she must grab the ruler as fast as he/she can when you
release it.

d. Record the approximate centimeter mark on the table.

e. Switch places to record your auditory reaction time.

4. To let students test their tactile (touch) reaction time, provide the following instructions:

a. Hold the ruler at the same mark and position as you did in measuring your visual and auditory responses.

b. Ask your partner to close his/her eyes.

c. Inform your partner that you are going to give him a signal through a slight touch on his/her shoulder as you release the ruler. He/she
must grab it as fast as he/she can.

d. Record the approximate centimeter mark on the table.

e. Switch places to record your tactile reaction time.

5. Instruct students to get the averages of each reaction time.

6. Ask guide questions to help them interpret the activity and let them share their answers.

Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Reaction Times

Trial Visual Auditory Tactile


1
2
3
Average

Guide Questions:

1. Among the three kinds of sensory responses, why are there no any signal used to test the visual reaction time?

2. Why is it necessary to close the eyes when testing the auditory and tactile responses?

3. Which among the three kinds of sensory responses is the fastest? Give a possible reason why.

4. Which among the three kinds of sensory responses is the slowest? Give a possible reason why.

CONCLUSION:

You might also like