Check Your Reaction Time!
Just what is "reaction time?"
Reaction is defined as a response to a situation.
Time is defined as a system of measuring the passage of time.
So, when you put those two definitions together, you understand that reaction time is defined as how fact you are to react to a situation. ________________________________________
Discussion Question:
Could your reaction time be a matter of life or death? Think about it as we create a way to record your reaction time.
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Could your reaction time be a matter of life or death? Think about it as we create a way to record your reaction time.
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Materials Needed: Science experiment book, ruler, scissors, 6 markers, a pencil, and six 3in name tags
Step One: Take the ruler and measure the name tag at two inches and make a mark. Repeat for the remaining five name tags.
Step Two: Cut the tags along the 2in. mark. 
Step Three: Color the six tags with different colors. 
Step Four: Line the tags up in the order you want the reaction time to be. For mine: Red is the fastest reaction time and pink is the slowest.
Step Five: Take the tags and place them on one side of the ruler. (Doesn't matter which side). 
The Finished Product!!! _____________________________________________
Now to check your reaction time:
Please refer to the link here for directions:
Red/Orange: Fast Reaction Time
Yellow/Green: Medium Reaction Time
Blue/Pink: Slow Reaction Time
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Do you have a slow or fast reaction time? What determines your reactions time?
Some factors that determine reaction time are:
Proof that Men are Quicker than Women
Fingertip Reaction Time
Kayla Whitt's Reaction Time Reserach
Some factors that determine reaction time are:
- Experience
- Age
- Fitness
- Fatigue
- Illness
- Pre-occupation
- Distraction
- Mood
- Medication, prescribed and/or not
- Poor Vision and/or hearing
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Curiosity Zone: Time for Variations
Reaction Time Test Online After you’ve tested yourself, why not experiment further. Here’s a few suggestions, do reaction times vary:
- for people of different ages (children verses adults)?
- if you use your dominant hand verses non-dominant hand?
- if you are tired or alert?
- for men verses women?
- depending on your mood?
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Other Resources for Reaction Time:
Other Resources for Reaction Time:
Proof that Men are Quicker than Women
Fingertip Reaction Time
Kayla Whitt's Reaction Time Reserach
Great experiment students will love to do this. the name tags were genius!
ReplyDeletewhat population has a shorter reaction time (genders, ages)?
ReplyDeleteI noticed you had 4 different people in your experiment. Do you think that age affects the reaction time?
ReplyDeleteAmy, I do think reaction time is affected by age. I think mood has a lot to do with reaction time too. Chi Che I think the population with a higher metabolism would have a faster reaction time. They are quick.
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