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Measuring Reaction Time Activity

This document provides instructions for an experiment to measure reaction time by catching a dropped ruler. It outlines the objective, materials, procedure, and questions. The procedure has students catch a ruler dropped by a partner using both hands with eyes open and closed, recording the distance fallen each time. It then has them average the results and answer questions about which hand was faster, the importance of senses for reactions, and organs/systems involved.

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Measuring Reaction Time Activity

This document provides instructions for an experiment to measure reaction time by catching a dropped ruler. It outlines the objective, materials, procedure, and questions. The procedure has students catch a ruler dropped by a partner using both hands with eyes open and closed, recording the distance fallen each time. It then has them average the results and answer questions about which hand was faster, the importance of senses for reactions, and organs/systems involved.

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  • Activity 1: How Fast is Your Reaction?
  • Continuation of Activity 1

Name: ________________________________ Date: __________________

Gr. & Sec.: ______________


ACTIVITY 1
HOW FAST IS YOUR REACTION?

I. OBJECTIVE:
Measure the length of time of response to catch a dropped object

II. MATERIALS:
ruler data chart

III. PROCEDURE:
1. Construct a table like the one given below, to record your data:

2. Have your partner hold the ruler at its end with the highest reading in cm.
3. Place the thumb and forefinger of your LEFT HAND close to, but not touching the
end with the lowest reading
4. When your partner drops the ruler, try to catch it between your thumb and
forefinger.
5. Record where the top of your thumb is when you catch the ruler. This reading
tells you how many centimeters the ruler fell.
6. Do steps 2-5, five more times and record the measurements on the table
7. Repeat steps 2-5, five more times, this time using the RIGHT HAND to catch the
ruler.
8. Repeat steps 2-5, five more times, using the LEFT HAND to with your EYES
CLOSED. You partner will signal you by saying “now” when the ruler drops.
Record the readings.
9. Do the same, this time using RIGHT HAND, with EYES CLOSED. Record the
readings.
10. Exchange tasks and drop the ruler for your partner.
11. To complete the data chart, change all the centimeters to seconds by multiplying
by 0.01
12. After recording all the data, compute for the average by adding up the
measurements of all the trials, and dividing it by the number of trials.

IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:


1. With which hand did you catch the ruler faster?

2. With which hand did you catch the ruler faster with your eyes closed?

3. Based from the activity, what is the importance of our senses to our reactions?

4. What organs and organ systems are involved in the activity?

Name: ________________________________ Date: __________________ Gr. & Sec.: ______________ ACTIVITY 1 HOW FAST IS YOUR REACTI
7. Repeat steps 2-5, five more times, this time using the RIGHT HAND to catch the ruler. 8. Repeat steps 2-5, five more time

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