6-8th Grade Science - MS-LS1-8 - Sense → Signal → Brain: How We React to the World
6 Questions
A student briefly touches a hot pan and pulls her hand away before feeling pain. Which event happened first in the body?
A class used a phone app to measure visual reaction time when a circle changed color.
After watching a play, a person exits a dark theater and into bright daylight outside.
At a city crosswalk, a student starts walking when the “WALK” icon flashes and a beeping sound plays.
Classify each action as either an Immediate Reflex (automatic; spinal/brainstem) or a Brain-Processed action (conscious planning or using memory).
A student investigated how prior temperature exposure affects how water feels.
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