Reaction Time 1 (Graphs and Statistics)
Test your reaction time by catching a falling ruler or clicking a target. Create a data set of experiment results, and calculate the range, mode, median, and mean of your data. Data can be displayed on a list, table, bar graph or dot plot. The Reaction Time 1 Student Exploration focuses on range, mode, and median.
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Test your reaction time by catching a falling ruler or clicking a target. Create a data set of experiment results, and calculate the range, mode, median, and mean of your data. Data can be displayed on a list, table, bar graph or dot plot. The Reaction Time 1 Student Exploration focuses on range, mode, and median.
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Use for 5 minutes a day.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Read and interpret data on a list, table, bar graph, and dot plot.
- Determine basic statistics including range, mode, and median of a data set.
- Compare data sets from related experiments.
- Draw conclusions based on data.
VOCABULARY:
- bar graph, data, dot plot, median, mode, range
LESSON MATERIALS:
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User Submitted Lesson Materials (4):
Investigating Reaction Time
This activity will provides an introduction to the Gizmo, as well as a class poll in designated groups t... (more)o see the effects caffeine might have on reaction time. Working in collaborative groups, students design an investigation based on different variables that may affect reaction times.
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Middle School Physical Science
Reaction Time and z-scores
This activity uses the reaction time data to perform a standard deviation and z-score to compare sight vs... (more). sound reactions.
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Algebra I, Math 8
Nervous System Physiology
I used this for my upper classman Physiology as an introduction to the nervous system and it worked well.
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Biology
Scientific Method with Reaction Time
Using this Gizmo, students can collect, graph and analyze REAL TIME DATA, and have fun doing it!
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6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade Science
User Recommendations (4):
Amazing for mean, median and mode! So engaging for students to make sense of data!
Recommended for: 4th Grade, 5th Grade MathGizmo User from Ontario
Physiology Nervous system. This worked well with a few modifications.
Recommended for: BiologyGizmo User from New Jersey
Great for teaching students how to collect, graph and analyze REAL-TIME data!
Recommended for: Middle School Physical ScienceGizmo User from Illinois
presently used for SPED Science successfully
Recommended for: 5th Grade ScienceGizmo User from Florida