Lesson 74 of 84 · Information Processing
Simulation⭐ 30 XPReflexes: Automatic Responses (Part 4)
Information Processing.
🎯 Your mission
Run the sim. Spot the pattern.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
The heart pumps blood through blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body. It beats about 100,000 times per day.
Key Words
- exercise
- tissue
Steps
Review the background information on Information Processing before starting.
Investigate fingerprints: press your fingertips on an ink pad and stamp them on paper. Classify each as a loop, whorl, or arch.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Which part of the eye focuses light?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
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