I’m quicker than you …

Year 10 Mathematics/Science/Psychology

 

 

Lesson 1

Introduction

Describing the project

• Enquiry question: is there a difference between …?

Using the micro:Bit as a timer and LED flash indicator and display

Measure the reaction time of a population of male and female students

Looking at video of male/female/older/younger person’s reactions

What else affects your reaction times?

• Drunk glasses
• Sound as a distraction

Students making their own hypothesis

Testing perceptions

 

Lesson 2 - 3

Coding and testing (have a successful file prepared ... just in case)

• Using the micro:Bit as a timer and LED flash indicator and display

 

Lesson 4 - 5

Mathematical

• Mean, mode, median, box and whisker plots
• Outliers and error bars
• Variables

 

Lesson 6

Collecting and compiling data

Exchange results between class and classes

 

Lesson 7

Writing up results

Comparing results using plots to compare male/female, glasses/no glasses, sound/no sound

Preparing presentations

 

Lesson 8

Presentation

• A3 Poster
• Revisit student’s original perception

 

Extra Research

Researching left and right brain

• Using light trigger
• Sound trigger
• Colour trigger

Did the sexes react differently to different triggers?

Which side of the brain did your activities use?

 

Extra programming

Transfer results between micro:Bits to compare results and indicates win