Human Machine - Unit Assessment

Shelly has an idea for a new superhero that she’s calling “The Muscle.” Shelly tells you: “The Muscle doesn’t have a skeletal system - they have no bones! Because they don’t have any bones to get in the way, The Muscle is super strong. When The Muscle meets supervillains, they always win the battle and survive." Do you agree with Shelly that The Muscle would be a strong superhero? Do you think they would survive a battle with a villain? Why or why not? Support your argument with reasoning.

Jacob wants to make an eye model. He has a magnifying lens, a flashlight, a piece of paper, and a donut. How should Jacob arrange these objects to make an eye model? In a real eye, light travels through the corneal lens, goes through the pupil, and reaches the retina at the back of the eye.

In the picture, Shira is using a model of an eye to get an image of a tree on the model retina. Draw arrows that show the path that light would take to get the image onto the model retina.

In the picture, there is a sleeping cat and a model of a mouse that shows the brain and connected nerves (the nervous system). Match each step with the description of what happens to the mouse when the cat starts purring.