Human Machine - Unit Assessment

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13 questions

Note from the author:

Human Body, Vision, and the Brain

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Human Machine - Unit Assessment

Last updated over 2 years ago

13 questions

Note from the author:

Human Body, Vision, and the Brain

Required

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.

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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.

Magnifying Lens
Donut
Flashlight
Paper

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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.

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If Shira tries to use her eye model at 10:00 pm at night, what do you think will happen? The eye model __________  work just as well as it did during the day because __________.

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

Humans and mice both receive the information “purring cat” through their senses.

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Humans and mice both process the information of “purring cat” in their brain.

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Humans and mice both respond to the information of “purring cat” in the same way.

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Draw a model of your animal or plant that shows how it uses its parts as a system to sense and respond to something in its environment. Add symbols and captions to explain your model.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Nerves send a message to the brain.		1st
Brain sends a message to the nerves of the legs and feet to run away from the cat.		2nd
Brain makes a decision to run away from the cat.		3rd
Sound travels and enters the mouse ear.		4th

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Nerves send a message to the brain.		1st
Brain sends a message to the nerves of the legs and feet to run away from the cat.		2nd
Brain makes a decision to run away from the cat.		3rd
Sound travels and enters the mouse ear.		4th

Human Machine - Unit Assessment

Human Machine - Unit Assessment

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.

Humans and mice both receive the information “purring cat” through their senses.

Humans and mice both process the information of “purring cat” in their brain.

Humans and mice both respond to the information of “purring cat” in the same way.

Draw a model of your animal or plant that shows how it uses its parts as a system to sense and respond to something in its environment. Add symbols and captions to explain your model.

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, if the tree image on the model retina is blurry and fuzzy, what is something that Shira could do to make the image crisp and clear?

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.

Humans and mice both receive the information “purring cat” through their senses.

Humans and mice both process the information of “purring cat” in their brain.

Humans and mice both respond to the information of “purring cat” in the same way.

Draw a model of your animal or plant that shows how it uses its parts as a system to sense and respond to something in its environment. Add symbols and captions to explain your model.

In the picture, if the tree image on the model retina is blurry and fuzzy, what is something that Shira could do to make the image crisp and clear?

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.