Body
Name one way our bodies are similar to robots.
Both have strings to move them (tendons)
Both have something that provides structure (bones)
Both have a control center (brain)
This is the outermost part of our eye. It is clear.
What is the cornea lens?
Nocturnal animals see better in the dark than humans because?
They have larger pupils and a reflector in the back of their eyes that helps them to see.
The brain has many jobs. Name one of the brain's jobs.
What is receives information? Answers may vary.
What happens to our eyes when the room is dark?
The muscle attached to our iris contracts causing our pupils to expand.
True or false, our bodies and robots both have bones or rods.
True
The black part of the eye is?
What is the pupil?
Light enters through this first.
What is the cornea lens?
The brain sends information to this nerve to tell your muscles to move.
What do people who are blind see?
What is nothing or shadows?
This provides structure for our body.
What is bones?
This part of your eye is colored.
What is iris?
What is light?
This nerve sends information to the brain.
What is sensory nerves?
What happens when your cornea lens is either a little too close or too far from your retina?
Your vision would be blurry.
Our muscles pull on this to move.
What is bones?
This part of the eye is made up of veins.
What is the retina?
If your cornea lens were cloudy, what would you would see?
What is shadows?
Another name for your brain.
What is the control center of your body?
This part of the eye sends information to the brain.
What is the chord?
The strings in the robot hand that helped the finger move represent what in our human bodies?
What is tendons? Tendons help with movement. Ligaments attach bones to other bones.
This part of the eye has a muscle that helps in contract.
What is the iris?
Light reflects off of this upside down.
What is the retina?
What happened when we did the ruler activity? Explain the process.
Our friend dropped the ruler. Our eyes had to see that the ruler was falling and send a message to our brains. Our brains had to receive that information then send information to our muscles to catch the ruler.
How does the finger move?
The brain uses movement nerves to send information to the fingers. The muscles pull on the tendons and bones in the finger, causing it to move.