Brodie's school had their science fair yesterday and Brodie's entry earned 3rd place in the Life Sciences division! Unlike previous years where 1st - 5th place awards were given out in each grade level, this year all grades compete against each other equally in 4 divisions.
Brodie's project was to test the reaction time of kids versus adults. He dropped a straight ruler through their open hand and measured where on the ruler they caught it. We had a table to convert the measurement into milli-seconds. He theorized that the kids would have faster reactions than the grown-ups, but after testing almost 20 in each group the average results were equal to 1 one-thousandth of a second. His conclusion noted, though, that there was a greater range of scores for the kids, and that the top 3 fastest scores overall belonged to kids.
For his efforts he received a giant trophy; a bit of overkill on the PTA's part, I think, but he is very proud of it.
Brodie's project was to test the reaction time of kids versus adults. He dropped a straight ruler through their open hand and measured where on the ruler they caught it. We had a table to convert the measurement into milli-seconds. He theorized that the kids would have faster reactions than the grown-ups, but after testing almost 20 in each group the average results were equal to 1 one-thousandth of a second. His conclusion noted, though, that there was a greater range of scores for the kids, and that the top 3 fastest scores overall belonged to kids.
For his efforts he received a giant trophy; a bit of overkill on the PTA's part, I think, but he is very proud of it.
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