WHAT TIME OF THE SCHOOL DAY DOES A STUDENT HAVE THE BEST HAND-EYE REACTION TIME?

Background Research: People usually have a better reaction time when they are paying attention. Also, when people are tired or are fatigued they will probably have a worse reaction time.

HYPOTHESIS

• I think a person's best hand-eye reaction time is after P.E., Approx 10:30 AM
• If a persons hand-eye reaction time is tested,
• then it will be the fastest after P.E., Approx 10:30 AM

PROCEDURE

• First, I test a person on his reaction time, five times.
• Then, I take that data and take the high and low times to average it.
• Next, I put those averaged numbers together form everyone I did.
• Then, I average those, then I take all of the mornings and average all of those
• Finally, I see what time of day has the best reaction time.

REACTION TIME IN MILLISECONDS

CONCLUSION

• In conclusion, I found that my hypothesis was incorrect.
• My experiment showed that a person's best hand-eye reaction time is not
• the best at 10:30 ( right after P.E. ).
• I found that my classmates' reaction time actually is faster at the end of the school day
• ( 2:50PM ) rather than earlier times of the day.

MATERIALS

• My homemade timer.

SOURCES

• http://www.sciences360.com/index.php/factors-that-affect-human-reaction-tim...
• http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/
• http://www.visualexpert.com/Resources/reactiontime.html

BY BENJAMIN BOLL