Lesson 12 of 84 · Information Processing
Simulation⭐ 30 XPThe Immune System: Body Defenders
Information Processing.
🎯 Your mission
Play with the model. Break it. Understand it.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
The immune system defends the body against disease-causing germs. White blood cells identify and destroy bacteria and viruses. Vaccines train the immune system to recognize specific threats.
Key Words
- nutrients
- exercise
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Test your peripheral vision: stare straight ahead while a partner slowly moves a colored card from behind your head to the front. Record when you first see the color.
Draw a detailed diagram of what you observe.
Write a conclusion: what did your results show? Did they match your prediction?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a reflex?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
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