What to do: Shuffle cards with electronic card shuffler. Start the stopwatch and immediately begin to sort the cards into two piles by color. Stop the stopwatch immediately after completely the experiment. Put cards back into electronic card shuffler and shuffle cards. Start the stopwatch and immediately begin to sort the cards into four piles by suit. Once the cards have been sorted by suit, stop the stopwatch immediately.

          The Purpose: Reaction time is the lapse of time between stimulation and the beginning of response. In other words, reaction time is the time it takes the brain to recognize an object, decide how to respond, and then command the muscles to react to the object. This project tests one’s reaction time as hand eye coordination is stimulated.