Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Life Science, Animals and Plants
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
This lesson uses exercises that are similar to those conducted by astronauts on the space shuttle. The activities demonstrate the vestibular-ocular reflex, which is the body’s way of coordinating signals from the visual field with signals from the vestibular organs of the inner ear.
Vestibular-Ocular Reflex [687KB PDF file]
This activity is part of The Brain in Space Educator Guide.