WiredMind · Student worksheet · Lesson 3
The 30-millisecond escape
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Open the lesson at: wiredmind.app/en/modules/escape
1PredictBefore you tap anything.
A swatter is coming. In what order do you think the three colors will light up?
What do you think will happen to the yellow jump neurons if the red giant fiber is switched off?
2Try
Open the lesson and follow its steps. Before each tap, say out loud what you think will happen.
3ObserveFor each step: which colors lit up, and which stayed dark?
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
4Explain
The lesson’s question: You silenced the giant fiber (the escape wire). Why did the leg kickers stay dark?
Why did the jump neurons stay dark, even though the fly saw the swatter?
Which features of this pathway make the escape so fast?