Balance your body
In this human body experiment, we are going to explore interesting things about balance
What you will need
Yourself
Instructions
- Stand with both feet together in the middle of a room.
- Try to balance for thirty seconds.
- Next, close your eyes for thirty seconds and attempt to balance.
- Was it harder or easier with your eyes closed?
- Next, stand on one leg for fifteen seconds and try to balance.
- Now stand on one leg for fifteen seconds with your eyes closed and try to balance.
- Which one was more difficult?
What Is Happening
Our eyes act as a primary source of information that allows us to find and keep our balance. By closing our eyes, we shut off this stream of information, making it more difficult to remain balanced.
