Understanding Left-Handedness

Understanding Left-Handedness

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What common challenge is humorously highlighted for left-handed people at the beginning of the video?

Using right-handed scissors

Writing with a pen

Driving a car

Playing musical instruments

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the traditional belief about what determines whether a person is left or right-handed?

The environment during childhood

The dominant hand of the parents

The spinal cord

The dominant hemisphere of the brain

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to new research, what part of the body is responsible for determining handedness?

The lungs

The heart

The spinal cord

The brain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what stage in development does the spinal cord make the decision about handedness?

During the first year of life

During adolescence

After 15 weeks in the womb

At birth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of gene expressions in determining handedness?

They have no role

They influence the brain's decision

They guide the spinal cord's decision

They determine the strength of the hands