Teach Engineering: How Do Human Sensors Work?

This activity highlights the similarities between human sensors and their engineering counterparts. Taking this approach enables students to view the human body as a system, that is, from the perspective of an engineer. Humans have recreated most human sensors in robots--eyes, ears and sensors for temperature, touch and smell. The activity inculdes a PowerPoint file that is programmed to run a Jeopardy-style game as a fun assessment tool.