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Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France
Chugging steadily uphill, the rider threads his racing cycle through the cheering mass of spectators lining the roadway. Ahead of him, a mountain rises—green and terribly far away, the road vanishing into it. Yet the rider powers on, unaffected by the crowd, unflagging in the face of what must be an agonizing climb. How does he do it? The Tour provides a dramatic example of how practice and repetition can "wire" our brains to excel at complex, demanding tasks.
Following the 2003 Tour de France, Wired to Win explores the capabilities of the brain, integrating IMAX® technology, cutting-edge computer and medical imagery, and real-life racing drama to show how the brain responds to stimuli—and adapts for success as we learn, train, and practice.
| Format | Omni Film |
| Grades | 3 – 12 |
| Author | Partners Healthcare |
| Source/Publisher | Partners Healthcare |
| Location | Mugar Omni Theater — Museum of Science, Boston |
| Website | Wired to Win |
| Duration | 55 minutes |
| Script | Wired_To_Win_Script.pdf |
| Educator Guide | Wired_To_Win_Brochure.pdf |
| Documents | WiredToWin_ActivityGuide.pdf |
| Reservation | Required at least two weeks in advance |
| Fee | $3 per person with Museum Exhibit Halls admission; $6 per person for Omni only |
| Capacity | 314 |
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Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Life Science (Biology) > Adaptations of Living Things (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Biology > Human Anatomy and Physiology (Grade: 9 – 10)
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science and Technology > Abilities of technological design (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Life Science > Behavior of organisms (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Life Science > Regulation and behavior (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Life Science > Regulation and behavior (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Science as Inquiry > Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Life Science > The characteristics of organisms (Grade: K – 4)
- Life Science > The characteristics of organisms (Grade: K – 4)
Secondary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Personal health (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Life Science > Structure and function in living systems (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Life Science > Structure and function in living systems (Grade: 5 – 8)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Personal health (Grade: 5 – 8)
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Biology > Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Life Science (Biology) > Systems in Living Things (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Life Science (Biology) > Systems in Living Things (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Life Science (Biology) > Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Life Science (Biology) > Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 6 – 8)
- Life Science (Biology) > Characteristics of Plants and Animals (Grade: 3 – 5)
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Life Science (Biology) > 08 Adaptations of Living Things (Grade: 3 – 5)
Describe how organisms meet some of their needs in an environment by using behaviors (patterns of activities) in response to information (stimuli) received from the environment. Recognize that some animal behaviors are instinctive (e.g., turtles burying their eggs), and others are learned (e.g., humans building fires for warmth, chimpanzees learning how to use tools). - Biology > 4.2 Human Anatomy and Physiology (Grade: 9 – 10)
Describe how the function of individual systems within humans are integrated to maintain a homeostatic balance in the body.
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science and Technology > Abilities of technological design (Grade: 9 – 12)
Communicate the problem, process, and solution. - Life Science > Behavior of organisms (Grade: 9 – 12)
Multicellular animals have nervous systems that generate behavior. Nervous systems are formed from specialized cells that conduct signals rapidly through the long cell extensions that make up nerves. The nerve cells communicate with each other by secreting specific excitatory and inhibitory molecules. In sense organs, specialized cells detect light, sound, and specific chemicals and enable animals to monitor what is going on in the world around them. - Life Science > Regulation and behavior (Grade: 5 – 8)
Behavior is one kind of response an organism can make to an internal or environmental stimulus. A behavioral response requires coordination and communication at many levels, including cells, organ systems, and whole organisms. Behavioral response is a set of actions determined in part by heredity and in part from experience. - Life Science > Regulation and behavior (Grade: 5 – 8)
Regulation of an organism's internal environment involves sensing the internal environment and changing physiological activities to keep conditions within the range required to survive. - Science as Inquiry > Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (Grade: 5 – 8)
Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence. - Life Science > The characteristics of organisms (Grade: K – 4)
The behavior of individual organisms is influenced by internal cues (such as hunger) and by external cues (such as a change in the environment). Humans and other organisms have senses that help them detect internal and external cues. - Life Science > The characteristics of organisms (Grade: K – 4)
Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. For example, humans have distinct body structures for walking, holding, seeing, and talking.
Secondary Connections:
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Personal health (Grade: 5 – 8)
Regular exercise is important to the maintenance and improvement of health. The benefits of physical fitness include maintaining healthy weight, having energy and strength for routine activities, good muscle tone, bone strength, strong heart/lung systems, and improved mental health. Personal exercise, especially developing cardiovascular endurance, is the foundation of physical fitness. - Life Science > Structure and function in living systems (Grade: 5 – 8)
Specialized cells perform specialized functions in multicellular organisms. Groups of specialized cells cooperate to form a tissue, such as a muscle. Different tissues are in turn grouped together to form larger functional units, called organs. Each type of cell, tissue, and organ has a distinct structure and set of functions that serve the organism as a whole. - Life Science > Structure and function in living systems (Grade: 5 – 8)
Cells carry on the many functions needed to sustain life. They grow and divide, thereby producing more cells. This requires that they take in nutrients, which they use to provide energy for the work that cells do and to make the materials that a cell or an organism needs. - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Personal health (Grade: 5 – 8)
The potential for accidents and the existence of hazards imposes the need for injury prevention. Safe living involves the development and use of safety precautions and the recognition of risk in personal decisions. Injury prevention has personal and social dimensions.
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Biology > 2.4 Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 9 – 10)
Describe how cells function in a narrow range of physical conditions, such as temperature and pH, to perform life functions that help to maintain homeostasis. - Life Science (Biology) > 06 Systems in Living Things (Grade: 6 – 8)
Identify the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, protection from disease, and movement, control, and coordination) and describe ways that these systems interact with each other. - Life Science (Biology) > 05 Systems in Living Things (Grade: 6 – 8)
Describe the hierarchical organization of multicellular organisms from cells to tissues to organs to systems to organisms. - Life Science (Biology) > 03 Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 6 – 8)
Compare and contrast plant and animal cells, including major organelles (cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, vacuoles). - Life Science (Biology) > 02 Structure and Function of Cells (Grade: 6 – 8)
Recognize that all organisms are composed of cells, and that many organisms are single-celled (unicellular), e.g., bacteria, yeast. In these single-celled organisms, one cell must carry out all of the basic functions of life. - Life Science (Biology) > 01 Characteristics of Plants and Animals (Grade: 3 – 5)
Classify plants and animals according to the physical characteristics that they share.
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