Did you know that our bodies and the bodies of animals have sensory receptors and a brain? Bodies are really mighty when it comes to learning about the environment around us. Join in as we learn more about sensory receptors and how they talk to the brain to help us, and animals, make decisions.
Learn that the brain works with other organs to help us experience the world around us
Learn that the brain has a lot of information to sort through and make appropriate decisions for our bodies
Understand that sensory receptors include touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing
Understand that the sensory receptors detect things outside of our bodies and send the information to our brain for processing and bodily response
Learn that our sensory receptors can trigger a memory in our brain or teach us that something is good or bad for us
Understand that animals have sensory receptors that work like our sensory receptors
Standards addressed
NGSS-4-LS1-2
Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.