How does the sense of touch work? Is the sense of touch more sensitive in some parts of the body, such as fingertips, than in others? In this lesson students explore the sense of touch by identifying mystery objects with their eyes closed and discover that the skin receptors communicate with the brain, which can discriminate among many tactile objects.

Concepts

sense of touch

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Additional Tags

brain function, nervous system, skin receptors, touch, our sense of touch

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)