Life Science · Information Processing
Senses, Brain & Responses
Construct and repair visual and sound information-pathway models.
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Senses, Brain & Responses
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Lesson overview
What students will learn
- Build a model showing outside information being received through a sense, processed by the brain, and followed by a response.
- Use multiple scenarios to trace visual and sound information through the same system pattern.
Key science ideas
- Outside information is received through a sense.
- The brain processes information before a response.
- Visual and sound scenarios follow the same major pattern.
Lesson at a glance
- Grade 4
- 50 min
- ~8 min prep
- 4-LS1-2
- 2 materials
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- Lesson Plan
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- Teacher Slides
- Printable Worksheet
- Teacher Answer Key
- Interactive Activity
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