Lesson 45 of 84 · The Human Body
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleTouch: Your Skin's Sensors (Part 3)
The Human Body.
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?
What You'll Learn
The skin is the body's largest organ. It protects against germs, helps regulate body temperature, and contains nerve endings that detect touch, pressure, pain, and temperature.
Key Words
- neuron
- receptor
Steps
Study the diagram and label the parts you recognize.
Test your peripheral vision: stare straight ahead while a partner slowly moves a colored card from behind your head to the front. Record when you first see the color.
Draw a detailed diagram of what you observe.
Write a conclusion: what did your results show? Did they match your prediction?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What does the brain do?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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