Your Skin Feels!

Lab Brief #5

🎯 Your mission

Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

Your skin helps you feel things—soft blankets, cool water, and warm sunshine!

Key words · 1 of 2

skin
The soft covering that protects the outside of your body.
soft
Easy to press, bend, or squish gently.

Key words · 2 of 2

warm
Having a temperature that feels a little hot but pleasant.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Touch something cold and something warm. Tell a grown-up how they feel different.

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Draw a picture of what you see.

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Share what you learned with someone!

Question 1 of 3

What part of you feels a soft blanket?

Question 2 of 3

Can your skin tell if water is cool or warm?

Question 3 of 3

Which sense uses your skin?

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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