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This Get the Point(s) lesson plan also includes:
- How to Make Get the Points Experiential Station
- Poster: Get the Points!
- Poster: Exterior View of Brain, Highlighted Touch Areas
- Poster: Interior View of Brain, Highlighted Touch Areas
- Poster: Homunculus
- Our Sense of Touch Teacher Guide
- Our Sense of Touch Student Guide
- Lab & Experiment
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Do all areas of your skin have the same sensitivity to touch? Playing with the sense of touch, this experiment has scholars guessing how many pin heads gently touch their arm and hand. In the second part, pupils answer questions about their experience and then design a device to better test the brain's sensory functions.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Test an additional, accessible, body part such as the elbow or neck
Classroom Considerations
- Uses common items like a pink eraser and stick pins
- Exactly two young scientists work together at a time
Pros
- Takes very little class time
- Provides links to learn more about related sensory system topics
Cons
- None