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Investigate different ways animals receive information through the senses, process that information, and respond to it in different ways (e.g., skunks lifting tails and spraying an odor when threatened, dogs moving ears when reacting to sound, snakes coiling or striking when sensing vibrations).
Investigate different ways animals receive information through the senses, process that information, and respond to it in different ways (e.g., skunks lifting tails and spraying an odor when threatened, dogs moving ears when reacting to sound, snakes coiling or striking when sensing vibrations).
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Vocabulary
- investigate
- evidence
- transmit
- perception
- receptors
- senses
- sensory information
- process
- memories
Knowledge
Students know:
- Different types of sense receptors detect specific types of information within the environment.
- Sense receptors send information about the surroundings to the brain.
- Information that is transmitted to the brain by sense receptors can be processed immediately as perceptions of the environment and/or stored as memories.
- Immediate perceptions or memories processed by the brain influences an animal's actions or responses to features in the environment.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify different ways animals receive, process, and respond to information.
- Identify evidence of different ways animals receive, process, and respond to information to be investigated.
- Plan ways to Investigate different ways animals receive, process, and respond to information.
- Collect and communicate data of different ways animals receive, process, and respond to information.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Sensory input, the brain, and behavioral output are all parts of a system that allows animals to engage in appropriate behaviors.
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Planning and Carrying out Investigations
Crosscutting Concepts
Systems and System Models
