Senses, Brain & Responses
Use a model to describe that animals receive information through their senses, process it in their brain, and respond in different ways
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Can your child explain how a dog uses its senses to detect a squirrel and then decides to chase it?
Use a model to describe that animals receive information through their senses, process it in their brain, and respond in different ways
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- Describe the pathway: sense organ detects stimulus → brain processes information → body responds
- Give examples of different animal senses (sight, smell, hearing, echolocation, vibration)
- Explain how the same stimulus can produce different responses in different animals
“Can your child explain how a dog uses its senses to detect a squirrel and then decides to chase it?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 9–10
Standards