Why Do We Need Skin?

LIFE SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

Students will find out whether they can recognize hidden objects thanks to touch alone; by way of experiment, they will learn how cold and warm receptors in their skin function, and whether lukewarm water is always lukewarm.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

In this lesson, you will cover:

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS:
4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

You will need

A box filled with various objects (e.g., a stone, a shell, a candle, etc.), latex gloves, bowls and cups with water, sandpaper, blindfolds.

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Authors

Author: Agata Żmijewska
Methodology: Joanna Gulczyńska
Translation: George Lisowski
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Photo Future in hands taken by Ivan Niznicki was published on flickr.com under the CC-BY 2.0 license.

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