Grade Level: K - 12
Age Range: 5 - 18
Lesson Length: 1 class
Using pencils, students explore touch and temperature sensitivity by finding cool receptors on their skin. Optional: Display Frames may be purchased at www.displays2go.com/product.asp?ID=520 or you may call to order them at 1-800-572-2194
Suggested keywords to use when describing your experiment and to find more information on this subject include: primary sensory cortex, cortical homunculus, thermoreceptor, and brain topographic map.