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.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Teacher Guide (High School class activity) | 160.88 KB |
| How to build the Cool Tool experiential station | 82.61 KB |
| Poster: Cool Tool | 426.04 KB |
| Poster: Exterior View of Brain, highlighted movement & touch area | 295.15 KB |
| Poster: Interior View of Brain, highlighted movement & touch area | 997.34 KB |