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In today's lesson we are going to focus on the sense of 'touch'.

Our Sense of Touch A brief animated sequence about the human sense of touch. It makes the point that our skins can detect a wide range of different textures and temperatures. Our ability to sense the temperature of the world around us helps us to regulate our own body temperature too, by sweating to cool down or shivering to warm up.

How does human touch work? Find out how the sense of touch tells humans about pressure and temperature.

Let's Investigate

What can you feel?.pdf

Recording Sheet

Touch test recording sheet.pdf

For Reference

Touch Vocabulary Poster.pdf

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