Structure, Function, and Information Processing · Life Science

Senses and the Brain

Model how animals receive different types of information through their senses and process it in their brain.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do our brains turn signals from our eyes into a picture of the world?
  2. 2What role do memories play in how an animal responds to a scent?
  3. 3How do different animals use their senses differently to find food?

Common Core State Standards

4-LS1-2
Grade: 4th Grade
Subject: Science
Unit: Structure, Function, and Information Processing
Period: Life Science

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