An Introduction to Somatosensation.

This article from Frontiers in Education introduces students to somatosensation, focusing on elements such as pressure, vibration, light touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception. The lesson includes identifying somatosensory receptors, understanding how information is relayed to the brain, and performing activities to reinforce these concepts. The lesson is designed for 6th to 8th-grade students and aligns with the Next Generation Science Standard MS-LS1-8. The lesson aims to help students understand how sensory receptors respond to stimuli and how the brain processes this information for immediate behavior or memory storage. [Extracted from the article]