Senses, Brain & Responses
Use a model to describe that animals receive information through their senses, process it in their brain, and respond in different ways
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Use a sensory pathway model while recognising different possible responses.
Can discuss the supplied example in an accessible mode; adapt directions without supplying the target answer.
Check the learner can follow the model with support before moving on. Source prerequisite ordering is not learner mastery; return to prerequisite work when needed.
All scenarios are imagined. No loud noises, startling, strong smells or live-animal provoking. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.
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What this lesson covers and its limits
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- partial: Use a model to describe that animals receive information through their senses, process it in their brain, and respond in different ways
Simplified animal model only; no live observations, reflex testing or detailed neural mechanism.
- partial: Describe the pathway: sense organ detects stimulus → brain processes information → body responds
Simplified animal model only; no live observations, reflex testing or detailed neural mechanism.
- partial: Give examples of different animal senses (sight, smell, hearing, echolocation, vibration)
Simplified animal model only; no live observations, reflex testing or detailed neural mechanism.
- partial: Explain how the same stimulus can produce different responses in different animals
Simplified animal model only; no live observations, reflex testing or detailed neural mechanism.
- partial: Can {{name}} explain how a dog uses its senses to detect a squirrel and then decides to chase it?
Simplified animal model only; no live observations, reflex testing or detailed neural mechanism.
Simplified animal model only; no live observations, reflex testing or detailed neural mechanism.
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Use a sensory pathway model while recognising different possible responses.
Use a sensory pathway model while recognising different possible responses.
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- Describe the pathway: sense organ detects stimulus → brain processes information → body responds
- Give examples of different animal senses (sight, smell, hearing, echolocation, vibration)
- Explain how the same stimulus can produce different responses in different animals
“Can your child explain how a dog uses its senses to detect a squirrel and then decides to chase it?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 9–10
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