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Our Nervous System (Elem)

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COMBINED RATING

3.3 Stars

TEACHERS (23)

3.1

STUDENTS (6690)

3.6

LENGTH

11 Minutes

GRADES

4
5
6

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support
Text-to-Speech Support

Description

In this game, learn about the nervous system by playing a series of mini games. First, play two rounds of Old Maid in which you will have to match like images. Each match will earn you a pop up where you will read about different aspects of the nervous systems of humans. Then you will have to find your way out of a maze, collecting items as you go.

Vocabulary Words

nervous system
stimuli
information
brain
nerve cells
neurons
reflex
external
internal
photons
electrical signals
homeostatic balances
light
temperature
danger
photosynthesis
chemical energy
phototropism
hydrotropism

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Information Processing. Suitable for Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6.

Main Concepts

An animal’s brain allows it to respond to sensory information in different ways.
The brain is an internal structure in an animal that processes sensory information.
Sense receptors send information about the environment to the brain.
Animals have external and internal sense receptors.
Different kinds of sense receptors allow animals and plants to gather different kinds of sensory information.
Examples of sensory information are light, sound, odor, or temperature.
Sensory information is information that can be gathered from the environment.
The five senses include touch, sight, taste, smell, and hearing.(ES)

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are the inputs that humans have? What are the components of your nervous system? How do humans form memories?

After the Game

Describe the process of sensory transduction. What is the purpose of homeostasis in the body? What happens when there is a homeostatic imbalance? Name the different types of sensory receptors and the types of inputs to which they respond.

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Game Details

Difficulty

Content Integration

Lexile Level

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