Sense organs – sense of feeling https://medienportal.siemens-stiftung.org/portal/displayobjdetail.php?setlang=en&objid=101804
The skin gives us information about temperatures via receptors. As a rule, the heat in the sauna makes our blood pressure go down. The subsequent sensation of cold on the skin does not just stimulate the peripheral blood circulation. A reflex reaction via the autonomic nervous system causes our blood pressure to rise to the normal level again as well. Information and ideas: Use picture to introduce topic with the question What can we feel with our skin?, e.g. cold, heat, wind etc. Relevant for teaching: The human body Structure and function of a sensory organ Reception of stimuli and processing of information Senses discover the environment
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