Touch

Key Stage 1

Meaning

Touch is anything we can feel with our skin.

Key Stage 2

Meaning

Touch is one of the 5 main human senses.

About Touch

Humans can sense touch with their skin.

Key Stage 3

Meaning

Touch is one of the 5 main human senses.

About Touch

Touch allows animals to feel pressure, temperature and damage to the skin.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Touch is one of the 5 main human senses.

About Touch

Touch allows animals to feel pressure, temperature and damage to the skin.

When an animal is touched receptor cells in the skin create an action potential which sends an impulse to the central nervous system (CNS).