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==Key Stage 1==
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===Meaning===
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[[Touch]] is anything we can feel with our skin.
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==Key Stage 2==
 
==Key Stage 2==
 
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===About Touch===
 
===About Touch===
 
: [[Touch]] allows [[animal]]s to feel [[pressure]], [[temperature]] and damage to the [[skin]].
 
: [[Touch]] allows [[animal]]s to feel [[pressure]], [[temperature]] and damage to the [[skin]].
: When an [[animal]] is '''touched''' [[Receptor Cell|receptor cells]] create an [[Action Potential|action potential]] which sends an [[Impulse (Biology)|impulse]] to the [[Central Nervous System|central nervous system (CNS)]].
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: When an [[animal]] is '''touched''' [[Receptor Cell|receptor cells]] in the [[skin]] create an [[Action Potential|action potential]] which sends an [[Impulse (Biology)|impulse]] to the [[Central Nervous System|central nervous system (CNS)]].

Latest revision as of 13:28, 6 April 2019

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).