MS-LS1-8 - Performance Expectation

Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.

Middle School · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013

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Vocabulary
sensory receptorsstimulimessagesbrainimmediate behaviormemoriesinformation
Skills
  • gather (scientific information from sources) #dok1
  • synthesize (information about sensory receptors and stimuli) #dok2
  • describe (the response of sensory receptors to stimuli) #dok2
  • explain (the process of message transmission to the brain) #dok3
  • analyze (how sensory information leads to behavior or memory) #dok3
Learning Targets
  • I can gather information about how sensory receptors respond to stimuli. #dok1
  • I can identify examples of immediate behavior and memories resulting from stimuli. #dok1
  • I can synthesize information to describe the path from sensory receptors to the brain. #dok2
  • I can describe how messages sent to the brain produce immediate behavior or are stored as memories. #dok2
  • I can explain how sensory receptors detect different types of stimuli and send messages to the brain. #dok3
  • I can analyze how the brain processes messages from sensory receptors to influence immediate behavior or form memories. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • Sensory receptors detect stimuli and communicate with the brain to influence an organism’s behavior and memory.
  • The processing of sensory information allows organisms to respond immediately to their environments or store experiences for future recall.
Essential Questions
  • How do sensory receptors detect and respond to different types of stimuli?
  • In what ways does the brain use messages from sensory receptors to generate immediate behavior?
  • How are messages from sensory receptors stored as memories in the brain?
  • Why is it important for organisms to respond both immediately and through memories to sensory information?
  • How do sensory experiences shape an organism’s responses to its environment?