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LS1.D-M1 Disciplinary Core ideas resources

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LS1.D-M1 | Disciplinary Core ideas

Each sense receptor responds to different inputs (electromagnetic, mechanical, chemical), transmitting them as signals that travel along nerve cells to the brain. The signals are then processed in the brain, resulting in immediate behaviors or memories.

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I Like That!: How perception, emotion, and cognition shape our preferences

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6, 7, 8

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Students will conduct experiments and analyze real scientific data as they learn about themselves. They'll learn how our eyes and brains interact to determine what we like and dislike, and apply this knowledge to fish research and the art of character design.

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Lesson 2

Visual perception of color is the focus of Part 2. Students will gain a quite detailed understanding of how color is perceived, how visual sensitivity can directly affect preference, and over all parts, how perception, cognition, and emotion, affect preferences and behavior.

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