Senses, Brain & Responses
Use a model to describe that animals receive information through their senses, process it in their brain, and respond in different ways
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Can your child explain how a dog uses its senses to detect a squirrel and then decides to chase it?
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Builds on
Body Parts & Sensesages 5–6Must know human senses before modelling sense-brain-response pathway in animals
Senses, Brain & Responsesthis skill · ages 9–10
Unlocks
Animal Intelligenceages 9–11Animal intelligence builds on curriculum coverage of animal senses and brain responses
The Nervous Systemages 9–11Exploratory nervous system detail complements curriculum senses/brain/response topic (US G4)
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Curriculum alignment
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This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).