NGSS · Life Science · Grades 6–8 (Middle School)

MS-LS1-8 Nervous System: Senses, Nerves & the Brain

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

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