Science

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Can the skin accurately sense

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how hot or cold something is?

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1. What organ do we use to sense heat and cold?

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2. Can we always tell if someone has a fever by

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feeling his or her forehead? Why or why not?

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3. Can your skin accurately tell how hot or cold

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something is? Do the experiment to find out.

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Experiment

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It doesn’t feel

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hot. I don’t think

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you have a fever.

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3

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1

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Don’t use water that

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is too hot or you

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might get a burn!

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Warm water Tap water Ice water

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Put a finger of your left hand in a glass of warm

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water and a finger of your right hand in a glass of ice

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water at the same time. Hold for about ten seconds.

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Warm water Tap water Ice water

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Put both fingers in a glass of tap water.

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Results

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The finger of my left hand felt warm / Cold

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in the tap water.

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The finger of my right hand felt warmy cold in the tap water.

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Conclusion

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The skin can / cannot accurately sense how hot or cold something is.