touch

Describes many aspects of the sense of touch and includes several simple experiments which demonstrate how this sense works.

Introductory text explains the function and experience of the sense of touch.

Explains how our skin can have many kinds of feeling -- hot and cold, itches and tickles, and pain.

Explores the textures of blankets, mud, cakes, cactuses, and much more.

Uses everyday examples, such as a baseball and a beach ball, to demonstrate the contrast between hard and soft objects.

Illustrates the many different kinds of textures which fingers can touch and feel as well as some of the other things they can do.

Simple text and activities help preschoolers and beginning readers learn about their sense of touch.

Explores the sense of touch.

A basic introduction to how our bodies feel sensations, exploring such topics as skin receptors, pressure, hot and cold, and pain.

Describes how the sense of touch works in humans and animals and how they use it.