University of Washington
Taste: Activities, Experiments Models and More
This site has an directions for an exercise called "Tasty activities." Tasty Buds is just the first of many cool activities exploring one of the five senses. The grade levels for the activities vary so keep searching for your best fit.
University of Washington
Does the Color of Foods and Drinks Affect Their Taste?
"Does the color of foods and drinks affect their taste?" Find the answer to this question and many more by checking out this website. The site gives a detailed description of several studies outlining the correlation between the color...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Spiciness
Rose Eveleth details the science and history behind spicy foods, giving insights into why some people continue to pay the painful price for a little spice. [3:54]
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Senses: Tasting
Self-playing slideshow, with an accompaning quiz, explains our sense of taste.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Your Sense of Taste
Investigate the taste receptors on your tongue in this Life Saver tasting experiment.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: The Sense of Taste
In this interactive object, learners examine the structure and function of the sense of taste.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tongue
Salty, sour, sweet - you couldn't taste any of that without a tongue. Find out how your tongue works in this movie and activity guide. [6:02]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Taste and Smell
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Imagine you open a gallon of milk, and you suddenly smell a foul odor. Your sense of smell has informed you that the milk has spoiled. So you pour the spoiled milk...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science of Cooking: Your Sense of Taste
How does your tongue taste? This site has tounge images, quizzes, activities and more.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: The Tongue, a Sense of Taste
This lesson plan allows learners to investigate the four taste sensations and the receptors on the tongue.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: The Investigation of the Taste Buds
This lesson plan allows students to taste sugar, baking soda, vinegar, and salt, which are then categorized as salty, sour, bitter, and sweet.
Michigan Reach Out
Taste Buds
In this lesson plan students discover where different tastes are located on the tongue.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Tongue Map
Explore the sense of taste by testing and mapping the taste buds of the human tongue. Locate areas where the tongue senses sour, sweet, salty and bitter tastes.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Taste
At this site from Suzy's World by Suzy Cato, you can find out how your mouth works and try an experiment involving taste.
The Franklin Institute
In Quiry Almanack: Tasting
Interest students in learning about the sense of taste with this mouth watering site. Offers activities to use in the classroom as well as scientific research.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Life's Little Questions: Why Are Peppers Hot?
Determine your sensitivity to taste by examining your tongue for the number of papillae, or taste buds, per centimeter. Investigate how capsaicin, the component that gives peppers their heat, can also be used as an anesthetic and pain...
Curated OER
Science of Cooking: Your Sense of Taste
How does your tongue taste? This site has tounge images, quizzes, activities and more.