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Other

Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a publication on the human brain and how it works. Gives details on the neuron, how the senses interact with the brain and much more. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Senses: Tasting

For Students 3rd - 6th
Self-playing slideshow, with an accompaning quiz, explains our sense of taste.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Easter Island: Senses: Observation of Living Familiar Things

For Students K - 1st
Students investigate how the senses are used to make observations about objects and things in the environment.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Bikini Atoll: Senses: Observation of Familiar Materials and Objects

For Students K - 1st
Students use their senses to identify and describe objects.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Which Types of Sounds Do You Know?

For Students K - 1st
For this lesson, students learn about the five senses, identify objects that make sound, and take a fun fact quiz at the end.
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: The Sense of Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive object, learners examine the structure and function of the sense of taste.
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Activity
PBS

Newton's Apple: Taste and Smell

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Discusses the senses of smell and taste and describes their interconnectedness. Provides an activity to investigate the interactive nature of taste and smell.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Taste and Smell

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Science of the Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduce students to how the body looks and works with these texts on biology and genetics. This collection includes 20 Grade-Leveled texts (5-10) on the topic of Science of the Body. [Free account registration required for specific...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Senses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Taste Disorders and Their Causes

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-questions quiz pertaining to related to the passage "Taste Disorders and Their Causes."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Taste and Smell Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question quiz pertaining to taste and smell.
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Taste a Smell Test

For Students 1st - 5th
Take the jellybean test to see how your sense of smell enhances taste.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Tickle My Taste Buds

For Students Pre-K - K
This engaging interactive helps children learn that different foods have different tastes.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.52 Taste and Smell

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the human senses of taste and smell.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Can Our Eyes Fool Our Taste Buds?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Engage young learners in science with this poem and simple experiment from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science for Kids by Pomelo Books.
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Handout
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science of Cooking: Your Sense of Taste

For Students 3rd - 8th
How does your tongue taste? This site has tounge images, quizzes, activities and more.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Tongue, a Sense of Taste

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson plan allows learners to investigate the four taste sensations and the receptors on the tongue.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Investigation of the Taste Buds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan allows students to taste sugar, baking soda, vinegar, and salt, which are then categorized as salty, sour, bitter, and sweet.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: How Plants Spice Up Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students take apart and label basic parts of a plant in this lesson plan. The students also use kitchen spices to determine which part of a plant was used for various flavorings.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Introduction to the Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan allows learners to investigate body parts associated with each of the five senses.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Beauty

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of "beauty" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms as well. A good place to start.
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Taste Buds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan students discover where different tastes are located on the tongue.