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Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts [Pdf]
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).
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Senses: Tasting
Self-playing slideshow, with an accompaning quiz, explains our sense of taste.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Easter Island: Senses: Observation of Living Familiar Things
Students investigate how the senses are used to make observations about objects and things in the environment.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Bikini Atoll: Senses: Observation of Familiar Materials and Objects
Students use their senses to identify and describe objects.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Which Types of Sounds Do You Know?
For this lesson, students learn about the five senses, identify objects that make sound, and take a fun fact quiz at the end.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: The Sense of Taste
In this interactive object, learners examine the structure and function of the sense of taste.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Taste and Smell
Discusses the senses of smell and taste and describes their interconnectedness. Provides an activity to investigate the interactive nature of taste and smell.
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...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Science of the Body
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Taste Disorders and Their Causes
This five-questions quiz pertaining to related to the passage "Taste Disorders and Their Causes."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Taste and Smell Questions
This is a 10-question quiz pertaining to taste and smell.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Taste a Smell Test
Take the jellybean test to see how your sense of smell enhances taste.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tickle My Taste Buds
This engaging interactive helps children learn that different foods have different tastes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.52 Taste and Smell
Understand the human senses of taste and smell.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Can Our Eyes Fool Our Taste Buds?
Engage young learners in science with this poem and simple experiment from The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science for Kids by Pomelo Books.
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.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: How Plants Spice Up Our Lives
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.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Introduction to the Senses
This lesson plan allows learners to investigate body parts associated with each of the five senses.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Beauty
Definition of "beauty" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms as well. A good place to start.
Michigan Reach Out
Taste Buds
In this lesson plan students discover where different tastes are located on the tongue.