San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat: The Eyes Have It: Visual Basics
Vision or sight is one of the most important senses that animals can have. Learn about the anatomy of the different kinds of eyes .. simple, single-lens, and compound. Puzzles and games are included.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life Science for Grade 4 With Wild Kratts
This unit uses Wild Kratt videos, hands-on activities, and document resources to teach about animal senses. Extensions for further learning are also provided.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Shark Attack! The Hunt
This interactive module from the NOVA: "Shark Attack!" web site details the six senses that sharks use to find and capture their prey.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Reflexes
Site provides interactive activities to use in the classroom to test one's reflexes. Also includes more reaction time experiments as well as links to more fun activities.
Other
Community Resources for Science: Seeing Is Believing?
This lesson plan focuses on the parts of our bodies that we use to see and how the brain actually causes changes in what we see. Specific instructions and talking points are provided along with multiple activities for the students to...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Awesome, Weird, Cool Not!
From observing a cat to touching and describing mysterious things in brown paper bags, 4th graders learn to understand that specialized senses and precise words go hand in hand in developing good inquiry skills.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 4 Ls1 2: Sensation, Processing, and Response
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 4-LS1-2: sensation, processing, and response.